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Chafing is one of the most common problems endurance athletes encounter during training. It's one of the hardest things to predict when, or if, it will happen. In general, endurance athletes can expect certain areas to have a higher chance of chafing than others. Female athletes generally experience chafing between their thighs, under their ar

This past weekend, one of our loyal athletes tackled a desert climate 50k (his first ultra). He knew that going into it that if he wanted to be successful (and comfortable) he would need to prevent chafing and blisters and protect his lips from a desert sunburn. He strategically placed Friction Zone gel at select aid stations over th

If you're not familiar with the golden-haired girl from the Golden State, familiarize yourself with Meghan Baird (aka The Hangry Runner Girl). This pre-med student from California State University Los Angeles is a savage endurance athlete with a marathon PR of 3:14 and two finishes in Boston. We recently sent her some of our Fri

As the weather starts to cool and the air becomes more crisp, a lot of you may be gearing up for a fall marathon. All those summer miles in the heat and humidity should yield some faster paces on your training runs this fall. And let's be honest, logging those long runs is going to feel a lot better when you're not sweating to death in hot and humi