Do You Guys Wash Your Running Cloths After Each Use?

ya it seems like I never wash my running clothes. I do, but the washes are few and far between.

I wash mine between every use.

depends. In the cold, the outer layers are not nasty, so I re-use a couple of times, and they are not as common as shorts etc.

I was shorts, and first layers everytime.

pvs wrote:

depends. In the cold, the outer layers are not nasty, so I re-use a couple of times, and they are not as common as shorts etc.

I was shorts, and first layers everytime.

Same here. In the winter, the cold running gear doesn't get washed as often. In the summer, shorts are done after one run.

i thought it wasa general practice among runners to take a post run shower in your shorts to "clean" them enough for further use.....

Are you serious? No, you can run in smelly clothes, it ain't a fashion show.

I just washed a pair of tights that probably could've stood up on their own. I usually just hang everything on the back of a chair, wear it for 5-7 days, and wash it at the end of the week. For me, it's a matter of pride to see just how stinky the crotch of my shorts can get. Makes me feel like a man when my wife can smell my balls from across the room.

Rinse and hang, rinse and hang all week, then full wash at the end. Helps save any treated fabric as well.

the new tech fabrics are similar to suits in that you can only wash them so many times before they start to lose their properties.

I used to live in a really hot city where running in the 90's was pretty common, I would use a spray bottle to get the salt out of the clothes so they could be used again..on really bad days just right into the shower with them..

now in more milder temps..its not as bad..but still spray them down and use something like a Sport Wash, BaseWash etc to clean them and never put them in the dryer..

Eyegore wrote:

I just washed a pair of tights that probably could've stood up on their own. I usually just hang everything on the back of a chair, wear it for 5-7 days, and wash it at the end of the week. For me, it's a matter of pride to see just how stinky the crotch of my shorts can get. Makes me feel like a man when my wife can smell my balls from across the room.

And some people wonder why there is a long thread about the post-nuptial shut-off.

Yes, we can smell you and we wish you woud wash your clothes!

well yes, I don't think running shorts need to be ironed nowadays. I know guys who wear their shorts in the showers, chuck them into their sports bag and wheel them out for the next practice. Bachelor runners are notorious pigs with their kit. I've seen XC spikes come out of the cupboard with last season's mud on them;Married guys are organised, single guys far less.

I only have one running cloth and I keep it sparkling clean by never wearing it.

Eyegore wrote:

Makes me feel like a man when my wife can smell my balls from across the room.

She is really smelling the festering bacteria crapping out the waste from your skin they are sucking on.

I wear them once, and they are washed once a week. I have enough pairs that I don't have to do multiple washings each week.

I usually take them off in the garage and let them air out there. They then go into the hamper in the laundry room. I don't try them after the wash; just hang them over the edge of the bathtub until they are dry.

I don't mind wearing a pair twice before washing, but I try not to do it if I'm running at the fitness center as it's not fair to everyone else.

To be honest i hardly ever wash my running clothes.

If I do I basically just take them in the shower with me and rinse them off.

Eyegore wrote:

I just washed a pair of tights that probably could've stood up on their own. I usually just hang everything on the back of a chair, wear it for 5-7 days, and wash it at the end of the week. For me, it's a matter of pride to see just how stinky the crotch of my shorts can get. Makes me feel like a man when my wife can smell my balls from across the room.

Hilarious!

I usually get 2-3 runs for socks, shorts and shirts. Outer layers almost never get washed.

Usually I'll wear shorts 2-3 times. Tights last for a week. Jackets can go weeks, unless I screwed up and wore it when it was way too hot.

In the summer, my tops are changed every day. I go shirtless early in the day, but I like to keep some of the UV rays off of me if the sun is high. I shower with my shorts on in the summer, even if I'm not wearing them again. Otherwise, my apt just becomes too foul.

If I'm at a fitness center or going on a group run, I always have fresh clothes.

She is really smelling the festering bacteria crapping out the waste from your skin they are sucking on.

No, make no mistake, it's the manly musk of my genitals that she's smelling. Yes, pure male aroma, nothing else. Certainly no festering bacteria down there for me.