Katie visited me last week and I picked her brain about a few burning running / marathon questions. One of which centered around underwear. I won't go into too much detail, but after the conversation, I decided to just stick with what I've been wearing. Suffice it to say, I wear underwear under running tights. Okay, now that we're established that...
I decided to save some gas this morning by using my long run as my mode of transportation to work (yes, sadly on Saturday) since we have no gas in Atlanta. I am at mile 14 or so, running along a road that has sidewalks the whole way, but a little part was under construction. So I just went around it. Until I got caught. By rebar. You know, those half inch metal rods that are normally really jagged and rusty and a hazard to humans in general? I snagged my pants on a piece that was askew and it snapped me back before I could take another step, and in the process, pulled my pants half way down my thigh, a thrilling show for any passing motorist, I'm sure. Thank god I wear underwear! So I yanked those suckers back up, in the process noticing the two huge holes that now offer extra ventilation on my right hip. Oh, and of course these were my expensive Under Armour tights, not the cheapy Target pair I often wear. But I am happy to report that I only suffered a small scratch on my leg, and I know the whole thing could have turned out very badly. I'm lucky like that I guess.
So the moral of the story is, please always wear panties while running. The town of Sandy Springs, Georgia will thank you.
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Oh snap! Literally. Thanks for the advice, because I am a big fan of the Nike shorts with the built-in underpants...
me too, and K and I agreed we could go sans panties with those, but now I'm not so sure...
Too funny. My friend Lori and I just read your blog and she prefers not wearing panties with the synthetic champion shorts. I prefer the active brief patagonia undies. Also, Lori likes to use Rebar for curtain rods - spray painted black.
ooh, like the rebar curtain rod idea... Very industrial chic.
OMG - almost peed a little I laughed so hard at this one. Not because of the mental image I had of you with you pants down around your ankles, but because that SO would have been something that would have happened to me!!! I'm right there with you!
HA! My word verification is "comic" - you can't make this shit up!!!
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