compression shorts for marathon?

I wear the CW-X Pro compression short for all of my runs and races. I have a torn labrum in my hip, and these shorts are tight and seem to "hold" things together. I'll never go back to regular shorts.

Those old style runners shorts with the brief inside suck--with the nylon--everything bounces a lot and the seems chAf a lot.

TFy a couple pair of compression shorts--keep thighs warm compressed---find they are great for distances with little chafe. Can throw bball shorts over the too.

Race with theM too--nice snug fit let's you focus on racing.

asdfsdfadfas wrote:

I wear the CW-X Pro compression short for all of my runs and races. I have a torn labrum in my hip, and these shorts are tight and seem to "hold" things together. I'll never go back to regular shorts.

are these to be worn under shorts, or by themselves?

Does one wear underwear under compression shorts?

They are meant to be worn alone. The fabric is plenty thick and they aren't see thru in any way.

assy wrote:

Does one wear underwear under compression shorts?

This has been hotly debated here in the past.

I wear underwear with them, others do not. Compression shorts do not hug your balls like briefs, so I am not sure why so many people think they are not necessary.

I have rather large balls, too.

In the end, it is whatever makes you feel more comfortable.

How big? Any FB pics/Twitpics?

That was a little too much info there...

I recently wore compression briefs (Under Armor) brand that I forgot I had in my dresser drawers. No underwear (no need to..) and wore them with racing shorts. My hips were aching a bit when I woke up that morning (it was really chilly too), therefore decided to wear the compression briefs. I was impressed how great they worked. My hips did not bother me at all. I will definitely wear them again for future races and long runs.

I was thinking about wearing them for my next marathon if it is under 45 F.

I did 20 miler in them on cold day and felt good. I'm still not 100% sure though about 26.

My Zensah compression shorts do a terrific job of preventing chafing "down there."

The only issue is that the legs are super long - a terrible look - so I'm looking for shorts with identical function, just shorter legs.