i agree with the guy about soccer pants. my college coach was kind of an idiot (ordered the mens team womens shorts-not that there was much difference) anyway, he ordered us soccer pants instead of running pants. at first we were pissed, but i still wear them everyday, 6 years later.
mine are adidas and have held up great, i had an earlier pair of actual "running" adidas pants, so maybe the soccer ones hold up better?
i have never had an off brand pair, but i would be interested in trying the target brand or whatever. my thoughts are dont spend too much on running clothes - you never know whats going to happen out there. however, if one brand really is a much better quality, probably worth it - you will spend a lot of time wearing these bad boys...
thank you for not wearing shorts over tights as a high schooler, btw. i was guilty of that in the early 2000s. we just didnt know any better...