Half tights and shirtless is the worst look in distance running.

ratios for golden wrote:

nosplit wrote:

Change my mind.

If you want to rock it shirtless, you need split shorts.

it's the ratio of garment length relative to limb length.

the problem is that half-tights are too long to pair nothing on the torso.

if one is shirtless, the tights should have about a 3" inseam.

most men are too insecure to wear something that is both tight and short.

given 3" inseam tights aren't easy to come by, split shorts do indeed make more sense aesthetically.

DAJ wrote:

When I started running back in the 1980s in HS, I don't think short tights even existed. We used to run in Summer shirtless as the temps were often atrocious (Illinois), and the textiles we had were crap so inner-thigh chafing was a beastly affair. I think it was late 90s when I first started wearing half-tights and ohhhhhhhhh did it help against chafing.

What I really want to know is what happened to chest hair. Bowerman had a pic on social media asking for a caption recently and it showed all the big studs on the track milling around with most of them in the OP's dreaded look. Not a chest hair to be seen. Do you Gen Zers actually shave it?

CVXC4Life wrote:

The worst look is not half tights/shirtless. The worst look is aluminum spandex pants crafted from the fingers of child workers + a 1960s era pink puffy vest + a fluorescent Nike bra + your dad's old socks with the toe parts cut off. And a beanie that is so small it cuts into your cranium, restricting blood flow to your brain.

Trollminator wrote:

This has a pretty good ratio

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LinaLeggs wrote:

Let us women sexualize men for once and stop spreading lies 😭😭 Half tights ALWAYS look good.

VaporBoi wrote:

Trollminator wrote:

This has a pretty good ratio

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Real alphas wear crop tops

nosplit wrote:

Change my mind.

If you want to rock it shirtless, you need split shorts.

scrags wrote:

if you run shirtless, you're a tool.

The end

Bekelesbigtights wrote:

VaporBoi wrote:

Real alphas wear crop tops

Yes. Rivs, what a man.

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injury stricken wrote:

what are our thoughts on half tights/splits on the gym arc trainer while I'm out on injury timeout. I felt like a dunce until I sweat through my shirt and then felt better

Trollminator wrote:

Bekelesbigtights wrote:

Yes. Rivs, what a man.

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ooof.. imagine having no shame in announcing to the world your 4:53 marathon time with a picture of you in a crop top and painted nails, and thinking it's cool. Why not wear a very tight or transparent singlet if you want to show off muscles or go shirtless if you can? I guess the crop top was for fashion points? LOLz

NE_QcRunner wrote:

Trollminator wrote:

ooof.. imagine having no shame in announcing to the world your 4:53 marathon time with a picture of you in a crop top and painted nails, and thinking it's cool. Why not wear a very tight or transparent singlet if you want to show off muscles or go shirtless if you can? I guess the crop top was for fashion points? LOLz

Rivs is a 2:18 marathoner and was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer in 2020. He weighed 98 pounds when he was released from hospital barely able to walk.

You?

Trollminator wrote:

NE_QcRunner wrote:

Rivs is a 2:18 marathoner and was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer in 2020. He weighed 98 pounds when he was released from hospital barely able to walk.

You?

Me? I don't follow 2:18 marathoners, nor 4:53 guys who wear crop tops. You?