Febreze SPORT - The Stink Patrol: Places you will go after a workout without showering ...

I don't think there are very many places I wouldn't go. I always keep some spare clothes and a bag of toiletries in my car so I can clean up, sprinkle some powder, and slap on some deodorant after a run as needed.

Just don't head to the office afterwards and I won't care where you go ;)

Anywhere. The key thing is to change into clean dry clothes. I run with the hash house harriers in Sydney, Australia, the most hygeinne-obsessed place I've ever lived in, and we just put on dry top & shorts before going into a pub. Nobody's offensive, at least in scent.

I'm work with the military in Saudi Arabia.  Breaking a sweat is easy to do here. 

Recently the guys I work with have started to have meetings for no other reason than they think they need to have a meeting.  IT KILLS ME!  As a form of non-violent protest to the stupid meetings, I have started to go for a good, sweat-inducing run (I have to PT, you know!) and finish up about 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting du jour.  "Sorry guys...didn't have time to change clothes or shower."

Yesterday, I got the boss and a couple of others to "tap out" and end the meeting early as I sat there in my workout clothes and basked in the fruits of my labor.  25 minutes and we are out of there!  Time to hit the showers!

I know this wouldn't go over well in the business world, but it's starting to help keep me sane and motivate me to get out for a run on the days when I waffling.

Cheers,

DeX

I'm shameless, i guess - I'll go anywhere from the grocery store, to a basketball game at the local college (after a change of clothes and a "freshening up") after a work out without a shower.  You can thank the recent sky-high gas prices for that...  hey, I consolidate my trips into town!

I used to drive a taxicab and rode the bike to pick it up (about 8 miles).  I only ever did that once without showering.  Even I was offended.  From then on I always drove the cab back home and took a shower. 

Where I work now has showers and lockers.  Very civilized.

lets see....on a normal day, the coffee shop...but if it's nice out, I will sit on the patio to enjoy my cafe.

 When I really don't care, I teach class after a run. Undergrads love the smell of a 30 mile workout.

 

in summer i ride my bike to work and there are no showers there so i end up air drying and splashing a bit of water over my pits.  Not pleasant, but as long as i avoid small rooms without windows no one has complained. My cycling clothes on the other hand are quite stinky, fortunately no one else uses the closet where i hang them to dry!

 

Chrys

I will go to my daughter's daycare to pick her up dripping still from sweat and usually with my socks and shoes off. :)

Once, my husband and I went to a Mexican restaurant for lunch after having sweated quite a bit doing house and yard work.  We didn't think we were offensive but a table over from us asked the wait staff to turn on the fan.  And then I over heard them say something about the smell - don't know if they were talking about us, but...  There were a number of workers there too so I didn't think much of it. 

 I also bike to work but have a half bathroom where I can freshen up when I change into my work clothes.  I also bike to stores and restaurants regularly but usually try not to have a "hard" ride so I don't sweat too much. 

 The funniest thing is that I usually try not to go anywhere after particularly tough yoga classes because I tend to sweat in all the embarassing places like my butt, and the crease of my groin. 

Well, the summers here in AZ require doing any outdoor workout before the sun gets too hot, which means before work, so I always get to shower after.

BUT the winter workouts have to be done after work when it's light out and a little bit warmer. So I go for a run and then straight to daycare for my daughter and almost always stop at the grocery store on the way home. Right now, it is 10pm and I STILL haven't had the chance to shower after my 4pm run!

I actually went straight to dinner with my ex who wouldn't leave me alone.  Maybe he finally got the message...

Hm, I'll go almost anywhere after a workout. Except maybe to a formal event, or out for the evening to a bar or something like that. I've had jobs before when the only time to run was at lunch - so, I'd run, regardless of the weather - super hot, or rainy, or whatever. But, I'd always take what I call a "bird bath" afterward. Just soap up and rinse off as much as is possible in the office bathroom. I've taken many a bird bath in the bathrooms at New York Road Runner's Club, matter of fact. After that, I feel presentable enuf to run errands or do some shopping.

Agree with KWellborn, I can stink in public if i'm in workout clothes.  I'll drop in at the newsagent or the supermarket after a run, get fuel, go to the bottleshop.  In and out kinda stuff only tho and I try not to get to close to others

If I am running with friends, we most often will go to the coffee shop and sit outside (if it's warm enough) or inside if it's not.  Hey, we are all in running clothes and it is obvious what we have been doing. I will stop at the market, too.  However, I drip when I am done and my hat is disgusting, even to me, so I try to make my trips short and to the point.  Fun topic.

Wal-mart and the grocery store. But it is clear by my clothing that I'm coming from a run or the gym. So I don't feel so guilty about stinking.

my wife and I regularly hit Starbucks. ( Its the magic pixie dust that keeps us coming back.)

 

Margorita:Wal-mart and the grocery store. But it is clear by my clothing that I'm coming from a run or the gym. So I don't feel so guilty about stinking.

Yet another reason why I wont shop at Wal-mart! 

Hrm.

I've been known to run to the pub. I don't *think* I stink...

I work out at LA Fitness and most of the people there don't even break a sweat as they are too busy checking each other out. I, on the other hand, have no shame in glowing away and no interest in being picked up by some doofus in the gym. Still, I wouldn't go on a date without showering. Coffee shop, occasional emergency grocery shopping, brekkie after half-marathons on Marathon Day.

I went to class without showering after practice once......that was a mistake.....

My wife and daughter might have something to say about it but I wouldn't have much trouble heading out with a quick change of clothes and deodorant....I will say, though, if you have the time, showering is always better.

I almost hit the grocery store today after a running 10 with a dually (two kids)...it was on the way home...decided against it since I was really wet...and cold...drove the 10 miles home, showered, and drove the 10 miles back to the grocery store.  Glad I did the hot shower...but I was really tempted...

I will go anywhere!!! i dont think personal hygiene really matters!

I will go just about anywhere after a workout unless i know for a fact that i stink.  I can usually tell if i need to clean up before i go anywhere.  My thing is that the people that would find it offensive or nasty are probably people that don't make fitness a priority in their life and for that i feel sorry for them.