Saddle Sore ...

As a runner I often use vaseline particularly in these hots days
especially on my feet and and in more private areas.
Micro pore tape on the nipples prevents nipple rash and subsequent
bleeding.
Lindsay
www.caledoniahilltreks.com

Quoted message said:

Hi,

Have just got back from doing the Welsh 3000s (did 14 of the 15 in 22
1/2 hours, TR may follow), and in common with everyone else in the
party, I am now walking bow-legged!

All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

All suggestions welcome (although I can't promise I'll trial all of
them!

Cheers

John

Talcum helps, but it doesn't last long and needs a top up, or have you
tried some nappy rash cream? Choice of underwear seems to make a big
difference to me too, there are some pairs that seem to just make things
worse (and one of my friends swears by cycling shorts too).

I'll second Lindsay: a modest amount of Vaseline applied to the area likely
to be affected before starting out worked wonders on the Pennine Way. A
rather offputting chore just after breakfast each day, but it did the
trick - I had plenty of other minor physical niggles but chafed
unmentionables weren't among them (and I've experienced the problem on long
day walks in the past).

Cheers
Dave Dunford

http://www.birdguides.com/daveandmichelle/pennineway2005

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Quoted message said:

Hi,

Have just got back from doing the Welsh 3000s (did 14 of the 15 in 22
1/2 hours, TR may follow), and in common with everyone else in the
party, I am now walking bow-legged!

All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

All suggestions welcome (although I can't promise I'll trial all of
them!

Cheers

John

Quoted message said:

All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

Good quality underpants in a wicking fabric to keep everything
relatively dry is a good start.

Beyond that, maximise freedom of movement and minimise chafing potential
by wearing running gear according to taste. Lycra is possible, but
wrapover style running shorts will almost certainly be the coolest thing
at this time of year. Most have a sewn in coolmax brief in any case.
Main downside is you'll need to suncream up your legs unless you're a
deeply tanned type, and be wary of high vegetation for ticks.

Running legwear is, IMHO, vastly better for walking in than "trekking
trousers", at least outside of serious winter conditions. Most trekking
trousers/shorts are heavier than you need and have an insane number of
pockets which impede breathability and add to the drying time if the
heavens open.

Pete.
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Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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All suggestions welcome (although I can't promise I'll trial all of
them!

No experience but BodyGlide has been recommended on other forums -
<URL:http://www.bodyglide.com/sun/sun.html>

Daytona

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Have just got back from doing the Welsh 3000s (did 14 of the 15 in 22
1/2 hours, TR may follow),

Which one did you miss out?

jas1959 said:

Hi,

Have just got back from doing the Welsh 3000s (did 14 of the 15 in 22
1/2 hours, TR may follow), and in common with everyone else in the
party, I am now walking bow-legged!

All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

All suggestions welcome (although I can't promise I'll trial all of
them!

Cheers

John

My Sympathy, I had the same two weeks ago in the Yorkshire Dales. It's not often I'm caught out, but the weather was really hot and humid. I used trekking
pants which sweat me up, but I thought I'd have a try! Vaseline and loose fitting shorts
are the best method.

Jhimmy

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said...

Quoted message said:

All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

See elsewhere. Meanwhile, to save you searching, Metanium. Buy it
from any chemist and apply sparingly. Also, talc. You can get lovely
cheap non-smelly stuff. Vaseline sounds awfully uncomfortable :-(
--
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Fran O(<|={
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In article <[email hidden]>, beaker said...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Hi,
All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

Talcum helps, but it doesn't last long and needs a top up, or have you
tried some nappy rash cream? Choice of underwear seems to make a big
difference to me too, there are some pairs that seem to just make things
worse (and one of my friends swears by cycling shorts too).

