These Are Why (I Shun Shorts)

Scrolling back through my post on the demise of my Under Armour running pants (see "The True Story of My Breakup with Under Armour"), I can’t believe how dramatic I made it all seem. But then, looking at the recent pictures of me in my new (well, still new to me) running SHORTS, I remember why I shunned them for years. And this is why. Or rather, these are why! See the legs poking out? They happen to be similar to some other legs in my family. We put the blame on an ancestor a few generations back. Of course, we don’t have a picture of this ancestor’s legs, only her face. (She never confronted the dilemma of buying running shorts!) In her defense, she can blame the bad picture on the photography of the era, but we will continue to blame her for all the physical traits we don’t like. It makes a convenient circle.

These knees are courtesy of The Ugly Lady

Sigh … if you ever flip through a running magazine (I make it a point not to), you’ll notice how everyone looks beautiful and svelte. Just like the models in fashion magazines, only maybe a little more obviously muscular and dressed in sportswear. You may deceive yourself into thinking (especially as it’s the time for New Year’s resolutions) that if you exercise regularly, let alone run a marathon, you will look like that, too. FYI: these legs here just ran a marathon. So don’t get your hopes up!