wedgy!

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>On Apr 17, 11:57 am, "determined" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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>>I have never had such a problem with undies riding up as I do with
>>running... What's a girl supposed to wear? Are there special running
>>underwear?
>
>as Sisqo would say," That Thong! Tha Thong Thong Thong".

YUCK! Butt floss? Sorry, I'm too practical for that. There has to be a
happy medium between butt floss and granny gutgrabbers.

why yuck?
thongs are the most practical and comfortable kind of underwear i can
imagine. they stay in place, they don't ride up, no panty lines, take up
less room in the laundry...

or you could just go without. just make sure your shorts don't have a seam
running up the center if you try that.

heather, flosses every day

hmmm. Maybe I should try them again. The last time I tried them I thought
it felt weird. But no worse than what I've been running with!

it does feel kinda weird, you're right, i think mainly because it's
novel and so one tends to notice it more? (i dunno, everyone's different
and they might be uncomfortable for you in a way they aren't for me)
i've been wearing them since college (i'm 38 now) so maybe i have a
butt-callous 🙂

h
ps- my thighs rub together and make my shorts bunch up too unless i wear
the tight lycra kind.

determined said:

Um, I don't think so. Here's my embarrassing admission - my thighs rub
together some, even though I'm not overweight. So I've been wearing
spandex-type shorts. Typical running shorts that I'm aware of would not
save me from thigh chaffing... If it's not snug, it tends to ride up.

sorry, i forgot to mention in my last reply that there are some spandex
type shorts (i have some from the brand "champion"😉 that come with a
cotton panel crotch as they are intended to be worn without underwear,
just in case you haven't seen any of those and if that would help at all.

h (apparelently really into underwear)

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determined said:

Um, I don't think so. Here's my embarrassing admission - my thighs rub
together some, even though I'm not overweight. So I've been wearing
spandex-type shorts. Typical running shorts that I'm aware of would not
save me from thigh chaffing... If it's not snug, it tends to ride up.

sorry, i forgot to mention in my last reply that there are some spandex
type shorts (i have some from the brand "champion"😉 that come with a
cotton panel crotch as they are intended to be worn without underwear,
just in case you haven't seen any of those and if that would help at all.

h (apparelently really into underwear)

OH! I've seen the Champion brand at Target, I'll take a closer look.

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>>On Apr 17, 11:57 am, "determined" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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>>
>>>I have never had such a problem with undies riding up as I do with
>>>running... What's a girl supposed to wear? Are there special running
>>>underwear?
>>
>>as Sisqo would say," That Thong! Tha Thong Thong Thong".
>
>
>
>YUCK! Butt floss? Sorry, I'm too practical for that. There has to be
>a happy medium between butt floss and granny gutgrabbers.
>

why yuck?
thongs are the most practical and comfortable kind of underwear i can
imagine. they stay in place, they don't ride up, no panty lines, take up
less room in the laundry...

or you could just go without. just make sure your shorts don't have a
seam running up the center if you try that.

heather, flosses every day

hmmm. Maybe I should try them again. The last time I tried them I
thought it felt weird. But no worse than what I've been running with!

it does feel kinda weird, you're right, i think mainly because it's novel
and so one tends to notice it more? (i dunno, everyone's different and
they might be uncomfortable for you in a way they aren't for me) i've been
wearing them since college (i'm 38 now) so maybe i have a butt-callous 🙂

h
ps- my thighs rub together and make my shorts bunch up too unless i wear
the tight lycra kind.

Glad I'm not the only one ;-) I thought once I got down to an ideal weight
that would stop, but it hasn't...

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> On Apr 17, 11:57 am, "determined" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>> I have never had such a problem with undies riding up as I do with
>> running... What's a girl supposed to wear? Are there special running
>> underwear?
>
> as Sisqo would say," That Thong! Tha Thong Thong Thong".

YUCK! Butt floss? Sorry, I'm too practical for that. There has to be a
happy medium between butt floss and granny gutgrabbers.

Real running shorts have a liner briefs.

Would that work for you, or do you need extra support down there ?

Um, I don't think so. Here's my embarrassing admission - my thighs rub
together some, even though I'm not overweight. So I've been wearing
spandex-type shorts.

Excuse me if it's a stupid question, but why do you need underwear underneath
the shorts then ?

