I generally only have running undie problems at a certain time of the month when other things come into play. I find a touch of preventative vaseline at the creases of my thighs does the job though. I read runners communities where they can't stand the thought of wearing undies when they run though but I don't have the built in underwear pants that these people seem to. And I don't worry so much about revealing my bits and bobs to spectators as the sweating issue - one of the areas of the body with the highest concentration of sweatglands and I'm quite keen to know there's something stopping it from dripping down my thighs. Okay, now I've kinda grossed myself out.

Anyhue, I've nevered suffered from bra chaffing but maybe it's a transition sport thing (ie. I just run, I don't do multiple sport-multiple outfit things)? *shrugs*

Undies - don't bother - well, if you're a girl anyway.

Bra? There's only one: it's called Enell and it's available in NZ thru sportsupport.co.nz. No need for underwire, absolutely no need for tape. It's a supremely comfortable compression bra - your girls ain't going nowhere in one of these babies.

I don't run much anymore, but I definitely prefer running on grass or a track with bare feet. It doesn't hurt your joints like running in shoes on concrete does.

Comfort is the key. If going commando (though wearing three layers is hardly commando) works then do it.

You should choose a tape that achieves the purpose - without being overly adhesive for removal.

I hate wearing shoes and would love to get my feet back to their childlike state of being leather soled boots. When I could cheerfully run along gravel roads and climb trees and went barefoot in summer and wore gumboots when it rained.

There's a good reason they make the longer trunk leg sports underwear available these days. Those help cut down on some of the chafing problems.

In regards to your running in bare feet comment, your podiatrist might be doing you a disservice there. Running in bare feet has been proven to reduce the impact felt up through the heel, through to the knees, and back, when running. The invention of the modern running shoe has lead everyone to become lazy, and everyone striving to run harder/faster landing harshly on their heels. This isn't a very natural method of running.

The Africans are great runners because they practice in bare feet, and they land more naturally with a flat foot, which means they don't get the injuries seen in other runners.

If the American College athletics have picked up on running in bare feet, then I am sure more people will move back to doing it that way, away from the mass marketing of shoe companies and all the so called collective 'knowledge' that has built up around this.

I ran until my teens in bare feet. I've had more problems with my knees since I started running in $300 running shoes (and I've tried a lot of brands).

I'm with Moon #2 - the enell sports bra totally rox! Any woman who does any sort of hi impact sport would be completely MAD not to wear one of those. Its like a crop top so it totally doesn't matter if its seen and that makes it really useful for multisport. Hugs you really close so there is absolutely no bounce (sorry boys!). Totally worth every cent.

For running I use the shorts with built in Lycra compression liners (like bike pants). No underwear needed.

For triathlon, it is tri shorts under wetsuit, also ride and run in these. No underwear needed.

this is a great topic. its a bit weird raising this at the gym or out with other runners. i've trialed a range of longer leg performance underwear. tried the jockeys, tried the mcconnel dowd, tried the bonds. i seem to get shredded every run, cue the shower dance. havent tried running commando as worried for bits to flap about. i tend to get the chaffauge up in the groin rather than on the leg part. Am I the only one?

I think it was Arthur Lydiard who all those years ago got his running guys into wearing women's undies, because the elastic was so much thinner & lighter than men's undies, making a considerable comfort difference on a 20km run. But that was before modern running shorts. I used to find a generous application of vas' 'either side' did the trick generally. Men's undies are still generally crap for sporting endeavours because large bands of elastic are 'rugged and manly' and anything less would obviously be poncy and be for only those of questionable sexual orientation. For exercise, less is more, but nothing is best.

YAY!! Ann join me in the madness that is the barefoot running technique *lol* and if anyone's curious for a read on a brand newby trying it out check out www.nicscreativechaos.weebly.com I'd love to hear from someone who's done it for a while. have you ever srained your ankle while doing it?(the inspiration that got me onto it - same ankle twice in one year *arrgghh*)