Running in Central Park Without a Shirt?

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13 years ago 04/29/2011 12:28am EDT

I personally run without a shirt at anything about 55, maybe 60 degrees. There is just no point of a shirt. But I live in NYC now and have been running in the park and notice that very few people run without their shirts. It has been in the 65 to even 80 degree range over the past couple of days.

Is it taboo to run without a shirt in such a populated park? I would love to run without a shirt but I'm not sure how comfortable I feel doing it because about 98% of guys run with shirts.

What is your take on running without a shirt in a place like Central Park (out of towners can consider their respective city parks or other places with lots of people)?

13 years ago 04/29/2011 12:49am EDT

re: Tri-color Pen

I live in NYC and do it all the time. Like you said, there is no point of a shirt past a certain temperature and I don't really care what other people do when it's hot, i'm not gonna wear a shirt.

13 years ago 04/29/2011 12:54am EDT

re: lets be honest

Only if you got the goods

13 years ago 04/29/2011 1:36am EDT

re: lets be honest

lets be honest wrote:
I live in NYC and do it all the time. Like you said, there is no point of a shirt past a certain temperature and I don't really care what other people do when it's hot, i'm not gonna wear a shirt.

Ditto. I grew up there, now on the other coast. Our high school had an idiotic rule that we weren't allowed on the same block of the school without a shirt on (the penalty was suspension or getting booted off the team for the season or something completely absurd, I think it happened to one kid), so we couldn't leave our shirts in our lockers, we had to take them with us and stash or carry them. I wore mine like a do-rag. I don't think it was terribly attractive, but it was fun.

13 years ago 05/02/2011 5:24pm EDT

re: Tri-color Pen

First off, is your name James and are you from New Zealand?

Of course you can run with no shirt in Central Park, reglardless of weather. People won't care at all, especially in NYC.

The only person that will say anything to you is this one old horse-carriage guy, he always tells runners to "put you shirt back on" in an ornery voice. Maybe it is just entertainment for the tourists he gives rides to.

13 years ago 05/02/2011 6:00pm EDT

re: Jim From Tuscaloosa

I understand that you're trying to act tough by not wearing a shirt when it's above 55 degrees, but that's really not all that warm. And with the exception of one or two days, it really hasn't been all that warm yet in NYC. I've run in the park for a few summers now, and trust me that once the hot weather truly arrives, tons of dudes will be out there running without shirts.

13 years ago 05/02/2011 6:18pm EDT

re: pfffttt...

...but all the non-shirt wearers will have completely hairless torsos.

There is clearly some taboo against sweaty hairy guys. And maybe that is ok.

13 years ago 05/02/2011 6:48pm EDT

re: Tri-color Pen

Just write Golden-Palace-.COM on your back w/grease and you'll be all set.

13 years ago 05/02/2011 7:05pm EDT

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