Discussion: Poison ivy

Could you, please, post info on poison ivy state at all 3 venues and what locals do to avoid it? We would greatly appreciate.

The word from Dean Sturtevant (long course setter) is that the poison ivy isn't bad, because the greenbriar has eaten it. Can't speak for the other venues as I haven't been there in over a year, but I usually just wear gaiters or long socks and then wash them after, and haven't had any major issues.

There is some poison ivy at Franklin park, but it isn't very bad. It is all low to the ground, so socks and pants to cover any exposed skin would prevent exposure.

I am very sensitive to it, and have found that both the zanfel and tecnu products work well to clean after known exposure.

Alex neglected to mention that attack badgers have eaten most of the greenbriar at the Fells -- at least on the parts of the map that you will be running in. I didn't notice any poison ivy while vetting.

There's quite a bit of poison ivy at Franklin Park. Right now the foliage is quite thick in general. It should be much less by the date of the meet, but I would still advise people to wear leg cover for the sprint. Personally I always wear long pants and wash off with soap as soon as I get home, which seems to do the trick. I'm also pretty careful about quarantining clothes that have been exposed to poison ivy. I just stick them in a plastic grocery bag until I get a chance to wash them.

Best poison ivy protection: Sweat a lot.

I have not seen nor felt the effects of poison ivy anywhere in Lynn Woods while course setting.

Thanks a lot! Please post this info in meet notes. Some people (including myself) are extremely sensitive to poison plants such as poison ivy and poison oak.

All the places I've had poison ivy before started to itch again just from reading this thread.

I live on the East Coast, because I fled California's poison oak.

I've yet to get more than a single line of dots from poison ivy on the East Coast. In 7 years. And the dots I do get are only in summer time.