Big race tomorrow, and it's gonna be wicked hot. Shave the legs? Male, running anchor of 4x8. Going after school record, and a state auto-qualifier.
Big race tomorrow, and it's gonna be wicked hot. Shave the legs? Male, running anchor of 4x8. Going after school record, and a state auto-qualifier.
Don't do it. Hairy legs are what separate the men from the triathletes.
No. Never do anything new before a big race.
That said, in the future, you should consider it. Shave with the grain if using a blade or use the beard trimmer on an electric razor. Shaving against the grain can lead to more ingrown hairs and more itching as it grows out.
If you want to stay cool, wear a cap until the just before the race starts if you are allowed to. Also, in the minutes before the race starts, carry an ice cube in each hand and rub it on the inside of your elbows and along your forearm and neck. Wet your hair by pouring water over it. These combined steps will help you stay a little cooler before the start of a race.
HS-runner wrote:
Big race tomorrow, and it's gonna be wicked hot. Shave the legs? Male, running anchor of 4x8. Going after school record, and a state auto-qualifier.
No. You need to save energy. Shaving will deplete energy.
Are you a guy or a girl?
You're thinking too small in 2 different ways.
1. Shaving just removes the hair at skin level. You need to wax.
2. Legs are like 1/3 of your body at best. For best results go soles to scalp--get it all. You really want your eyebrows and nut hair to be the reason you didn't go to state?
That's for cyclists.
Depends: how hairy are you? It's not going to save you any time, but if you're one of those dudes that is massively hairy, it's freaking gross seeing those dudes in split shorts and all that gross hair all bunched up and covered in sweat. Yuck.
returned it wrote:
That's for cyclists.
Its mainly for massage and any athlete getting frequent leg work should shave. Its impossible to get proper massage with a jungle on your legs.
Secondary reason is road rash clean up is far easier with no matted hair in it. Less risk of infection too maybe. Not a factor in running of course.
Triathletes have the added need for the swim although even in a half wetsuit its not really a factor. But in a speedo it is.
I wouldn't do it.
But if it gets you into a mental mode of being fast then go ahead and do it.
I usually would cut my hair before a big race.
HS-runner wrote:
Big race tomorrow, and it's gonna be wicked hot. Shave the legs? Male, running anchor of 4x8. Going after school record, and a state auto-qualifier.
Only if you ig it
Seems like a lot of work for something that will not help you run any faster.
Pubic Service Announcement wrote:
Are you a guy or a girl?
Did you read the OP? Carefully!
Leg hair actually makes you less hot by increasing your whetted area.
always. chix dig it. i was teenage triathlete turned xc / track if you wanna go ballsdeep fast... smoooooooooth is way. helps your empathy game with the ladies too.
get shaving cream in a tube btw, none of those lame cans you'll find at that grocery store or wherever.
Lance wore speedos and shaved his legs.
cyclissimo wrote:
returned it wrote:That's for cyclists.
Its mainly for massage and any athlete getting frequent leg work should shave. Its impossible to get proper massage with a jungle on your legs.
Secondary reason is road rash clean up is far easier with no matted hair in it. Less risk of infection too maybe. Not a factor in running of course.
Triathletes have the added need for the swim although even in a half wetsuit its not really a factor. But in a speedo it is.
For cyclists there are aero benefits to shaving your legs. Road rash is secondary I never heard much talk about massage.
As someone who runs a good 80% of their miles on the trails, I do for the sole purpose that ticks have less to grab onto...They're going to be wicked bad in Ohio this year and already sort of are...Come winter, I don't shave them.......It's silly to think shaving your legs is going to give you any advantage
Ever seen a Kenyan or a sprinter with hairy legs? They are all hairless. Having hairy legs means you have poor genes for running.
Africans don't have a lot of leg hair. White guys that are pros usually shave them. Robby Andrews does not.
