Choosing shorts for your running sessions or races often comes down to personal preference. Do you favour fitted, seamless shorts a bit like cycling shorts, or a more relaxed ‘track short’ style? How about the ultra-light and minimalist option, or do you prefer more material so less flesh is on show? Perhaps you feel more comfortable with a built-in knicker liner and some pockets, too?
COMING UP SHORT
After that, there’s the length to take into consideration. Running shorts tend to come in different lengths – usually 3, 5 or 7 inches – and each has a place depending on what type of training session you’re doing. The barely there feel of split 3-inch race shorts, for example,
