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Originally Posted by AndChiefs
There may be a better thread but just ran my first half marathon yesterday…I am not fast but did okay. Problem is I have a lot of issues with chafing on my thighs.
Should I use Vaseline in the future? Some other tricks for not having these issues?
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Congrats! Did you have a target time you were shooting for? How'd you do relative to your expectations?
I don't usually have trouble with chafing other than once when it was really cold and I ran a race in sweats. That was not fun afterwards. This was before I bought running tights and it's the reason I bought running tights. So I can't help you on that issue.
I've been really out of shape the past few years, but I'm working my way back. I ran a 10K yesterday. I'm slowing down with age so my time wasn't thrilling (1:06:56), but it was better than I expected and I came in 2nd in my age/gender division. Granted, there were only five guys in my division, but I still came in 2nd. Being in the 60-69 age category now has really winnowed down the competition.