I don't tuck. But I notice some people do. Why?
I don't tuck. But I notice some people do. Why?
I do some times. I just don't like a shirt flapping around.
oh, I thought it had something to do with the lightening the weight of a sweat soaked shirt.
I tuck for races in a singlet but I mostly run without a shirt. If it's too cold I don't tuck in if I'm not racing or I'm wearing tights.
If it's hot enough to soak a shirt with sweat I actually don't tuck it in, since it's cooler that way. Either that or I just go shirtless.
If I run with my Sony radio to listen to a ballgame, I stuff the cord down my shirt. I have to tuck in the shirt so the cord doesn't hang out and flop around. If I am listening to my ipod, I wrap the cord around my headphones so there is no cord flopping around and I don't even have to wear a shirt.
If it's cool enough to warrant wearing a shirt, I will tuck it in if it is windy or the shirt is a little on the long side. I nearly always tuck in my top for races as it makes me feel faster. Also, I am kind of a weird guy, so sometimes I just like to play that up by tucking my shirt in.
I tuck if I'm racing and would need to access pockets in my shorts during the race, e.g. to grab a gel or pocket sandwich for e.g.
tuck or no tuck wrote:
oh, I thought it had something to do with the lightening the weight of a sweat soaked shirt.
if the sweat is going from inside your pores to outside your body/to your shirt, the mass you are carrying has not changed.
I used to only because my coach made me.
no floppy cords... wrote:
If I run with my Sony radio to listen to a ballgame, I stuff the cord down my shirt. I have to tuck in the shirt so the cord doesn't hang out and flop around. If I am listening to my ipod, I wrap the cord around my headphones so there is no cord flopping around and I don't even have to wear a shirt.
I run listening to sports radio. Listening to live soccer matches, cricket, tennis, athletics, rugby, general sports shows, whatever. Live games are perfect for a long run. Time it right, and you get the whole game during your long run. Although this will be quite normal you only tend to hear about people listening to music on the run. Your post made me think 'hey, good man/woman.'
anapaix wrote:
tuck or no tuck wrote:oh, I thought it had something to do with the lightening the weight of a sweat soaked shirt.
if the sweat is going from inside your pores to outside your body/to your shirt, the mass you are carrying has not changed.
But it's still more than you'd carry if the all the sweat evaporated.
Which is why you should wear a thin, ultra light shirt that doesn't absorb much sweat. Or no shirt, unless you're a bony-armed skinny and embarrassed about it.
Shirt tucked in, waist of shorts pulled up to my belly button. It inspires respect and fear in my opponents.
I also dont tuck. I feel like my legs get really long and look ridiculous. Also doesnt feel too comfortable.
1) To stay warm if it is really cold
2) To keep stinging/biting insects from flying up your shirt
tuck or no tuck wrote:
I don't tuck. But I notice some people do. Why?
My rant -- hard to find running tees that are hemmed to just cover the waist. For some reason shirt length has gotten annoyingly long. Anyone else notice this fashion trend?
I don't. Unless my shirt is so long that it covers up so much of my shorts that it looks like I am running sans shorts. In which case I will tuck a little bit on my right hip just to expose my shorts
You Are What You Is wrote:
Shirt tucked in, waist of shorts pulled up to my belly button. It inspires respect and fear in my opponents.
When I first started getting back into running, I would wear a really dorky golf cap and a tucked-in shirt at local halves. I would also wear shorts that were nearly knee length. This way, the other guys would never worry about me in the first couple of miles. Unfortunately, they eventually caught on. I now wear normal racing gear.
I forgot to mention that the tucked-in shirt was typically the race T-shirt.
Harry Pi wrote:
For some reason shirt length has gotten annoyingly long. Anyone else notice this fashion trend?
Yes.