The length of running shorts to speed equation

Triathlon Forum
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We’ve all seen it, super fast guys/girls in itty-bitty running shorts, slow methodical runners in sweat pants or knee length hiking shorts. There must be a way to quantify this physical property.

We’ve got boundary conditions:

  1. as speed goes toward “olympic marathon champion”, length of running short goes toward bikini-brief.
  2. as speed goes toward “standing still”, length of running “short” goes to trousers.

We’ve also got plenty of empirical data to fill-in the rest. Anyone care to take a shot?

2

I really have no clue what your question is… but the trend is called the faster you are the less retarded you look in short running shorts.

Grant

3

First explain to me what the hell is up with the basketball getup?

http://www.beachpal.org/Pictures/Shaq.jpg

The baggy stuff makes them all look like clowns to me.

4

The slower you are, the bigger the ass (usually), hence bigger, baggier short?

I just wear a sock… I must try out for the Olympics…

5

i am old skool! I wear a grape leaf just like the Greeks did

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"The baggy stuff makes them all look like clowns to me. "

I agree. Why not just wear potato sacks? The baggy look started in the ghetto in order to conceal guns and made it’s way to the white suburbs. I’ve noticed it’s usually the fattest kids wearing the baggiest cloths, as if they think it makes them look slim.