cotton is for winners.

i like to wear cotton tees and futbol shorts when i go for a run. many "real" runners would mock this attire, but to them i say - pah.

although i wear futbol shorts year round, there're really not that many days when i can wear the cotton tees. in summer, with the humidity & the heat, there's simply too much sweat for the cotton tee. chafing takes a great deal of the fun out of a run. in the winter, it's too cold for a cotton tee. the double cotton tee can work but is usually not the paragon of comfort because the inner shirt won't stay put and i end up garroted by my clothing. so, in the summer and in the winter, i opt for the technical tops. but, in the spring & fall there are some days you'll find me in cotton.

the feel of the cotton is different than the technical tees - the cotton's heavier, it has a substance to it that the technical tees lack. cotton moves with me, but has it's own shape, too. it's like the cotton could have gone out on it's own run - by itself - but it chose to come with me, to keep me company, to enjoy the day together. something about the cotton is old school, simple. put on the tee shirt, shorts, shoes - go for a run. just a run. not a long or a short or a tempo or an easy or intervals or repeats or speed work or hill work or anythehellkinda work. just put on the cotton, just go for a run... just a run.