Tonight I learned a very valuable lesson. It all began yesterday afternoon when I stopped in the local running store to pick up some Body Glide, a great little product meant to prevent Chafing, an unfortunate result of long runs. It's seemed like a simple enough task and I was quickly taken to it's place in the store by the clerk. After a 12 mile run, and working on 4 hours of sleep I blindly grabbed a package labeled Body Glide, paid, and left the store; no problem... right?
| distance | time | Pace | HR Avg. | HR Max |
| 12.09 | 1:36:27 | 7:59 | 147 | 166 |
Tonight I was prepping for an 9 mile (marathon pace) run and applied the Body Glide product. I had noticed it looked different from what I was used to, but I just assumed they had made some changes. Companies are always "New and Improving" their product. It wasn't 5 minutes later, that as I stepped out the door I felt a gradually increasing burning sensation...
It turns out Body Glide has branched out into products other than Anti-chafers. Apparently I picked up their new Icy-Hot style product. Now what does "Body Glide" have to do with a product meant to relieve muscle soreness? I think they need a change in brand name... I'll be headed back to the store tomorrow to educate them on their own products.
As for my run, I was able to relieve the pain enough to get out for my 9-miler.
| distance | time | Pace | HR Avg. | HR Max |
| 9.03 | 1:05:33 | 7:16 | 158 | 177 |
I'm a bit sore afterward. I guess that new "Body Glide" could come in handy... or I could just stick with Icy-Hot.
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