Friday Funny 75: Does It Work: Old School Running Shorts

March 30th, 2008. That was the first day I wore my short yellow shorts (AKA “Bowl Full of Sunshine) from my old high-school. I won the race and set my 5K PR of 17:27:

Was there any question as to WHY I was so fast? I just wore the shorty-shorts as a joke, but I found out they were QUITE comfortable to run in! Really!

I wore them for the Gear West Duathlon a few months after that where Matt and I (“Team Happy Pants”) took 2nd place:

And that summer, I tested them on a 13.1 mile run in Madison at WIBA. They held up GREAT for that run:

At the end of the season in 2008, “Team Happy Pants” was back to set a course record at the Cannon-Wells Duathlon:

And that fall, I won a 5K in the Bowl Full of Sunshine, and set my 3rd fastest 5K time ever:

Starting the second lap.

So last year, I wore them for similar races. Here they are at the 2009 Gear West Duathlon (where Matt and I got second AGAIN):

(We’ll be trying for first again this year)

And again at the 2009 Cannon-Wells Duathlon, where we took first once again:

And I debuted them in their longest race to date: the TC 10 Mile back in October:

When I put them on, I feel fast. It feels like everything’s saying “It’s time to RACE!” (It’s like that feeling I remember from high school when I put on my track spikes and felt how light they were.) I wore them at first as a joke, but they are really are comfortable! And they hold up fine over longer distances - there’s no rubbing or chaffing issues!

Old School Running Shorts: Grade of A. The only thing keeping them from being an “A+” is that once they get wet, they turn to cling-wrap:

Whoops. I’ll be keeping them dry from now on. Yes, officer, I promise.

Have you tried shorty-shorts running shorts? Did your family mock you, too? What are your thoughts? Click on the “Does It Work” tag to see all posts in this mini-series. Happy weekend!!

p.s. BIG GIVEAWAY NEWS ON MONDAY!