Marathon You Can Do It

Nipples bleeding when running is a common running problem among male runners. The bleeding happens when your running T-shirt rubs against your tender nipples.

This is how the bleeding happens

When you run your t-shirt moves up and down, that movement rubs on your nipples. The friction on your nipples makes them tender. Open wounds form and blood starts to flow out. When the salt from your sweat rubs on the open wounds you start feeling pain. Experts call this Nipple Chafing!

How to Avoid Bleeding Nipples

1. Apply a layer of vaseline over your Nipples, some marathons even offer Vaseline enroute.
2. Put a bandage over the nipples. This will prevent direct contact.

Another funny solution that I found at a Runners world article on this topic was this one:

Here is an easy solution, although a slightly embarrassing one… wear a ladies sports bra. They hide easily under a t-shirt and stop the chafe! Go ahead and laugh it up… I’ll see you at the finish line… bloody nipple free!

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After marathon training for months, you should spend the last week taking it easy. I spend the last week drinking plenty of water, eating a diet rich in carbohydrates and keeping my body in form by stretching and doing light jogging.

Paula Radcliffe Training Tips One week before a marathon.

Paula Radcliffe  holds four of the five fastest times ever run by a woman over the 26.2-mile distance. A tip from her comes with a “pay attention” pedigree.

Paula shared the following simple tips on BBC website, a week before 2008 London Marathon.

1. You should have cut down your mileage by now but it is always worth throwing in a little bit of speed work in your final week.
2. Stay hydrated and get plenty of rest.
3. Make sure you have run in the gear you want to wear in the race.
4. Watch out for germ areas – catch a cold now and you could kiss the marathon goodbye
5. Don’t forget the Vaseline!

Some of the germ areas Radcliffe treats with care are supermarket trolleys and believe it or not, baby Isla!

“Since having Isla (last January), I’ve learned the importance of keeping guard against germs. Babies pick up everything going,” Radcliffe told BBC Sport.

Plan B. Chill for the marathon with this Marathon Trivia Book.

The Running Trivia Book: 1001 Questions from the Sprints to the Marathon No Synopsis Available

Read the rest of the Radcliffe Interview on  BBC sports.

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