Any tips for an early BM?
 

For serious. I have to race at 8am tomorrow and I don't normally poop till 9 or later. Any tips?

I wish I were an afternoon pooper :(

Coffee. And or get up earlier.

Hold it in until after the race.

Too risky!

I'm with the get up earlier...

All I need is my bagel with PB&J plus a coffee and I'm good to go 20min later....Doesn't matter what time I get up at...

It's too late now, but in the future you could try adding more fiber to your diet.

I can't believe I just posted in this stupid thread.

coffee+bf does it for me every morning.

Htfu

6 Colon Cleanse caplets with plenty of water the night before. Drink a large glass of water when you awake, you'll go.

I'll try getting up earlier. I'll try caplets some other day.

Castor oil works, but I do not recommend it.

Coffee works well for me.

Reset your watch/clock . . .
or . . .
Butt plug?

Actually, I think that exactly oppositie of what the OP needs. See post 6

+1. But...It is something that all racers have developed a plan for. I don't think many of us leave it up to chance.

I usually eat a good helping of salad the night before. In the morning, Coffee with breakfast while at the computer or watching TV.

That' part of the pain of being a Master3...I always race at 8:30am and have to be there at least an hour beforehand for registration and warmup...Add in an hour of travel time for most races and I'm getting getting up at 4:30am....UGH!

Gotta get faster :)

Haha. Well said.

I've always found a cigarette will help things along. Might not be the best idea before a race and I don't smoke so I never have one handy anyway. I've never worried about this anyway except before my half Ironman. Seems like a bike race generally isn't long enough for this to be a factor.

I realize that the race has come and gone, but for future reference: Cafe Bustelo and Kashi Go Lean. After that power-packed combo, you'll be calling it "Kashi Go Lean Over the Toilet and **** Twice your Body Weight".

I lol'ed really hard at this! Glad this thread is still alive. For the race, I woke up 20 minutes earlier than needed and drank coffee right away. It worked. Finished 4th too! woot

I was going to suggest running 8 or 9 miles, too, but that's probably not preferred method of race prep.

the night prior to race day, eat an early dinner, low in fat, high in fiber, and drink plenty of water.

if i dont eat until like 8 oclock the night before a race, i'm doomed.

you are a good man

Honestly, A pre race "Victory Sh*t" is key to a good race result. All of the pro's know this. In his day, Indurain was the master of this technique. It was rumored that the giant could easily take a 7lb growler and even had to have his own porta can because teammates refused to go in afterwords - even if the door had been open for a while.

In my opinion, the answer to your challenge is mostly mental. If you focus on the physical aspects too much you could end up blowing an O-Ring.

You need to read a book on sports psychology (maybe while you're trying to poop) and use those techniques to not beat yourself before you even give the chocolate hot dog it's first squeeze.

My $.02

-s

If you're doing it right there ain't any squeezing involved :)