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 Posted: 09/25/03 - 17:07 Post subject:
I can still remember that Desitin smell from my childhood....
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spongebob
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 17:10 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | 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. |
Yes, but if you poo in your pants during training runs as I like to do - then this Desitin stuff's multi-purpose powers works wonders!
Anti-chafing - check
Clean up poo - check
Blissful creamy poo masking smell - check
And don't forget about the first "i" in the product when asking for it. Or you'll never find it. "Destin? Like in Florida?" Not that I would know anything about this. But I'm just saying.
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Pug
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 17:14 Post subject:
| Runner X wrote: | | airehead wrote: | 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. |
Yes, but if you poo in your pants during training runs as I like to do - then this Desitin stuff's multi-purpose powers works wonders!
Anti-chafing - check
Clean up poo - check
Blissful creamy poo masking smell - check
And don't forget about the first "i" in the product when asking for it. Or you'll never find it. "Destin? Like in Florida?" Not that I would know anything about this. But I'm just saying. |
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 17:21 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: | | 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). |
Where's my book notes... ah here they are.. Chapter 12 Battling the Elements.
I'm outside 52 weeks of the year. My treadmill days are typically when rain or ice storms come through. Otherwise it's out and about. If you continue running as temps drop, you really do become acclimatized.
A couple things I do in freezing temps. One is to wait until high noon or early afternoon to run. This will be the warmest part of the day and even in the coldest of cold days, it rarely stays below zero once the sun's out. Plus the sun on pavement will help soften up most of the frozen stuff and keep the footing better.
Clothingwise, it's all about layers. On mornings like today, in the 30s, I'm in tights and long sleeve coolmax on top, gloves and cap. Lower 30s, I'll add a nylon-type of jacket. There's lots of "moisture management" clothing at running stores and getting a jacket and wind pants is going to be crucial. Once it gets down in the 20s, I'll put the wind pants over the tights and maybe add a vest inside the jacket over the longsleeve coolmax. And then on those teens and single digit days, it's probably a big old sweatshirt under the jacket, over the coolmax. Thick old stocking cap and some kind of windproof mittens over the gloves.
Socks and shoes, I stick with the same combo year round. I have gone a couple winters in trail shoes and do feel they help if you find your neighborhood snowplow driver isn't the best about dropping the blade all the way and taking care of business.
Another winter garment must is a neoprene facemask. I often hear about runners saying "the cold freezes my lungs". Well, that's not actually happening. What's happening is in winter the below zero temps freeze all the moisture right out of the air and the relative humidity is really low. So yeah, it feels like the air is burning from being so dry. To combat this, the neoprene face mask is nice. Not because it warms the air, but as you exhale it catches some of the moisture in your breath and as then as you inhale, it is able to ever so little, add some humidity back to the air. Really does the trick. And this is another reason I try to run at noon in the winter. That sunshine melting some of the snow on the roads will add just that much more humidity giving your lungs a little better chance to feel good.
My last little tidbit is one for the guys and those cold windchill days. That flap on the front of your briefs makes a great pocket for a folded up plastic shopping bag. It's a wind barrier second to none. I've been doing this for several years and it works like a charm.
Good luck Pug.. winter running is some of the best. Your run reports will impress those southerners beyond belief 
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spongebob
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 17:26 Post subject:
OK - I don't really Poo in my pants when I run. That was just a little self-defecating humor for fubbiness purposes.
But I have been informed that Desitin also acts a sunscreen and doesn't evaporate as easily as other products.
Considering where I apply it, I can't back it up from experience.
But Desitin = sunscreen, anti-chafing, and baby poo cleaner.
Last edited by spongebob on 09/25/03 - 18:11; edited 1 time in total
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Pug
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 17:36 Post subject:
Lord...do i have a shopping trip ahead of me in the next month. Plus, i need new running shoes.
Because of work, my running times are pretty much going to have to be early in the am or after work in the evening. Not much sun there.
By windpants, do you mean the kind that go *swish swish swish* when you walk?
Do you wear the same coolmax longsleeves every day, or do you have one for every day of the week? I know that i'll probably only have one or two at first, but i'm just curious. I guess this is what happens when a former runner skipped every winter for 8 years.
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spongebob
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 17:43 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: |
Because of work, my running times are pretty much going to have to be early in the am or after work in the evening. Not much sun there.
Me, too. At least you won't be alone.
Do you wear the same coolmax longsleeves every day, or do you have one for every day of the week?
I wear the same one at least 2-3 days in a row. If it is Coolmax, just throw it in the dryer with some dryer sheets for 5 minutes and it will be fine (throw in your hat and gloves, too). I only own 2 long sleeve Coolmax shirts.
I also set up one of those wire shelves in my garage and I hang up all my running stuff so it dries out during the day. I put my shoes on top. It works out pretty nicely and keeps the stanky clothes and muddy shoes out of the house.
And jrjo's advice about wind protection is most important. You will only forget this once. If you think it hurts then, wait until you get in the shower!
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Pug
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Posted: 09/25/03 - 18:01 Post subject:
Hmmm.
Thanks for all the help!
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jrjo
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Posted: 09/26/03 - 09:32 Post subject:
I probably spend too much time yapping at the fitness center after a run or when I run from work, I walk right through the offices to the shower, so I wear different running clothes everyday. After one run, I find that adding another on top makes the funk too much. I think I'm at 4 longsleeve coolmaxes..laundry 2x a week. And I've got a half dozen pair of tights. My jackets do seem to make it 2-3 runs before funkin' out. The windpants..maybe 2. And yep, the windpants are the swish-swish kind. There are some "whisper" models out there, believe it or not. In fact, I got a close out pair last spring I've had in my drawer all summer, just waitin' to bust out.
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Laurie Ellen
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Posted: 11/14/03 - 16:59 Post subject:
All this "funk"y talk cracks me up. And X-Man's "self-defecating" cracks me up.
I just wanted to say thanks, that a lot of this information was new to me, even after almost 4 years running, and that this winter should be a lot more comfortable, now that I know some guidelines on how to dress for it.
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bonobo
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Posted: 11/15/03 - 12:22 Post subject: Re: Dryer sheets & wicking materials
I've read that fabric softeners / dryer sheets will reduce the moisture-wicking properties of CoolMax and the like. Anyone else know about this?
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robp
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Posted: 11/18/03 - 15:44 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: | | I was considering covering myself with vaseline from head to toe, but i was worried that might be impractical |
Yeah the bugs get stuck to you.....
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