Last Saturday, I did something that I've never, ever done before in my running lifetime. I ran in shorts and a sports bra. Now I know that running sans shirt may not be a big deal to lots of women out there, but it was a major deal for me. I don't like running in cotton, especially on a really hot day. It's just icky to me. The shirt sticks to me and blech...its gross. So anyway, Saturday was a really hot and humid sort of day and my husband and I were dog/house sitting for his parents. I was getting ready for my run when I realized that I had forgotten my running top. I didn't want to go all the way back home before heading to the park to run so I had a choice to make...run in a big, over sized t-shirt (doubly icky) or just run in my sports bra. I decided to brave it in my sports bra. So I headed for the mirror and did a little jogging in place to see if I would be one of those women who wore nothing but a sports bra, but who also grossed people out-my greatest fear. I don't really have a bad self-body image, but I could stand to tone up some...especially in my tummy area. After a quick pep talk to myself, I decided that I looked alright and that I would just go for it. My plan was to go to an area of Shelby Farms that rarely had a lot of people. Baby steps, right?
And of course there was a huge gathering of some sort...with families and kids and kite flying and eating going on right in that normally secluded spot. Of course there was. I stood there in the parking lot for a full 10 minutes looking around nervously and contemplating on whether or not I was brave enough to go through with it (I drove there with my t-shirt on). And finally, I got a boost of girl power and said screw it...I'm doing this and peeled off my shirt. Aaaaand then I sprinted away from the crowd as fast as I could.
I felt like I got a couple of strange looks, but maybe I was just being paranoid? When all was said and done, I can honestly say that I never felt comfortable. And that sucks. Because temperature wise, it felt great to have the breeze blow across my stomach. It just sucks that I felt so self-conscious. Maybe I'll try again on another day.
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go girl power!!! if you want to rock just the sports bra, do it! guys who shouldn't run shirtless do it all the time (even I do sometimes, ask Nitmos). you did the right thing by leaving the shirt in the car, it would have looked bad if you were carrying your shirt.
You sound just like me. I don't really have any body issues that cause me to be self-conscious, but at the same time I know my tummy could use a bit more toning before I'd ever feel really confident to run in just a sports bra. I did it for the first time a couple of weeks ago, mostly because I was so freaking hot and I finally said screw it and ran with my shirt in my hand the rest of the time. I decided feeling that breeze was worth it. I don't know that I'll make it a habit, but if it's hot enough I'm going to suck it up and do it even though I don't really like to.
GIRL POWER on the RUN!!!! Keep it up! Kudos : )
Thats great.!! I too like to run in my sports bra. I too feel much confident in comfort while running. Just got a new one from Sports Authority.
wow!!! awesome!!! you go!
I need to be really desperate to take off the shirt. But I've done it! Even when in an inappropriate sports bra.
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