Sunburns

Sunburns are never any fun. They make your skin turn a ghastly red with white peeling all over and they hurt something terrible whenever you touch the skin or something rubs against the burn. However, there is something worse than a sunburn: having to run with one. 

Running is a very repetitive motion, and this can often lead to chafing.  According to dictionary.com, the definition of chafing is "to wear or abrade by rubbing". Thus when ones skin is repetitively subjected to friction, the skin becomes irritated and wears down, causing sores. Running provides a perfect platform for chafing to occur, like say between the bicep and the side of one's ribs or the rubbing together of one's thighs as they run. Chafing is common, but now imagine that you are sunburnt and running.

The places where your skin comes in to contact with itself or your clothing will be even more sensitive and irritated if you are sunburnt, which is why it is very important to remember to wear sunscreen. If you do get sunburnt, concentrate on drinking plenty of water and putting on a lot of lotion and aloe on so that your skin can heal faster. We have all been there before, and it is certainly no fun!