On sartorial matters

[angrboda]

Hello there week 7!

So another 25 minutes of running today. We have bid a final farewell to the rest walks now. You may recall that last time I found the 25 minutes surprisingly easy. It was today as well, in spite of it being a work day. My time was a little slower than last time, but I did also waste a few seconds during the cool down walk by stopping so that I could look at a little frog crossing the path. Awwww, wildlife. :)

Last time I mentioned that if I was to be running in the rain, I would need some running trousers that wouldn't go see-through when wet, so today I stopped in at H&M on the way home from work. I figured I would just get another pair of cotton yoga trousers in a darker colour, as I didn't fancy any of those running tights. Left the shop with... a pair of running tights. I am not entirely certain how that happened! Other than the selection of cotton yoga trousers being exactly nill, so I had to find something else. All of their other running trousers were tight fit so far as I could see, except one model which was regular fit. The only explanation I can think of for why I ended up with tight fit instead of those is that these have a thin pink stripe down the leg, and apparently I like pink. Not a colour I go for in anything else at all, but now I have black running trousers with a pink stripe, black shoes with pink laces and a pink running top. Today I was even wearing pink socks!

But anyway, these tights. They're surprisingly warm to wear, so I don't think I'll be having problems staying warm if I can keep going through winter. And I reckon that if I do get cold, I can probably wear my white yoga trousers on top of the tights. They're loose enough for that. I think these are comfortable enough, though, so I'm fairly pleased with the choice.

Another thing I bought, somewhat on a whim, was a sports bra. I'm not used to even wearing a bra in the first place because I'm not very well endowed at all, so I haven't really felt the need to have one. I have to say I could tell a difference today when I was wearing one. Everything was a bit more... controlled. That said, though, I'm not sure how I'm going to be getting on with it. Straps and bands and fabric in places where I'm not used to it. I felt very conscious of it the whole time and it was rather a relief to get it off afterwards. The size and support level seems to be fine, it's simply a question of being unused to one in the first place. I'll have to try it some more times and give it a proper chance before I make my final decision on it.

(crossposted from my own journal

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[rmc28]

I posted on my own journal just now how my health has not allowed me to get out running AT ALL for the last week. But I did buy a bunch of stuff in the Aldi sale I mentioned:

* new cheap trainers (the last time I had the gait analysis done, they basically said "any neutral shoe will do" while selling me a ££££ pair. These are surprisingly comfy so far, at least for walking in.

* running trousers, with technical/wicking fabric and a bit thicker than cotton leggings, also has built-in pocket for phone at back, though getting it in and out is a bit of faff.

* a long-sleeved running top very similar to the one I already had, but in blue rather than DAYGLO YELLOW

* a sleeveless gilet with pockets

* several pairs trainer-socks - omg I love trainer socks, no elastic marks on my calves!

* two pairs "running socks" - the two pairs I bought two years ago having gone holey recently

* an ear-band

* a pair of gloves

* three of those fabric tube thing which can be scarf or headband or whatever, because I couldn't choose just one colour


So now cold will be NO BARRIER to running (other things maybe, but not cold, or holey socks). It will probably be a mild winter now, just to show me.

[angrboda]

Gosh, what a haul. I looked up our Danish Aldis but they didn't have all that running stuff on their sales. Just one or two items as I recall. This reminds me, I forgot to look for a long sleeved top! Oh well, that wasn't super important.

My new trousers has a pocket on the back as well, but it's no where near big enough for my phone. I think it's meant for keys, which is super practical. When I have the jacket on, it's not a problem but without the jacket I didn't have anywhere to keep my key. Had to tie it to the drawstring on my yoga trousers. :p

I didn't get any fancy training socks, though. I haven't had problems with my regular socks. This might change in wetter weather, though. I do hate wet socks!

[rmc28]

The fancy "running socks" have some specific light padding across toes and arches which is supposed to help running, but also they are better at grip within the shoe, and when wet, than my usual socks.

The other lot, the trainer socks, are the ones which only just come over the ankle so they sit between your foot and all of the shoe, but don't come up much higher. My lower legs are a bit prone to swelling up in warm weather / when I'm on them a lot, so I end up with nasty tight marks where the top of the socks sit at the end of the day. Doesn't seem to happen with trainer socks. Pity I realised this after buying a whole load of "normal" socks.

[liv]

I definitely thought running tights would be overkill, but when I did end up getting some I was really glad of them. They are warm in any conditions where I can run at all without my lungs seizing up, and remarkably cool in hot weather, and really good at not getting sweaty. I haven't ventured into the land of sports bras yet, maybe I should...