Another good argument against Martlehats - on several occasions I have had insects go in through the vents and scrabble around on my (bald, I fear) pate. Each time I have wobbled around grabbing at my helmet, putting myself at risk of falling off or getting mashed by a car.
Every other time I've been stung I've had a good amount of swelling. Also I've noticed that whenever I get stung by nettles when running or cycling the effect is minimal. I think it must be the adrenalin counter-acting the wasp/nettle stings in each case (am I making this up?).
Doesn't seem to work that way for me with orienteering. Running through nettles gives me itchy tingly legs for a couple of days, and the unidentified flying monster that bit me at the last event gave me a rather big elbow 🙁
I don't know an orienteer who doesn't have tingling legs for days. It probably has something to do with just how many nettle stings orienteers get, both thighs being covered in stings is fairly normal for me. The bramble scratches don't exactly help with the healing process!
I don't know an orienteer who doesn't have tingling legs for days. It probably has something to do with just how many nettle stings orienteers get, both thighs being covered in stings is fairly normal for me. The bramble scratches don't exactly help with the healing process!
I wish mine just tingled! I've only done two recently, and admittedly they were 24hr Rogaines (heavy duty orienteering), but each time I've been hobbling around for a couple of days afterwards. Mind you, I've now had the problem diagnosed as a tight Illiotibial Band, so my future contains LOTS of stretching exercises.