Nappy rash cream needs to be applied very sparingly at the tops of
thighs though, because otherwise there will either be discomfort if
bare skin touches more bare skin or there's a risk of staining
whatever you're wearing on your legs.
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Fran O(<|={
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Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the wonderful person
Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> said
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Running legwear is, IMHO, vastly better for walking in than "trekking
trousers", at least outside of serious winter conditions. Most
trekking trousers/shorts are heavier than you need and have an insane
number of pockets which impede breathability and add to the drying time
if the heavens open.

Depends on the terrain though - I've been out hacking through Shropshire
'Rights of Way' the last couple of days, and I wound up with winter
grade lined trousers, because the brambles, nettles, and briars were
altogether too much for even unlined summer walking trousers.

Up on the hills shorts may be cool. Down in the woodlands (and the crop
fields) more protection is required. Kevlar maybe. Now if I could just
find something to keep the grass seeds out of socks ... they burrow into
smartwool so you can't see them, but you sure can feel them.

p.s. Wicking underwear a must. Not sure about micropore on the nipples
though .. sounds uncomfy ..

--
GSV Three Minds in a Can
Contact recommends the use of Firefox; SC recommends it at gunpoint.

Fran said:

See elsewhere. Meanwhile, to save you searching, Metanium. Buy it
from any chemist and apply sparingly. Also, talc. You can get lovely
cheap non-smelly stuff. Vaseline sounds awfully uncomfortable :-(

Vaseline has the advantage that it's fairly runny. I've tried Sudocrem
before and found that while it's excellent for soothing raw flesh it's
a bit viscous and hence painful to apply - also tends to stick skin
together rather than lubricate. I havem't tried Metanium - is it different ?

Isn't Usenet wonderful ? I can't imagine having this conversation in
a pub. Maybe I go to the wrong pubs.

-adrian

In article <[email hidden]>, Adrian Godwin
said...

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I've tried Sudocrem
before and found that while it's excellent for soothing raw flesh it's
a bit viscous and hence painful to apply - also tends to stick skin
together rather than lubricate. I havem't tried Metanium - is it different ?

Most of the time I didn't bother to put cream on my babies at all at
nappy change time; sometimes they were a bit red and then I'd use the
Sudocrem; just occasionally though (especially if they weren't very
well) they got blistered and raw. That's when I reached for the
Metanium. A little goes a *long* way, and by the next nappy change
things were usually a lot better. I very rarely had to use it more
than three or four times in a day, and I can't remember ever having
had to use it for more than about a day and a half. It's expensive
compared with a lot of other things, but it's very good and *much*
better than Sudocrem if the skin is already broken.

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Isn't Usenet wonderful ? I can't imagine having this conversation in
a pub. Maybe I go to the wrong pubs.

Or just talk to the wrong people... But yes, I know what you mean :-)
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Fran O(<|={
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Quoted message said:

Fran said:

See elsewhere. Meanwhile, to save you searching, Metanium. Buy it
from any chemist and apply sparingly. Also, talc. You can get lovely
cheap non-smelly stuff. Vaseline sounds awfully uncomfortable :-(

Vaseline has the advantage that it's fairly runny. I've tried Sudocrem
before and found that while it's excellent for soothing raw flesh it's
a bit viscous and hence painful to apply - also tends to stick skin
together rather than lubricate. I havem't tried Metanium - is it different ?

Isn't Usenet wonderful ? I can't imagine having this conversation in
a pub. Maybe I go to the wrong pubs.

-adrian

Hmm, have to add to this that I found Sudocrem rather viscous and
painful to apply too but by mixing 4 parts sudocrem to 1 part water
based lubricant helps application to soothe...

As to preventative measures a water based lubricant is much easier and
cleaner to apply, also leaves less staining to clothing while usually
lasting longer. Vaseline has the habit of getting everywhere, being hard
to get rid of and has a distinct smell. Water based all the way....
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Chris Naylor said:

Quoted message said:

Hmm, have to add to this that I found Sudocrem rather viscous and
painful to apply too but by mixing 4 parts sudocrem to 1 part water
based lubricant helps application to soothe...

