Chaffing

I am the 30-year-old mother of four who, in hopes of pushing myself out of my comfort zone, committed to running on a relay team.  I will be running 3 legs in this relay, each leg varying in distance between 3 and 8 miles.  In hopes that I won't kill over after mile 1, pee my pants, or have any other unforunate accidents, I started training early.  I run on my treadmill every other day until I've completed atleast 3 miles.  Now along with running, not only have I become more tired and physically sore, but I have experienced, for the first time in my life, a little something known as "chaffing".  That's right.  You heard me.  Chaffing.  Who knew that your thighs rubbing together for 45 minutes could be so uncomfortable?  Those of you who have experienced this know exactly what I'm talking about.  And even though I feel healthier for excercising regularly, the constant touching of my thighs reminds me that I must keep going.  If that's not encouragement, I don't know what is.  Let's just hope that all that friction doesn't start a fire.