How smelly are you?

Beef

Just wondering how smelly ye all are...

Do you wear only freshly washed gear for each run or do you smell like the boot of a junior b hurling managers car heading out? I'll almost always have only clean gear on but I never do doubles etc... In a pinch I'll put something smelly on but I wouldn't be entirely happy about it (like tonight which prompted my question). Am I a big wuss?

Calvin Johnson

I wear the same pair of shorts for a few days at a time. Have plenty of shirts but not enough shorts to have a fresh pair every day.

tang1

Clean stuff everytime, sweat to much to get more than one use out of gear.

JohnDozer

Beef wrote: »

Just wondering how smelly ye all are...

Do you wear only freshly washed gear for each run or do you smell like the boot of a junior b hurling managers car heading out? I'll almost always have only clean gear on but I never do doubles etc... In a pinch I'll put something smelly on but I wouldn't be entirely happy about it (like tonight which prompted my question). Am I a big wuss?

I'd be the same as yourself, generally try and wear clean gear. Have had to wear day old gear on occasion and it's not pretty, mainly because I do sweat a bit and the gear has been in a bag or in a heap on the floor. Before my quantity of available gear improved, I used to hang it up outside and got a second wear out of it most of the time.

dazed+confused

My gear stands up by itself after one run and if not washed immediately the smell takes two washes to come out.

pconn062

T-shirts- change every time, sometimes twice per run if I have a spare one in the car

Shorts- Change every 3 days or so

Socks- manky I know, but I can mostly get two days out of them, don't have that many pairs

Shoes- usually I rotate 4-5 pairs of shoes so they never get that smelly

gerard_65

Not changing shorts, dirty socks, smelly tshirts

EEWWW
Always clean washed gear.

EEWWW again!

ultraman1

Wat about the wings..

Fat Christy

Calvin Johnson wrote: »

I wear the same pair of shorts for a few days at a time. Have plenty of shirts but not enough shorts to have a fresh pair every day.

Ditto, I always change my shirt but I wear the same shorts for 2 or 3 runs and then wash them.

rainbow kirby

Full set of clean gear every time. I sweat a lot and it's just seriously unpleasant otherwise.

Clean clothes every time!

I also shower before I race because so I stay smelling half decent for as long as possible.

Unfortunately during a recent race there was a lady running just ahead of me and I've never in my life smelled anything to bad It was like she just didn't wash or clean her gear ever. I'm not exaggerating. It took me and my running buddy a while to figure out who it was and we were actually heaving as we were "down wind", once we figured out the culprit we got as far past her as we could.

God that sounds awful bitchy, sorry

crisco10

Not a massive sweater so new t-shirt and socks each time but rotate the shorts in for about 3 or 4 runs before they get washed.

I always struggle with rain/wind jacket in winter...I want to wash it more but then it loses all of its lovely water proofness quicker. Dilemnas in the first world...:rolleyes:

clear thinking

Why differentiate between shorts and tops??? It's sweatier in the shorts if anything? Smelly b*stards. Begs the question, how often do you actually wash yourself? No point bothering with showers or baths if you put dirty clothes on. One of the worst things when running is a BO stench from a.n. other. Only poss time & place is to put off rivals in a big race.

RacoonQueen

The only thing I wear more than once is a sports bra and I even find that gross - most you'll get out of a sports bra is 3 runs at a serous push...everything else, clean everytime.

pconn062

clear thinking wrote: »

Why differentiate between shorts and tops??? It's sweatier in the shorts if anything? Smelly b*stards. Begs the question, how often do you actually wash yourself? No point bothering with showers or baths if you put dirty clothes on. One of the worst things when running is a BO stench from a.n. other. Only poss time & place is to put off rivals in a big race.

In fairness, shorts don't get nearly as sweaty as t-shirts. ANd it's not "putting on dirty clothes", I usually hang them out to dry for few hours afterwards. And I live in the middle of bogland so I rarely never see another face when running so no-one gets offended by me doing it. Also, fresh clothes always in a race, including lucky shorts!.

conavitzky

Going to be some right smelly runners around soon with water charges on the way....

RedRunner

Clean everything for every run as I sweat a lot.

Oryx

People wear running shorts twice? That's gross! They're made of quick drying material guys, just wash them!

SpaceTime

Running gear is so light that it'll wash and dry extremely quickly anyway. There's no excuse for stinky gear.

cianc

Never wash my gear, just go for a run in the rain.

RayCun

Clean every time.
(On holidays I only bring two sets of gear so 'washing' often means throwing the stuff on the floor of the shower under me)

PauloMN

Fresh stuff every time, even after a short run. The amount I sweat it would be just minging to do otherwise.

RacoonQueen

pconn062 wrote: »

In fairness, shorts don't get nearly as sweaty as t-shirts.

Wouldn't be so sure about that. All sorts of bacteria down there! You're lucky it hasn't fallen off yet!! :eek:

PaulieC

pconn062 wrote: »

In fairness, shorts don't get nearly as sweaty as t-shirts. ANd it's not "putting on dirty clothes", I usually hang them out to dry for few hours afterwards. And I live in the middle of bogland so I rarely never see another face when running so no-one gets offended by me doing it. Also, fresh clothes always in a race, including lucky shorts!.

