Rubbing - Health + Injury - Runner's World

becky boo

29/05/2008 at 12:35

I use bodyglide in all relevant areas. However I find when doing runs of 10 miles or more bodyglide no longer seems to do the job and end up with sores particularly in the chest area. I'm a heavy sweater so covering a plaster on the relavant area won't stay on for long.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Cake

pirate

29/05/2008 at 12:40

Becky, one way around it is the nice st johns people usually have a big tub of vaseline handy for big races at first aid posts but it's best not to think about who else has already put there fingers in it.

Now brace yourself for offers from other's around these parts offering to help rub it for you butch of pervs.

Siance

29/05/2008 at 12:42

Do you mean under your bra strap area?

Does your bra support you enough, maybe need a new / better one if you're not small in that area.

PSC

pirate

29/05/2008 at 12:44

there are alternatives to bodyglide. Some swear by this stuff Brave Soldier I find it excellent.

Siance

29/05/2008 at 12:57

*Slaps Cake* and other guys lurking!

PMSL at the 'brave soldier' name!

Edited: 29/05/2008 at 12:58

Cake

pirate

29/05/2008 at 13:05

I was being sincere

Running off's and hide's before he get's beaten up by ladies.

Siance

29/05/2008 at 13:20

Sorry Cake! I know you're not a porvort* really!

*name taken from my geordie friend who made some 'comments' seeing me out running

RW usually embolden bra related threads too, just for the guys I reckon!

becky boo

29/05/2008 at 13:26

Used brave soldier as well, made no difference.

Yes I have a supportive bra as well (shock absorber) correctly fitted.

ActionCat

29/05/2008 at 14:39

I get this too, right in the centre of my chest under the bra strap. I find it's definitely worse in hot weather and long runs when I sweat more. Not that that's any help to you! Tightening the bra strap helped a bit, and blister plasters as they are more sticky than regular plasters. But I find that using vaseline etc can sometimes make things worse - I'm presuming that's because it just clogs up the bra material and then there's no where for the sweat to go so you end up chaffed

Wilkie

29/05/2008 at 15:04

Cake - sort out your apostrophes mate!

ActionCat - it's chafed. One F.

Sorry - my two biggest pedant-triggers!

Cake

pirate

29/05/2008 at 15:26

Wilkie sorry I can't

Grammer not a strong point

small

29/05/2008 at 15:43

I've been suffering with this bra chafing in the centre of my chest on long runs too and now use a strip of Micropore tape on the area that gets rubbed and it's been great!

Doesn't come unstuck like plasters do and now no more sore ribcage

Wilkie

29/05/2008 at 16:09

Quick grammar session:

You only need the apostrophe when something belongs to someone (or something), like Wilkie's shoes, or the dog's dinner, or when you leave out some letters and abbreviate, like Wilkie's (Wilkie is) coming round for tea or haven't (have not), didn't (did not), etc.

You don't need it when you're talking about plurals (as in shoes, sweets, threads), or on words like runs and finishes.

I shooda bin a teecha