A tale from an aging, skinny powerlifter:
When I was younger, shorts were short. A quick Google says they had an inseam length of about 3" (65 mm). Being as I'm a year or two older than my favorite NBA player, Larry Bird, those are what I grew up wearing, grew up seeing, and what I still prefer.
Since I've started running a bit again, I went into a running store in my town, wearing a pair of shorts that were apparently the only pair of shorts I still owned. They had a longer inseam and were so old that the elastic is all stretched out and they practically fall off me. (The people in the store said, "If your shorts are too big, that's a good problem to have" in this age of rampant obesity.) I asked to see what they had in the way of running shorts and, of course, I didn't like any of them - too long in the inseam, the colors were too garish, the fit too baggy. I asked if they might have something with a shorter inseam and in plain, old black, and person helping me said they might but that no such shorts were out on display so she'd have to go look at the inventory in the basement.
She came back empty-handed, but while she was down there, I found myself looking at women's running shorts.
Bottom line: I'm a size 8 in Lululemon Hotty Hot, High-Rise Shorts.
I've worn them for two runs so far, and they're what you want your athletic clothing to be - completely forgettable, totally unobtrusive. I just ordered a second pair, this time in Navy Blue, about the only color in running shorts I can tolerate other than Black.
I'll bet not many of you men reading along know what size you are in Lululemon Hotty Hot High-Rise Shorts. Just sayin'... Picture is from the Lululemon website so those aren't my scrawny legs, just in case some of you were wondering.
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When I was younger, shorts were short. A quick Google says they had an inseam length of about 3" (65 mm). Being as I'm a year or two older than my favorite NBA player, Larry Bird, those are what I grew up wearing, grew up seeing, and what I still prefer.
Since I've started running a bit again, I went into a running store in my town, wearing a pair of shorts that were apparently the only pair of shorts I still owned. They had a longer inseam and were so old that the elastic is all stretched out and they practically fall off me. (The people in the store said, "If your shorts are too big, that's a good problem to have" in this age of rampant obesity.) I asked to see what they had in the way of running shorts and, of course, I didn't like any of them - too long in the inseam, the colors were too garish, the fit too baggy. I asked if they might have something with a shorter inseam and in plain, old black, and person helping me said they might but that no such shorts were out on display so she'd have to go look at the inventory in the basement.
She came back empty-handed, but while she was down there, I found myself looking at women's running shorts.
Bottom line: I'm a size 8 in Lululemon Hotty Hot, High-Rise Shorts.
I've worn them for two runs so far, and they're what you want your athletic clothing to be - completely forgettable, totally unobtrusive. I just ordered a second pair, this time in Navy Blue, about the only color in running shorts I can tolerate other than Black.
I'll bet not many of you men reading along know what size you are in Lululemon Hotty Hot High-Rise Shorts. Just sayin'... Picture is from the Lululemon website so those aren't my scrawny legs, just in case some of you were wondering.
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