Ever had a bikini wax?
12/06/06 02:06
From
a training perspective, June was a terrible month,
covering less than 60 miles all month, a function
of holidays and work
From
a training perspective, June was a terrible month,
covering less than 60 miles all month, a function
of holidays and work. However, on the plus side,
the drop off in training has solved my shin splint
problem.
I’ve now started to look at clothing etc. for the race. I tend to have a problem with chaffing thighs when I run, fascinating, I know. I figured that some form of cycling style running short would solve all my problems, and picked up a lovely pair of Adidas ‘Clima-cool’ shorts. The clima-cool bit seems to come from a number of mesh panels, one of which is in the crotch area. Alas, I chose to try these shorts out on my long run. After a few miles they weren’t too comfortable, after 11 miles I realise this clima-cool panel acts as a cheese grater/bikini wax system. Great! Suffice it to say, I won’t be wearing these again anytime soon!
The answer proved to be Nike Pro Compression. I wear the Nike Pro shorts, a cycling short style boxer, under my normal running shorts, which seems to have solved the problem. The Nike Pro top, a kind of sleeveless vest, should hopefully solve any possible friction issues with my rucksack when I start to run with one.
I’ve now started to look at clothing etc. for the race. I tend to have a problem with chaffing thighs when I run, fascinating, I know. I figured that some form of cycling style running short would solve all my problems, and picked up a lovely pair of Adidas ‘Clima-cool’ shorts. The clima-cool bit seems to come from a number of mesh panels, one of which is in the crotch area. Alas, I chose to try these shorts out on my long run. After a few miles they weren’t too comfortable, after 11 miles I realise this clima-cool panel acts as a cheese grater/bikini wax system. Great! Suffice it to say, I won’t be wearing these again anytime soon!
The answer proved to be Nike Pro Compression. I wear the Nike Pro shorts, a cycling short style boxer, under my normal running shorts, which seems to have solved the problem. The Nike Pro top, a kind of sleeveless vest, should hopefully solve any possible friction issues with my rucksack when I start to run with one.