just make sure that my shorts are as short as they can be
just make sure that my shorts are as short as they can be
No. Ask you gay friends.
I try not to be completely unpresentable. I'd try not to head out for a run with massive bed head or a big hole in the crotch of my shorts or anything like that. Beyond that, I wouldn't say that I make any special effort to look good.
I literally go for exactly that. Like my favorite outfit is hot pink BOA shorts with a florescent yellow t-shirt. I'm a male BTW.
Nope, I dress down only
SUNS OUT, GUNS OUT
ParityCuber wrote:
I literally go for exactly that. Like my favorite outfit is hot pink BOA shorts with a florescent yellow t-shirt. I'm a male BTW.
You cube? What's your best 3x3?
Always. You never know when Flotrak is going to want an interview, or a potential sponsor is going to see my Instagram post.
I always dress down to look awesome. Just shorts and shoes.
Like The Fonz, I look good without trying.
I usually wear black short and I have about forty tanks, long sleeve and short sleeve shirts. So yes I care about coordinating but try to make it easy as possible.
I run in the very early am and usually shower before I run. Yes some may think this weird but it helps me wake up. I have short hair so I don’t really brush it. Just kind mess it up more. No make up ever.
Yeah I care how a look a bit I don’t gob mascara on. Actually I hate mascara. I feel most comfortable in bike like shorts
fisky wrote:
I've noticed that many older runners sometimes wear gear that doesn't match or is twenty years old. I can still remember one guy I used to run with who would wear shorts that went out of style 20 years earlier... and he smelled really bad! I swore I would never be that guy.
I try to look good when I run, partly because most of my training partners are millionaires and I don't want to look like I'm homeless, but mostly because when I look good, I feel like I train and race better.
That said, if you like to run in red and purple or even wear shorts over tights, I really don't care.
I didn't know running shorts went out of style.
Regardless of where I'm going or what I'm doing, I always try to look reasonably presentable. Running included. It's just basic respect for others to make sure you maintain decent hygiene and that your cloths fit sufficiently well such that your not exposing yourself. The bar isn't high. If I will be running where I'm likely to interact with other people such as a race or group long run, then I will make sure that I've bathed recently and performed any other personal grooming (e.g. shaving), that I've applied deodorant, that I don't have any nasty stains on my cloths, and that those cloths fit sufficiently well and are hole free so that no one is going to catch an unwanted glimpse of my junk.
When it comes to selecting technical clothing to purchase for running, I definitely prioritize function over appearance. However, given the amount of choice available on the market there is no reason to buy something that looks terrible or doesn't fit. It's also not terribly hard to pick garments that go together on any given day. Black shorts or tights look fine with pretty much any color running shirt or jacket. I realize running gear can be expensive on a per piece basis, but you really don't need many things and most pieces last years (I still have technical shirts from my college days that look fine, and I'm 40+ now). I would estimate that I spend less than $1000 per year on running gear - shoes included which are probably 75% of that budget. Hobbies don't come much cheaper than that.
Perhaps the better question is, "Do you intentionally try to look worse then normal when you run so you can claim 'blue collar' status on LRC?"
I try to look mildly acceptable anytime i’m out in public. After all, it is entirely possible that i run into someone i know, and seriously, who wants to look like the Cryptkeeper in front of others??
Personally, i try to run in clothes that i feel look at least sorta nice on me. It’s not that i pay money for good “brands” or anything, but moreso that if i have only three tank tops that fit me well, and are colors i feel pretty in, then i will wear those three in rotation rather than wear something ugly or ill-fitting.
I have definitely applied makeup or dry shampoo before a run if i find myself too hideous for words in the morning. It happens, y’know!
If running in fresh air, i think nothing of wearing an outfit that’s not freshly laundered, and i do not take a shower beforehand.
If going to the gym, then i take care to be clean and wear clean clothes.
I don’t spend money to impress anyone (my running shoes are clearly not gonna score points with anyone, aesthetically or otherwise), but would not ever wear a sock length that looks weird on me.
I don't dress up but I do have items that I try to use to give me a mental boost. I sometimes rock a headband on tough workout days. At Boston in 2018 I wore a hat and before the race had decided I would flip in backwards at the top of Heartbreak when it was time to go to work.
Whatever folks do or want to do to feel good is completely up to them.
Ski mask, black.
Jump suit, orange.
Flip flops, state-issued.
The most I do is when I race I like to look good. Dope jersey and matching shorts/tights. I also keep it within reason. I don't want to be assumed as being super fast, and only run kind of fast. Training I don't give a Sh*t. I throw something on and run out the door.
Dressing down is cool in the hot summer.
Yeah I care about how I dress for a run. I make sure not to let the color on my top be the same as the one on my bottom. I care about fashion when I don't run, so I see no reason why I shouldn't care how I look running. I think running can be look cool if you dress cool, and by cool I mean wearing short shorts :)
lollerama wrote:
The majority of people that seem to look like they care about their appearance while running are new hobby joggers who are just excited to be a part of the sport and think they need all the useless gear to fit in and, more importantly, be identified as a runner to non-runners, and elites at races, who dress in matching, good-looking gear because they have to.
Wrong, I am a veteran competitor and aesthetics and function are NOT mutually exclusive. I am vain and I dress to look good but not in a way where it looks like I'm trying.
It's subtle but I know what I'm doing.
Some of us runners are vain about how we look, others don't care what people think. ( I actually think it helps my running to know others think I look good)