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‘Band-Aids and Vaseline’: Hong Kong runners talk about bleeding nipples and what to do – South China Morning Post

‘Band-Aids and Vaseline’: Hong Kong runners talk about bleeding nipples and what to do  South China Morning Post

While it might sound a bit absurd or even comical, it is a serious issue many runners have to deal with during long races: bleeding nipples. Of all the things racers have to put up with: sore knees, broken toenails, bad backs – bleeding nipples sounds like the oddest of ailments. Hong Kong’s Nic Tinworth, who runs the Hong Kong Trail Runner blog and is one of the founders of the Race Base Asia, said two common medical supplies help when the chafing and rubbing against fabric create enough friction to open cuts. “Band-Aids and Vaseline,” said the 45-year-old, who recently ran the QNET Gurkha…