I don't know about them...I saw someone wearing a skirt thing running last week and I thought, "you can't run in a skirt!" I definitely won't be buying a skirt for running.

I don't buy skirts for work or church, so I'm definitely not buying one to run in.  Give me shorts anyday.

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Originally posted by bonniecs:

Ok gals, whaddya think of the new running skirts advertised in Runner's World?

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no thanks. i think they're utterly ridiculous.

maybe we should wear bangles, hoop earrings, and have our hair in a prom night updo too while we're at it. !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/rolleyes.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/rolleyes.gif|border=0!

puh-leeze.  get dirty or go home.  it's not a fashion show.

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Originally posted by bonniecs:

Ok gals, whaddya think of the new running skirts advertised in Runner's World? Silly or not?

At first I saw the ad and thought they were the stupidest thing in the world. Of course we must be fashionable while we are sweating - Let's have perfectly coifed hair and make-up and make an imression in our cute little skirts. But then I wonder...Tennis players wear skirts. I just wonder if they will catch on or not.

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I'm not a gal, but I have to say ladies, I would love to see that style come back.

Why?

There's something powerfully feminie about it. Not sexually, though sexy. It's a refeshing look like back in the 70's or something. I like wearing semi baggy shorts and not the leggins for men. Although I dont have a problem someday getting some looser fitting ones for winter training in the future.

I dont have a mental question of ladies wearing shorts or tights at all but it skirts looks distinctly unique. I suspect that other men would like them too.

I may be mistaken - but I think I remember seeing a picture Katherine Switzer after she won the New York City marathon and she wore a tennis dress in the race.  I think her attire was more of a statement then, after she was almost physically removed from the Boston marathon because of her gender - instead of an attempt to look fashionable and cute.  Maybe the designers at New Balance saw the same picture I did.  I went to an aerobics class where the instructor was wearing on - in that setting it seemed appropriate and really cool.  I might consider wearing one running just to hide my filly-sized thighs.