One for the gents....

[Fingalo]

Do you wear anything to support your (ahem!) self?

I was chatting with a doctor about running yesterday, he runs regularly and suggested I should buy some shorts/underwear to keep things in order, as it were. However I didn't think to ask him for a recommendation.

[mark909 Graduate]

Yes running in shorts it highly recommended. It's especially useful for keeping yourself out of unlawful entanglements. At the minimum I would recommend the purchase of a red thong.

[Greg_M Graduate]

red thong over your running tights is this winter's hot look!

A decent pair of running shorts or tights are made for it, worth the investment. With shorts I prefer the ones with the little pants things inside rather than the lycra boxer shorts style interior - much less man chaffage

But commando underneath, no y-fronts;

[Fingalo Graduate]

Erm....red thong?

Anyway, I'll probably look for some shorts with control rather than tight leggings as at the moment I prefer running in my light and loose jogging bottoms. I'll wear the shorts underneath, at least until I finish this thing, the Superman look doesn't sit well when you're dying with every stride.

[gdeann Graduate]

I'm a girl but I help dress hubby (smhall) he was wearing what you men refer to as a jock strap. For Christmas, I gifted him with compression shorts. He can now wear the compression shorts alone or under another pair of loose shorts. I asked him after our last run if it was working out okay. Seems to be keeping everything snuggie-wuggie. Sorry for sneaking into a boys conversation. Not really, curiosity was killing me. Gayle

[Beads Graduate in reply to gdeann]

The title was asking for it really, wasn't it!

[Fingalo Graduate in reply to gdeann]

To be honest, it was only a ruse to give us guys an excuse to check out all the 'sports bra' blogs and questions on here.

Fill yer boots fellas!

[smhall Graduate in reply to Fingalo]

If you liked the sports bra posts, you ought to read the "knickers or no knickers" posts!! Oops. I wouldn't know anything about them, they are the ones that are always prefaced with, "Ladies only" It would be outrageous if us men were to read them.

[tonyc123]

I wear lycra cylcling shorts under my runnig shorts - seems to do the trick for me !

[smhall Graduate]

As Gayle so aptly mentioned, I do always wear something for support. An athletic supporter, aka jock strap was what I began with, but now I find compression shorts just as supportive and much more comfortable. I think anything that fights tight and supports would be fine.

Keep Running!!

Steve