Before we see the responses - here is a reminder of the great line up of athletes that have been good enough to share their time with us.
Enjoy reading the responses!!
Do you have any shaving ritual before IM races
and if so, can we pry and ask if it is more than a lower leg (perhaps to stop
chafe, be more aero or other reason)?
#I have a swimming background. I shave all over, both arms, legs etc... (MJ)
#I
"veet" the under carriage to stop saddle sores. (TI)
#Do you
have any shaving ritual before IM races and if so, can we pry and ask if it is
more than a lower leg (perhaps to stop chafe, be more aero or other reason)?
#just
shave it all… all about aero. Relatively hairless so until puberty
arrives all is pretty easy. (MB)
#just my
usual, 3/4 leg. I’ve heard it’s more aero but I’m not particularly hairy so I
don’t think it would make much difference!! I guess I see it as dotting the
i’s, crossing the T’s. Going to work and being professional about it?! (LB)
#Just the
standard arms and legs, I have been doing it for so long now that I would feel
silly with hair! (MW)
#Not at
all...I just shave because I'm - Female (; (LM)
#I always shave,
nothing to do with feel or aero dynamics, I just like it better. (BW)
#TriShave shaving cream is my number one winner to look and feel good :-)
#TriShave shaving cream is my number one winner to look and feel good :-)
Check out
the Specialized recommendations on shaved legs :-)
#Ha, Actually
I do. I raced two IM's without shaving down and had terrible
days. So now I always shave down two days out. Legs, face and if it’s hot
the body.....If it's cold I leave the David Hasslehoff chest hair. (GC)
#a gal has
always got to keep on top of the grooming throughout an IM program. The legs
are always out, you're one the bike for long hours every week, and the
bathers are donned a few times a week every week. So come race day, nothing is
really done any differently. Just maintain the grooming regime. (MD)
#LOL…that
makes me laugh! I wonder how honest Guy Crawford it going to be about this
one!! No, in that regards I am pretty normal, just the usual leg shaving and I
am ready! (KB)
#No. I only first
shaved my legs after 6 years in the sport and that's as far as I've ever gone
(or will) go. (BH)
#In the week before
an IM, I shave down completely. This includes legs (which are shaved as
standard anyway), Arms (which assist me to stay cool and add sunscreen during
the day), Head (the head loses up to 40% of the body’s heat, I cut my head very
short to help with temperature control on the day especially hot climates) and
the undercarriage (which is trimmed so that I can apply fixomull to stop chafe
and cuts during the long hours in the saddle backed up by the run) YIG
