Subject: RE: jldicarlo's group -- CLOSED Ah, the good old nipple chafing issue...
I've done several things to avoid this. One is exactly what Jennifer suggested, which is to use bandaids. Unfortunately, I am usually sweating pretty heavy and so this hasn't always worked for me.
A second option is to wear only technical shirts that have to stretch to fit you (i.e.; Underarmor-style fabric ). The only problem with this is that if you don't have them on during your swim you're not going to want to have to pull them over the top of your head at T1 because you're going to look like someone who's never gotten dressed by their self before as you try to stretch the shirt over your wet skin (a mistake that cost me a good minute at my first Olympic race ).
A final option - & one that some would argue is not that appealing - is to use something like one of the skin coating sprays such as ToughSkin. I've done this before with great success...the only problem is that it worked a little too well and took a while to finally wash off.
Hope this helps. |