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Vaseline works! Who knew!!

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Shorts again?? Well yeah ~ shorts every time now! I might even buy .... a 2nd pair!! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Jay66UK thank you for the Vaseline tip off ๐Ÿ˜œ Greased up nicely! And did the trick! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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Jay66UK profile image
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And this a family show. ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฃ

Glad to help you avoid chafing. And even more glad you are putting comfort first by wearing shorts.

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๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Can't believe I'm publicly announcing that I chafe!! No secrets on this show! ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜

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Dee_NGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Youโ€™re not the only one. Wore a new pair of โ€˜shortโ€™ shorts today ๐Ÿ™ˆ kept riding up resulting in a bit too much rubbing lol! Vaseline you say!? Haha x

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Dee_N

Put it there Dee_N ๐Ÿ™Œ

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Dee_NGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

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LorijayGraduate

Well done Flara, you did it. Shorts Rule!! (well in this heat anyway) :) :)

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Lorijay

Yay! I'm converted! Shorts R Us ๐Ÿคฃ

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

I bought 3 pairs on Sunday! I donโ€™t normally do shorts either but itโ€™s too frigging hot for anything else! Iโ€™m not braving a vest top yet though! Xx

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Dee_N

๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I've done a vest!! ๐Ÿคฃ

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

No evidence though...

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Jay66UK

๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฃ

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Donโ€™t let Jay bully you into photo evidence ๐Ÿ˜‚

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Dee_N

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Vest and shorts combo! Wowzers!! Youโ€™re taking on the world ๐Ÿ˜€xx

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Dee_N

And Vaseline!! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Haha! You go girl! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply to Dee_N

She claims... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Jay66UK

๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคฃ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Dee_N

Haha people will be mistaking me for Lara Croft ~ OK, no they won't! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Rhymes with Flara ๐Ÿ˜‰

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate in reply to Dee_N

Flara Croft! Woop woop!

Jay66UK profile image
Jay66UKGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Just like people mistake me for Philip Schofield?

Ok, no they donโ€™t either!

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Jay66UK

Preferable to being mistaken for Gordon the Gopher! ๐Ÿคฃ

in reply to Dee_N

Vests rule. I am 54 and I confess that Iโ€™ve been scandalising my neighbours by running in *gasp* shorts AND a *gasp* VEST. AND I may, on occasion, not even have remembered to shave my armpits... Itโ€™s just too hot to be modest.

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SaartjieGraduate

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ bring on the shorts shopping!

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Saartjie

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ This is all down to you Saartjie ! ๐Ÿ‘€

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SaartjieGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

๐Ÿ˜‚

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Jay66UKGraduate

I might start a shop...

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Jay66UK

"Chafing Jay's" ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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Jay66UKGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

๐Ÿ˜ณ sounds like a job for the RSPB.

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Jay66UK

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

I discovered the healing power of Vaseline after the Moon Walk. Slathered it on my blisters, over an inch in diameter each and they disappeared overnight. No joke. They didn't burst, nothing. They just completely went flat as if they'd never existed. And, no I'm not on commission! ๐Ÿคฃ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to

Wowzers!! That's worth knowing ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Jay66UK profile image
Jay66UKGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Itโ€™s a miracle substance with many uses.

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Jay66UK

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

Fabulous450 profile image
Fabulous450Graduate

Oh Flara! Iโ€™m not just liking it, Iโ€™m loving it!! ๐Ÿ˜Go you! With Vaseline too! Yes, shorts you will be going on today! ๐Ÿ˜‰โค๏ธ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate

Haha thank you Fabulous450 ๐Ÿ˜˜ I know, get me! Shorts AND Vaseline ~ like some sort of pro! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

๐Ÿ˜‰โค๏ธ

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Wow Flara! Youโ€™ve inspired me, I bought my first pair today as dissolving into sweaty puddles each run. Not sure if Iโ€™m brave enough to wear them but I might test the water during the football when the streets are empty ๐Ÿ˜‚

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to TailChaser

Hi TailChaser !! Good to see you again! Do it, do it, wear them, wear them!! Join the revolution!! ๐Ÿ‘Š

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TailChaserGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Itโ€™s lovely to be back Flara ๐Ÿ˜. I will ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to TailChaser

Go on TailChaser! I have to admit I havenโ€™t bought any shorts yet, but Iโ€™m going to do it too! It will take some bravery, but hey, Iโ€™m going to embrace it! Shorts shopping it is! In fact graduation pressie! Some nice bright ones, to really make it worthwhile! ๐Ÿคฃ!

Hope it goes well! โค๏ธ

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Dee_NGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

Totally would have had you as a shorts lady!!

