Bunhuggers: Do women runners like them?

Lord jesus, I think it's probably been a year since this topic's been fully explored.

Hey 16x, whaddya say?

They're hot. Especially on Regina. The things I'd do to her, this role model for all ...

NO! i hated wearing them. i didn't feel fast, i just felt exposed.

I've always liked them, but truly it's a personal thing and some women just don't feel comfy in them. Shorts can ride up too much and properly fitting bunhuggers stay where they are supposed to so I opt for them when the conditions call for it.

I don't like bunhuggers at all. The only pro I can think of is the wind resistance (which can't be that much because if they were that great guys would wear them) and the sex appeal they bring to the sport which could potentially boost track's fan base.

The cons are mighty though. Unless you're a high level athlete, chances are you carry a little extra "dough" around, particularly on the butt area. This same butt area tends to become exposed when you run, not a pretty sight for those behind you. And the whole world will know when you have a wedgie.

Bunhuggers can also contribute to body image issues. Who wants the whole world to know that you have saggy thighs or a running short tan or (the worst of all) that you have butt pimples? When I was choosing a college, if it had come down to choosing a bunhugger wearing school and a short wearing school, I would have gone with the shorts.

if you're looking for a ringing endorsement for bunhuggers from a female, track down that emma chick who has gone on every friggin' message board over the past 5 years extolling the virtues of running -- nay, training -- in bunhuggers.

i love running in butthuggers, but that is because my @$$ looks great in them and i can pull it off!

Sounds like subject matter for www.fast-women.com

The doughy factor wrote:

Unless you're a high level athlete, .

Actually, it really depends on the athlete. Many high class runners, such as Molly Huddle, chose to wear shorts. It's a matter of opinion.

Actually, I'd prefer NOT to see high school girls in bun huggers. College, adults, fine. 15 year olds should not be showing up in bikini bottoms.

;-) wrote:

i love running in butthuggers, but that is because my @$$ looks great in them and i can pull it off!

ditto for me.

I have been wearing them ever since I was 13. :)

I agree, high schoole girls should not be trolling around in underwear bottoms (13 years old?!?). As far as wind resistance, I think that theory is CRAP. How much resistance can a little pair of running shorts create? Maybe for sprinters, but not someone running 6k. Like stated above, if it made a HUGE difference men would be wearing them also. I also think Molly Huddle is a good example. Fast as hell IN SHORTS. I had to wear them and I had extra "dough". Awful for someone struggling with body image problems...not to mention the people seeing you from behind: ) And how can you concentrate on your race when you are constantly pulling a giant wedgie out of your ass every 10 feet? Overall, I think huggers suck.

Who cares if they like them or not. Guys like to see them in them so they should wear them.

I don't think they like them. I always get stares and laughs when I race in them.

Insecure women love wearing butthuggers because they think that if they are sexually active they will have more friends than their fat ass pimp.

I think each individual woman needs to ask themselves that exact question. . . "Do you truely enjoy wearing them or are you wearing them because it is expected of females."

Personally I hated bunhuggers, but so many of the other female distance runners wore them (especially on my team) I did too. Now that I look back on it, I wish I had boycotted them. They sucked! Think about, if wearing bunhuggers truely makes difference in your time, then men would be wearing them (or something similar) too!! Its all about showing off a female's body.

i used to play volleyball in college and we wore bunhuggers and long-sleeved shirts. i could never figure out how this uniform came to be and i suspect it's cause early volleyball coaches were men??

long sleeves were very odd since most girls just rolled up the sleeves cause you got too hot in long sleeves in a gym.

the buns never made sense either cause you spend alot of time in volleyball diving for balls on the floor. more exposure meant more floor burn.

someone finally got a clue cause vball uniforms over the past several years have gotten more functional. most teams wear spandex shorts and short sleeved-if not sleeveless uniforms. nobody wears buns anymore.

my point? someone comes up with a reason that buns are not functional for track and xc until, they are going to the the 'standard' for racing teams.

16x, post a pic and let US be the judge of that.

Let's face it, hot girls look good in them, others do not.

But here is the real point: Lots of women LOVE wearing them. Why? Because, despite their protestations of "men just treat women like a piece of meat, it's awful" women like to, on many occasions, be objectified and be given lots of attention to their bods! It's a fact. 99% of the women I see running wear some sort of body-hugging lycra. Hey, I enjoy it most of the time, but girls, don't act like you do this only because of utilitarian reasons: comfort, wind resistance, etc. You want to show off your bods, and want guys to notice you! Hey, that great, I will happily oblige! But please, please, please, pretty please do me this favor: don't complain about the media?s and men's objectification of women's bodies and their obsession with women's boobs and asses. If you don't want us to notice those things, wear baggy sweatshirts when you walk around (plenty comfortable), and regular, longer gym shorts when you run. Voila! No one will look at you!

It's your choice. But don't try and have your cake[show your bods/get attention] and eat it too [get angry over the objectification of women's bodies].