RunningAHEAD - Topic: Hats (page 2)

jEfFgObLuE

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posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:09 PM

Quote from tuf_aint_enough on 3/30/2007 at 12:02 PM:

Wow, jeffgoblue, you're pretty brave mocking visors while wearing that odd contraption on your head. Is it on loan from the French Foreign Legion?

Yep, but if they want it back they're gonna have to come and get it themselves... Clowning around

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

JakeKnight

posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:25 PM
modified: 3/30/2007 at 12:26 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 3/30/2007 at 8:54 AM:

Be My questions are: Does anyone have experience with wearing a visor? Does anyone have a hat brand preference? I honestly prefer velcro adjustable hats, they stay in place better and don't hurt. OR...are there baseball style hats made for runners, ones that allow more air or something?

When I look around, it seems like all the fast, cool runners (actually we have a phrase for these in the 2000k club, but it might offend some people here so I'll skip it ...) seem to wear visors. Personally, I'd prefer to wear a visor. I've gotten addicted to wearing hats when I run .... something about the brim of the visor focusing your eyes like a bird of prey? .... but it's too hot now. A visor would fix that. So what's the problem? Well - I look, um, dorkastic in a visor. (Sorry if I used dorkastic incorrectly, it's new to me). Seriously though, every time I try on a visor, I fall over laughing at myself. So .... the answer is - wear a visor. If you can stand to look at yourself in the mirror. Because let's face it, looking good is all that matters. Some people look cool in visors. Hopefully, you're one of them.

E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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jEfFgObLuE

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posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:28 PM

Quote from JakeKnight on 3/30/2007 at 12:25 PM:

A visor would fix that. So what's the problem? Well - I look, um, dorkastic in a visor. (Sorry if I used dorkastic incorrectly, it's new to me)

It's dorktastic, but otherwise excellent usage. Big grin

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

JakeKnight

posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:29 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 3/30/2007 at 12:28 PM:

It's dorktastic, but otherwise excellent usage.

I knew I'd screw it up. How geektacular of me.

E-mail: JakeKnight2002@aol.com
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jEfFgObLuE

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posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:30 PM

Quote from JakeKnight on 3/30/2007 at 12:29 PM:

I knew I'd screw it up. How geektacular of me.

ROFL

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

zoom-zoom

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posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:30 PM
modified: 3/30/2007 at 12:31 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 3/30/2007 at 9:44 AM:

Also lately been a fan of the "word" ridorkulous...

If you don't ™ that word *I* will! That is almost as awesome as ginormous and asshat! Big grin

Speaking of hats (nice seque, huh?) I have a couple Nike wicking hats and one Brook one. I love these. I have a visor, too, but I don't like it as it doesn't stay in place as well, plus the scalp burning issue (blonde hair + fair complexion = burned part). The hats also do a better job helping sweat to evaporate, rather than running into my eyes. I actually had issues last Spring with eczema on my eyelids once I started sweating more with warmer weather...yeah, I'm allergic to my own profuse sweat... Tongue

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

jEfFgObLuE

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posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:36 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 3/30/2007 at 12:30 PM:

If you don't ™ that word *I* will!

The idea of the -tastic and -tacular suffixes on funny words is not my own, but I completely made up ridorkulous myself and I'm ready to throw down for it! Evil grin

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

Mississippi

posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:41 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 3/30/2007 at 12:30 PM:

I actually had issues last Spring with eczema on my eyelids once I started sweating more with warmer weather...yeah, I'm allergic to my own profuse sweat...k

Really? My husband's eyelids react big time to things he can't figure out. I wonder if he has an issue like this...Hmmmm. I'll have to look into that.

Mississippi

posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:42 PM

I just used ridorkulous in an e-mail!! But don't worry, I didn't stake claim to it. Tongue

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 3/30/2007 at 12:55 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 3/30/2007 at 12:41 PM:

Really? My husband's eyelids react big time to things he can't figure out. I wonder if he has an issue like this...Hmmmm. I'll have to look into that.

Is he pretty prone to allergies/asthma? Eczema goes along with those things. Year 'round Allegra has really helped me, too. k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

jEfFgObLuE

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posted: 3/30/2007 at 1:15 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 3/30/2007 at 12:30 PM:

I actually had issues last Spring with eczema on my eyelids once I started sweating more with warmer weather...yeah, I'm allergic to my own profuse sweat...

Could it actually be the sunscreen you're using, and the profuse sweat Dead

is the mechanism by which the sunscreen gets on your eyelids?

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

Mississippi

posted: 3/30/2007 at 1:19 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 3/30/2007 at 12:55 PM:

Is he pretty prone to allergies/asthma? Eczema goes along with those things. Year 'round Allegra has really helped me, too.k

He has animal allergies big time - but nothing else that I know of. He won't take meds on a daily basis. But, I like having something to suggest for him to check out - so I'll mention to him about the sweat theory. He won't do anything about it but at least he'll have another thought as to what causes it.

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 3/30/2007 at 1:27 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 3/30/2007 at 1:15 PM:

Could it actually be the sunscreen you're using, and the profuse sweat is the mechanism by which the sunscreen gets on your eyelids?

Nope, wasn't using sunscreen at the time (late Spring, not a ton of sun, shortish runs). I'm just a sweaty pig. Tongue

Once I started wearing a hat and carrying a cotton hanky for mopping up the sweat things improved. The Allegra has also helped my overall allergy issues. k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

tuf_aint_enough

posted: 4/5/2007 at 1:43 PM

This has become a very odd string, indeed... I wear visors just about anytime I can. It is my wardrobe of choice most days in the summer and on weekends. In fact, I once showed up a friend's house for (in her words) "to watch the Oscars and have some pizza with friends". I showed up in shorts, a t-shirt, flip-flops, and, you guessed it, one of my best worn-out, sunbleached visors (think Nike, powder blue) - to the utter shock and horror of my host. She opens the door, all glam, in a black cocktail dress and pearls. All the ladies were in skirts or pant suits and most of the men were wearing jackets - most of whom I have never seen in my life! Oh well. I still laugh about it. But I digress, Nike Dri-Fit makes a good visor. So does Adidas Climalite. I am neither cool, nor fast (and I am sure I look like a bit of a knob) but it keeps my head cool and the sun out of my eyes. JakeKnight - I am interested in the name you all have for folks like me... it's all good fun, and I have a pretty thick skin. No risk of offending.

trishierunner

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posted: 4/5/2007 at 7:48 PM

I wear a Nike Dri-fit hat, with velcro closure.

Me, too! ... a yellow one. It's now kind of a "part of me" when I run ... I'm just really used to it. Plus, it's bright, and those Baltimore motorists need all the help they can get avoiding hitting me

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