Bleeding Nipples: Lesson Learned

The ironic thing about this post is that recently I posted the 10 commandments of running which gave some great advice for effective running. The one thing that I ignored was the "do not wear cotton" part. I have never had trouble with any of the clothing I have been wearing but apparently today was the day to change that. I went on a 15.2 mile run today, which was pretty enjoyable until the last killer ascent to my apartment (a hill after 15 miles sucked). The whole time I was running I could tell that the shirt was not agreeing with me. I could feel a rash forming on my lats, but little did I know the REAL problem until I got home. When I took my shirt off my nipples were bleeding, and that has never happened before so you can imagine my surprise!. Yeah, I wasn't too pleased to say the least, and yes, when I went to shower it REALLY didn't feel good. Definitely something I would not care to try again.

So what did I learn today? Make sure you look at what clothing would be best for a long distance run before going out and thinking nothing could go wrong. Maybe that will save you from the experience that I unfortunately had to live through. My advice? Don't wear cotton, I won't ever again.

I would have posted a pic too for everyone's entertainment but Cindy said it was a little much ;) Guess this will have to do.