What does everyone do to keep the sweat from burning their eyes? During my race this weekend I went through periods of not being able to see on the run as my sweat burned so bad?
Sounds ridiculous but I really need to eliminate this
Thanks
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What does everyone do to keep the sweat from burning their eyes? During my race this weekend I went through periods of not being able to see on the run as my sweat burned so bad?
Sounds ridiculous but I really need to eliminate this
Thanks
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I wear a hat, HeadSweats visor, or a plain sweatband to channel the worst of the gunk away from my eyes. Never put on sunscreen above the eyebrows (that’s why a hat/visor for any remotely bright day) so that the sunscreen won’t run into my eyes either. These are not a 100% solution but they help.
Never cared for hats while running so I use a simple headband. Probably the only guy on the Racine 70.3 course wearing one but not everybody has my great sense of style.
Sweat can burn a little but mixed with sunscreen it’ll set your eyes on fire.
Sometimes I just miss having. “Like” button.
As for the substance of the post, I use a hat. I also carefully test my sunscreen. Since Scape went under I’ve settled on Solrx Dry zinc for the face. But for heavens sake, test it first and wear a hat or headband.
Wear a hat, visor, headband or…
just grit your teeth and suck it up, ya big baby!
A tip from a friend that seems to help.
Do not use shampoo that morning.
Headsweats visor or hat. No problem.
AFTER you put on the sunscreen apply a line of vaseline above your brow to the side of your face. this should help the sweat flow to the sides and stay out of your eyes…it seems to work for me.
There is no perfect solution. A hat buys time but once it becomes saturated you’ll have the same problem. I’ve found I get somewhat desensitized to the stinging after a while.
I just rely on the crusty layer of salt that accumulates along my brow, trapping and diffusing all sweat that reaches it.
Sweat band under the helmet on the bike. A hat with a good sweat band on the run should take care of most issues. In hot races I’m also throwing every bit of water I can grab at each aid station on me which in addition to cooling ends up washing a lot of sweat off.
I grew a unibrow to keep the sweat away
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no sunscreen from the eyes up. on the bike, your forehead will never see sun, on the run if you wear a hat or visor, your forehead will never see sun. if you just don’t use lotion above your eyes, that helps a lot.
In addition to the no sunscreen above the eyes thought, be mindful of what you’re putting in your hair.
I swear certain shampoos and conditioners cause my eyes to burn.
x2, this has worked well for me here in the humid northeast summers. I’ll use vaseline or chapstick. I’ll put the same between my toes before runs when I switch over to sockless in the late spring to avoid blisters until my feet toughen up. Kind of like the chapstick cause I don’t have to get the stuff on my hands.
good luck, I know the feeling
Halo headbands are my saviour. And it makes it easy for spectators to pick me out of the crowd.
I can’t run without them anymore. With our without sunscreen I get blinded by sweat, but with, hurts like a bastard.
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Halo headbands are my saviour. And it makes it easy for spectators to pick me out of the crowd.
I can’t run without them anymore. With our without sunscreen I get blinded by sweat, but with, hurts like a bastard.
+1 I tried headsweats, the sweat gutr, and a few other options. None worked as well as the Halo headband. I now wear it under my bike helmet for longer rides/races, and will probably swap it out for a fresh one in T2.
The only problem is that the Halo will leave a nice line on your forehead… so you end up looking like Greg Oden:
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sweatgutr was better than nothing, but for me pales in comparison (in function, not looks) to the halo. But to each his own.