Why Are Guys Still Wearing Baggy Singlets?

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7 years ago 03/21/2017 1:01pm EDT

re: axc

axc wrote:
Aerodynamic don't matter for track. Every four years Nike comes out with some "revolutionary" clothing for the Olympics and gets some free press but nothing changes. Remember the golf ball dimples in 2012?
Speedsuits for sprinters were all the rage for years. Then Usain Bolt came along and destroyed every WR while wearing a baggy top and now a lot of people are doing the loose top, half-tights combo

If aerodynamics didn't matter for track then the world records wouldn't care about wind speed. The fact is that aero drag has a measurable effect. All runners should be wearing skinsuits since specialized fabrics are much faster than bare skin and definitely than baggy clothing.

7 years ago 03/21/2017 2:29pm EDT

re: Short shorts

My marathon PR was in half tights. If anything, it helped my legs from getting too cold and tightening up from the ~40 deg day.

7 years ago 03/21/2017 9:23pm EDT

re: Illinoisphotographer

I'd wear women's style smaller tight shorts if they were available for men. They'd have to have a little more room in the crotch (only a little). I'd maybe want them a little longer than womens just to protect against chafing on my inner thighs. I don't know why they don't exist. I also don't know why more distance runners don't run in speedsuits. They're way cooler.

7 years ago 03/21/2017 9:26pm EDT

re: Wise One

Wise One wrote:
axc wrote:
Aerodynamic don't matter for track. Every four years Nike comes out with some "revolutionary" clothing for the Olympics and gets some free press but nothing changes. Remember the golf ball dimples in 2012?
Speedsuits for sprinters were all the rage for years. Then Usain Bolt came along and destroyed every WR while wearing a baggy top and now a lot of people are doing the loose top, half-tights combo
If aerodynamics didn't matter for track then the world records wouldn't care about wind speed. The fact is that aero drag has a measurable effect. All runners should be wearing skinsuits since specialized fabrics are much faster than bare skin and definitely than baggy clothing.

I think if we shave all the hair off our bodies and run naked we would get the most aerodynamic effect that any clothing could provide. They have beaches where people run around naked in the sun and there should be track meets where participants run around naked as well

7 years ago 03/21/2017 9:39pm EDT

re: BillsFan

BillsFan wrote:
I'd wear women's style smaller tight shorts if they were available for men. They'd have to have a little more room in the crotch (only a little). I'd maybe want them a little longer than womens just to protect against chafing on my inner thighs. I don't know why they don't exist. I also don't know why more distance runners don't run in speedsuits. They're way cooler.

Go to a Pride parade, son. Those shorts certainly are available for men.

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