Mid-Stride during the Chicago Half Marathon

Last spring I was strolling through my neighborhood Target, when I saw a super cute running SKIRT with a matching tank on the end of an aisle. I have always run in Under Armour pants (even in the ridiculous Atlanta heat), mainly because I hate having to constantly pull my shorts down as I run (and they slowly creep up) or chaff my legs. I tried some one, and was very surprised to see they were not only cute, but they were comfortable, too! I bought one outfit that I figured I could walk my dog in, but I still wasn’t sold on the idea of “running” in them. It was a short skirt, with spandexy shorts underneath. It was NOT a skort…from the back it still looked like a skirt (to any guys that may be reading, which is doubtful on this topic…a “skort” looks like a skirt from the front, and shorts from the back. This looked like a skirt from all angles.

I also tend to only wear a sports bra or a small tank top when I run, because I chaff very badly under my arms in a shirt. One thing I loved about these skirts was the fact that each one had a matching tank top that was adorable. After wearing the outfit several times to walk the dog and run errands, I decided to test it out for a run. I LOVED it! The skirt stayed exactly where it was supposed to, the tank top didn’t chaff my skin at all, and I got several  compliments on my run about my “very cute outfit”. Every time I went back to Target, they had a new  color and a new design, and I loved them so much I usually ended up buying a new outfit each time.

I was running quite a bit this summer, but if I wasn’t in “work” clothes, I was almost always in one of my  ”running skirt” outfits. I ran errands in them, went shopping and to school in them, and of course, I  worked out in them.  It was a cute work out outfit that beat the Atlanta heat, still looked “girly” and best  of all, was comfortable.

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