Nipples................................& running

Serious:
Try an athletic shirt that is more snug vs a cotton shirt.

Not so serious:
Move your hear rate monitor chest strap up over your nipples.

Absurd:
Use saran wrap like Mark Addy in The Full Monty. lol

Body Glide - hint though, get the ladies version, there's more on the stick.

I also run in under armour shirts now and no longer need the glide.

P.S. Don't use lube, you'll just get yourself excited and you'll end up not leaving the house and trying to "run" all over your lady.

There's a company that makes Nip-Guards for this. I used to use those, or bandages, but if you sweat they will come off. Now I wear a compression shirt as a base layer and no longer chafe there. (Yup, kind of like a sports bra, I guess)

Bloody nipples are a painful rite of passage for many of us. I've tried nip-guards, Vaseline, band aids etc and none of them work for me as I tend to perspire fairly heavily and refuse to shave my chest. What I have found that works for me is wearing an under armour compression undershirt (they're also made by other companies like Adidas, Nike & Reebok) or my tri top. Smooth fabric & snug fit.

I would cheer on marathon runners around mile 21 in my home town race and would see bloody nipples in about 1 in 100 male runners. Yeah, it definitely looks painful - never change your running gear before the race and I would think that most people who ran 15 or so miles that it takes to run a marathon in training would have experienced bloody nipples if they are going to during the race. I had to change to compression shorts after about mile 10 of training during my runs because of chafing of my thighs. For the record, I'm pretty light - but the chafing is some combination of my running style and my running gear. Luckily, light compression shorts work like a charm. All the recommendations of band-aids, body glide and Vaseline seem appropriate.

Bandaids.

I put Bodyglide or Vasoline everywhere else but don't use it there because it stains your shirts. I normally wear band-aids when I wear a shirt. I ran a 50K up in the mountains last weekend. It was raining and in the mid-50s at the start. Living in Florida, I had not run with a shirt on for the last 6 months and totally forgot to put them on. My nipples were hurting like hell after an hour or so.

I use stripper pasties when the 3M tape runs out:)

Sexay!!

Sounds super painful!! Id say band aids or vasoline! I hope you find something that works for your cold nippies :flowerforyou:

I came in to this thread ready to tout the medicinal properties of my saliva, but since you're a dude I'll just suggest running shirtless. I don't care if it's cold.

And how do you pin on your bib during a race.......knotted chest hair? :laugh: :laugh:

I put Bodyglide or Vasoline everywhere else but don't use it there because it stains your shirts.

I've never experienced Bodyglide staining, and I use it everywhere chafing may occur. Bodyglide gets my vote.
Give your nips some TLC in the meantime. :bigsmile:

This is a common running topic... especially for long distance runners. Vaseline can help, as can band-aids. Tight fitting clothes can only help so much...

It is quite common. So much so they have nipple covers. I know www.onemoremile.net sells them at many of the expo's they attend.

As a lady, I get "runners tattoo" -- happened today actually, where the bra material rubs against my breast (and I'm endowed so..) and it starts to bleed under the ladies, resulting in a bloody bra. Yes, gross.. vaseline is my godsend. I can empathize -- hope you find something that works!

LOL!

all joking aside though, use lanolin. The same thing happens to new moms who are breastfeeding. Hurts like hell.

This is the best for helping them feel better after they are raw. At the drug store or Walmart look for PurLan. It will be in the ointments or in the Baby product section.

Body glide will save you.

My coworker had the same problem and now he gets a stick of Body Glide from me for his bday!

This. I have this problem a lot. Body Glide helps. Also check the shirts you are wearing. I have found some cause this more than others. Good luck!

Body glide for both nipple protection and inner thigh chafing. Avoid cotton clothing.