Cheers,
--
Elflord

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determined said:

Um, I don't think so. Here's my embarrassing admission - my thighs rub
together some, even though I'm not overweight. So I've been wearing
spandex-type shorts. Typical running shorts that I'm aware of would not
save me from thigh chaffing... If it's not snug, it tends to ride up.

sorry, i forgot to mention in my last reply that there are some spandex
type shorts (i have some from the brand "champion"😉 that come with a
cotton panel crotch as they are intended to be worn without underwear,
just in case you haven't seen any of those and if that would help at all.

h (apparelently really into underwear)

OH! I've seen the Champion brand at Target, I'll take a closer look.

Would not recommend shopping for running clothes at Target (or getting anything
from the Champion brand)

Most of the usual running cothes brands (e.g. Sugoi, Hind, Sporthill) have "spandex
type" shorts. Running stores should have some.

Another thing I found helpful to deal with thigh chaffing was using bodyglide.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

determined said:

Glad I'm not the only one ;-) I thought once I got down to an ideal weight
that would stop, but it hasn't...

That's cos you're not down to an ideal weight

Cheers,
--
Elflord

h squared said:

it does feel kinda weird, you're right, i think mainly because it's
novel and so one tends to notice it more? (i dunno, everyone's different
and they might be uncomfortable for you in a way they aren't for me)
i've been wearing them since college (i'm 38 now)

Eeeew ... please wash them as soon as possible.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

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I have never had such a problem with undies riding up as I do
with running... What's a girl supposed to wear? Are there
special running underwear?

If in a pinch, you can always fill up the crack(s) with joint compund
before every run. I believe Home Depot carries it in 5 gallon
buckets.

Most elite runners, like Jelena Prokopcuka, use "Butt Spackle"(TM) by
SNL. Unlike joint compound, it doesn't dry out and is reputed to
stay pliant for several hours. It's rather pricey, but I heard it's
about the only sure way to prevent wedgies.

Elflord said:

Would not recommend shopping for running clothes at Target (or getting anything
from the Champion brand)

Most of the usual running cothes brands (e.g. Sugoi, Hind, Sporthill) have "spandex
type" shorts. Running stores should have some.

Another thing I found helpful to deal with thigh chaffing was using bodyglide.

donovan's brands would probably be a better bet. i've been wearing
champion for a long time now and it's usually ok for me, (got one weird
pair of tights that i couldn't use, my own fault for not trying them on
first) but i'm a jogging 38 year old mom and not a running runner. i had
some sugoi spinning shorts a while ago, and they were really comfortable
without underwear. hey look, a hobby that lets you shop for clothes,
whohoo! 🙂

heather

Elflord said:

h squared said:

it does feel kinda weird, you're right, i think mainly because it's
novel and so one tends to notice it more? (i dunno, everyone's different
and they might be uncomfortable for you in a way they aren't for me)
i've been wearing them since college (i'm 38 now)

Eeeew ... please wash them as soon as possible.

Cheers,

what!? i am saving them for tbr. (of course)

h

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runsrealfast said:

So I see thongs just skip the riding up part and are just up. That
makes sense. Why would I want to put something up if I don't want
another thing riding up?

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as "sexy" as they might be I have still yet to figure out the hole
thong thing.

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John, has never flossed

i'm not sure what yer askin, but the reason it's uncomfortable to me
when underwear rides up is partly because you have huge bunches of
material wadding up in "there" along with the binding elastic part
that's supposed to stay lower down on your butt or leg, depending on
your style. thongs don't have any of those issues 😉

i did suggest skipping the underwear all together as an alternative.
those are the only two ways to avoid a wedgy that i know of, maybe
others will be more helpful (heh....) i have "regular" underwear, but i
always regret wearing it out on a run.. just seeing the panty lines in
the mirror makes me feel old and slow. i would actually never wear it,
but boys like variety..

is this enough detail to last you for the night, or do you need more?
(ps i don't mind if you stay a thong virgin, don't worry 🙂

heather

Pics would help.

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h squared said:

(ps i don't mind if you stay a thong virgin, don't worry 🙂

If I didn't my wife would think I was loony.

Obvious homosexual guilt, and a poor attempt to hide it (my wife
comment)..

