Tuesday’s Things I Like: spandex for women? yup. Oiselle Stride Short
Leave a commentAugust 29, 2013 by Amy B
This is AWESOME. Oiselle isn’t just for female birds!
This is a story about a boy and his form fitting clothing. Spandex. Hugger of legs, supporter of muscles, 80s fashion staple.
I switched to racing running events in spandex from my trusty Saucony Inferno 3″ split shorts for the North Shore Turkey Trot last year. I did it with some degree of self loathing, but I was prepping for a 50K (which ended in my first DNF) and had decided, after much consultation with the world wide web, that I should run an ultramarathon in spandex. So I bought a pair of CW-X Ventilator shorts.
And they’re great. Supportive, make my butt look swell, and so forth. Except they always chafed me in one small spot right on my speedo line (you know, the nook between your thigh and groin). And as they wore out over the weeks and months, the small spot grew larger and larger. Throw…
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amy (up north) runs 