!Warning: this is definitely a chick blog entry: you might want to skip this entry if you believe athletics and fashion don’t belong in the same discussion!
I attended a talk by Nicole DeBoom at the Colorado Running company tonight and was really inspired! Nicole started Skirtsports (http://www.skirtsports.com/) in 2005 and came to CRC to talk to a group of ladies about her athletic bio (very impressive sports resume!) and how she started this company. This was one of those ideas I heard and thought “Damn, I wish I had thought of that!!” She is the mind behind the idea of running skirts and wow! they are great. They cover all the right places and I feel like a girl when I’m running. Naturally, I bought a sports running skirt (Gym Girl skirt) as well as a race belt skirt (an idea I thought was topped only by putting peanut butter and chocolate together but to which Steve responded with “That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen”). The company sponsors a skirt chaser 5k run and I’ve talked Steve into doing it in Denver on Sept 6th. (http://www.skirtchaser5k.com/denver/). The men start 3 minutes after the ladies. And the best part is women’s race entry fee includes, what else, but a skirt!
Now that I have a new skirt to wear to Sunday’s triathlon, I fully expect my bike and running times to be the best I’ve ever had. Steve is worried about things like greasing chains, extra tubes, correct transition set up, tire pressure, power output, and the like. I’m worrying about more important things like “should I wear a top over my swimsuit? Which socks match my outfit? Does the new skirt race belt cover my, um, upper thighs? What about my hair after the swim and removing the bike helmet – should I wear a hat? If so, a visor or running hat (neither of which are the least bit flattering).” When you are a competitive athlete (Steve, for example) you don’t have to worry about how you look; you look good by virtue of being good. When you are not competitive (me, for example), you have to worry about how to offset the fact that you are in the back of the pack, so appearance becomes critical.
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In one of my triathlons that I did a long time ago, I actually had a hairbrush with my bike stuff. I felt a LOT better brushing my hair when I took off my swim cap. And it only took about a minute out of my total time. I of course got all kinds of ribbing from my uber competitive husband!
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