Short shorts

The Daily Camera had an article on "running fashion" today.  My take:  I have got to wear the split shorts for races.  These are sometimes called short shorts.  They have fallen out of fashion and they flip today's average weekend warrior athlete out, as it exposes a wee bit more leg than they want to see.

There have been the occasions with the mountain races where I have gone with something longer, but that is because those shorts typically can carry more stuff (gels, gloves, hat, etc) that I might need in such an event.   But typically, give me the Euro style side splits.  Running in those soccer style or basketball style (well, 90s and beyond basketball style) shorts that go past the knee, it ain't for me.  I am wearing my shorts because they function well and are comfortable.  I need all the advantage I can get and I don't need to move additional material around on my legs.

I am past the days where I can judge a racer like a book cover and determine if I can beat them based on their short selection (guy with white cotton t shirt that says Bolder Boulder 2007, long shorts and 200 dollar Nikes that are bleach white pure as they have been out of the box 10 minutes -  still ain't beating me - hernia or not)

Yeah, I know that sight of my Lilly white near hairless thighs makes people throw up in their mouth.  That is understandable. But I gave up worrying about that along sometime ago, and at that time also embraced wearing dark wool socks with sandals and shorts while I cut the lawn. 

My wonderful wife still rolls her eyes when I wear my running shorts to the pool though.  She rather that I wear a more traditional bathing suit.  I wear my running shorts because they work and they dry pretty quickly.  I will continue to wear them to the pool until I find a Speedo that I really like.