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 Posted: 09/25/03 - 14:13 Post subject: chafing
The past couple times that i've run i've felt some chafing on my upper thighs. I know that i haven't been striding out as much as i did years ago, mostly because i can't go as fast as i could years ago. Since i weigh more than i used to, i think my thighs must rub together a little (methinks, i didn't pay that much attention to it). Any ideas or solutions? I'm not really enjoying it and i like to run in shorts similar to the racing shorts from cross country (they have a neat little pouch for my apartment key).
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airehead
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 14:16 Post subject:
Bodyglide!
Sold at running stores everywhere!
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 14:21 Post subject:
I was considering covering myself with vaseline from head to toe, but i was worried that might be impractical
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 14:21 Post subject:
Vaseline = poor man's body glide
I have to use it on runs over 7 mi. or I have to walk like a cowboy the next day.
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 14:42 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | Bodyglide!
Sold at running stores everywhere!
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Could not live without my bodyglide!!!
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:15 Post subject:
I third or fourth the Bodyglide suggestion. It is not as messy as vasoline and container last a fairly long time.
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:23 Post subject:
No worries Pug.. a few more days and we'll be in tights until Labor Day '04.
Chaffing prob solllved. 
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:24 Post subject:
It's not my thighs so much as my nipples! Breast-feeding women everywhere forever have my sympathy. I've been using those "Spots" Band-Aids. Would Bodyglide help in that area also?
...edited cause I can't spell
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Pug
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:32 Post subject:
| MastrBrewr wrote: | It's not my thighs so much as my nipples! Breast-feeding women everywhere forever have my sympathy. I've been using those "Spots" Band-Aids. Would Bodyglide help in that area also?
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I sympathize. Men's nipples chafe, too. For our conference meet junior year of college, the entire men's team had band aids on our nipples.
Normally, i wear shorts until the snow starts falling (or until it freezes). I don't actually own (or like) tights. I'll be going with sweatpants (which i have to buy, again).
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:41 Post subject:
On warmer days I'd just run without a shirt, but even here it is starting to get a little cool for that.
I actually bought 2 pairs of tights on sale back in April when I first started running. My legs are now getting toned enough where I look forward to wearing them out. My girlfriend thinks I'm nuts. okay, so she's right. I am...
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:43 Post subject:
| MastrBrewr wrote: | It's not my thighs so much as my nipples! Breast-feeding women everywhere forever have my sympathy. I've been using those "Spots" Band-Aids. Would Bodyglide help in that area also?
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Yup. Bodyglide or Vaseline. Works like a charm.
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:47 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | Yup. Bodyglide or Vaseline. Works like a charm. |
Sweet. I'll pick some up this weekend. Thanks!
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:48 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | No worries Pug.. a few more days and we'll be in tights until Labor Day '04.
Chaffing prob solllved. |
Related Question (sort of):
What do you do in the coldest months of winter? Run outside? Do you wear a big heavy coat? I always took the winter off when i ran cross country, so i never had to start back up until we did indoor workouts for track (for those two years i ran track in college).
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:51 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | MastrBrewr wrote: | It's not my thighs so much as my nipples! Breast-feeding women everywhere forever have my sympathy. I've been using those "Spots" Band-Aids. Would Bodyglide help in that area also?
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Yup. Bodyglide or Vaseline. Works like a charm. |
Also, fo inner thigh chafing, try this stuff:
I think its real use is for cleaning up baby poo, but I can vouche for its effectiveness in the anti-chafing area. Especially in the summer months.
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airehead
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 16:59 Post subject:
Desitin is good for diaper rash definitely, but it is also good for other burns/chafing. The nurses in the hospital use it on my mom after her surgeries--to help with bed sores and the like. (I like Body glide because it has no smell)
I like running outside in the winter unless it is raining. Rain and cold will always get me down.
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