On the left of the picture is a Depends for Men Shield. It is light absorbency. On the right is my current go to pad, It's a Depend for Men Guard, maximum absorbency. The problem with the light one, it's too thin for my leaking at this time when I run/walk. The one on the right is too big and bulky, especially the part that hangs between my legs. It rubs, causes chafing, not good. Like Goldilocks, I needed something just right. What I did is cut the top off one of the Guards, and moved the pad up just enough so that I don't have the rubbing, but I still get maximum protection that I need at this time. that's the one in the middle of the picture. The first time I did this, Wednesday night, I cut the top off, put the Guard in, and took off walking and running easily on the treadmill. I decided to run during a rerun of the Big Bang Theory, walking during commercials. Too many commercials, I only managed just over 2 miles in 30 minutes. The bad part was my genitals became covered in little cotton balls. Not so good. Thursday night, I tried again. this time I cut a little more off the top, then sealed it with athletic tape. This time I ran for 5 minutes, walked for 2, for a 35-minute workout. My running pace was an easy 10 minutes per mile, I'm really trying to not to do too much too soon. This pad was much more comfortable. I deemed this experiment and workout a success. I will continue this experiment tomorrow, rain or shine, at the Valentine's 5k in Bakersfield.
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