Ironman Bike Pad, 140.6 Finishers Only (Page 2)

I double down. I had my tri shorts on underneath of my wetsuit and in T1 I pulled on my bike shorts over the tri shorts. Plus I applied a ton of booty cream. Worked like a charm.

Wait so you strip off your bike shorts and put on running shorts in T2? So do you wear anything under your tri shorts so you arent "exposed" to God and Country?

Ironman events have changing tents

In my last IM, I changed into running shorts from my tri shorts during T2 for the start of the marathon run.  I regretted it after the first 6 miles because they got too wet and became uncomfortable from being wet - I didn't have that problem when I ran in tri shorts.  Plus, the slight compression would've helped my thighs if I would have worn the tri shorts.

5 iron distance races all on just a tri chamois.  I've used LG, Sugoi, and Craft.  Prefer Craft.  Thin to win!

Heck, my wife raced world long course in 2007 (half-iron) on zero chamois.  Didn't mind a bit.  She also does IM on tri chamois.

Nope, Naked as a jaybird.  You have to lose a little modesty during an IM.  Greasing up the family jewels in the tent is pretty common.

OOOHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 

I see..  Does Chesapeake Man do changing tents?  This may change my strategy a bit. 

Not if your thighs chafe.  I run in tri shorts all the time.  Running in regular shorts would cause me to be unable to let my thighs touch for a week!!

Oh, there's a changing tent at ChesapeakeMan alright...last year, as a fellow finisher commented to me after the race, "There was a lot of carnage in there!"  Seeing as how it was in the 90's that day with no shade anywhere on the course, plus solid winds...T2 was ugly!

Personally, I was completely fine with tri shorts the whole way through.  A sore tooshie would be the least of my concerns training for 140.6!    Good luck!

I ended up trying a couple different things the last couple weekends, but new Desoto tri shorts and neoprene seat cover worked great this weekend so that's the solution for me.  Thanks Tom for sharing your wisdom.

Tri shorts for me.  I, as others have said, don't own bike shorts.  Add a healthy application of Bag Balm or Aquaphor and I'm good to go.

ETA: to correct spelling.

Bike shorts over tri shorts, best of both worlds!

Kidding.  Good saddle and tri shorts all the way.

I actually wore both...tri shorts with bike shorts over top.  Swam in the tri shorts, added bike shorts in T1, took them off in T2, and ran in the tri shorts....exactly how I will do it next time as well.

x2...run in the tri shorts.  Wet running shorts are miserable.