Cooling Headbands at the Olympic marathon
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12 Aug
8:39am, 12 Aug 2024
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jda
Price aside, the question for me is whether they are actually significantly better at cooling than a normal wet headband/cap or bare head. I was a bit surprised that the commentators at the marathon didn’t know how important the head is for heat loss.
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12 Aug
9:58am, 12 Aug 2024
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HappyG(rrr)
A certain Sifan Hassan seemed to do quite well wearing one?!  G
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12 Aug
10:16am, 12 Aug 2024
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TROSaracen
I have one, and it does make a difference over and above wet headband/bandana etc. I’ve done Ironman’s in savage heat, and you can feel its cooling effect, like when you put a cool wet headband on but the impact stays as it doesn’t get ‘warmed up’, it is a magnified evaporation cooling. I reckon they should make them for your wrists too, but not seen yet. Having succumbed to heat exhaustion in an Ironman (Cozumel), it was worth a try even at the cost. I’ve used it for about 4/5 years. |
12 Aug
10:27am, 12 Aug 2024
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Velociraptor
Probably one of the more rational gimmicks that have cropped up in endurance sport. I could be tempted, at a suitable price point, which £190 is not. Anyone still wearing their Phiten necklaces? |
12 Aug
10:27am, 12 Aug 2024
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Mark J 🇳🇿
Interesting
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12 Aug
10:31am, 12 Aug 2024
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FreshStart
Velociraptor wrote: Probably one of the more rational gimmicks that have cropped up in endurance sport. I could be tempted, at a suitable price point, which £190 is not. Anyone still wearing their Phiten necklaces? @Velociraptor I found a couple of Phiten necklaces when I was sorting through some of the clutter in my loft last month. Phiten still very much exists phiten.biz |
12 Aug
10:32am, 12 Aug 2024
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EvilPixie
A few were wearing them at outlaw and still very much suffering!
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12 Aug
10:36am, 12 Aug 2024
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Velociraptor
I had a wee Google and found that, @FreshStart Didn't do that Paula Radcliffe any harm, did it? Or maybe it was the reason she was always injured. We'll never know. I see that Trion:Z is still on the go as well. I do not still have the bit of sticky stuff I dutifully stuck across the bridge of my nose like everyone else for my first marathon. |
12 Aug
2:57pm, 12 Aug 2024
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Charlesvdw
Kipchoge wore one as well. So did runner-up Bashir Abdi. |
12 Aug
3:04pm, 12 Aug 2024
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fetcheveryone
Rumour is that you can use the Fetch tea towel for much the same effect.
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