I saw a running skirt on clearance a while back, the only running skirt on the rack that had been marked half off! So I decided to try it. Ive been holding onto it, waiting for the weather to be a little warmer. This morning we didnt start our long run until 7:00. It was light outside and its been a warm week. So I decided it was time.
Cynthia tried to de-pants me within moments of seeing me. Is this what happens when you wear a skirt to run? People want to pull it down? Nobody ever tried to de-pants me in my long Nike warm-up pants.
Cynthia said she was just fixing it- because apparently the back was all tucked up into the top or something...so I guess she wasnt really trying to find out if I have new workout underwear.
My running skirt is a 2 panel thing- with the panels overlapping each other.
My desire to try the skirt, is that Ive never been brave enough to wear short spandex shorts. My thighs are not skinny. Sure short tight spandex shorts would be more comfortable to run in at times, but was the world ready for that? The skirt seemed to me to give more coverage. To hide more. To hide my problem areas.
I liked the flowy feeling. The skirt flapping in the breeze as I ran. It made me feel sexy, girly, confidant. Until I got home and realized that at some point, the back panel of the skirt had again become tucked up into the top. And Cynthia only had to do 6 of my 11 miles today. So she wasnt there to tell me when this happened again. It may have happened at any point during those last 5 miles. So Im sorry if any of you drove past me today and saw me in tight short black spandex shorts. Because once the panel is up, thats whats left.
Ill have to experiment. Perhaps it was the water belt I was wearing that was grabbing up my skirt panel.
I highly recommend you all try a skirt. It's fun to run in. But I would recommend the one without panels. One that just goes all the way around. Perhaps that was why my skirt was the only one on the rack on clearance.
Id like to hear any feedback, if any of you have tried the running skirt. How your experience has been...
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Lind - that's so funny! Made me laugh. Please make sure Cynthia accompanies you at all times whenever you wear that skirt again.
ReplyDeleteI've looked into running skorts online but haven't been brave enough to order one yet. I wanted to try it on and try it out before I buy. For sure will look for the one without the panels :) I love the idea of running in a skirt/skort. I'm such a girl.
Hilarious!! :) I can't stop laughing! I have one that I wore with my friend Karine for the Great Urban Race (a scavenger hunt & race - fun event). I think I've only wore it once since then and I think the only reason for that is because it is HOT pink. If I had a black one I would probably wear it often, but I have no words of wisdom on the flipping up problem. Didn't happen with mine. I don't know how to post a pic in a comment but here is a link to a Facebook pic of our cute matching costumes for that race. Another very fun one, but this year it fell on one of the same days as Ragnar. Hope next year it is a different day because we had a blast!
ReplyDeleteAdd me on Facebook if you're on there (Bridgitte Hokinson) so you can see the pics. :)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=16540&id=631417967#/photo.php?pid=370029&id=631417967
Oh, I just know that would happen to me if I dared wear a skirt/skort. I'd probably forget to wear my short spandex shorts underneath as well. Nope, never worn a skort running ... or at all.
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