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I like short shorts, but I'm too modest to wear them too short in public.  Fortunately, I live in a rural area and I run at 5:00 in the morning, so there are plenty of oppurtunities for short shorts and no shirt running! 

Gotta agree with YB on this one.

This weekend was the first weekend I could go outside in shorts for a run. All the other pairs were in the washer, but I wasn't about to go in pants, so I threw on my shortest pair and took off down the road.

And ofcourse, about an 1hr. into my run, sure enough, "Hey NICE SHORTS". I just said thanks and kept running.

But I've tried running in Basketball shorts, but man, their are some serious chaffing issues that you have to watch out for too!

What is all this silly fuss about short shorts? That is the only sensible thing to wear for competitive running; I guess Americans have become so puritanical that they want to do marathons and triathlons fully dressed.  They look quite ridiculous to me. If my boyfriend ran a marathon in those baggy horrors I'd leave him, and womens marathon gear is more like a bikini, and very comfortable it is too
Kate

I run in spandex, I can't stand having bunching between my legs now.  I do have a couple of short shorts that I like for longer distances or gym workouts because they breathe better, but I'm a spandex girl!

love the short shorts, and because runners are lean we look good in them. I feel cooler in them - not cooler as in i'm cool man, just less hot, but i have been told i look hot.... ummmm this is getting confusing..

just love the short shorts

jarrod

I don't.
And it's function so much as fashion (and concern for the eyesight of those around me.)

--- I will get bad heat rash if I don't have shorts that cover most the way down the inside of my thigh.