Stange things runners do...

va

posted: 9/17/2007 at 7:40 AM

I have been using BodyGlide to prevent chafing on my nipples and downtown. Well, it is quite a good product and works quite well, but on my recent 16 and 18 mile runs, it didn't last on the nipples, so I ended up with a bi-marked shirt on the 16 miler, and even though I made sure to apply more on the 18 mile run, they still became quite irritated (made for a real painful shower afterwards). Well, this morning I shaved the hair around my nipples so that I can apply band-aids over them for my next long run... What strange things have you done?

Trent

posted: 9/17/2007 at 8:00 AM

just wear bandaids. Bandaids. BANDAIDS!

Nipple stubble will hurt. Just sayin. Not that my little spree yesterday was not strange...but the bandaids held for 8 hours.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

va

posted: 9/17/2007 at 8:10 AM

You recommend putting the band-aid on top of the chest hair? Shocked

That's got to hurt...

Trent

posted: 9/17/2007 at 8:57 AM

No, the sports strips adhere pretty well, but pull off easily when done. Now if you have a sweater's wo0rth of chest hair, nothing will stick and you should look into nip guards instead. Or just cut holes in your shirt.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

Bonkin

posted: 9/17/2007 at 9:28 AM

Quote from Trent on 9/17/2007 at 8:57 AM:

No, the sports strips adhere pretty well, but pull off easily when done. Now if you have a sweater's wo0rth of chest hair, nothing will stick and you should look into nip guards instead. Or just cut holes in your shirt.

I'm approaching sweater territory - but I use the Sport Strip Bandaid - on Trent's recommendation several months ago - and they've held up to all my runs. No more bloody shirts and painful showers. If I rip them off quick - they don't hurt.

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When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?

Trent

posted: 9/17/2007 at 9:37 AM

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

va

posted: 9/17/2007 at 9:40 AM

Does he run?

Ed4

Barefoot and happy

posted: 9/17/2007 at 10:48 AM

Quote from Trent on 9/17/2007 at 8:57 AM:

Now if you have a sweater's wo0rth of chest hair, nothing will stick and you should look into nip guards instead.

If you have enough chest hair, you have built-in protection. Big grin

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LisaMDJ

posted: 9/17/2007 at 11:30 AM

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about this... Of course, I DO have to wear two bras.

trishierunner

esq.

posted: 9/17/2007 at 6:32 PM

Hmmmm ... probably talked to one of the law school deans about the wonders of body glide and why stopping at a gas station to use the bathroom is much smarter than standing in line at the bathrooms at the race site!

2009: BQ?

JVol44

posted: 9/17/2007 at 8:23 PM

I can't believe I'm writing this... but, as a full-fledged member of the "sweater club" and a resident sweathog, I've found that a layer of regular old vaseline works the best for me. Band-aids, tape, etc dont stick, and I ain't shaving, and I saw the 40 Year Old Virgin waxing scene (very funny, but I can relate). Shocked

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" - Steven Wright

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 9/18/2007 at 8:48 AM

Quote from JVol44 on 9/17/2007 at 8:23 PM:

I saw the 40 Year Old Virgin waxing scene (very funny, but I can relate).

Did you know that he was really being waxed in that scene and the reactions were pretty much unrehearsed--god, I love Steve Carrell! Big grin

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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

JVol44

posted: 9/18/2007 at 11:17 AM

The guy is a riot, and I definitely felt his pain!

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" - Steven Wright

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 9/18/2007 at 11:18 AM

Quote from JVol44 on 9/18/2007 at 11:17 AM:

The guy is a riot, and I definitely felt his pain!

I tried waxing my legs ONCE (and I have a pretty high pain tolerance)--managed about a 2x4" strip. That was enough. I'll stick to the inconvenience of shaving, TYVM. 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

jdmcgregor

All business

posted: 9/18/2007 at 12:15 PM

"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason." J. Handy

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