Do you wear underwear under your shorts ?

this thread reminds me of this clip...particularly the bit at 1:02

Some Kind of Wizard

For training I would wear the same shorts 2-3 times before washing them. Mostly train on my own and going to be having a shower straight after training so washing them every time just seems like a needless chore!

ultraman1

This like a bleedin counselling sharing session for durty *****....

yaboya1

Clean everything, although sometimes I'll wear the same runners but that doesn't count does it? :P

yaboya1

yaboya1 wrote: »

Clean everything, although sometimes I'll wear the same runners but that doesn't count does it? :P

That's manky. I wear new runners ever time. You'd be mad not to.

yaboya1

Deleted User wrote: »

That's manky. I wear new runners ever time. You'd be mad not to.

You're right. I'm going to hang my head in shame........and buy another pair of runners :pac::pac:

Beef

Never mind that, I'll only run on freshly laid tarmac.
Some right smelly f*ckers around all the same. :pac:

Laois_Man

I'm due to wash my gear in September for the fist time since I started running 2 years ago

It gets washed every other year whether it needs it or not

Thargor

Never use the washing machine, I just throw everything in the bath and have a shower down on top of it once a week, the water does be brown running out of it at the start but everything comes out clean after the shampoo and shower gel and a bit of stamping around, same for my cycling gear.

tunguska

I sweat like a nun in a cucumber field so no choice but for clean, dry gear everytime.

PauloMN

Thargor wrote: »

the water does be brown running out of it at the start

:eek:

(unfollows thread) :pac:

Woden

Generally clean but not always! Can depend on whether I need the only pair of shorts I have at the moment in which the keys have not cut a hole in the back pocket

Thargor

PauloMN wrote: »

:eek:

(unfollows thread) :pac:

From running (well trying to run) the cliff walk between Bray and Greystones, its boggy :pac:

viperlogic

Wash gear everytime (80% of the time in the sink rather than washing machine) bar the odd slow short recovery run

pconn062

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Wouldn't be so sure about that. All sorts of bacteria down there! You're lucky it hasn't fallen off yet!! :eek:

We all have to make sacrifices for our running, mine are made in the bedroom department. :pac:

PaulieC wrote: »

Do you wear underwear under your shorts ?

Of course.

Lots of people will be avoiding me at the boards A/R Xmas party now, should have said nothing!

rom

I have been know to change gear mid run

The top that is

ThisRegard

Stinky shorts have me paranoid. A colleague was telling me a story some time ago about how he used to give a friend of his a lift to five a side every week. One particular weekend he thought one of them left some gear in the car as there was an awful stink but he couldn't find it anywhere. When he got onto the floor to look under the seats he got an awful whiff and realised it was from the car seat itself.

His mate had obviously just thrown on a previously worn pair of shorts that may have smelled alright but when left in close contact with a warm arse and other material the results weren't great. I think he had to wash the seat in the end.

Fat Christy

Thargor wrote: »

Never use the washing machine, I just throw everything in the bath and have a shower down on top of it once a week, the water does be brown running out of it at the start but everything comes out clean after the shampoo and shower gel and a bit of stamping around, same for my cycling gear.

Please tell me you have a shower more often then once a week?

Ew, I can smell your gee from here.

gerard_65

Fat Christy wrote: »

Please tell me you have a shower more often then once a week?

Ew, I can smell your gee from here.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

jebuz

New gear every run, has to be! I sometimes struggle to find clean gear on a double day so the old GAA shorts might make the odd appearance, if they do I usually bring a football with me and do solos

walshb

For training I would get a couple of days at least out of a pair of shorts or t-shirt. Dry them out (fresh air) and go again. It's not like you're going to a wedding. It's a run. If you were to wash every fresh item after a training session you'd never be away from the washing machine.

ThisRegard

You track jockeys only run a few metres anyway don't you ? Hardly long enough to get shorts smelly after a session so that's fair enough I suppose.

Ron DMC

Most running gear is lightweight and quick drying, running them under a tap and hanging them in the shower or on the line takes about 30 seconds, no need to use the washing machine at all unless it's caked in mud.

No excuse to leave a sweaty pile of clothes in the washbasket or on the floor to stiffen with sweat and be reused. Just rinse and let it dry.

eyeball kid

Would always have to have clean stuff. I sweat buckets.
Might use shorts again if I was really stuck and also would hand wash a t shirt in the shower or something but generally have clean gear.

walshb

eyeball kid wrote: »

Would always have to have clean stuff. I sweat buckets.
Might use shorts again if I was really stuck and also would hand wash a t shirt in the shower or something but generally have clean gear.

I sweat fairly easily as well, but a good airing should allow you to wear a t-shirt for a few days' training. Takes a day or two of training/sweat for the sweat smell to become quite noticeable.

Oryx

In some races I have run alongside people who smelled all sweaty and horrible. Now I know who they are.

Beef

Oryx wrote: »

In some races I have run alongside people who smelled all sweaty and horrible. Now I know who they are.

I can never understand it at races, whatever about training away on your own in the sticks.