I shared my five favorite running shorts a few weeks ago (catch up here!), so today I have the men's version of that post. I asked two resources for their input: my husband Dustin and Nathan Freeburg of Minneapolis Running. Here is their combined list! Friday Five: The Best Running Shorts for Men: 1. Brooks Sherpa Shorts: Buy them here. They usually retail around $40. Dustin likes the Continue Reading
“Find Your Passion” Event at Gear Running Store
Last Sunday, I attended a "Find Your Passion" Women's Event at Gear Running Store. Gear Running Store is probably my favorite local running store (though we are lucky in Minneapolis/St. Paul with so many good ones!) I was excited when my friend Lindsey told me about this event she found on Facebook. It was called "Find Your Passion!" and was being hosted at Gear from 10 am until 11:30 pm last Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: “Wantable” Fitness Apparel
Have you heard of Wantable? It's very similar to Stitch Fix, but they offer subscriptions for a variety of items- regular clothing, fitness apparel, makeup, intimates, and accessories. I kept seeing ads for Wantable show up in my Facebook feed (apparently Facebook ads actually work, eh?) so I decided to give it a try. I am reviewing my first box here for you. If you decide to try it out, please be Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion: Craft Running Apparel
The Right Fits is a blog where Fitness and Fashion meet, but I realize it has been awhile since I did a fitness fashion post. I'm changing that now! After my warm weather work trip was cancelled, I decided to treat myself with some new winter running apparel, and I'm reviewing some of that gear today for you. Depending on what the groundhog tells us on February 2, spring might be on its way. Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: Fashionable Compression Socks
Last Sunday morning, as I relaxed in front of the TV with my morning coffee, watching the live coverage of the New York City marathon, I couldn't help but notice that Meb Keflezighi was wearing compression socks; not very many of the other men in the leader pack were. But guess what? Meb finished seventh at age 40 in his 10th NYC Marathon. His time of 2:13:32 was a national masters record. Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: Knixwear Athletic Underwear
Whether or not you wear underwear under your running shorts or tights is definitely a fitting debate. I'll be honest- I don't usually wear them on a run with shorts or tights. On a very un-scientific poll of my running friends, most of them do not wear them either. Why? Most running shorts have built in underwear. It's one more thing to worry about; one more thing that could chafe or annoy me Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: The Oiselle Bra-Zen
Fitness Fashion Friday is featuring the awesome Oiselle Bra-Zen! The Bra-Zen is a "seamless compression running bra." I bought it after reading about it on Katie's blog and I LOVE it. It's tight and supportive enough for me. I am wearing it in a size medium. It doesn't chafe at all! It is really supportive and keeps "the girls" in place for many, many miles. From Oiselle: "The Bra-Zen Continue Reading