I do this all of the time. Can't run before the kids wake up and can't shower until my toddler is napping in the afternoon.
I do this all of the time. Can't run before the kids wake up and can't shower until my toddler is napping in the afternoon.
To the guys doing this, do you just carry your wallet and keys in your hand? That seems like more of a hassle than changing into shorts.
If you ran a race that day, do you walk around all day with a number pinned on your singlet?
I've actually seen people doing this. Race is at 9am. Around 3:00 pm you see someone in Walgreens or wherever still wearing the race number.
C'mon....
HR Dude wrote:
If you ran a race that day, do you walk around all day with a number pinned on your singlet?
I've actually seen people doing this. Race is at 9am. Around 3:00 pm you see someone in Walgreens or wherever still wearing the race number.
C'mon....
probably because they just finished the marathon at 2:50 pm.
ecrunner4576 wrote:
probably because they just finished the marathon at 2:50 pm.
It was a 5k!
If you're a girl, perfectly acceptable. Mostly because when it's warm most girls don't wear much more than running short length shorts and a tank anyway. Girls should not wear there bunhuggers after working out though. I know your butt is amazing, assuming you have one, but its kind of silly, see points below. Also, I hate to break it to you ladies, but you still stink when you sweat, some of you seem to think otherwise.
If you're a guy, why the f are you even running in a singlet if you're not racing. If it's too hot for a t-shirt, don't wear a shirt at all. Also, take the five seconds to put on a slightly longer pair of athletic shorts and a t-shirt if you don't have time to shower. I agree with the guy who says you look like a pretentious d-bag, why don't you just carry a sign that says "look at me, I work out". Maybe you should be a triathlete.
I do it!!!!
I like walking around in my running clothes. It makes me feel younger and I think I look younger. People tend to find people that run more attractive than people than don't so I like that. I'm female, btw. I've gone to restaurants/bars/coffee shops immediately after running. I love my running clothes!! I wouldn't normally walk around with short shorts, but with my running shoes on, I feel like I can. :)
I am also the kind of person that wears running shoes with jeans, too.
eojtlc wrote:
Also, I hate to break it to you ladies, but you still stink when you sweat, some of you seem to think otherwise.
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Except for me!!! ;) I usually do change my top and hat if I was wearing one.
If you wear the basketball style running shorts, I guess it's OK, but if you are wearing "real' running shorts please please please for the love of god take the 5 seconds and slip on a pair of real shorts.
Plus, who wants to walk around in wet, sweaty running shorts?
Taper madness, you are delusional.Wearing your running clothes after a workout doesn't make you look more attractive or...younger. WTH? You just look like a tool, and a smelly one.
taper madness wrote:
eojtlc wrote:Also, I hate to break it to you ladies, but you still stink when you sweat, some of you seem to think otherwise.
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Except for me!!!
here there wrote:
To the guys doing this, do you just carry your wallet and keys in your hand? That seems like more of a hassle than changing into shorts.
Maybe he just carries his man-purse or straps on the manly fur and rhinestone fanny pack?
I hope you don't do this while wearing tights in the winter. Please say NO.
Running into the gas station to grab a Gatorade? Fine.
Much more is probably not appropriate. College campuses are mostly exceptions, because the standards are so low there.
Just put on a clean shirt and a pair of soccer shorts over your running shorts. If it's cooler, put on some pants and a jacket. If you've toweled off and covered up, I think it's fine to do errands in your sweats. I once picked something up at Tiffany's after a race, wearing my sweats. Granted, they had just called and said that the item was waiting, so it wasn't like I was having extensive interactions with people.
Don't do it. Guys, you all smell like nuts.
pale people with a beer belly is a wonderful sight at the grocery store. Makes me feel better.
Uncivilized wrote:
I'm curious on others' opinions on this. Personally I usually cannot be bothered showering and changing after a run and will go and get the banking, supermarket shopping, get bills paid etc in public in shorts and singlet before going home. Often cop some strange looks and sometimes comments from people but shrug them off as most of the time they are fat and therefore not worth listening to.
Is it poor form to do this or perfectly acceptable?
Who worries about things like this? What backwoods part of the country do you live in? Do they have the internet there?
Man, I see you people all the time. The old guys who wear their WAY-TOO-SHORT Dolphin shorts.
I never understood the really short shorts (please keep in mind that I have qualified for the OT in the 26.2). I always see guys wearing them that are clearly not fast. I want to ask why they wear them. Seriously, I cannot understand why anyone needs to wear the 2" splits, three sizes too small. Yet, I always see guys doing it. Then, they always seem to like tramping around town in them afterward.
IDk, to each his own, I just think it is funny.
closeyoureyes wrote:
i wear my running shorts elsewhere, because if i go to any regular store to buy shorts when it's hot outside, the shortest they have still go below the knee, and that's like wearing capri pants.
if stores made regular khaki shorts that went to at or about 1 inch above the knee, i would definitely wear them. so i wear my shorts for comfort reasons.
they do make these shorts. it's strange that you claim you can't find them, when that's standard uniform for recreational golfers (for example).
people who wear running shorts in public for anything other than exercise are ridiculous.
and i'm a strong advocate of normal running shorts for running...not one of these folks who think shorts shorts are inappropriate even for running in public.
Al Vader wrote:
The Richard Simmons look is always popular with the ladies.
I was at a conference at a hotel in Florida one evening, and Richard Simmons showed up with his entourage (creepy). He was wearing short running shorts and a tank top at 7:30 in the evening. He is not particularly thin or fit looking--except in comparison to the average American, I suppose.
On this topic, I can't wait to change out of my running clothes after a run and always carry a change in my bag. I don't care what other people think about it. I just don't want to walk around in sweaty shorts.
For guys, running errands in your running shorts is like being fat in public. You should have enough dignity not to do it, but so many people do it that hardly anyone notices anymore. Of course, those who do notice are repulsed.
Running errands in short shorts is like being obese in public. Everyone notices, you look hideous & slightly less than human, but no one knows what to say.
For women, running errands in your running gear is just fine. Your running gear looks much better than men's running gear, & doesn't look much different than regular clothes women wear in warm weather. Of course, if you're a fat woman, go back and read my first paragraph.