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2011-05-17 9:50 AM

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Subject: are there any benefits of having short hairl?

Are there any benefits of having short hair? Short hair like Matt reed and Craig alexander. I was thinking it would keep you cooler on hot days. I'm debating whether or not to cut my hair real short for training this summer.

 


 



2011-05-17 9:52 AM
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Top 3 Benefits:

1.  You can cut your own hair.  Saves a trip to the barber.  More time for training.

2.  You can wash it in about 30 seconds.  More time for training.

3.  No need to dry it.  More time for training.

2011-05-17 10:06 AM
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Experior - 2011-05-17 9:52 AM

Top 3 Benefits:

1.  You can cut your own hair.  Saves a trip to the barber.  More time for training.

2.  You can wash it in about 30 seconds.  More time for training.

3.  No need to dry it.  More time for training.



Good points.

Also, it is cooler. Even in summer, I end up wearing a hat for a day or two after every haircut because my head feels cold.

FYI: I buzz my whole head with #2 clippers. My wife cleans up the nick line and any spots I missed in the back.
2011-05-17 10:08 AM
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You don't have split ends when you wash your hair with soap, you just end up with two hairs.

10 minutes after you're out of the pool, hair's dry.

2011-05-17 10:10 AM
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Pros:

1.  ease of maintenance..  mine is falling out so I do clippers with no guard

2.  don't need shampoo ..  soap works fine

3.  hats don't give you hat head

Cons:

1.  Nothing to catch sweat ..  will need hats or headsweats or something to keep the sweat out of your eyes and glasses

2.  sunburn your noggin ..  sunscreen, hats etc, you get the drill

3.  hope to go your heads not funny shaped before you shave it.  I was worried sick.. lol

2011-05-17 10:11 AM
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Subject: RE: are there any benefits of having short hairl?
I will be cutting off my long locks this weekend in favor of race-ready hair. One of the pros for me is not having to wear a swim cap. 


2011-05-17 10:41 AM
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2011-05-17 10:44 AM
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2011-05-17 10:55 AM
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Subject: RE: are there any benefits of having short hairl?
Darn, I was hoping we were talking long-hair vs. chin-length. I cut my knee-length hair to my shoulder blades when I started running 4 years ago. I can't imagine getting all of that in a swim cap! But the last few days I've been pondering going for short cut a la Mirinda Carfrae.

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2011-05-17 11:06 AM
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InnerAthlete - 2011-05-18 12:55 AM Darn, I was hoping we were talking long-hair vs. chin-length. I cut my knee-length hair to my shoulder blades when I started running 4 years ago. I can't imagine getting all of that in a swim cap! But the last few days I've been pondering going for short cut a la Mirinda Carfrae.

Rinny is hot. So are you. Go for it! I've gone Rinny-short a few times, but I have wavy hair, so it kinda looked like a chicken exploded on my head. But I never lost out on anything because of it and the benefits were many, what all the guys were talking about.

Funny, I also thought it was a long-hair vs. chin-length type of post ... mine's about halfway down my back now and whenever I get back to training, it's gone.

2011-05-17 11:09 AM
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Go for it! While you are at it you might as well just shave off all your hair........think of the aero advantage you would have!

 

 



2011-05-17 12:05 PM
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looks like the hair is coming off.  thanks for the help
2011-05-17 12:05 PM
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I'm actually worried about what to do with my hair when I do my first tri. It's just past shoulder-length but it's layered. So I could pull off the swim cap, do a quick ponytail and plunk a bike helmet on it, but during the run the shorter layers are going to all be hanging into my face. A baseball cap or visor would involve too much work, making sure the layers are out of the way and the ponytail is properly placed. (Yes, it really is as big of a pain as I'm making it sound!)

The best thing I could come up with is to use a bondi band to keep my bangs out of my face. They even have some with tri logos. I'll road-test it once it comes in the mail!

The hair dilemma is making me incredibly jealous of guys - and girls who can pull off short hair. I'd chop mine all off if it didn't make me look like a 12-year-old boy!

2011-05-17 12:09 PM
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b fish - 2011-05-17 1:05 PM looks like the hair is coming off.  thanks for the help

 

Pictures or it didn't happen....

2011-05-17 12:23 PM
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I'm blessed with two grandfathers and a father who are significantly hair-challenged. So needless to say, I'm a bit lacking in the hair department up top too! I cut my hair on a weekly basis with the 1/8" setting on my trimmer.

It makes it a lot easier to deal with, not that I'd ever opt for the comb-over. It's also a lot easier for cleaning after swimming in a pool with chlorine.

Before the hair fairy (as I tell my 3rd grade students) started taking my hair in the night I actually paid to have my hair cut. If you assume that most guys cut their hair at least six to eight times each year (say $12-$15 each time), I'm saving a ton of money.

I've been cutting my own hair for at least six years now. That's easily over $600 in savings. Think of it financially!

Chicks also dig a shaved pate and it's much more aero!



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2011-05-17 12:30 PM
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I am bald by choice...am I any faster for it...dought it but I have had the same bottle of shampoo for three years....just think of all the money you would save on shampoo...probably equates to a nice set of carbon aerobars....now that I think of it...inadvertantly maybe I am faster Undecided


2011-05-17 12:33 PM
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I'll post a picture as soon as i cut it. still have to work up the nerve to do it.
2011-05-17 12:35 PM
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If I had known how nice it was to have no hair before I started going bald I would have shaved it all off.  I love it, so comfy and easy.

