Fanny pack chafing

Run marathons that offer water and powerade/gatorade so there is no need for one.

or

Wear a singlet and tuck it into your shorts then put your pack over it.

Really? You really wear one of those fanny packs and a water bottle? Are you some kind of 6 hour marathon hiker/walker hobby jogger types?

Eric Larkin wrote:

I've searched the ULTRA archives and found no discussion about fanny pack chafing. I've run two marathons this year (still an Ultra virgin!) and use a generic small pouch 1-bottle fanny pack that irritates the small of my back to the consistency of raw hamburger over the miles. The lunch runners at work must think I do funny things in my bedroom to have these large palm-sized raw & scabbed areas on my lower back / upper bum.

Any suggestions on fanny pack makes/models? Are some pad materials better than others? Leather? Chamois? What things can you do to prevent this? Or do I suffer stoically on the trail and smile at the locker room crowd like my love life is completely wild and shamelessly passionate?

Sore but single...

9/10

this post combines triggers as varied as "funny things in bedroom" and "bum" with the current hatred on trail runners. Well done, sir!

They have bottles for your hands or vests for bottles.

I've heard you can just drink your own sweat or pee to replenish.