Posts Tagged ‘running bras’

So in my previous post, I mention sports bras might not be the most popular subject matter considering my precious esteemed male readership but strangely enough, said men have asked outright for some bra dirt. So let me start with this link I found yesterday, though I warn you, Nick said it’s a de-boner if ever there was one. I think it’s hilarious.

The Bounce-o-meter. It’s Flash, so skip the intro to get right to the meat of the matter.

My diatribe on Sports Bras isn’t really a diatribe because I don’t have a lot of vitriol when it comes to them, just some observations because I’ve bought and thown/given away more bras than you could shake a fist at – which is amusing considering how little I have to contain.

It’s hard to find the perfect bra, sports or otherwise and you never know when your favorite style will turn on you. Like the crotch-level dribble of sweat in the post below, I got home from a hot run one day and found why everyone was smiling at me so weirdly…I had two quarter-sized sweaty circles where my nipples were located. I didn’t even know nipples could sweat.

When I started running, I was all about the Target bras made by Champion, which it turns out didn’t fit me so great, but the price was right and they had lots of colors, so I snapped up a bunch.

Now, the tricky thing about bras is that they have to fit the chest as well as the ribcage right beneath, so a lot of times when the boob part fits, the band is often too tight, so it can be a hurtin’ sling or an empty envelope, either way sucks.

Anyway, the Target bras didn’t strangle my ribcage but left my meager girlettes flailing some so when I finally realized the bad fit, I got rid of them. Of course, I recently went back to Target and found their latest ones fit way better, so I’ll be buying too many of these in my near future. But on to the pricier alternatives…

Champion charges about $35 for one of their better-than-Target tit-huggers, which I find to be stupidly expensive, so Ebay is a great alternative. Apparently, Champion donates bras by the thousands to a few shelters or something and they end up being sold “new without tags” for $9.99 (ala “Buy It Now”), which suits me fine. And gals, if you’re beset like me with ribcage concerns, check out their Glisten bras, they have a larger than usual band, which is strange but wonderful, and again, you can find them on Ebay for cheap.

Lastly, for you gals who are chest-challenged, the Champion Shape line of bras are pretty cool, they’re padded and seamed to where they give you tits! But they’re a little warm in the summer due to the padding, plus if I’m particularly insecure on a given day, I feel like I have a sign on my chest that reads “FAKE TITS” – but that’s just me. It doesn’t help that Champion makes the Shape bras in all kinds of gorgeous colors if you have a “normal” cup size, while us A-cuppers are only offered black or white…prejudiced bastards.

But now it’s time to stop the bra diatribe (it did turn into one, didn’t it?) and start making dinner while Nick admires my glorious ta-tas, because he’s silly like that.