Shame of the full tights.

wrong - wear running pantstights are fugly no doubt -runners are seen as out of touch loser dorks enough, you guys just reinforce that everytime you step outside in tightsi have worn running pants for every 'cold' run i have done... zip the bottoms and it has never been a problemthis morning the (very accurate) thermometer outside my house read 2.8 F and i wore running pantsyou guys are big pussies

I'm a guy, I thought that was clear. I don't think any chick would be embarrassed to wear tights unless they were over weight.

I definitely have developed a thick skin in terms of not caring what people think of my running apparel.

In college I used to run recovery runs around the football field in the early morning. At some point, the football team started coming out for pre-season practices really early as well.

The first morning was awful. When they saw me running through the dark morning, someone said "What the f**k is that?" Each time I circled there were taunts.

However they came to respect me. I was usually running laps before any of them took to the field and I was still finishing up my 35th lap (10 miles) when practice was over. A bunch of the players and coaches would come up to me on campus and ask me about my training and marvel and my dedication.

To conclude, tights are absolutely essential for training in cold weather but men should use discretion when wearing them. I have no qualms about wearing them on trails or in the early AM but I believe it is in bad taste to wear them in view of the general public.

ha that was funnyexactly, if you guys go for function so much, just wear this shirt

Cold Weather Guy wrote:

I usually wear this top with my tights. I still feel like a man.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Men-Zebra-Stripe-Spandex-Mask-Shirt-Zentai-club-costume_W0QQitemZ280186431550QQihZ018QQcategoryZ137084QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

This weekend I was on a fast 11 miler in my running pants - a brand new pair of Adidas running pants I had never tried before. Dumb move. There was wet snow coming down the whole time.

By mile 8, the melting snow and slush in the ground caused the Adidas pants to stretch and stretch until they were below the level of my shoe. Guess they weren't made for the rain. Bad time to find that out. I was with a bunch of other guys who were pushing the pace and they were all wearing running tights. I was the only one in pants.

I spent the last 3 miles literally holding up my pants while trying to maintain a pace equivalent to my marathon race pace.

I've been wearing running pants for 26 years. Suddenly, tights don't seem like such a bad option anymore.

no they really are not... new balance, hind, asics, brooks you name it they all make excellent running pantsexamplehttp://www.amazon.com/ASICS-Mens-Thermopolis-Lite-Black/dp/B000BHQOKC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1199377748&sr=1-3

Shame wrote:

To conclude, tights are absolutely essential for training in cold weather but men should use discretion when wearing them. I have no qualms about wearing them on trails or in the early AM but I believe it is in bad taste to wear them in view of the general public.

I don't care what temperature you say it is acceptable to wear pants. I don't care what you think about how they look. I'll wear them whenever I want.

Wind pants for running easy, tights for running fast.

I don't understand how everyone on this site can rip on long running shorts but have a problem with tights. If you think long running shorts are uncomfortable, then wouldn't running pants be just like REALLY long running shorts? Besides, tights are more modest than split shorts anyway. (You don't have to wear tights that show your junk. Most men's tights are looser in the groin. Wear a size up, if in doubt.)

I only wear running pants when it's windy and below 10F. They still feel too bulky to me. Tights give much better freedom of movement. Also, as AvjJoe pointed out, they don't get heavy with moisture. If I'm running in a rainstorm, I usually go with tights, because they don't absorb anything. It keeps my muscles much warmer than wet pants.

I wonder if this is a regional thing. In MN, growing up, nobody thought twice about tights. Even when I was in high school and I would wear basketball shorts until the "sweats off" command, because I was embarrassed by my uniform shorts, I still didn't feel self-conscious about wearing tights.

I've never ripped on people wearing tights. I just have always preferred pants. They are more comfortable to me.

(Besides, there are some sights I don't want to inflict upon others...)

who the f*** cares what you look like when running, it is not a fashion show

I have tights and pants, I basically grab whatever is on top. There is no difference, unless you care what you look like when you run, in which case I'd say you are a big homo.

who has a problem with long running shorts?short ones only for races

Rocky IV wrote:

I don't understand wearing tights. There are nice running pants and, at 30 degrees, you might have been able to do half tights or just shorts.

I just prefer pants to tights. Its not a insecurity thing as much as a comfort thing. I don't really find them baggy or performance limiting at all. Furthermore, how do people not know what running pants are?

I was merely expressing an opinion and did not expect anybody to get that excited about it.

because there are negative externalities involved here -you want to look like a homo, fine but general population sees runners as wimpy dweebs totally out of touch - would be nice if runners were seen as a bit more with it, people might actually take more of an interest in the professional sport

runner39 wrote:

who the f*** cares what you look like when running, it is not a fashion show

runner39 wrote:

who the f*** cares what you look like when running, it is not a fashion show

Judging by this thread and the dozens like it I have seen over the years here, quite a few people.

anEconomist wrote:

because there are negative externalities involved here -

you want to look like a homo, fine but general population sees runners as wimpy dweebs totally out of touch - would be nice if runners were seen as a bit more with it, people might actually take more of an interest in the professional sport

runner39 wrote:

who the f*** cares what you look like when running, it is not a fashion show

are you a homo? not that there is anything wrong with that

myself I more concerned with wearing the proper clothes for a certain temperature and doing the training then what the general population thinks of my running attire, in other words,"sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me"

From above post:

However they came to respect me. I was usually running laps before any of them took to the field and I was still finishing up my 35th lap (10 miles) when practice was over. A bunch of the players and coaches would come up to me on campus and ask me about my training and marvel and my dedication.

I am simply amazed that you ran 35 laps around the football field. A few weeks ago I ran a 4 mile tempo run on the track and couldn't imagine doing more loops than that.

another thing, you are wearing tights running when it's cold out, if you were wearing tights and say going grocery shopping or hanging out well that's another story

Wait a minute. You were wearing tights and the kid couldn't tell if you were a man or a woman? Hmmmm.

Whats the problem here?

Tights are just part of a runners kit/uniform.

Full tights for cold training

half tights for very cold racing

shorts any other time.

Also wear waterproofs over tights/shorts on cold, rainy,snow training sessions.

You need to be warm and comfortable- not worry about what non runners say or think.