Pit stops during a half marathon

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Pit stops during a half marathon

Post by deralmckeel » July 18th, 2012, 2:16 pm

My urologist says that I have a "sensory urgent bladder" which means that I have to take "pit stops" very often. Later this year I would like to try to do a half marathon. My bathroom is only about 25' from my C2. Is it acceptable to take one or more quick p breaks while doing a half marathon or must one do the HM in one non-stop row?
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Re: Pit stops during a half marathon

Post by joe80 » July 18th, 2012, 2:21 pm

You may take as many breaks as you wish but be aware that the monitor will reset after two minutes of inactivity.

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Re: Pit stops during a half marathon

Post by Bob S. » July 18th, 2012, 2:57 pm

There is no rule against taking short breaks in long time trials, but the time lost is counted against you - the clock continues to run. As Joe warned, it will shut off after a short time and that essentially ends the trial. You can get around the shutoff time by keeping the monitor connected to the USB port of a computer. Then there is no shutoff. I experimented with this, deliberately taking a 6-7 minute break, and the monitor clock continued to run.

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Re: Pit stops during a half marathon

Post by deralmckeel » July 18th, 2012, 4:41 pm

Bob and Joe,
Thank you very much for the information. I had visions that I might have to rig a Rube Goldberg device using a small funnel, duct tape, surgical tubing, a large tin can etc. :D

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Re: Pit stops during a half marathon

Post by joe80 » July 18th, 2012, 6:33 pm

I kept a large plastic container near the erg when rowing 100km last December. Needless to say, this was not in a gym.

Too much information :!: B)

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Re: Pit stops during a half marathon

Post by deralmckeel » July 18th, 2012, 6:51 pm

Joe,
You made me laugh out loud. Reminded me of many years ago when I participated in a "Round Thetis Is." race. There were six of us in each 25' voyager canoe. The race took 5-6 hours. Each of us taped a 2 litre water bottle to the thwart in front of us and a length of surgical tubing led from the bottle to a safety pin on our life jacket (near our mouth, as we could not let go of the paddle to reach for a bottle). Needless to say, everyone pretended not to notice that the bilge water in our canoes , at the end of the race, had a distinctly yellow tinge to it. :?

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Re: Pit stops during a half marathon

Post by Rafael » July 20th, 2012, 5:12 pm

Bob S. wrote:You can get around the shutoff time by keeping the monitor connected to the USB port of a computer. Then there is no shutoff.
Bob S.
The monitor will keep on indefinitely also with a USB charger. I guess it just needs USB power.

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