After the age of thirty, a woman is supposed to give up on skin tight outfits like she gives up on fast food, perky boobs, and cheap house liquor. These things are no longer age appropriate.
Runners wear loose comfortable clothing. Sleeveless blousy tanks with large arm holes. It's like pretending you are running through the streets naked -- which can either make you run faster or more sprightly, depending on how you feel about streaking. The only thing we do want to show off is our legs. It's why our shorts are so short. But other than that, running clothes do a pretty good job of hiding our weak areas well.
Triathletes wear skin tight outfits. To minimize drag and be able to fit the outfit into an even tighter wetsuit, our outfits have lots of spandex. It is actually more efficient to go smaller rather than larger when you are in between sizes. The term is “race fit” -- it is NOT forgiving.
Alas, no push-up sports bras to accentuate "the girls" -- the padding will just sop up the water and it's time to go uni-boob so nothing bounces. No peasant tops to hide the muffin top. No A-line skirts to hide the thighs.
In my tri-outfit, it's just honestly me -- tucked into a little spandex, sweat-wicking, performance enhancing outfit. Guess there is another good reason to get all of my workouts in.
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