First, two things:
1.) I am part Italian.
2.) I did use clippers first.
....
So, yeah. I feel like I just finished Tolstoy's War and Peace. Holy ****, did that take a long time! And I thought I did everything right, too. I used the clippers first. I took a shower before. I used shaving cream with the razor. I went through like four razor blades. I literally went into that bathroom of mine, locked the door, and didn't leave for FIVE HOURS. Did I say it was FIVE HOURS? Have I uppercased it enough?! I even had to take a second shower near the end so my skin wouldn't be so darn sticky so I could tell the difference between clingy hair and hair that was still attached.
Worst part was shaving the area around my collar bone. :bitching: It's all red now... I put some lotion on it.
On the other hand...
My second shower... uh whoa. That's a nice little taste of what's to come tomorrow, I guess. Washing my hands feels weird. Putting on shirts feels weird, too. So does putting on socks. And a sweatshirt. And shorts. I even feel like I'm moving through the air faster.
So I'm swimming at a three-day meet starting tomorrow. I do the 500 tomorrow, the mile and 200 *** on Saturday, plus a relay tomorrow and another on Sat.
My PB in the 500 is a 6:31.5. I will let you all know what the new number is tomorrow.
This is gonna be worth it. It has to be. That big ole pile of body hair that I swept up off the floor told me just that!
Question, what do you do after the meet is over and the hair starts to grow back? The last time I shaved down was in HS. I only had hair on my legs then but I remember how awful it felt weeks afterward when the hair began to grow back.
Several months ago I had one of those heart treadmill tests. They shaved a small spot on my chest for the electrode. Yikes, it was itchy and uncomfortable for weeks afterward. Luckily it was during the warm months so I essentially did not wear a shirt for eight weeks while it grew back.
Sure it feels good for the meet, but how do you manage the itchyness? Drives me crazy.
Question, what do you do after the meet is over and the hair starts to grow back? The last time I shaved down was in HS. I only had hair on my legs then but I remember how awful it felt weeks afterward when the hair began to grow back.
Several months ago I had one of those heart treadmill tests. They shaved a small spot on my chest for the electrode. Yikes, it was itchy and uncomfortable for weeks afterward. Luckily it was during the warm months so I essentially did not wear a shirt for eight weeks while it grew back.
Sure it feels good for the meet, but how do you manage the itchyness? Drives me crazy.
