Very high-priced running clothes. Who is buying the stuff?

Yeah they are

We price this stuff so you cant experience it because you run slowly and so everyone should see how bad you look as you run/jog past

We will continue to make this stuff very expensive and when you can finally earn enough to buy a piece (proberbly 2nd hand from ebay...) We will make it even more expensive

I buy mainly Satisfy running clothes. $120+ shirts and shorts and half tights $200+ High quality stuff that looks good in general. I’m in the apparel industry and understand the economics. When you support mass market you are implicitly supporting modern slave labor. I’d rather support a few guys in Paris making nice stuff and pay an immense premium.

The nike has fast shorts for 30 and aeroswift shorts for 90 now. There is almost no difference, except the aeroswift have a flat waistband. The aeroswift seem to feel a little better and I bought a couple of pairs for races but I don't think they make a performance difference, maybe in something longer than a marathon or a very humid race, they could prevent chafing on the waist.

I have some overpriced gear from lululemon and vuori. I like the way it fits and the vuori shirts I own can be worn out, they don't look like goofy tech tees.

I once bought a pair of lulu shorts bc I forgot my running stuff (often I run between going home and leaving work). Lululemon was the only store around selling running shorts shorter than 5" inseam.

I have some friends who LOVE tracksmith though. To me their gear is nothing special, but these friends will buy tons of their stuff, even waiting for their new gear to drop.

A lot of women really like lulu and they seem to make some of the best looking gear for women.

I had a pair of $55 North Face Better than Naked shorts that lasted 10 years. Best pair of running shorts I have ever had. Perfect liner and fit. Excellent in temps from 45 to 125.

I seriously doubt $120 shorts are better than these. Then again, they don't make my $55 shorts anymore and I've yet to find a pair I like as much so maybe they worth it!

probably the same people who pay for online coaching

You know those hobbyjoggers for whom LR has so much contempt? Turns out they are happy healthy campers with a lot of disposable income to splurge.

Obviously not enough people with Tracksmith going bankrupt.

Tracksmith is bankrupt?

Yes just laid off the entire company. Only a couple left standing.

I can buy 5 pairs of normal Nike half tights, or 2-3 of the lined aeroswift ones for the same price.

Slave labor isn’t great but it’s what makes things cheap

You can get some fragrant, lightly worn pairs on onlyfans.

They were just here sponsoring a race and selling swag. Was this super recent. I hate to see any running based company go. But they were putting themselves out there with those prices. Maybe too small a demographic....

hobby joggers when they realise a $900 garmin, $200 tshirt $90 shorts dont make you a fast runner 🤯

Not the whole company (yet). I think their focus is trying to get new customers through events and mobile van but don't care much once you click buy-

I buy the cheapest running clothes I can find on Amazon. I don't care about the fashion aspect, plus I run mostly in the morning at 5-6am when it's dark and few people are out.

It's not like paying $100 for something you could still be wearing in 10 years is a big financial investment. People spend that much money all the time on alcohol, smokes, drugs, junk food, and random junk off Amazon. Or even just look at how many people have loans on cars they can't really afford, that's way more expensive than a pair of shorts.

I've never bought from any of these luxury brands but buying one or two pieces sounds like a fine birthday gift or whatever.

If people are minding their own business I'm not going to devote mental energy thinking about what people 3+ minutes slower than me in a 5k are wearing.

Layoffs do mean bankrupt.

Are you saying they filed for bankruptcy or are you just throwing terms around?

Typo. layoffs do not mean bankruptcy

1000 X this!!

People who say they're just being frugal are really being immoral as*holes. People are basically choosing to support plantation owners just because it is hidden a little.