A few weeks ago, I bought a Camelbak.
I wore it on every long run between then and my half-marathon Sunday, and I had no problems with it.
Then I ran in it for exactly two hours, one minute and 41 seconds.
You may never have noticed (and I actually can’t find a picture that shows it), but I was born with a mole on my neck. It never really bothered me, so I never had it removed. That, and I am pretty afraid of needles and medical procedures, beyond donating blood and procedures I am put under for (what I’m not awake for can’t hurt me, right?!) But after my half this weekend, the camelback left my neck raw and my poor mole dangling for dear life.
So today at lunch I manned up and got it removed. What do you know? After all that freaking out, it took about two seconds to actually remove, and the needle to numb my skin was the worst of it–although the smell of burning flesh maybe wasn’t so much fun.
Moral of the Story #1: Nothing is ever as scary as you make it out to be.
Moral of the Story #2: Use. Body. Glide. On. Anything. That. Might. Get. Irritated. While. Running.
Moral of the Story #3: There’s not much sexy about running.
You look SO SKINNY in that photo.
xo
Other than running shoes and shorts, body glide was one of my first running purchases. I now also take it when we travel for preventing blisters.
I use Body Glide for every race, and in the rare instance I run in shorts, I STILL get chafed every time! Don’t get it. But if ever I run with a Camelbak (we have three but generally only use them for skiing or hiking), I’ll remember this =)
@Camels & Chocolate: Thankfully, I don’t get much chafing in shorts, but DEFINITELY lube up your neck if you do run a long distance with the Camelbak.
I get really bad chafing on my collar bone and my shoulders if I don’t use body glide. I guess I should be thankful that I can actually SEE my collar bone now, but it’s still frustrating when the skin gets so raw!
@Beth @ Beth’s Journey to Thin: Hear, hear on the collarbone! 🙂 But OW! That sounds really painful. As is my neck right now. Having a band aid on the side of your neck is a weird feeling–any time you move your head you feel it pulling.
I made the mistake of doing a really speedy 8-mile run last weekend in shorts — WITHOUT my beloved BG. I chafed so badly that I had to stop and get diaper rash cream on the way home. I am still coated in the stuff.
Lesson learned.
@Katy: Diaper rash cream? That’s kind of hilarious 🙂
Good for you! I have a few that I need to get checked out. It’s so scary to go though…
@[SMASH] at Sweat. Style. Swoon.: DO IT!
“There’s not much sexy about running.” I might quote you on that sometime. It’s SO true!