My blisters are getting blisters...
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lauraeisenman1
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We all know that marathon training does some FUNKY stuff to our bodies. Blisters, chafing, emergency sprints to the bathroom following a long training run...
I've had to change my running shorts to eliminate the inner thigh chafing, and haven't been able to avoid getting a blister on the very tip of one of my toes. A combination of ouch and gross.
What challenges have you all had to overcome with your 26.2 training??!
I've had to change my running shorts to eliminate the inner thigh chafing, and haven't been able to avoid getting a blister on the very tip of one of my toes. A combination of ouch and gross.
What challenges have you all had to overcome with your 26.2 training??!
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All the things you listed above, yes. I also lost 8 toenails after running my first marathon. I have had IT band problems, a pulled groin, a dislocated toe (not from running but it kept me from training) a PF issue, sore achilles, this phantom side pain that didn't go away for about 6 months and athlete's foot.0
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Tip rash.0
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The blisters... UGH! I can't find anything that really helps me to avoid them.
And the "under boobs" sportsbra/HRM chafing. Soooo sexy in a bikini LOL.0 -
Also a victim of the under-the-boob chafing. And really awful callouses on the outside of my big toes. And a pinched nerve/piriformis thing that I've accepted as my life-long buddy. This running stuff is awesome
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I've got a spot on my arm that looks like a cigarette burn that hasn't faded after a year! It's from chafing caused by my camelback. I'm currently missing one toenail. I have two toes that are black on the toe itself, not the nail, so no painting on a toenail and wearing sandals for me. And as a person that does bare minimum 10 runs a week, laundry and having enough running shorts is going to send me to the poor house.
I won't even mention the ants that found the open package of peanut butter in the cargo holder of my running stroller. :-(0 -
I haven't lost a toenail yet. My main problem is chafing under my right arm. Never my left, just the right. I am now wearing an armband (Bondiband) on that arm that seems to be fixing the problem. I have calluses on the outside of my big toes but the are slowly going away since I started coating them with Bodyglide prior to a run.0
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I have been really fortunate. I have run several marathons, never lost a nail or any serious injuries. I have experienced chafing on various parts of my body but usually just coat those spots with vaseline for my long runs. Other than that, I just back off my running if I feel like I may have an injury starting. I have often wondered about people losing toe nails and wondered if their shoes were too small; but I have friends that are professionally fitted and still lose them. I guess I have just been fortunate. 0
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I'm losing 5 toenails right now and I have constant burns on my neckline from chafing no matter what shirt I wear or how much bodyglide I use. I also get chafing around my waist from my water belt.
I just came back from a 2 week trip to Mexico yesterday and spent a huge amount of time in the water. The tough skin on the bottom of my feet actually peeled off in big chunks. It was disgusting.0 -
I've been lucky that most of my issues have been relatively easy fixes. Sports glide does wonders for me. The biggest problem I had for a while was a result of chewing sugar free gum. I quickly learned where the bathrooms were on my routes!0
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Wow...where to begin!
In reality, I don't have a lot of chaffing issues anymore since I stopped wearing my HRM. I do have scars on "the girls" from that thing. Ugh!
I will admit to having ugly runners feet. I am almost always babying my toenails. Some of them just come off while others are just plain old, very thick scabs. I paint them with bright blue nail polish. I try to make them look like toenails. It is generally a fail but it never hurts to try.
I look like a zebra! I rarely run in a shirt, just a sports bra and shorts. So, I have sports bra lines, tummy lines, shorts lines and sock lines. Fortunately, I don't go to the beach so I save those attractive tan lines for MFH! 0 -
Wow...where to begin!
In reality, I don't have a lot of chaffing issues anymore since I stopped wearing my HRM. I do have scars on "the girls" from that thing. Ugh!
I will admit to having ugly runners feet. I am almost always babying my toenails. Some of them just come off while others are just plain old, very thick scabs. I paint them with bright blue nail polish. I try to make them look like toenails. It is generally a fail but it never hurts to try.
I look like a zebra! I rarely run in a shirt, just a sports bra and shorts. So, I have sports bra lines, tummy lines, shorts lines and sock lines. Fortunately, I don't go to the beach so I save those attractive tan lines for MFH!
Haha! The "sock tan". I forgot about that one.:laugh:0 -
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very unpleasant!