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Elflord said:

Would not recommend shopping for running clothes at Target (or getting
anything
from the Champion brand)

Most of the usual running cothes brands (e.g. Sugoi, Hind, Sporthill)
have "spandex
type" shorts. Running stores should have some.

Another thing I found helpful to deal with thigh chaffing was using
bodyglide.

donovan's brands would probably be a better bet. i've been wearing
champion for a long time now and it's usually ok for me, (got one weird
pair of tights that i couldn't use, my own fault for not trying them on
first) but i'm a jogging 38 year old mom and not a running runner. i had
some sugoi spinning shorts a while ago, and they were really comfortable
without underwear. hey look, a hobby that lets you shop for clothes,
whohoo! 🙂

heather

I'm a 31 yr old newbie jogging/walking mom too! And I was thinking, "hey, a
sport that lets you go without underwear..."

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On 2007-04-18, determined <[email hidden]> wrote:
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> "runsrealfast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> On Apr 17, 11:57 am, "determined" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>> I have never had such a problem with undies riding up as I do with
>>> running... What's a girl supposed to wear? Are there special
>>> running
>>> underwear?
>>
>> as Sisqo would say," That Thong! Tha Thong Thong Thong".
>
>
> YUCK! Butt floss? Sorry, I'm too practical for that. There has to be
> a
> happy medium between butt floss and granny gutgrabbers.

Real running shorts have a liner briefs.

Would that work for you, or do you need extra support down there ?

Um, I don't think so. Here's my embarrassing admission - my thighs rub
together some, even though I'm not overweight. So I've been wearing
spandex-type shorts.

Excuse me if it's a stupid question, but why do you need underwear
underneath
the shorts then ?

Um, I guess for hygienic reasons? I figured without undies the sweat issues
might get carried away. Don't you need something absorbant? Or to prevent
the seam of the shorts from going places...

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determined said:

Glad I'm not the only one ;-) I thought once I got down to an ideal
weight
that would stop, but it hasn't...

That's cos you're not down to an ideal weight

I really don't like you.

What's an ideal weight then? Or perhaps a better question is, what is an
ideal bodyfat % for a 31 yr old female?

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"determined" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I have never had such a problem with undies riding up as I do
with running... What's a girl supposed to wear? Are there
special running underwear?

If in a pinch, you can always fill up the crack(s) with joint compund
before every run. I believe Home Depot carries it in 5 gallon
buckets.

Most elite runners, like Jelena Prokopcuka, use "Butt Spackle"(TM) by
SNL. Unlike joint compound, it doesn't dry out and is reputed to
stay pliant for several hours. It's rather pricey, but I heard it's
about the only sure way to prevent wedgies.

Who do you get to apply it? Does it require a contractor's license, or time
consuming permits?

determined said:

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Excuse me if it's a stupid question, but why do you need underwear
underneath the shorts then ?

Um, I guess for hygienic reasons? I figured without undies the sweat issues
might get carried away. Don't you need something absorbant?

You really don't want absorbant underwear for working out. Workout underwear is
not absorbant. Anything "absorbant" will get drenched during a workout.

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Or to prevent the seam of the shorts from going places...

Spandex running shorts (such as the brands I mentioned) should have a separate
panel in the middle, the seam should not run along the crotch.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

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determined said:

Glad I'm not the only one ;-) I thought once I got down to an ideal
weight that would stop, but it hasn't...

That's cos you're not down to an ideal weight

I really don't like you.

Don't be a baby. There is always room for improvement.

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What's an ideal weight then?

adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence;
embodying an ideal

IOW, until life is perfect you're not there yet.

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Or perhaps a better question is, what is an ideal bodyfat % for a 31 yr old
female?

BF% is hard to measure. I have Tanita scales for example, and the numbers I get
are so low on them that I don't really believe them. In terms of visuals --
most of the fast women in my running club have six-pack abs and popout veins
around their calves.

Basically, as far as running performance is concerned, start by getting ripped,
and then lose about 10lb and you're on the right track. I'm currently about
160lb and have popout veins around my midsection. My "running fit" weight is
about 150lb.

But it's best to accomplish this by eating normally, and let the mileage take care of
everything. You will drop body fat as you build miles.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

Stop complaining.... it's probably the only action you're getting.