Race Day List

[teigyr]

Well...I suppose you've done enough running and swimming so if you were going to have problems, you would? Anyway I use it for:

Wetsuit chafing on the back of my neck
On my ankles to slide my wetsuit on and off easier (but I've seen some use Pam)
On my feet if I'm starting to get rubbing or that blister feeling
On my workout top/bra if there's rubby spots
On my legs where they rub if I'm wearing shorts and it is getting irritated

It's good stuff. I was just out on a run and started getting a raw spot on my inner upper arm. I had no bodyglide with me so I used lip balm instead. It got me by but bodyglide would've been better

[Kimmyt]

Ooh, another question about bodyglide. I bought some at the race expo today b/c I've been getting a raw spot rubbed on my ankle from the tongue of my cycling shoes. I know they say don't do anything new on race day, but I figure it's just a little bodyglide.

Anyway, for the question, does it go on easy when your skin is wet? I'd put it on after the swim and am wondering if the lube would not roll onto the skin if it's wet. Should I put it on before the swim?

Thanks!

K.

[HillSlugger]

Re: powder and socks

When I'm setting up my transition area I dump some powder into my socks and then shake it around. I then fold the sock back on itself so I can more easily slip my damp feet in. IMHO, you don't want to deal with applying the powder during transition if you can avoid it. It has worked like a charm for me, excepting that time I tried to put one sock on upside down

[Wahine]

Kimmyt - I put my body glide on before my swim in all the appropriate places and it stays there. The only time I reapply is at Ironman in which case I sometimes need a spruce up before the run.

[jesvetmed]

he only time I reapply is at Ironman in which case I sometimes need a spruce up before the run.

I LOVE that we all consider Body Glide re-applications a "spruce up"! My kind of people!