Odor Management

So I do not have anything terribly new to report from a training perspective, but I do have an exciting development in the "odor management" of my workout clothes. You see, when I run, I sweat--profusely. I have always found it kind of strange, particularly given the fact I do not perspire all that much on a regular day-to-day basis. Being a bit of a running snob, all of my workout clothes are made of synthetic fibers, which are great from a comfort/sweat wicking perspective, but unfortunately not so much in terms of odor management--after even relatively short runs, they tend to smell really awful (especially in the underarm and crotch areas). It eventually gets so bad I end up having to throw them away, even though they are usually still in pretty good shape (i.e., no holes or fading).

Years ago I read a post on the Slowtwitch discussion boards in which someone mentioned they fight odors by simply showering in their clothes after a workout. Rationally it makes sense to me--by showering right afterwards, you do not give sweat a chance to set in (as opposed to when you wait several days to wash them, as I normally do). I just started to do this myself, and so far, so good. I have showered in my workout clothes now twice at my gym, and have not even gotten a second look in the locker room. And both times my clothes smelled pretty good afterwards--I still plan to run them through the washer before wearing them again, but honestly am not sure if that is really necessary.  Anyway, just wanted to share something not directly training/racing related--hopefully this is not TMI...