Surprise Surprise. You learn things the further you run.
Examples:
- When your shorts ride up, you may get chaffing.
- Body Glide is not a miracle substance, and may not keep this from happening.
- After a few miles in pain, you may decide that instead of the intended 12 miles, 8 miles is "good enough".
- Chaffing hurts and makes you walk funny.
It dawned a beautiful, sunny, and warm day. I was excited. 12 miles! I did 11, so I had no doubt that I could do it. I ate normally, not trying anything new this time. We headed out. Around mile 2 my thighs started stinging a little. I just kept pulling my shorts down every time they rode up.
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| Running through the "Center of the Universe" |
About mile 4 I started complaining about it. I still was thinking I could make the full 12. At mile 5 I started sucking down my PowerAde Strawberry Banana gel. It didn't taste as good as the vanilla bean, but I wasn't really thinking about it anyway. I was thinking about the pain in my thighs. We got to mile 7.5, and there was the bridge to take me back to the car. There was no way I was going to complete a full 12. I was already running funny, trying to keep my ginormous thighs from touching. Kind of like riding an invisible horse. I told the group that I was heading back to the car. I made sure I knew how to get there, and started to finish just enough to get me to my car.
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| Running and taking pics of myself. I'm multi-talented!!! |
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| On my solo run |
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| The infamous chaffing incident. |
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| Needless to say, I'm very disappointed. I stretched and went home. Other than the stupid chaffing, I feel pretty good. I'm not even sore! I bought some bike shorts right after the failure. I'm sure all of the people at Academy loved me trying on clothes while I was all sweaty. To their credit though, nobody said anything to me. Hoping that I can pick up some long miles next Saturday. I had some
low moments yesterday, but I will keep plugging along. I think I will
confidently call myself a runner now. I may not be the fastest, but by
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Girl, you're doing AWESOME!!! We've all had some dreaded chaffing before, but lesson learned and move forward. That looks pretty darn raw - you poor thing!! UGH - know how ya feel. Hang in there - might try some diaper rash cream on it in the meantime.
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LOL, It is a little raw. I have some actual chaffing cream, and it really doesn't hurt too much if I keep it covered with clothes. Thanks Laurie! I'll be rocking my new bike shorts next time!
ReplyDeleteSomebody once handed me a tube of Boudreaux's Baby Butt Paste and I used it quite successfully until I got my compression shorts. Sorry you had to experiencing the chaffing of your hide. You are doing great and I love your blog!
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