2xu compression tights chaffing - Gear

Surrey Runner

07/12/2011 at 22:39

As it was getting colder I bought a pair of these. At first on my week night runs - 6 to 8 miles - they were fine. However when I did my long run last Saturday of 17.5 miles I experienced 'chaffing' down below.

Is there anyway to avoid the chaffing on long runs?

loulabell

07/12/2011 at 22:41

wore my 2xus for 19miles on sunday..all was fine...er , you could try vaseline? perhaps it hapened because ot was cold/windyweather and not because of the brand?

Surrey Runner

07/12/2011 at 22:48

Thanks but I have 'more loose bits' down there.... Will try Vaseline next Saturday.

loulabell

07/12/2011 at 22:50

lol...i think vaseline will prob work

niloc senoj 15

08/12/2011 at 08:56

Vaseline works for me

Wilkie

08/12/2011 at 09:07

CHAFING.

Only one 'f' in chafing.

Bodyglide is the solution.

YoungPup

08/12/2011 at 09:11

Surrey Runner - I have experienced similar problems...

My preferred solution is to wear a pair of tight fitting briefs / pants / slips / budgie smugglers (<* circle as appropriate for your preferred choice of noun*>) underneath my tights

Alternatively, if you are the type of bloke that likes rubbing warm slippery grease over your "loose bits" then Vaseline can be an enjoyable start to the run

Flat Foo..ted

08/12/2011 at 09:12

Doubt its down to the make of the tights, loads of runners get it the longer distance they run.

Cherwell_Runner

08/12/2011 at 12:37

I get the same, really uncomfortable afterwards. I have jsut added extra layers and vaseline

Kicked-It

08/12/2011 at 15:29

I fidn it depends on where they put the seams.

Decent kit has a special panel without seams around the sensitive areas.

Cheap, or badly designed stuff has seams that turn into cheesewire after a certain mileage and rub up the boys till they look like peeled plum tomatoes.

The only solution is budge smugglers or a pair of properly designed compression shorts beneath

loulabell

08/12/2011 at 15:32

2XUs are pretty much seam free i find...although i do seem to have pale 'x' marks down my thighs or on any tanned bits whn i take em off

WiB

08/12/2011 at 15:53

Chuck some vaseline on the chaps and away you go.

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