Nipple issues (Read 1187 times)

Hey, a buddy of mine ran Leadville in 27:04. Did you cross paths with a tough looking young fella from Middle TN?

I don't recall him specifically. It looks like I passed him somewhere between Fish Hatchery (mile 77) and Mayqueen (mile 86.5), so it was probably on the climb up Sugarloaf. I remember passing a few people in that stretch, everyone was really nice and friendly and most of the people I passed were still moving strong, though I was getting tired by that point, so my recollection is foggy at best There was a guy (with a pacer) who stopped to ask me if I needed anything while I was taking off some clothing on the climb up Sugarloaf... he had a bit of an accent... I wonder if that was him.

His pacer was a Leadville woman who apparently won a 50miler in the past year or so.

Naw, this was two guys. I do remember passing a guy and a woman though. Was probably them. He did great! The conditions were less than ideal... rain, hail, sleet, snow, wind, lightning... at least we didn't have swarms of locusts.

He ran a 2:58 marathon in April. He has done some 50 and 60 milers, but this was his first run at altitude. He picked Leadville. Dude.

Yeah... it was my first 100 miler too. At least I live at 5500'. Your friend is nuts, but he's got the buckle now!

Man, I have soooooo many post-race pics of me with two red streaks down the front of my shirt. And WOW does it hurt when you get into the shower afterwards! There are some pretty good sweat proof/sport bandaids that are "nipple sized" --enough to cover those suckers and keep them from getting raw. You'd think they'd toughen up after the nth time of chaffing, but no, they just chaff again. Did anyone see the episode of "The Office" where the dude taped up his nipples? I don't watch that show but found the clip online. Pretty funny. After it aired (last year?) everyone in my office was asking me if my nipples bleed from all the running I do. It was confusing until I realized they all watched that show. I think most were suprised to learn that, yeah, they actually DO bleed, and it was not just something made up for TV. Overall, I think I'd rather have bloody nipples than to suffer what most women go thru when not wearing a correct fitting sports bra. Anyone read that article in (last month's?) Runner's world that said that even an A cup can bounce 8 or so inches up and down when running?! THAT must really hurt!

vasoline!! Works great.

Somehow I kinda expected more from this thread than pictures of guys with bloody nipples. Meh.