Running Tights - Shorts Over or Not?

Reality check.... wrote:

That's a ridiculous analogy. Smelling bad is physically repulsive.

Wearing tights can be repulsive. See above.

I wouldn't wear a Dog the Bounty Hunter T-shirt to work, and I wouldn't wear shorts over tights. I wouldn't walk around town in a clown suit. I wouldn't go to a bar wearing running shorts.

I care, and everyone cares, about the impression we make on people. That doesn't mean you need to obsess about other people's thoughts, but it's not ridiculous to care about the impression you make.

Dude bro, I frequently hit the bar for a few recovery drinks after my runs and have only received polite fanfare for my attire and sweat. Granted my girlfriend demands that we hang out at her friends' favorite gay bar, but that doesn't change a thing.

Oh no you dint wrote:

Wearing tights can be repulsive. See above.

Oh no you dint wrote:

The fact that you replied indicates that you do care. Therefore you should stop wearing tights. You're welcome.

By stating that I don't give a carp about what other people think of my shorts over tights somehow means I do care what they think? If I cared, I would quit doing it which I won't. Just so you clowns also know, I ALWAYS listen to music when I run, never stretch, have a subscription to Runners World, and train all winter on the treadmill!!

Repulsive for you is knowing all that about me and I'm still in front of you at the races.

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?

This is an old topic.

Do not wear shorts over your tights. That is just stupid. Just wear a jockstrap under your tights. Don't freeball it.

out of sight at the start wrote:

I ALWAYS listen to music when I run, never stretch, have a subscription to Runners World, and train all winter on the treadmill!!

I knew it! Good luck with those treadmill races, you tights wearing Sally. Ha ha.

Just going to be honest wrote:

Sub zero cold means below 0. Not below 32. Unless your from Canada, Russia or Alaska you are not running in temps below 0...

Weird. I went to school in Colorado and saw -38 once.

Oh no you dint wrote:

I knew it! Good luck with those treadmill races, you tights wearing Sally. Ha ha.

I usually just crank up the incline to 12 or 15% to make it a little more fun running on the treadmill. My fitness center had a treadmill race a couple weeks ago that ended in a tie. None of them moved at all.

Gunnisoniscoldbiatch wrote:

Just going to be honest wrote:

Sub zero cold means below 0. Not below 32. Unless your from Canada, Russia or Alaska you are not running in temps below 0...

Weird. I went to school in Colorado and saw -38 once.

Hi Gunnison I was in Alamosa in 83 when the temp hit -42°F

Of course back then tights hadn't even been invented and we thought it was a heat wave if it got to +20°.

If THIS dude can wear bunhuggers over his tights, I have NO PROBLEM wearing running shorts over my tights.

I can't believe this is even a thread. Shorts over tights? Are you a pre-pubescent 15 year-old or something?

And for all you saying guys don't wear tights, uh, yeah they do. Try living anywhere it gets below 25 degrees, or especially below 10, and run outside in shorts. Every guy I've ever run with (this ranges from 20:00 5k guys to 13:30 5k guys) wears tights when it's cold.

Uh, 25 degrees is not cold. Heck, 10 is considered slightly chilly. You need to run with a different crowd. Tights are for wimps.

If you don't wear shorts over the tights, it looks really bad. Just wear the shorts.

This is such a coincidence! My boyfriend who is also a runner is coming to my home tomorrow for the first time. We're planning on going for a long run through my town.

I'm a runner and I have no problem with guys in just tights but I don't want hear comments later from my family or classmates that see us running together. I just texted him about not wearing just tights for our run.

My boyfriend just replied, "no problem". Not everyone is a runner and understands the "tights thing". I want him to make a good impression.

femaleclass2015 wrote:

This is such a coincidence! My boyfriend who is also a runner is coming to my home tomorrow for the first time. We're planning on going for a long run through my town.

I'm a runner and I have no problem with guys in just tights but I don't want hear comments later from my family or classmates that see us running together. I just texted him about not wearing just tights for our run.

My boyfriend just replied, "no problem". Not everyone is a runner and understands the "tights thing". I want him to make a good impression.

Good thinking. Almost no one who isn't a runner understands the tight thing. You probably saved him some embarrassment and you're a good girlfriend for doing so.

Well not that good because I want everyone to know that I've met this really cool guy at school, which he is. But really its kind of more about me. Its a girl thing.But we both agree that nonrunners don't understand the males in tights thing.

kramerr wrote:

femaleclass2015 wrote:

This is such a coincidence! My boyfriend who is also a runner is coming to my home tomorrow for the first time. We're planning on going for a long run through my town.

I'm a runner and I have no problem with guys in just tights but I don't want hear comments later from my family or classmates that see us running together. I just texted him about not wearing just tights for our run.

My boyfriend just replied, "no problem". Not everyone is a runner and understands the "tights thing". I want him to make a good impression.

Good thinking. Almost no one who isn't a runner understands the tight thing. You probably saved him some embarrassment and you're a good girlfriend for doing so.

femaleclass2015 wrote:

This is such a coincidence! My boyfriend who is also a runner is coming to my home tomorrow for the first time. We're planning on going for a long run through my town.

I'm a runner and I have no problem with guys in just tights but I don't want hear comments later from my family or classmates that see us running together. I just texted him about not wearing just tights for our run.

My boyfriend just replied, "no problem". Not everyone is a runner and understands the "tights thing". I want him to make a good impression.

You're an idiot, and so is your boyfriend. I suppose if your bf was a gymnist or wrestler and your family went to watch a competition you'd ask him to wear shorts over his singlet? sofa king we tarded

Can someone please explain why wearing running shorts (very short by today's standards) is no problem but wearing tights is not manly?

People who refuse to wear tights when weather dictates are the same people who wear basketball shorts running. They care more about people who might see them than running comfort and economy.

It's simple non-runners make fun of tights and short-shorts. Some people, when just running around town, prefer not to deal with snide comments. It sounds like this girl and her boyfriend are just going for a normal run and she doesn't feel like dealing with comments from non-runners. There is nothing wrong or insecure about this.

Much respect. Very few people know cold like us fellow rivals!

Vigil once told me a story about how the sprinklers somehow turned on during the winter when you guys were in the middle of a workout. He said that the team continued to do repeats. Think it was during Porter's time if I remember right.

Gunnison and Alamosa are frozen hell holes during the winter. But at least we have nicer scenery ; )

Wear shorts over the tights...