Men Running in Tights

Back in the day I ran in running shorts.  I started with long ones nearly down to my knees and over the years the got shorter and shorter.  For my first Half Marathon in Toronto I ran in a pair with the style-of-the day, fully split sides.  Something like this.  Not much coverage and lots of chaffing.  Loved the freedom but not the constant battle to overcome 'friction'.  And yes, I was much thinner then.

Over the years as I grew more modest I started to think about short tights.  Believe it or not, I felt they were more revealing than the split side running shorts! 

Chaffing! That was the main challenge with those split shorts and no matter what I did, my big thighs could not be defeated.  Enter my love affair with running tights. 


It wasn't a cold turkey transition.  I run outside all year and was already used to running in long tights in the winter. But I was a bit self conscious the first time I ran with the short tights.  That was back in the day when 'real runners' only ran in shorts. Runners in tights were not common.  I pressed on though and enjoyed the main benefit of running in shrort tights: They were comfortable and there was no chaffing! Form does follow function.  An added benefit was that I felt like I was running faster but that was just in my mind.

I've been a dedicated short tights runner for years now and won't be going back to shorts any time soon.

Until next time...
ThatRunninGuy

Open your hips

'Tight hips' the bane of runners everywhere.  I know...I suffer from tight hips and it affects my running.  Not in a good way.

I should first explain that I don't like stretching.  I generally get out of bed and still bleary eyed head out for my early morning run.  Most mornings I stumble along for the first kilometre without being fully awake...thankfully I have reflective gear on so the cars can see me.  I'm know I don't see them. Once warmed up I speed up of course and my breathing becomes more relaxed.  I can feel my muscles loosen up as my stride lengthens and leg turnover increases.  Over the past few years though I've noticed a significant increase in the time it takes to get comfortable.  Stretching before running would help...specifically stretching my very tight hips should pay off.

I found this illustration showing essential stretches for tight hips and have been doing them regularly recently. I'll know in a couple of weeks how my running improves.

Until next time...
ThatRunninGuy

Content Marketing: Strategy first then Tactics

Way too often Strategy is confused with Tactics.  After all we all like to talk about the how's of how to get things done...sometimes at the expense of defining the strategy first.

So Strategy first, then tactics.  Works every time.

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Chris M Morales
MarCommTO

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Running in my dreams

In my dreams I see myself running effortlessly with high leg kick and feet barely touching the ground.  Something like this:

Combined with high turnover pace, I cover distances with little or no effort barely breaking a sweat or breathing hard.  I can dream...The reality is more like this:

Well not exactly like this. I wear tights and running shoes not jeans and dress shoes.  And I do pick up my heels...most of the time.

Now that's more like it.  Feet lightly touching the ground, natural and unforced stride...Oh wait, this is still a dream!

Until next time...