Why would anyone ever run in running shorts?

Obviously you have never lived in a place where the dew point for 5 months a year is around 70 degrees... half tights are in no way better than shorts when you sweat a gallon and it's too humid for sweat to evaporate.

I'm gonna stick to my moderately short running shorts. Here's my Rationale.

Utilitarian standpoint:

Nice back pocket for keys; inner mesh for support; don't restrain movement; no chafing (occasional issue for me in tights)

Aesthetic standpoint:

Purely subjective, I know, but I like the look.

I'd fee feel self-conscious cranking our 8min miles in either super short shorts or half tights. To me, those scream "I'm a serious, fast runner."

that's just weird wrote:

RRTTr wrote:

A certain part of my body bleeds from chafe every time I wear tights, it is not a part that any guy would want to bleed.

The one thing properly-fitting tights do is prevent chafing.

I've only ever had chafing while wearing tights. Not enough space. With shorts I never have any problems. I regularly do 2 hour runs.

trol wrote:

Obviously you have never lived in a place where the dew point for 5 months a year is around 70 degrees... half tights are in no way better than shorts when you sweat a gallon and it's too humid for sweat to evaporate.

Amen. All about the airflow.

Why men should wear shorts summed up in two words: free ballin’

all about the itty bitty shorts cuz aint no way dis boy wearin half spandex with a lil wee.

WHY would you wear anything else?

Best of both worlds so we can all get along

https://www.boausa.com/collections/1-elite-shorts/products/mens-stretch-1-elite-split-2n1-run-short-black

I think "smaller" guys could wear the tights but if you need more control then shorts are the way to go.

I suppose if I ran amidst “high hopping worm” creatures like OP, I too would be more paranoid wearing loose shorts over tight tights. :)

I agree. My biggest issue with either running shorts or pants comes down to chaffing and movement. I've experienced many training runs and races where the chaffing got so bad on the inner thighs. Also, my heels tend to get fairly close to calves during my forward stride and I have had times where running pants catch my heel. I am all for 1/2 and full tights.

For everyone against tights: how often to you see women wearing running pants instead of tights? The vast majority of female runners wear running tights or spandex shorts. Although running tights look much better on women, they serve a purpose and are more functional in my mind.

tally wrote:

highhoppingworm wrote:

1) Comfort

2) Ability to hold things without them bouncing around

2) I’ve never understood this thing about holding things together or bouncing. First, balls unlike breasts, don’t have much mass and by consequence bouncing momentum. Man has evolved to be able to do distance running naked, just not speed work. Second, all running shorts come with liners exactly to limit even that minimal bouncing annoyance. I don’t know why one would need more support. Do you have a pendulum down there that breaks through the liner?

Ok, hear me out here. What if you were, say, running full speed, for some reason? Like, for the sake of argument, let's say you're on a long jump runway or something. And then with all that bouncing around your johnson just kind of pops out? That could happen in running shorts, but not in half tights. And what if your friends mom was visiting and was sitting in the stands? That would be super-awkward. Asking for a friend.

What I think is funny are male runners who race in baggy basketball shorts. I want to ask, “where’s your pickup b-ball game this morning?” It’s odd that some runners worry more about a new shoe weighing 2 Oz. too much, but then race in long baggy shorts, carrying 4 or 5 hydration bottles on their waist.

These guys do, and are better runners than you.

https://www.dyestat.com/members/images/67894/702586_full.jpg

doctorj wrote:

These guys do, and are better runners than you.

https://www.dyestat.com/members/images/67894/702586_full.jpg

This guy doesn't and he is a better runner than those guys...

uh huh wrote:

Gentleman Savage wrote:

I don't care how fast he runs, this is the most asinine look ever, king of the dorks:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dyxq5F-WoAIJI3V.jpg

He's landing waaay in front of his center of gravity. He'll never get anywhere till he learns proper footstrike.

Not everyone is about cadence, Mo uses an elongated/open stride to pick up the pace.

Looks naked, just a really bad look. But flashy neon tights are also a bad look.

tights chafe your crunch

highhoppingworm wrote:

They seem inferior in every way to half tights (or full tights if it is cold). Moreover, contrary to what you would expect, they also look more ridiculous than straight spandex in my opinion. If you hold a view to the contrary please share you reasoning.

I think what it comes down to is would you rather people see you junk swinging around under flappy shorts or bundled up like a sausage. Your choice.

Tights of any type look stupid on about 98% of all guys. Maybe more.

Tights on women look pretty good if they got the runners body to go with it.

Unfortunately the people you see wearing tights/leggings at a place like Wal-Mart are not the people that should be wearing them. Did they seriously get up in the morning and say, "Oh, I'll look good in this".