BAN ON HALF TIGHTS FOR DISTANCE RUNNERS

fashion plate wrote:

3--Who's the guy behind him with the Hanson's jersey? Are they now selling authentic Hanson's jerseys to the public, or is that a replica?

Any idea where I could find a pair of red half tights? They need to be solid because of uniform issues.

Half tights are fine. As long as they are black, and no other colour.

If cycling has taught us anything, it's that atrocities such as this can be prevented by wearing black spandex:

http://www.cyclingforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2526

For the record, I am a woman. I think a nice pair of split shorts does a much better job of showing off a male runner's lean and muscular legs, and is therefore much more attractive.

Abubaker Kaki, Djabir Said-Guerni and Wilfred Bungei wear half tights. End of story. Finished. Done. You have permission to wear them.

they are fine, they are warm and you feel fast in them.

Me and my running flatmate were going to try start a cooking show called "half tights chef" where basically it;s just an ordinary cooking show but all the cooking is done in half tights with no shirt..... this came about because I was cooking in my half tights.

im a woman and i think half tights look terrible. they make me cringe whenever i see them.

split shorts on the other hand.. HOT!!!

The guy second from the left on the Texas team (4th photo) looks very cool. Nice 'tache.

The dude looks like Ed Eyestone.

Nice Try But No Cigar... wrote:

You have read 3 pages of people talking about and debating running fashion before you post about how my/their thoughts about how people dress for running are not important enough to post about?

No, I read two posts. Yours was the second in the thread.

I'm sure you look fantastic with your basketball shorts on over your tights.

I promise you. One day you really will grow up. Seriously. Unless you have a developmental disorder, it will happen.

When you do, you'll understand.

it seems people are confused about a few things. here are some common comments made, and honest responses:

1) "you are gay". Response: while this is a very mature and interesting retort to my request for a ban, it's pretty uncalled for. the ban on half tights has nothing to do with sexual orientation. it has to do with not looking silly.

2) "i 100% guarantee that you are not a good runner." Response: this is true by some standards. I'm of course not going to post my name, and i understand that you will believe what you want. but i have run under 14:20 for a good D1 program for what it's worth. to some people that sucks. to most of you, it's much better than you could ever hope for.

3) "well some awesome runners wear them." Response: some awesome runners can choose to wear terrible things, just like the rest of us.

4) "why do you care what other people wear...i'm so manly that i don't even care about things like that!" Response: Jeez, you must have a very hairy chest! You types of guys are really studly...I admire you. Here's why I care: people out prancing around in 1/2 tights make all distance runners look bad.

OK, so while this thread has gotten out of hand, the basic point is that half tights really do look stupid on distance runners--particularly in those Penn relay pictures (for example) where it's not even cold. The half tights crap has simply come into fashion during the last roughly 5 years. It looks terrible, and people should know it.

I have good friends (some of them very good, and a couple even pro, runners) who wear them. I'm not hating...just pointing out the obvious, as I do to them in person.

good day, folks!

half tights are NOT ok wrote:

I have good friends

I was with you until here

half tights are NOT ok wrote:

4) "why do you care what other people wear...i'm so manly that i don't even care about things like that!" Response: Jeez, you must have a very hairy chest! You types of guys are really studly...I admire you.

It does not have anything to do with being manly...its maturity , something you apparently lack...

Guess that gives new meaning to the concept of Polish kielbasa!

Actually, it has to do with neither. It has to do with style, something I am guessing you lack.

thegroudnohg wrote:

half tights are NOT ok wrote:

4) "why do you care what other people wear...i'm so manly that i don't even care about things like that!" Response: Jeez, you must have a very hairy chest! You types of guys are really studly...I admire you.

It does not have anything to do with being manly...its maturity , something you apparently lack...

anEconomist wrote:

Actually, it has to do with neither. It has to do with style, something I am guessing you lack.

thegroudnohg wrote:

It does not have anything to do with being manly...its maturity , something you apparently lack...

Actually not caring what other people think of what you are wearing if you like it and not caring what other people are wearing because its not important has nothing to do with style...its all maturity, and if you want to argue, go right ahead, you would just be proving my point.

Ok buddy... how about this one for irony then? People wear shorts over tights because they are insecure, right? I mean there is no functional purpose for it?

[I concede that perhaps a functional reason will become more apparent to me when I "grow up", but for now I am not seeing it].

SO... I laugh at someone doing something for insecure reasons, then you call me insecure for pointing out that they are insecure?

SO (I hope you are still with me)... pointing out someone's insecurity is a sign of.... insecurity?

THEN you called me insecure (i.e. pointed out my alleged insecurity)... which would make you????

Sorry... I am sure that went way over your head. Figuratively and literally (i.e. if you still wear basketball shorts over tights then you are probably 5'0" or under)

I am not trying to ban your right to wear them... go for it. Just letting you know it is a horrible look. Gasp, fashion actually does exist.

thegroudnohg wrote:

anEconomist wrote:

Actually, it has to do with neither. It has to do with style, something I am guessing you lack.

Actually not caring what other people think of what you are wearing if you like it and not caring what other people are wearing because its not important has nothing to do with style...its all maturity, and if you want to argue, go right ahead, you would just be proving my point.

Hmmmm... you hate Christians that go to poor countries to give food to the poor and starving... AND you get in a tizzy about other men's fashion....

I won't jump to any conclusions...

i will...he has to be gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice Try But No Cigar... wrote:

Hmmmm... you hate Christians that go to poor countries to give food to the poor and starving... AND you get in a tizzy about other men's fashion....

I won't jump to any conclusions...