Why do male teams always seem to run together shirtless

Former D1 guy here. It's a D1 thing. They obviously aspire to go D1, as everyone does. Lol

This is something D1 teams do. Now you know.

Don't overthink it

Most of us are more comfortable without shirt in warm weather

I can tell one of the groups is definitely from the D1 school, but I see it with who looks to be the D3 school and high school teams as well.

Sure, some people admittedly do feel more comfortable shirtless, but I just wonder how everyone knows to show up without their shirts.

Is it, "Alright, meet at 11am but leave your shirts at home."

Or you show up wearing shirts and someone says, "Alright, lets go shirtless."

Or someone just does it and everyone else feels like a wuss if they don't as well.

I'm very interested in the decision making of this.

Do you not understand the bodies cooling process through the evaporation sweat? And a shirt that's soaks up sweat gets heavy.

Weather this morning was low 70s. I've run up to 10miles in mid to high 90s with a shirt and never felt too weighed down.

Similarly, why do most of the runners at Badwater wear shirts then. Instead, they almost all wear white, long sleeves.

Please enlighten us on the research!

Mine never did

whythough wrote:

Weather this morning was low 70s. I've run up to 10miles in mid to high 90s with a shirt and never felt too weighed down.

Similarly, why do most of the runners at Badwater wear shirts then. Instead, they almost all wear white, long sleeves.

Please enlighten us on the research!

In weather down to ~65 degrees F, most people would way it feels more comfortable to run without a shirt. Better cooling, less chafing around the arm pits, less weight. Probably a trivial level of additional comfort your normal 1 hour run unless it is 80+ degrees out. However, if one prefers the comfort of going shirtless, and is OK with the world seeing their stick figure arms and pigeon chest, then so be it. The reason you see teams of guys doing this is because being in a group gives them the confidence to go shirtless when they would otherwise lack it.

As far as Badwater participants go, I would think the potential for a blistering sunburn to on exposed skin after 12+ hours in the Death Valley sun greatly out weights the minor improvement in cooling from going shirtless. They chose long sleeves for maximum sun protections, and white for maximum heat reflection.

Not complicated.

Because running is a primal activity. The fewer clothes you wear, the more primal and free you feel.

Wearing a shirt while running is like banging with a condom on. It's fine, but just not the same.

..because it’s hot af

Apologies for the typos above, posting from a mobile device and have fat fingers.

Now that you mention it, that absolutely makes sense for the Badwater nuts to have sun protection - didn't think of that! College folk wouldn't have a fully developed prefrontal cortex to think of the long term effects of sun exposure.

Your comment "The reason you see teams of guys doing this is because being in a group gives them the confidence to go shirtless when they would otherwise lack it." answers my question exactly.

My mind is now at ease. Thank you all!

whythough wrote:

Weather this morning was low 70s. I've run up to 10miles in mid to high 90s with a shirt and never felt too weighed down.

Similarly, why do most of the runners at Badwater wear shirts then. Instead, they almost all wear white, long sleeves.

Please enlighten us on the research!

Did you get a participation medal for your 10-miler?

Please enlighten us as to why this needed to be a thread?

Tarzan reflex syndrome. Try it you might like it.

spotter of yobby hoggers wrote:

whythough wrote:

Weather this morning was low 70s. I've run up to 10miles in mid to high 90s with a shirt and never felt too weighed down.

Similarly, why do most of the runners at Badwater wear shirts then. Instead, they almost all wear white, long sleeves.

Please enlighten us on the research!

Did you get a participation medal for your 10-miler?

Please enlighten us as to why this needed to be a thread?

If you thought it was such a dumb post, why did you click to read it?

let me fill you in wrote:

Former D1 guy here. It's a D1 thing. They obviously aspire to go D1, as everyone does. Lol

This is something D1 teams do. Now you know.

I agree with this post, also speaking as a former D1 guy.

Like this group of D1 XC runners at BYU. Supposedly it was 85 degrees outside during this workout.

http://www.milesplit.com/videos/231904/workout-wednesday-alternating-400s-with-byu-men

Nigel_Bikes wrote:

Like this group of D1 XC runners at BYU. Supposedly it was 85 degrees outside during this workout.

http://www.milesplit.com/videos/231904/workout-wednesday-alternating-400s-with-byu-men

poor kids look hungry and poor. somebody get them a shirt and a sandwich. and we thought it was the guys headed to the nba that had it rough in college

Avoid tan lines.

Why would you not?