When you shave your head get some lotion and lather the noggin up.  man that feels good

2011-05-17 12:40 PM
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runk8run - 2011-05-18 2:05 AM

I'm actually worried about what to do with my hair when I do my first tri. It's just past shoulder-length but it's layered. So I could pull off the swim cap, do a quick ponytail and plunk a bike helmet on it, but during the run the shorter layers are going to all be hanging into my face. A baseball cap or visor would involve too much work, making sure the layers are out of the way and the ponytail is properly placed. (Yes, it really is as big of a pain as I'm making it sound!)

The best thing I could come up with is to use a bondi band to keep my bangs out of my face. They even have some with tri logos. I'll road-test it once it comes in the mail!

The hair dilemma is making me incredibly jealous of guys - and girls who can pull off short hair. I'd chop mine all off if it didn't make me look like a 12-year-old boy!



Why can't you put a ponytail in your swim cap? It's just a small bump.

Another option is to use a small flat clip (hair barrette) to hold back the top layers, then put the bottom ones in a low ponytail. You can just flip the ponytail up into a swim cap, and a bike helmet will plunk on top.

Good luck on your tri!!!

2011-05-17 12:47 PM
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runk8run - 2011-05-17 10:05 AM

I'm actually worried about what to do with my hair when I do my first tri. It's just past shoulder-length but it's layered. So I could pull off the swim cap, do a quick ponytail and plunk a bike helmet on it, but during the run the shorter layers are going to all be hanging into my face. A baseball cap or visor would involve too much work, making sure the layers are out of the way and the ponytail is properly placed. (Yes, it really is as big of a pain as I'm making it sound!)

The best thing I could come up with is to use a bondi band to keep my bangs out of my face. They even have some with tri logos. I'll road-test it once it comes in the mail!

The hair dilemma is making me incredibly jealous of guys - and girls who can pull off short hair. I'd chop mine all off if it didn't make me look like a 12-year-old boy!

Honestly I just go with the 12 year old boy look.  Although the boobs kind of give it away.  It makes my life so much easier to have short hair (although not as short as some of the guys are talking about of course).  I don't wear a swim cap which is nice when the pool water is over 80, and with showering multiple times a day it takes so much less time.  And yes, it is cooler.

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runk8run - 2011-05-17 1:05 PM

I'm actually worried about what to do with my hair when I do my first tri. It's just past shoulder-length but it's layered. So I could pull off the swim cap, do a quick ponytail and plunk a bike helmet on it, but during the run the shorter layers are going to all be hanging into my face. A baseball cap or visor would involve too much work, making sure the layers are out of the way and the ponytail is properly placed. (Yes, it really is as big of a pain as I'm making it sound!)

The best thing I could come up with is to use a bondi band to keep my bangs out of my face. They even have some with tri logos. I'll road-test it once it comes in the mail!

The hair dilemma is making me incredibly jealous of guys - and girls who can pull off short hair. I'd chop mine all off if it didn't make me look like a 12-year-old boy!

Cut it off. I had hair several inches below my shoulders and it was constantly getting in the way. Had to wear a hat when I would run, even on a treadmill, wore a skull cap under my bike helmet because I couldn't get it all in a pony tail. I finally had enough and I took a picture with me and got it all cut off. I look like a boy now, but I love my hair.

No one in my house knew I was getting it cut short. When my husband came home he looked and me and said WOW, I LIKE IT! He never commented before when I would get it cut.  

I haven't combed my hair since I got it cut 2 months ago, and it is easy maintenance. I towel dry out of the shower, get dressed, put some paste in my hands and mess it up and I'm out the door. LOVE IT!



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My wife cuts my hair before races, part of my race prep. Just clippers with a variety of attachments, and it feels great. Keep me cooler, dries quickly and makes me look skinnier. It's also nice if I don't feel like showering right away (like when I'm planning a morning workout). Doesn't feel so greasy when I wake up.
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I'm actually worried about what to do with my hair when I do my first tri. It's just past shoulder-length but it's layered. So I could pull off the swim cap, do a quick ponytail and plunk a bike helmet on it, but during the run the shorter layers are going to all be hanging into my face. A baseball cap or visor would involve too much work, making sure the layers are out of the way and the ponytail is properly placed. (Yes, it really is as big of a pain as I'm making it sound!)

The best thing I could come up with is to use a bondi band to keep my bangs out of my face. They even have some with tri logos. I'll road-test it once it comes in the mail!

The hair dilemma is making me incredibly jealous of guys - and girls who can pull off short hair. I'd chop mine all off if it didn't make me look like a 12-year-old boy!



Why can't you put a ponytail in your swim cap? It's just a small bump.

Another option is to use a small flat clip (hair barrette) to hold back the top layers, then put the bottom ones in a low ponytail. You can just flip the ponytail up into a swim cap, and a bike helmet will plunk on top.

Good luck on your tri!!!

Oh, my hair is thin - it'll totally all fit in a swim cap. The problem is with the run. I have bangs and layers and they all flop in my face. I think with putting on and pulling off the cap and the helmet, anything I have holding the shorter part back will be ineffective at that point! I think the bondi band will work - it's a wide, wicking headband. My plan is to slip it on and re-adjust the ponytail while running.

To those who suggested the short look....I can't bring myself to do it!! I have a job where I'm constantly meeting with other professionals. I already look young for my age and I have to prove that I know what I'm talking about. I don't mind it so much, but I can't deal with anything that would make me look even younger! And I have a frankenstein forehead so the bangs aren't going anywhere.

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