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Now that Mrs FB has got her new bathroom, I've been told that I'm not allowed in there unless I'm clean?!!.
Does anyone therefore have any good tips for removing mud from legs etc after races?
I recently saw a runner at Tom Tittiman daubing his legs in hair conditioner prior to the race, and I was informed it assisted with mud removal afterwards.
Thoughts, experience, advice.
My mate at work has just sent me this linkQuote:
Originally Posted by Flightless Bird
http://www.abrasiveblastsystems.com/...FWNItAodi3gkZA
Could be handy.
Prancing around in a nearby stream or lake after run, ride or race does the job for me... In fact, I tend to dunk my bike in as well if I have been cycling through mud :)
Forgive me for being a dim, single, halfwit, but isn't that the point of a bathroom????
Go in dirty - come out clean.
thats probably why your single..Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
A towel. Rub the bulk of the muck off when you finish your run and whack it in the wash with your stinky clobber. Also useful for sitting on in the car if you're particularly soggy/too lazy to change.
Also if anyone has tips for removing rear mech grime from a bath tub that would be appreciated.... :o
I leave that to my cleaners, you want me to ask how they do it? :D I bet they wonder what I do in my bath though... although the 6 bikes in the house may be a giveaway ;)
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Originally Posted by matthew
Oil yourself up before a run. Mountain bikers do this before races, I've been told, so the mud doesn't stick.
I'm not sure what sort of oil - I suggest chip fat might be more in-keeping with the traditional ethos of fell running. Plus you'd be less likely to be bitten by angry farm dogs, they'll lick you instead. Win win! :)
If there isn't a stream handy near the end, I find a bucket of water in the garden and a sponge/cloth produces excellent results. Not sure I like the idea of taking tips off cyclists - next you'll be shaving your legs and rubbing garlic in your gonads or whatever it is they do.
Re bike grime in the bath - MucOff Degreaser -the stuff you get in big spray tins - is brilliant for cleaning the bath (and just about anything else).
Outside tap, piece of cake !
All sound advice, but as per my initial point are there any lotions and potions that assist the mud to slide off when you're washing down?
Elbow grease is marvellous.................. :thumbup:
I've found that, as I invariably forget to take a towel with me, if I'm really muddy I will probably also have soggy wet socks and these make excellent flannels for a quick scrub of my legs before getting in the car. The added bits of heather and stuff that are often stuck in them are good for exfoliating too;) Sounds disgusting but it works. Also, on the rare occasions that I moisturise my legs before a run, that definitely seems to help the mud slide off afterwards. Boots Botanics body lotion in case you are wondering.:)
Back when I was in Guides we used to coat the outside of pans with washing up liquid before cooking over open fires - the soot and grim washed off really easily afterwards. Maybe the same principle can be applied to legs:w00t:! Might find yourself leaving a trail of suds across the fells though if it's really wet;).
That's what I do, either that or my top (if I'm changing or adding a layer) then the whole lot goes in a waterproof kit bag to be washed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hes
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Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Sponge cake?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
And I thought this thread was about removing Mud from the forum:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mud
And a cup of tea!:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
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Originally Posted by Hes
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Me too. It works very well. Your socks are normally coated in mud on the outside, but they always turn inside-out when you take them off, and they act like special spongy wet leg-washers. :)
Hosepipe in back gargen and a washing up type scrubbing brush gets the worse off for me.
Another +1 for the wet socks...
Bring my legs up a treat ready for application of scented lotion.....
It pains me to admit it but I rub Avon "Skin So Soft" lotion on my legs to fend off the midgies and clegs and other stuff that bites, this seems to aid mud removal after a run too. I feel so ashamed :o
You should do! Mind you, I normally take a travel-style towel, which is super-absorbent and helps preserve ones modesty too if you are changing in a public car park and it's really cold...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazy
The Bolton-by-Bowland race - arguably the muddiest in the calendar - provides an alternative solution at the end (pictures by Wharfeego):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wharfee...7628294826463/
Magic sheets.
Thought that was what everyone used?
I'm kind of relieved that other people use their soggy socks...after posting I thought I might get shunned at races but this is a bunch of fellrunners, I should have known I was in good and grubby company!:thumbup:
I use SSS from avon also, great for keeping the midgies away, then wet socks b4 I get in my car.. What are clegs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazy
It's Lancashire slang for a Yorkshireman.
and also a member of the Horsefly family of insects, usually found on one or both of my legs !
I forgot to take the SSS to work a few weeks ago and that evening I got bitten by one, my ankle was swollen to the size of my calf, took a course of antibiotics to fettle it. I had to have a fortnight off running too which has been a right pain.
And I thought I was the only one that did this!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hes
Same effect as a Yorkshire man has when he bites a Lancastrian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazy
I get told off for that as I chuck inside out sock in machine, hang them up to dry then when I turn them the right way round to put them on leave piles of dry mud and grss usually in the bedroom:o an I am the female in the houseQuote:
Originally Posted by noel
Never had any yorkshire men biting my legs..not sure if I know any yorkshire men..Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouse
I like the wet socks idea. Didn't think about the SSS as mud removal, but after Cragg Vale it definately stopped the midges, and the mud did slip off easier. Think I might have suffered a Lancs bite though!
clean everything in the Kitchen. They'll soon be begging you to use the bathroom.
and as for those using a towel to preserve their modesty - I was of the thinking that fell runners didn't mind their modesty being exposed when at a car boot. Or even on the hill!