The Whitworth Wind Symphony Richard Strauch, conductor
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with guest artist Douglas Yeo, former bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony
May 3, 8 p.m.
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you’re ready to run. “The traditional Bloomsday runner is going to wear an article of clothing to throw it in the trees to play their part in the donation side of the race,” he says. Once on the course, you want to dress for the weather, but make sure it’s a “technical T” which will draw the sweat away from your body.
YOUR FEET
This one seems obvious. You need good shoes to run 12 kilometers, but you also need shoes that are best for you. “You don’t want to be thinking about your feet when you’re on the course,” says Conrad. This means finding a shoe that’s both comfortable and effective for the paved surfaces you’ll encounter on the Bloomsday route. You might shave some time by wearing a lightweight cross-trainer, but Conrad says you first need to consider your foot style, and again do whatever’s comfortable. What about those flashy new kicks you just picked up? Can you debut them at the Bloomsday starting line? That’s a bit of a gamble.
“If you wore them around for a few hours it’s safe, but not recommended,” says Conrad.
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YOUR BODY
If you’ve ever encountered chafing anywhere on your body, just reading this sentence is causing you physical pain. But it happens to the best of runners. Conrad recommends you invest in some SportShield, a roll-on anti-chafing product from a company called 2Toms. Put it on your thighs, heels, sides and — this is for dudes too, or perhaps especially — nipples. “The nipples — they always catch the material of your shirt. You are damned if they get chafed,” says Conrad. If your nipples already are chafed from running, you can try Band-Aids, which will shield the sensitive areas from friction. They’ll hurt when you yank them off, though. If any part of your body starts burning while out on the course, fear not — you’ll see Vaseline on wooden sticks at the water stations. Rub that onto the searing areas and keep trucking away in relative comfort.
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