Fabulous450 profile image
Fabulous450Graduate in reply to Dee_N

Never even dared wear leggings before now! Didnโ€™t think they suited me, still donโ€™t, but Iโ€™ve even been to the supermarket in my running gear! ๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate in reply to TailChaser

Shorts shorts shorts!!!!

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FlaraflarkinGraduate

๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Go Fabulous450 !! I had you down as having a wardrobe full ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Lol Another first! ๐Ÿ˜ So, Iโ€™m working on it as we speak! In for a penny and all! The world didnโ€™t stop when I went outdoors to run, so they might even miss my bright shorts and wobbly bits! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Who knows? Iโ€™ll be running, so as my running mantra now is, โ€œDonโ€™t care, Iโ€™m out thereโ€! โค๏ธ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

Yay! This is great! All us amazing women just doing it! Because we don't care anymore!! โญ๏ธโคโญ๏ธ

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Well itโ€™s a case of โ€œWe girls can run!โ€ The guys are great too of course! They just donโ€™t tend to have shorts issues! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

Yep the guys are equally as amazing ๐Ÿ˜Žโญ๏ธ Nature appears to have given most of them a more preferable proportion of cellulite though ๐Ÿ˜

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Ah thatโ€™s just running fuel weโ€™ve got! โ›ฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‰โค๏ธ

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TailChaserGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

Excellent Fabulous450 ๐Ÿ˜€ I think we should all take that mantra up. Ok, I will give it a go on Wednesday morning (I want to see the footie anyway). I wish we could do a โ€˜Iโ€™ll show you mine if you show me yoursโ€ with photos on here. Mine are black with pink bits (of course) but they have little cycling shorts underneath which I hope will stop the chafing (back to that again ๐Ÿ˜‚). I tell you what, Iโ€™ll do a run without Vaseline and report back to let you know if they work.

If we were brave enough to go out in all our glory for the first few weeks of C25K, we can certainly do it now with shorts on๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to TailChaser

Agreed! Itโ€™s a deal! โค๏ธ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Fabulous450

Deal ๐Ÿค“

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TailChaserGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Sorry, it all went a bit pear shaped. Busy day completely knackering myself Tuesday (35,000 steps ๐Ÿ˜ณ), my legs were shot Wednesday morning, in no fit state to walk let alone run! Iโ€™ve got work today gardening so I need to take it easy on the old bones. I might break them out at the gym on Friday afternoon...otherwise it will be Parkrun, in the middle of the park, in front of 350 other people, oh eck ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to TailChaser

35,000???? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Why? How? If you bail out Friday and go for the shorts on Saturday your little pins will be amongst 700 other pins!! ๐Ÿ˜Š No problemo ๐Ÿ˜

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TailChaserGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

I donโ€™t know how really, itโ€™s never been that many!! ๐Ÿ˜‚ I walk to work and back, walk around at work, walk my son to a club and back, it must be that I suppose!! Done another 23k today, another work day. I think gym tomorrow, Parkrun Saturday. Youโ€™re right, I can hide amongst the other shorts wearers ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜

Dee_N profile image
Dee_NGraduate

Doh! ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ delete that ..nobody needs to know your real name!

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Dee_N

๐Ÿ‘Š Flara Croft it is! God I feel a name change coming on ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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TailChaserGraduate

My hubby says โ€œ50 year old women, running in shorts, taking over the world!!!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to TailChaser

๐Ÿคฃ๐ŸคฃWhat an ideal world that would be!

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TailChaserGraduate in reply to Flaraflarkin

Lol! Wouldnโ€™t it just!! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to TailChaser

Iโ€™ll havs some of that! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃโค๏ธ

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Choufleurie

Hello everyone- Iโ€™d never considered shorts but I may invest in a pair (as long as they arenโ€™t too short-donโ€™t want the world to feel ill) itโ€™s just too hot for anything else!

And Vaseline-who knew lol x

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Fabulous450Graduate in reply to Choufleurie

Ladies....Weโ€™re starting a revolution! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ We are going to be in our shorts and guess what we wonโ€™t care, because weโ€™re runners! โค๏ธ

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Choufleurie

Choufleurie come and join the shorts revolution ~ and keep us informed on your purchase! ๐Ÿคฃ

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Ripcurlrana71

You and Jay66UK need to private chat on this sort of stuff!!! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Ripcurlrana71

๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

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Choufleurie

More shuffling for my part lol

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FlaraflarkinGraduate in reply to Choufleurie

Shufflers have more fun ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Choufleurie in reply to Flaraflarkin

๐Ÿ˜‚

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