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This one time, I totally forgot and ended up with chub rub so bad I was forced to forgo two for one cocktails the night after. There was sweat, blood and tears I can tell you!<\/p>\n
And dear reader I\u2019m not proud of these exploits. Have you ever heard of a Valley girl missing out on two for one alcohol before? Exactly!
\nThe too fat legs didn\u2019t, and still don\u2019t, bother me, after all, your thighs touching mean you\u2019re just one step closer to being a mermaid, so way to go for solid thighs!<\/p>\n
No, chub rub was only a problem I endeavoured through my late teens and early twenties whilst fashion and my body shape clashed.
\nAnd then I started running and was introduced to a whole new level of chaffing.<\/p>\n
Chaffing and running is inevitable at some point. And, it has nothing to do with weight, size or shape, more like, bad gear decisions and distance.<\/p>\n
My very first chaffing scar came at the price of an ill fitted sports bra and went completely unnoticed until I showered. Such were my screams of sheer pain, my next door neighbour actually called the police.<\/p>\n
\u2018For the love of god.\u2019 I had shouted, or something very close to…<\/p>\n
The only way I can describe those particular welts would be to compare them to large, weeping, blood colour slugs under each boob. I\u2019d been on a respectable four mile run and was somewhat baffled how the only injury I managed to pick up was on, or should I say under, my chest.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s chaffing!\u2019 Google told me after it tried to sell me Viagra and before it informed me I should immediately go to A&E as I was obviously going to die.<\/p>\n
I checked my thighs and apart from being a little wobbly (after the four mile run not the prospect of meeting ones fate via a search engine) there was no traces of any tell tale chub rub.<\/p>\n
\u2018I don\u2019t understand.\u2019 I told everyone and anyone who would listen. People didn\u2019t know hardship, I decided, until they had put a normal bra on after chaffing. \u2018Everywhere else is fine, surely…\u2019<\/p>\n
It quickly became apparent that chaffing when running has its own agenda. Naturally its dependant on outfit choice and conditions not to mention if precautions (tubs and tubs of Vaseline spread in every nook and cranny) have been taken or not, but, I have come to terms with the fact you just can\u2019t call it, just how you can\u2019t call whether you\u2019re about to have the best or worst run of your life every time you lace up.
\nEmbrace the chaff I say!<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve since experienced chub run on my arms, under my boobs (again), at the back of my legs, my forehead (stupid baseball cap idea) and my all-time favourite, under my arse!<\/p>\n
I bet your thinking, I\u2019m really not sure how one would go about explaining chaffing in-between the cheeks of one\u2019s arse, and let me tell you, it\u2019s a tricky one to justify. Walking like there\u2019s been an unpleasant accident and trying to tend to said wound during daytime hours.<\/p>\n
And whilst I have a platform, I\u2019d just like to take this opportunity to apologise to the unfortunate woman in the leisure centre changing rooms who had to endure one of my lathering\/treating my arse sessions on an unnecessary Wednesday morning. No one, and I mean, no one should be exposed to such nastiness just after their early morning swim!<\/p>\n
So, the long and short or back and fore, of chaffing is: you\u2019re going to get it, its unpleasant and a learning curve, it\u2019s another string to the disagreeable bow that can be running but it\u2019s also, in a masochist manner something to be bloody proud of, you know you did good if you got chaffed!<\/p>\n
Top tips: Pre running Hannah, chaffing meant rubbing Vaseline in-between my legs on holidays. The curse of the early 2000 denim skirt, vest combo, plus my chubbiness meant both legs would need […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n1. Get the right gear.
\n2. Invest in shares for Vaseline
\n3. If you think it may chaff it probably will
\n4. Don\u2019t be ashamed of it!
\n5. Check for chaffing before showering!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"