Congratulations!I did my last 5k pace run before my race in two weeks and thought I was going to die. I came home and jumped in the pool.But I PRed at 40:25 even with taking rest intervals in between miles, so yay?? Only 25 seconds to shave off to meet my goal!
Thanks for the report! I think I’m going to try a pair.
I had to try Gold Bond in a pinch and I actually love it. I used to use body glide and Squirrel Nut Butter doubled up but the gold bond by itself has been enough for me. I am a very heavy sweater who has had her share of chafing!
Depending on where you want to use it (because it is oily), I like 2Toms Sport Shield roll-on. I use it on my toes. It worked for preventing blisters on my toes when Body Glide wouldn’t. I think if you let it dry before putting on clothes, it may not stain. I’ve never used it anywhere other than my feet, so I don’t know if it actually would stain or not.
At a quick glance, it looks like the Gold Bond stick is cheaper than Body Glide? If so, I might have to give it a try.
Specifically related to toes, I use Injinji toe socks, which totally prevents skin-to-skin rubbing of toes.
I do also wear Injinji socks, but when I might get really sweaty, I need the 2Toms also!
So I used BodyGlide for years after first hearing of it in advance of a 2006 visit to Walt Disney World. It did relatively well. However, during my first marathon in 2019, I developed a massively huge blister that at best BodyGlide prevented from being even larger. For my second marathon, I tried 2Toms SportShield. I found it worked even better than BodyGlide. However, I still keep BodyGlide or GoldBond around.
Always in the room. I've never had a problem with it losing its effectiveness including during races and even long days in the parks that don't involve races.
I use Injinjis as well, and even then manage to get some blisters with the way my toes want to chafe on each other. On the known problem spots, I also apply some mole skin before the races.
Maybe then it's also the wide toe box of the Xero Speed Force shoes? Or maybe I'm just lucky.
You might want to check out some of the cycling chamois creams. Some of them are a little pasty and last a long time. Zealios and Assos are two of them.
Why do you prefer a roll on to a stick? I'm not sure I know what the difference is.
with a roll-on, i KNOW it's on. it's more like a silicone liquid in looks, and it's there with one pass. And I feel like it's easier to "spread it out" a little bit right after I put it on compared to bodyglide.
