Cellulite.

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Yup

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who's smarter than you're? i'm!

Yet some of the women I see walking around town in short shorts should be wearing capris. Quite a conundrum.

I would hope that its because their man wants to take some extra time peeling off the extra clothing before they hop into the shower.

That being said when I lived in FL I would do a lot if my running around 330am and would wear zoot tights. It was a win/win. No one could see me in tights and I didn't get as sore.

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Perhaps they don't want to chafe. Sometimes shorts can do that in high humidity conditions.

Wouldn't above the knee spandex shorts be cooler and still not reveal cellulite?

The cellulite around the knee is the very most ugliest of all cellulite...

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They perceive their lower half to be unsightly, which it probably isn't.

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Good point. I've noticed all runners (at least marathoners) have great looking legs even if there upper bodies are overweight.

capris are cute. Spandex above the knee shorts are not. More women can pull off capris then running in 'bike shorts'.

+1.

What the problem is?

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I'm with Allie on this one.

I have often wondered this myself. If it's over 60, my legs get freakishly claustrophobic if they get too hot.

It's so complicated

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65 is my cutoff point. After that I'm in shorts.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce

This here. Finding the right shorts is like trying to find the perfect fitting shoe. Neither come easy which is why women will wear capri pants to run or flip flops to run errands.

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Vanity trumps practicality.

Always.

Honest question- how is it then that we men, who I will agree are vastly outmatched in almost any other category, are able to accomplish this feat so easily? I am pretty happy in pretty much all the shorts and shoes that I have.

I was just having this discussion with a lady friend. She was shocked to hear that when she is not over I sleep in jeans. This makes perfect sense to me. I come home from work, run, shower, put some clothes on, do whatever till I am tired and then fall asleep in whatever clothes I am wearing. Makes perfect sense to me yet she seemed to think I should be uncomfortable sleeping like this.

Do girls intentionally select clothes based on maximum discomfort?

Bah - those are not the see-thru Lululemon's....

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I am constantly on a quest to find the perfect running shorts. I'll never have an upper thigh gap, no matter how thin I get. I'm not built that way. Regular running shorts are typically too short and longer, loose ones ride up so compression shorts are what work. I hear the same thing from a lot of women.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce

Women spend a lot of money on clothing so I do not think most buy with discomfort in mind. Many buy for functionality and practicality which is so many do not wear shorts.
I have a big butt and large thighs so to buy shorts for running is a daunting task. The liners may hug my butt showing lines, be too long so the legs riding up suffocating my triangle or just too damn short and unattractive altogether. Capri pants do none of this. Also, my legs sweat then start to itch in shorts.
I think being shocked about you sleeping in jeans is a bit much but it seems both lazy and uncomfortable unless you are wearing Pajama Jeans.

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"Suffocating my triangle"?

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Fabric riding up the crotch.

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Vane rich ladies and celebs get 'knee lifts' for this very reason. Here's the Daily Mail making us feel all kinds of special about our aging knees:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/...oing-weak-knees.html

Yeah, I am wondering the same thing. Loves me some tight capris.

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I definitely don't sleep in jeans. I gotta be naked or else I get hot.

But I will agree that I never have issues with shorts. As for shoes, most women's shoes are horribly uncomfortable.

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

This it what the womens wear around these parts for walking the dog, taking the kids to school, going to Starbucks, etc. I rarely see someone actually working out in this attire.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

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I knew what you meant. Just never heard it stated that way.

BTW, I've seen some serious camel toe when these tights are utilized. Isn't that also "suffocating the triangle"?

For an instructional video on how suffocate someone using a triangle click below...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMfDjnetoLI

Just a note on that video... Pedro says to grab your own foot while adjusting the triangle. This can injure your foot if the guy postures up hard. Better to grab at the shin.

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There's no real problem, per se. But, should each of these ladies be wearing the exact same fabric cut off in the thigh area, you'd have the same goodness, more skin, better legs, and a greater cooling effect. Certainly these girls ain't hiding no cellulite or excessive knee juice.

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HAHAHAHA. I hear ya and JenSW.

I am not overweight by a long shot, but my body type is more J-Lo than Kate Moss. I am tall with long legs (torso isn't all that off normal length) so a 2" inseam short is oftentimes just stupid looking. Of course now, in some inane effort to make running "sexy" they make shorts with 1.5" inseams which means nothing more than my booty will bounce out of them (not good).

The Nike Tempo shorts fit but they make your ass look like a blob of fabric. I wear them because I don't really care what it looks like so much as "is my butt cheek saying hello to strangers?" and "if I run in the rain or high humidity will I need bag balm?" questions receive a resounding "NO".

I have found that Pearl Izumi shorts fit well and the Mizuno Mustang running shorts work well for me. They are a tad longer and they have a zipper pocket (handy dandy). The liner doesn't give me fits either.

Oh, and those shorts with the cutesy boy short liners are nothing more than a giant recipe for frustration when you have a booty. I do more picking fabric out of my hooha than running if I wear those.

Good point. I've noticed all runners (at least marathoners) have great looking legs even if there upper bodies are overweight.


Have you seen the tail end of a marathon lately?

I don't have a booty...but I DO have the dreaded Long Butt. (Also called Dude Butt or, when actually on a dude, Noassitol) Even normal swimsuits/underpants don't cover the cheek. Do not get me started on the stupidity of boy shorts (and the horrid "cheekie" underpants). :D

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HAAHAHAHA. YES!

The whole matching ensemble has always perplexed me. I look like a clown some days on a run. I figure the nuttier it looks, the less I will be bothered.

I believe women's wider pelvis, makes for more knock-kneed gait in some women which probably leads to chaffing in greater numbers than men.

I go for A) relatively clean and B) weather-appropriate. Therein ends my style.

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Bingo.

and you look so hot that you can judge all around you???

Whoa there. Who said you have to be hot to think that people should cover up their body parts? I could be 400 lbs but I am still entitled to that opinion.

because if it is hot out and a woman has cellulite and she wants to wear shorts then just don't look!

When I said "walking around town" I meant walking around town. Not out for a run or getting exercise. As in shopping, dining out, etc. Jesus.

so don't look at them!
if they are ok with the way they look who are you to suggest they should not wear that? the fashion police?

Thunder thighs.

You must be talking about Indiana during the summer fairs.

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South Bend, IN

Habitual Line Stepper..

I read some interesting temps for wearing tights? 60, 65? Come on... Under 35 ish is tights time. There has to be a whole lotta sweat goin on!

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Disco
South Bend, IN

Habitual Line Stepper..

Texas. Everything's bigger in Texas.

Nice. Ill let you know tonight if we are on our way to catching up. The fried anything certainly is a helper!

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Disco
South Bend, IN

Habitual Line Stepper..

Can you post a pic? I don't understand "long butt."

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I'm really sensitive to cold legs. Weird but if I can't get them warmed up I'm miserable for my entire run.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce

same here. luv me tight capris.

2 reasons for me :
1) The dreaded ride-up factor inherent in shorts
2) I like the skin tight feeling of capris (never full legs) and , as long as I have minimal coverage up top, the heat factor from tights is nonexistent.

I hate the way shorts can bunch up, they are just uncomfortable, even the lulu lemon shorts and running skirts, sure they are cute, but I don't find them comfortable, always fidgeting with the fit...l, at least for me. I have summer weight running capri tight that stop at the bottom of the knee cap and longer winter weight tights about 7/8 length. However, since I live on the coast, I tend run at the beach where it rarely if ever is 90*

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During such days I normally used to wear flexible plus as stretchable as possible,, personally I never used to like tight jeans, skirts and all,, I do wear them but that to on some occasions only.

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