For guys, definitely underarmour. Guys who go to the gym and run less than 20 miles a week buy knee length underarmour shorts at a rate that makes it unprofitable to yield even the littlest bit of space to real running shorts.
For guys, definitely underarmour. Guys who go to the gym and run less than 20 miles a week buy knee length underarmour shorts at a rate that makes it unprofitable to yield even the littlest bit of space to real running shorts.
Lug heads wrote:
Even if you ran long enough to need hydration, the way REAL runners do it is loop back to home to get a drink or stop at a drinking fountain or gas station.
Not true. REAL runners don't hydrate until after 3+ hours later.
Good lord, this. Why does the obese woman at work who answers phones all day need to track her heart rate?!
or whatever it's called wrote:
Fit Bit
I think Brooks is very hobby jogger brand where I see so many people around me wearing them who are into running, but doesn't run much. It's the brand that shows that they are "runners". I also see this with Asics as well.
I disagree with Under Armour. I think they're for guys who occasionally go for a run, but don't really qualify as hobby joggers as they're mainly gymrats who occasionally go out for a run.
dotdot wrote:
Lug heads wrote:Even if you ran long enough to need hydration, the way REAL runners do it is loop back to home to get a drink or stop at a drinking fountain or gas station.
Not true. REAL runners don't hydrate until after 3+ hours later.
Agree. Exception is when racing the marathon.
The brand you can only find on the discount rack at the expo: Frank Shorter.
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LOL, real runners don't stop and get a drink no matter how far they are running. Take some water with you, or scoop it out of the river as you run by. But never stop, that's a great way to build up hydraulic acid which can eat away your intestines.
UA has a few marathoners, and a couple of track athletes.. no super dominant men.. They are also not running specific and have been evolving that part of their brand for the past few years.. in years past they wouldn't even be in the conversation.. So I guess looking at the question again I'd have to agree they are a pretty hobby joggerish brand for their newly expanded market presence
Brooks is another good one
So... Which brands are *not* for hobby joggers, then? Can anyone help? I want to log 7:30min/miles looking like a real pro. Do I need to be shirtless showing my powerful torso while wearing some really small adidas shorts?
FitBit. Some people in the office are getting a group together to do a colour run. They all have FitBits.
Yes wrote:
So... Which brands are *not* for hobby joggers, then? Can anyone help? I want to log 7:30min/miles looking like a real pro. Do I need to be shirtless showing my powerful torso while wearing some really small adidas shorts?
Long distance runners don´t have "powerful torsos".
Kid in the corner wrote:
C9 by Champion - The crap you find in Target stores.
Champion is what I thought about at first.
But you know what?
I like the Champion clothes and buy them.
Almost all of my running clothes that I have bought are Champion.
Running pants, gym shorts, shirts, socks.
I like the fabric and don't need to spend any more for something to wear for a run.
I actually see Hobby Joggers as those who wear the more expensive apparel to go for a certain look rather than to wear for a hard run.
iPhone. If you want to listen to music buy a smaller device that doesn't add like 20 kilos of weight on your hand/shoulder.
Apple*
Hmmm, every brand mentioned advertises here. Four different Garmin choices nested below.
shoe brand? or just brand in general..
I'll stick to brands that make shoes
TOP TIER HOBBY JOGGER
-Hoka
Mid Tier Hobby Jogger
--On running/Newton/ Zoot whatever other niche brand that nobody knows about except triathletes or ultra runners.
Low tier hobby jogger
-New balance
-Brooks
-Mizuno
-Asics
-Nike
-Yo mamma
Your mom
CWX. They look really expensive and was probably one of the first to market for compression. Nobody I know wears them then one day I'm in central park and everyone's got them on.
Basically anything new is hobbyjogger. To be real runner's clothing it must be at least 10 years old or from a thrift shop.
GRV4 wrote:
FL guy who runs wrote:LOL. yeah who needs to hydrate on a 90 degree sunny day at 80% humidity running 12+ miles. ;)
Even on a hot day it's not hard to run for 60 minutes without a drink.
I was being sarcastic in my reply to that post(will require reading the post I replied to). I also highly doubt most people posting on here can run 12 + miles in 60 minutes on a 90 degree day in 80% humidity down here in south florida. Running for 60 minutes without water is not hard, nor did I say it was hard soooo......?