Running Tights - Shorts Over or Not?

I love my old fashioned see thru spandex stretched tights extra small squeeze them on and go running see how much hysteria and mayhem you can cause , laughter, shock comments and just in awe and disbelief and the sheer ( pun) joy you can engender to thousands of young girls over the years.

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see me in my tights with nothing under nothing over and well to all the prudes out there if ya got it flaunt it and well if it wasn't for the thin veneer of decency the micro fibre thinest in the world is the thin line between decency and complete exhibitionism

freak.of.the.run wrote:

In my home town, generally, people have always worn shorts over their running tights and I've never really questioned it until a guy from my school came back from college and said that a lot of schools don't.

I'd imagine that if you don't wear shorts over you'll get more people honking, etc, but I've never cared about that.

But what are your thoughts? Shorts or no shorts over tights?

NOTHING OVER NOTHING UNDER WHERE THE XTRA TIGHT SIZEEXTRA SMALL SPANDEX NYLON ELASTANE STRETCH WEAVE THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEE THRU WHEN IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT

Flaunt it baby wrote:

No shorts

DEFINETLY NO SHORTS NOTHING OVER NOTHING UNDER

NOTHING BETTER THAN MAKING HUNDREDS OF YOUNG COLLEGE GIRLS BLUSH

not above the law wrote:

You're telling me you run in these Under Armour tights without shorts?

http://www.altrec.com/images/shop/detail/swatches/UND/23327.56070_d.jpg

Where I come from they arrest people for doing that.

have'nt been arrested yet?

was that me

high school girls love my running tights

mikaloviche wrote:

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high school girls love my running tights

Welcome mikaloviche and thank you for your contributions. Due to the popularity of this topic, we have moved this discussion over to our main boards:

Shorts only, no tights.

[quote]sludge buster wrote:

Galen says, "YES, please!" to shorts over tights.

I think there are times I need my shorts over or a loooong shirt but I do get laughs giggles hysterical shreiks and woops lots of comments and cause mayhem when ever I run past hundreds of school girls out running . I love it the attention whistles good comments and even pics taken girls stop u and talk some tell u " your tights are see thru" I act inncocnet and say no they are just sheer . they say sheer nonsense and ridiculuos they cant believe I am game to wear these .

Shorts over tights screams "I'm a sophomore in High School!"[/quote]

I am a high school physical education teacher and when I mean physical I mean physical . we come to your school allright. once a week hands on activities that come to your school thats our name we have on our van. HANDS ON . we teach human movement and all sorts of sports . I do all the girls colleges and when i say do I mean DO all the girls. we are so hyped up and hot its like when we arrive all the girls go crazy and its like a male show . hundreds of teenage girls lookin at ya and then whammo when the track pants and top are off what do you see another hot guy in see thru stretched nylon elastane fibre with nothing under the girls dont have to strain to see my junk. see lycraman .com / visitor /gallery and my name scroll down when it says click here .or see other posts of mine and click on link.

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Informative topic!

Any new insights?

I always go tights only. Women and men seem to like it. Never received a negative reaction to this day.

I don’t wear tights rather tight-ish running pants. Thicker, zippers at bottom and pockets for gels.

Far less scandalous and warm. Or wear something with stitching and fabrics like some Nike pants I own. Tight but not Lululemon form fitting

The brooks greenlight pants/tights are great. No one is laughing as most could not imagine running 15+ miles. Yes the junk area is a little exposed but I don’t go roaming the local spots in them...usage is on the road between house and route

Though I’m married and 35, so different generation. I could see issues in high school without shorts with kids paranoid these days

I treat running tights as pants.

When it is warm out, I typically wear running shorts or half tights. Only other time I wear full length/capris tights is when my skin has seen enough sun. Or if I don't want to be wearing short shorts to the store, I will bring a pair of tights to slip on.

During the winter months (seems like 9 months out of the year here in New Yorkistan) I'm wearing full length tights, with no shorts over top.

Never quite understood the shorts on top of pants or running tights... but for kicks, a couple years ago I slipped on a pair of shorts over my tights, and it felt awful!! Never again! It was like I was wearing two sets of underwear with pants and then shorts over top of that. It was just weird feeling...

Although, I think where most people get confused with tights and compression gear is the underwear style tights, versus running tights. Compression tights that UA or the Nike Pro are meant to be worn as underwear with shorts or pants over top. They are a lot thinner (sometimes see through!) and not as durable. Though, I don't know how many track meets I've been to and their school issued Nike Pro tights as part of their uniform (mostly the sprinters). It is hilarious to see all these guys and girls running around in underwear!!

Running tights on the other hand are thicker, more durable, and are meant to be worn like pants with underwear, just like you'd throw on a pair of those tight soccer pants that the newer generation are addicted to lately. In fact, I can't even tell the different between soccer pants and tights no more, especially how tight these folks wear them. I even read somewhere that those soccer pants are a mens form of tights.

The easiest way you can tell underwear versus running tights - Compression underwear/baselayer V or U shaped front and back. Running tights will usually have a straight stitch in the front and the back. Some of the new Nike stuff has a U shaped (for the guys parts) and a straight hem for the butt. Personally, I like the straight stitch up front.

Here's what I'm talking about:

http://www.compressiondesign.com/two-types-of-compression-shorts-underwear-or-outerwear/

Anyhoo, I wear my running tights to the store, mall, etc. I've gotten a few flattering compliments, but a majority people really don't seem to care...

This is a really old thread but it comes up every so often.

Do what ever you're most comfortable with. Don't listen to all the social wannabe's and fashionista's. Like their opinion really matters.

I Do What I Want wrote:

This is a really old thread but it comes up every so often.

Do what ever you're most comfortable with. Don't listen to all the social wannabe's and fashionista's. Like their opinion really matters.

LOL

I'm still waiting for someone to get in my face telling me I can't wear tights...

It's funny all the people hiding behind their keyboards saying men can't wear tights.

Sometimes I do get smug looks, but those are the ones I like to make feel even more uncomfortable. It's hilarious. Seize the moment... haha

Ok, but I need your opinion.

Iwant to know how does this shorts fit and if I should buy them?