A question for women runners (Read 1793 times)

I am not a woman...but... Run commando. I do. The liner is more than enough.

Barely There brand tag-free, seamless panties work great for me. Soft microfiber fabric stays in place and wicks away sweat.

I thought panties were for grannies. When I started up running again, I tried wicking underwear. About two months into the process, I removed my last pair of sweat soaked panties after a run. Ever since then, commando is best. I wear skirt, and the built in spankies wick better than any panty I found. I used to start a commando running support thread at CR every now and then. If you like, and can do that here. Save your cash for pretty panties to get laid in, the wicking panies just seem to stay wet on me, my guess is because they were not exposed to air. I know some will argue that wet panties are not a bad thing, but sweaty panties that feel like wet swimsuit gross me out anymore. Just find a skirt/short with a good wicking liner, and you should be fine commando. If you must wear panties, thongs stay in place and you can find the wicking ones at running stores and sporting goods stores. Just bodyglide the areas you do not want to chafe.

Panties (even wicking ones) + running = no go for me! It's more or less a seam issue and this is especially critical for long runs (such as you will encounter in your marathon training). If you are a Nike fan, give their Tempo track shorts a try. They have a built in liner with reverse seems. I have never, ever chaffed in them. I hate the waistband, but the shorts work like a charm in general. If you are open to trying any brand of clothing, then just make sure to go for something that already has a built-in liner. I'm a HUGE fan of runningskirt.com's running skirts. They have a built in brief (aka spankie) and most other running skirts on the market also have built-in briefs. I think that once you try something that takes care of the underwear issue for you, you won't look back. I wear shorts with built-ins now for EVERYTHING... for all of my gym training sessions... anything and everything that I do athletically.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a sweaty hot a*ss. My two biggest sweat areas are my head and my a*ss. And, I agree, wet undies are disgusting, no matter how they get wet. lol

Unless they are made with reverse seams and designed for running they always lead to raw spots on my ass cheeks.

I'm not woman either, and since I have been married for 24 years, it pretty obvious that I'm no longer much of an authority on women's panties any more (oh I long for those good ole days)....... BUT - if you need them with a reverse seam, then why don't you consider wearing them in side out.........i know this is NOT the same thing, but I have a few pairs of socks that have seams and when i put them on in side out, it solves the problem..

You need a hand with that?

That's what she said.