As to preventative measures a water based lubricant is much easier and
cleaner to apply, also leaves less staining to clothing while usually
lasting longer. Vaseline has the habit of getting everywhere, being hard
to get rid of and has a distinct smell. Water based all the way....

Don't they dry out too quickly ? Or does the water make the oil-based
cream easier to apply, then leave the cream behind as it dries ?

I'm also surprised that mixing an oil and a water-based lubricant
doesn't end up with a horrible curdled mess, but I suppose the
oil-based preparation is already some sort of emulsion.

-adrian

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said...

Quoted message said:

All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

See elsewhere. Meanwhile, to save you searching, Metanium. Buy it
from any chemist and apply sparingly. Also, talc. You can get lovely
cheap non-smelly stuff. Vaseline sounds awfully uncomfortable :-(

Not at all (though I thought that before I tried it). Once applied, I forgot
all about it.

Cheers
Dave Dunford

Fran said:

Most of the time I didn't bother to put cream on my babies at all at
nappy change time; sometimes they were a bit red and then I'd use the
Sudocrem; just occasionally though (especially if they weren't very
well) they got blistered and raw. That's when I reached for the
Metanium. A little goes a *long* way, and by the next nappy change
things were usually a lot better. I very rarely had to use it more
than three or four times in a day, and I can't remember ever having
had to use it for more than about a day and a half. It's expensive
compared with a lot of other things, but it's very good and *much*
better than Sudocrem if the skin is already broken.

Having just looked at these in the supermarket, I found that Sudacrem
relies on Zinc oxide whilst Metanium relies on three compounds of
Titanium. No prizes for guessing which one is going to be the most
popular here :-). And it possibly is lighter, too, as it comes in a
tube rather than a tub.

Vaseline, of course, is petroleum jelly. I wonder if you can use it
as fuel ?

-adrian

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said...

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Having just looked at these in the supermarket, I found that Sudacrem
relies on Zinc oxide whilst Metanium relies on three compounds of
Titanium. No prizes for guessing which one is going to be the most
popular here :-). And it possibly is lighter, too, as it comes in a
tube rather than a tub.

Yes. It's expensive, just like its metal, but it's *very* good. Just
use a tiny amount. My doctor told me you should still be able to see
the skin details through it; any thicker and you've used too much.
I've never used it as a preventive but it clears up skin problems
incredibly quickly.

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Fran O(<|={
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Try your local (proper) bike shop . There are a number of silicone based ointments that prevent chafing and protect the skin. Good for crotch area, under-arm and nipples. I find they work perfectly as a prevention if not for a cure - a bit too late when the skin is broken.

Justin

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Quoted message said:

Hi,

Have just got back from doing the Welsh 3000s (did 14 of the 15 in 22
1/2 hours, TR may follow), and in common with everyone else in the
party, I am now walking bow-legged!

All you experienced walkers out there, how do you avoid/prevent
chaffing at the top of the thighs? Various solutions were suggested
whilst we were walking, including wearing lycra and vaseline!

All suggestions welcome (although I can't promise I'll trial all of
them!

Cheers

John

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<[email hidden]> writes

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Quoted message said:

All suggestions welcome (although I can't promise I'll trial all of
them!

No experience but BodyGlide has been recommended on other forums -
<URL:http://www.bodyglide.com/sun/sun.html>

Following that recommendation I thought I would have a look and ended up
buying some of the Bodyglide skin formula from wiggle.co.uk

My thigh muscles are a bit too chunky for the distance betwixt my hips
so they rub when running. In the past I have always wore Tracksters or
Lycra shorts if running any distance more than about 3 miles. Normal
running shorts left me sore by 3 miles :-(

I have tried longer running shorts, vaseline and taping over the area
but none worked well for all but the shortest of runs.

Tried it this evening. It felt a bit strange (not at all slippery) and I
wasn't convinced it would work. However it worked brilliantly. Six miles
over a good sized hill in running shorts and no sign of rubbing.

So if you have a rubbing problem I would seriously consider it.

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Dominic Sexton