Really random question/curiosity...

[silver]

I think this is the link to the video with Kara Goucher at the fake natural running camp. I can't pull it up at school
http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikerun...5/12/get-naked

ok, that was really cute!

well....so I've run "naturally" (on a beach where this was common) and it wasn't uncomfortable, but mine are not "natural" so they don't move naturally.

[skhill]

So I did it this morning-- a totally "unsupported" run. Mostly due to a laundry situation.... As my bra size is around a 34WB (for WhyBother) I don't need much support anyway, but still! The first 5 minutes I felt uncomfortable/awkward, but then the rain picked up and was an excellent distraction.

Overall, it wasn't bad. I noticed the lack of support more when going down hill, and I think I was using my arms less to reduce bouncing. I seemed to be landing lighter, running a little more smoothly, also.

But I'm not planning on making a habit of this! Sports bras must be one of the greatest inventions of the past 50 years

[Jolt]

So I did it this morning-- a totally "unsupported" run. Mostly due to a laundry situation.... As my bra size is around a 34WB (for WhyBother) I don't need much support anyway, but still! The first 5 minutes I felt uncomfortable/awkward, but then the rain picked up and was an excellent distraction.

Overall, it wasn't bad. I noticed the lack of support more when going down hill, and I think I was using my arms less to reduce bouncing. I seemed to be landing lighter, running a little more smoothly, also.

But I'm not planning on making a habit of this! Sports bras must be one of the greatest inventions of the past 50 years

LOL--I wasn't expecting anyone to actually DO it (and like I said earlier, if I decide to, it will be when I am wearing some layers to cover things up a bit)...but it's interesting to hear (read?) how the "experiment" went and that it resulted in running lighter/smoother as I would have predicted. The next trend in improving running form? Probably not (just stick with bare feet or minimal shoes for that purpose) but still interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[Biciclista]

if I weren't 57 I'd try it too.

[Jolt]

On a related, amusing note, here is a video for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqxWh...eature=related

[tribogota]

I would imagine that many women pre sports bras used some sort of material to bind themselves, much in the same way women who have breasts but want to "disguise" them do. Maybe men too. I remember while growing up that my Scandinavian aunts told me the opposite of what my US P.E. teachers told me, and that was that if I didn't wear a bra I would strengthen the muscles, the p.e. teachers said I would tear them. I actually CAN run without a bra, 36 c or d most of my life...except for that recently with so much training I have dropped to a B, yipppee....but anyway, I don't run without one because I have been trained to be embarrassed by the jiggle wiggle etc.