Alan Clemons

The Gear: Enzo’s ButtonHole Chamois Anti-Chafe Cream

May 7, 2021 by Alan Clemons

*Enzo’s ButtonHole Chamois Cream and Body Glide Anti Chafe Balm, both used extensively for anti-chafe prevention.*

Things felt fine after my 25K trail run until I got home and began peeling off the wet, sweaty clothes in our garage. Shoes, socks, shorts and $#@*($*#(@!!!! Although I prepared well for the event, I never had needed or used anti-chafe cream or goo in the places where my skin now was red, hurting and the cause of a stream of curse words.

Fortunately, my family was not home. Apologies to any neighbors. The run had begun in chilly, rainy conditions. I didn’t mind that. But even in summer with our humidity, I never have experienced chafing around my waistline or in, um, some other sensitive areas. Between my thighs and on my bum? Yes, but these were new hot spots. It was painful, especially in the shower, and took a few days to clear up.

How do you prevent chafing? Here’s something I’m using.

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The Gear: Bontrager Rally WaveCel Mountain Bike Helmet

May 6, 2021 by Alan Clemons

*The Bontrager Rally WaveCel helmet (Photo: Alan Clemons)*

With age comes wisdom, and so now at double nickels I’m wearing a Bontrager Rally helmet when riding my bicycle. My inner 14-year-old screams “old man” and laughs. That’s fine. I’m at that age where I don’t mind the chuckle. I think back to the near-misses of riding my 10-speed around our town of 10,000 and am glad I made it through with nothing more than scratches and bruises.

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Sedgefields Plantation, Iconic Alabama Hunting Grounds for Decades, is for Sale

April 22, 2021 by Alan Clemons

*Upon entering Sedgefields Plantation in Alabama, visitors know immediately the expectations for success are high. (Photo: Alan Clemons)*

Sedgefields Plantation is known as the “Home of Champions,” which is fitting considering the number of winners who have visited the famed Alabama hunting grounds. Depending on your preference for birds or football, you could choose from champion field trial bird dogs or Paul “Bear” Bryant, who guided the Alabama Crimson Tide to six national championships. Bryant loved bird dogs, quail hunting and Sedgefields, so his preferences might be mixed, as well.

Sedgefields is a hunting heaven. That sounds like hyperbole but is not. Owned by just three people in the last century, it has been managed extensively for wildlife and conservation. This does not exclude non-game animals, which are replete in the gorgeous hardwood forests, creek bottoms and planted or fallow fields of Sedgefields. On a sunny spring day you may hear turkeys gobble mid-afternoon as you’re casting for bass in the 10-acre lake while a cacophony of songbirds migrating through the southwest part of the state flitter about.

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