In my home town, generally, people have always worn shorts over their running tights and I've never really questioned it until a guy from my school came back from college and said that a lot of schools don't.
I'd imagine that if you don't wear shorts over you'll get more people honking, etc, but I've never cared about that.
But what are your thoughts? Shorts or no shorts over tights?
No shorts
Shorts over tights screams "I'm a sophomore in High School!"
Why would you wear shorts OVER your tights? Would you wear your shirt over your jacket? You're an idiot.
If you're a real runner you'll be so skinny that they will look like black jeans.
I don't want to make anyone jealous if you catch my drift...
Actually, I don't. Are they jealous that you have really good fashion sense?
Well, the "Mexican" in this video liked to wear shorts over his tights and his singlet over a t-shirt.
I definitely do shorts over tights. I'm commando under those tights. Now I'm starting to wonder what others do in that regard. I couldn't imagine just wearing only the tights as a single layer.
In races you always see jerseys over long sleeve tees.
No shorts
Under shorts. Shrinkage.
I wore shorts over tights when I had shitty tights that werent heavy enough. Now that I have good tights, no shorts over, unless I'm warming up for a cold weather race.
Tights over shorts.
If you get too warm, take off the tights and you already have shorts on!
Yes, I wore shorts over tights in high school - I didn't know any better.
Pizzaguy wrote:
Why would you wear shorts OVER your tights? Would you wear your shirt over your jacket? You're an idiot.
Tights are really just fancy long underwear and I don't see too many people wearing underwear on the outside of their other clothes. They make sweatpants or windpants that go over shorts. I have seen people wear shorts over sweatpants but never over windpants.
Pizzaguy I have to ask. What color tights do you wear when you run?
Pizzaguy wrote:
Why would you wear shorts OVER your tights? Would you wear your shirt over your jacket? You're an idiot.
The only problem with running with just tights is they don't offer much wind protection. In New England during January this can be a serious problem. I'd like to reproduce one day.
not a hillbilly wrote:
Pizzaguy wrote:Why would you wear shorts OVER your tights? Would you wear your shirt over your jacket? You're an idiot.
Tights are really just fancy long underwear and I don't see too many people wearing underwear on the outside of their other clothes. They make sweatpants or windpants that go over shorts. I have seen people wear shorts over sweatpants but never over windpants.
Running tights are not underwear and they do not belong under shorts. Fast, fit and secure men have no problem with this. If you don't have the balls to wear them (literally and figuratively), then don't. Stick with your baggy sweatpants.
The real question here is why would you wear tights under your shorts.
Unless you're just kicking it in tights, nobody is going to see your package anyway. That's why you wear black or maybe navy blue tights. Dark colors mean others can't see the outline of your package.
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