Hair Woes

You can find some really stupid advice on the internet.  Lol.  I sweat in my head when I run.  Profusely.   My hair can be soaked when I’m done – especially after long runs, and especially now that it’s summer and hot.  Why is this a problem?  I have a relaxer in my hair.  To keep it healthy, I minimize the heat that I put in it – this includes blow dryers and curling irons.  This doesn’t work out so well if I’m running four times a week, and have to leave my house before noon for work.  Lol.  

I already know what I need to do to handle this – cornrow my hair and put in braids or a weave.  But I thought I would check the Internet and see what advice they had for relaxed girls.

Everything I read was all relatively unhelpful – put your hair in a ponytail; wear a wrap scarf – those things don’t really work for heavy duty workouts.  But then I came across this nugget of wisdom:  switch up your workout routine.  Try walking or something else where you don’t work up too much of a sweat.

Seriously?  Just switch up?  Do something that doesn’t have you sweat as much.  Got it!  Lol.  Ok – I’ll try that and let you know how it works out.

By the way – is it paradoxical that I’m running a marathon to raise funds for a worthy cause and I’m stressing about my hair????  No, right?  I didn’t think so either.  Lol!

 

 

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