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Why do some elite runners shave thier legs?
Is it comfort? fashion? Does it make them faster?
I just can see the benefits!
I just can see the benefits!
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Jones on -
I read an interview with Lance Armstrong once, he said the real reason cyclists shave isn't so much the arerodynamics, but when you get a massage every day it's easier with bare legs. So probably the same thing for those runners lucky enough to get massages that often.
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Permalink Reply by Carole Urban on -
I just wish some of the hairy guys in my races would shave their backs...yuck
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