Short Tights are Back!

I know there are several of us here who prefer to run in short tights and have been coming up dry the past few years.

I visited my LRS yesterday and short tights are back in style! I wound up with this pair of Mizunos. I also tried on short tights from Pearl Izumi (just a little tight on me, plus I wasn't a fan of the narrow waistband) and Nike (the fabric wasn't supportive enough for my taste). They also had short tights from Sugoi and I think Moving Comfort as well. All of them have pockets, some more than one, which I know is a requirement for some of y'all. The Mizunos I got have a zippered back pocket plus one of those little foldover pouches inside the front waistband.

I like those OakLeaf! I don't like short traditional running shorts, but I like short tights. Trying to make up my mind what I might wear for competition later this year. I am thinking about these from the Ice Chamber Girls (a women's professional KB competition team), but I think they would also be great for running. They ARE quite short, which is what I am hesitating about, but they appear compressive and would be nice. Probably no pockets though, but the price is a bit lower than some of the short running shorts I've seen.

How long are they, in inches? I love Mizuno, both shoes and clothing seems to fit me well. I mostly wear capris to the gym, but, on me, they are a bit long.

Well, measuring down the medial leg seam from the center butt seam is 8.5", but since they're gusseted I think they spec just a little bit shorter. They fall about mid-thigh on me.

As I thought, once I put them on and measure from center crotch to hem, it's 7.5". Long enough that they won't ride up my adductors (no leg grippers).

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Originally Posted by OakLeaf

I know there are several of us here who prefer to run in short tights and have been coming up dry the past few years.

I visited my LRS yesterday and short tights are back in style! I wound up with this pair of Mizunos. I also tried on short tights from Pearl Izumi (just a little tight on me, plus I wasn't a fan of the narrow waistband) and Nike (the fabric wasn't supportive enough for my taste). They also had short tights from Sugoi and I think Moving Comfort as well. All of them have pockets, some more than one, which I know is a requirement for some of y'all. The Mizunos I got have a zippered back pocket plus one of those little foldover pouches inside the front waistband.

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Those look intriguing. I'm starting to find I don't care for running shorts (they ride up), and I'd like a bit of compression. Yes, my bike shorts have spoiled me.

I still have a hard time finding in stores, but luck out on line on a few sites. Just ordered a pair of nike not long ago, prefer the 7 inch or so inseam myself. Never on sale and never cheap!

K