Funny but irritating.
I am running in between 25 & 30 miles a week and 5 miles is enough now to make my nipples sore - I am wearing running gear and have resorted to a large blob of vaseline beneath a plaster.
If I forget, it is murder and I put fullers earth on them after but they get really sensitive.
Do they harden up and not get sore or will I have to do this everytime I run?
My wife really suffered soreness whilst breast feeding and she says "Now you have some idea what it was like for me". She even offers to rip the plasters off after hairs 'n' all - such love!
Any advice?
Steve.
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Out of interest, how did you discover about putting Fuller's Earth on them - isn't that a type of plant compost?
M&S do a View From Long sleeve thermal top that talks about silver somewhere in it for some dodgy reason. I wore that for a couple of 10 milers and my nips were just fine.
If you can find pics of the Nike London 10k - you'll see 100's of blokes with red stripes down their t-shirts where the Nike material has really aggravated them. Ow !
I believe they also compress it to make kitty litter
I always have a problem with this,especially if cold/wet/windy. If the weather is like this, then I use plasters on each nip. Technical running gear doesn't seem to make any real difference.
Even Antonio Pinto gets this. His FLM run a couple of years ago, had him covered in blood at the finish. Wearing white, is not a good idea.
When my wife was breast feeding Fullers earth cream helped the healing and ouch - I am glad that I never had to do it! I just use the same coz I reckon she knows best from experience. I am a country lad and it has always been used in our family as long as I can remember.
Fullers earth cream is excellent stuff. Cracked skin, sore patches chapped hands etc etc.
try it!
Steve.
I do put plasters on for races - just in case.
I also use liberal amounts of vasaline in the groin area to prevent chaffing.
(Well thats the excuse anyway)
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Works fine for me, although I've only found this to be a problem when venturing over half marathon distance, so perhaps I'm not that sensitive.
for a marathon protect anything and everything. The smallest things will aggravate you.
I wore nipguards and running short tights, but didn't put any vasline on the inside of my arms. By the time I realised how sore they were, Vaseline was only of marginal relief.
(Sorry, couldn't resist :-D)
I'm looking forward to wearing shorts for long runs, so I hope it's as good as it's made out to be.
It worked a treat! Good call fella!