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Newbie at running, a few problems.

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  • 09-08-2011 5:15pm
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    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks.

    I started running in earnest about 6 weeks ago, aiming for a 10K race. I've never really done any running before, so I know very little about it. Going well so far, but I've noticed a few problems hopefully someone here can help me with.


    1) Chafing - Between my legs, sweaty thigh skin touches off the opposite sweaty thigh and its causing burns. My skin has changed colour to a pinky-purple and is kindof weepy. What can I do to stop this?

    2) Sore back - My lower back does be killing me sometimes after a run. Is this common? Am I leaning too far over when running? I have a nice beer belly, is that the cause of it? How can I help this?

    3) Sore anal muscle - I'm not joking, its like someone was holding a candle to it. Always after a run. Is this common? What can I do about it?



    Any help or insight would be appreciated folks. I'm really proud of the progress I've made, and I dont want to have to stop because of any of the above painful reasons. Thank you, Newmug.


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    Dathai
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    I can't really tell you much about 2 and 3, but you might want to look into buying some sort of compression shorts to wear underneath your shorts / tracksuit bottoms when you run. They should stop the chaffing.


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    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    Dathai wrote: »
    I can't really tell you much about 2 and 3, but you might want to look into buying some sort of compression shorts to wear underneath your shorts / tracksuit bottoms when you run. They should stop the chaffing.


    Compression shorts, what are they? Where would you get them?


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