should dudes wear short shorts

Gotta say I wear nothing but short shorts with the full split. They are all old and getting harder and harder to find each year.

ok i can understand racing in bunhuggers (although i don't think it makes any difference timewise), but for training why in the world would you wanna look like such a fool? i like the knee length SHORTS cause i hate feeling like i'm running around naked.

JimFiore wrote:

The real question is not how short running shorts can be, but rather how long they can be and still be "shorts". Shorts should be short. That's why they're called "shorts". If they were meant to go down to your knees, they'd call them "kinda longs", but they're not, hence the name "shorts". Simple, right?

I say anything with an inseam beyond 2 inches and not side-split is not worth racing in. The purpose of shorts is to hide the goods from public view while offering a modicum of support with minimal restriction. Knee length "shorts" with cranked-up boxers might be stylish today, but they're far less effective for racing than the unstylish alternative. Form follows function. Do you want to run fast or look stylish?

I still have a pair exactly like Lopes is wearing. Let me know would be interested in selling. They are still in perfect shape, but remember the liner on these is red and black stripes which is completely visible once you're covered with sweat. And yes they are very short.

Well milk, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As "foolish" as you think short splits appear, that's exactly how long baggy "shorts" appear to those who began running way-back-when. The difference is that those who prefer short splits have "form follows function" on their side. I do think that long baggy shorts (particularly with yanked-up boxers) will slow a race performance, especially in something like the hurdles.

Be that as it may, if you want to be a slave to fashion, you have my blessing ;-)

RaceReady make some very short shorts too.

the nike shorts that Lopes has on were actually from the Nike/Salazar line...it was a goofy line...it had this sherlock holmes hat with it to keep rain off your neck and out of your ears...and come to think, I believe it was hot pink. Also this GOLD gore-tex warmup that didn't make noise when you ran in it. Cool warmup but GOLD? Along with the nike shorts (yes, there was a striped liner inside and yes they were very short) Salazar had this nike top with the armholes lowered, kind of like he used to do to his Oregon jersey...why? no idea.

I still have that Nike gold PR gore-tex suit. It was an awesome suit but these days it fits skin-tight even though I've only put on about 5 pounds since I first got it. Our college team was given a pair. We called them "spacesuits".

I train in speedos.

JimFiore wrote:

Well milk, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As "foolish" as you think short splits appear, that's exactly how long baggy "shorts" appear to those who began running way-back-when. The difference is that those who prefer short splits have "form follows function" on their side. I do think that long baggy shorts (particularly with yanked-up boxers) will slow a race performance, especially in something like the hurdles.

Be that as it may, if you want to be a slave to fashion, you have my blessing ;-)

ahem. im not from those good ole days, its very hard to be at 19. but i think shorts that go down to the knee are awful for running. ive never used them, never will.

one i get faster, i might make the transition to a split short. they definetely are much better for running.

when i first entered the international meets, coe was nearing the twilight of his career. i remember thinking at that time that no one wore shorts as small as coe. those were even the times when small racing kit was in vogue.

I got red in medium and blue in large sitting in my draw. Worn minimally...You want them?

Man, that picture is so bizarre. It weirds me out. Did he just not care about his performance at all? He looks completely disinterested.

Hes dressed like a true champion

daisy dukes wrote:

seriously, how short is too short for guys? at what point do you start looking like you're on richard simmons' team? thanks.

ps. where can i find some decent running shorts online?

It's a sliding scale. The faster you are, the shorter you can get away with.

Vipamm wrote:

I pray for the Ethiopian gods of the 10k to wear the shortest of shorts. My dream would be for them to forsake shorts forever, and race godlike, glistening with sweat, around and around the oval, in singlet, shoes, and jockstrap. The crowning glory of a run would be them ripping the confining jocks from their African loins, and flinging them my way. Oh, how I would dance, hugging and chewing them, hoping to absorb their African goodness.

Are you ok bro? You scare me

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daisy dukes wrote:

seriously, how short is too short for guys? at what point do you start looking like you're on richard simmons' team? thanks.

ps. where can i find some decent running shorts online?

It's a sliding scale. The faster you are, the shorter you can get away with.

So if you are Bekele, you can literally get away with wearing nothing

I wear them short and I own them. People don't really say much.

A lot of people on here are afraid of what people think of them.

Wear the shorts you feel most comfortable in.

Plenty of short shorts still around.

These days I go 5 inch, but I'm slow now.