Nike clothing designers for sub 2 get fired

That singlet material starts regular length and stretches enormously during races. Galen Rupp had a white one as well, almost covers their half tights at the end.

My guess is the material is, at the fiber level, way more porous or loose than other singles for 1)breathability and 2)less weight. The weight of sweat pulls it down and it's so weak gravity keeps it there. Zero elasticity.

How Nike decided that a singlet stretching into a dress during a normal marathon was ok, I have no idea.

They are long for coverage, so no shorts over tights. Not everyone can pull off the Norwegian sprinter look.

Ever consider that maybe the runners actually like it that way? That's what I assume. Watching the olympic marathon last summer I saw nike singlets of various fits (snug, loose, baggy).

40isthenew30 wrote:

I'm watching breaking 2 for the 10th time

...Why?

Watching it for a 2 hour treadmill run.

It gets me through 2 hours easy.

I can’t imagine anyone running 4:30 Miles enjoys a singlet that long. It has to be an after thought for designers and athletes. These guys get there special clothing at the last minute. They are required to run in it and I have a feeling the wardrobe malfunctions are a combination of poor communication and designers who are hobby joggers.

I get on the track and after 2-4 repeats I am looking for an excuse to ditch my T-shirt or singlet... even when it’s cold as hell...there is now way these guys are running 26.2 miles and enjoying wearing a mini skirt. I have often wondered why these guys wore a singlet at all?

Wouldn’t it be faster to not carry the fabric and wind resistance? Also heat dissipation?

If you look back at many of Ryan Hall’s racing kits, they were all pretty loose on him. He could’ve had anything tailored to him from Asics but that is what he chose. It’s very likely a personal preference factor.

No one wants to see a man in a tight singlet (except for men who like men). Loose singlet looks a lot better.

I challenge ya wrote:

I get on the track and after 2-4 repeats I am looking for an excuse to ditch my T-shirt or singlet... even when it’s cold as hell...there is now way these guys are running 26.2 miles and enjoying wearing a mini skirt. I have often wondered why these guys wore a singlet at all?

Wouldn’t it be faster to not carry the fabric and wind resistance? Also heat dissipation?

They've done studies comparing sweat/heat loss between no-shirt, solid shirt and shirt with holes (similar to Galen's), and the shirt with holes worked best. Shirtless was better than solid shirt.

I'm guessing the shirt with holes is the best of both worlds, it helps to spread the sweat out more evenly and thinly , which would lead to more effective evaporation, and the holes allow some direct air cooling. Sorry, can't find link to study, but Al Sal mentioned it in some interview and he always knows the latest news on performance enhancement, rightly or wrongly.

Nike loves to fire people, it's their culture and is stupid..

40isthenew30 wrote:

I'm watching breaking 2 for the 10th time and I can't figure out how the clothing designers haven't been fired?

The singlets are so freaking long...what possibly were they thinking?

They claim to have measured everything to perfection...I would say 12 inches of extra singlet length cant make you faster...... I noticed that at Berlin marathon this year the pacers also had addidas singlets that went to their knees... this is silly.

Why would a singlet need to be any longer than your belly button?

The title of your thread is deliberately misleading. I hope you are satisfied with licking my crusty hole clean. Thanks.

Jerry Shoemaker wrote:

Nike loves to fire people, it's their culture and is stupid..

Except that they didn't.