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An Earful (Eyeful?) About the Handful Sports Bra

An Earful (Eyeful?) About the Handful Sports Bra

Pimento Posted by Pimento on October 3, 2017 4 Comments

This review is in partnership with Running Warehouse, which provided products for testing. Salty Running receives a commission on sales made via our Running Warehouse affiliate link, used throughout this post.

Finding a sports bra that you love can be as elusive and time-consuming as getting a BQ for many runners, ranging from the bust-less to the busty. Whether you want to cover your headlights, avoid uni-boob, or not slap yourself in the face or chafe yourself raw during your next long run or race, a comfortable sports bra is a must.

I first came across the Handful brand at the expo of my first marathon nearly nine years ago. This small, American company, owned and operated by women, claimed to “flatter not flatten” active women. That, along with their cute designs and removable contouring pads enticed me enough to buy one. I still have that bra and continue to run in it, a testament to their durability, and recently I got to try two new Handful bras to review; the original Adjustable Bra and the Y-Back Bra.

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Categories: Shoes and Gear, Sponsored, Style
Tags: bras, handful, sports bra reviews, sports bras
Readers Roundtable: Do You Go Shirtless When It’s HOT?

Readers Roundtable: Do You Go Shirtless When It’s HOT?

Salty Posted by Salty on June 1, 2015 12 Comments

Basil took the Salty Challenge like a champ back in 2012. At 20 weeks pregnant, I just couldn't.
Basil took the Salty Challenge like a champ back in 2012. At 20 weeks pregnant, I just couldn’t.

While I type this in Ohio, it’s 46 and raining. On June 1. But just the other day I was sweating my proverbial nuts off at 5:45 a.m. While I wouldn’t say I hate running in the heat, I would say I feel greatly affected by it and I know it helps me to be as scantily clad as I dare be in public. As I get older and as my weight adjusts a few pounds here or there, what I dare wear changes. Sometimes I feel totally fine in spandex and a bra top. Other times I feel weird going shirtless even with more merciful shorts.

I know I’m not alone. Back in 2o12 when we brought you the Salty Challenge to go shirtless, we know a lot of you needed that little push to ditch your shirts and show your bellies. And when Cinnamon reran her guide to running shirtless last Friday, we heard from a lot of you that you’re just not ready to go there. So this got me wondering and leads me to this week’s Roundtable question:

What are your personal rules about ditching your shirt? Never? Only if ____. Always? 

Categories: Body Image, Readers Roundtable
Tags: bras, heat
My Eyes are Up Here: 5 Style Tips for Running Shirtless

My Eyes are Up Here: 5 Style Tips for Running Shirtless

Kyle Gorjanc Posted by Kyle Gorjanc on May 29, 2015 10 Comments

Taking the Salty Challenge in my Alexis Bra from Moving Comfort

This post originally published on Aug 31, 2012. We thought it was a timely follow-up to the The Essential Guide to Salty Summer Running!

I’m in love with Clove’s Salty Running Challenge!  Leaving my shirt behind when I go for a run is a real struggle, but the more I practice the more I just stop caring what others think of my tummy and start feeling great about showing off the amazing athletic machine that is my body.

Now Salty already posted about running shirtless, but I wanted to point out that when we wear our bellies on the outside for a run there are a couple things to consider in your bra.  I’m not talking about your boobs, either (at least not this time).  Read more >>

Categories: Friday Fun, Style
Tags: boobs, bras, style
What Body Part Would You Remove for Your Running?

What Body Part Would You Remove for Your Running?

Mace Posted by Mace on May 21, 2013 10 Comments

English: Angelina Jolie at the Cannes film fes...
Angelina Jolie at the Cannes film festival. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I enjoy a good movie as much as anyone, but for me to sit still for two straight hours requires three things: bad weather, a long run finished, and the possibility that Russell Crowe might appear on the screen. Otherwise, count me out.

But I snapped to attention last week upon hearing the news that Angelina Jolie had removed her breasts.   Or rather, surgeons did, at her request, to dramatically cut her risk of getting breast cancer.  It was one more step in the canonization process of a bad girl turned saintly mother, and while I think hers was a reasonable decision for a woman of privilege and means (not so much for women in the undeveloped world), there was a tiny part of me that was a little bit jealous, thinking, “Man, if I only I could have a double mastectomy, I would be so much faster!”

Yes, horrible, I know.  And I can say that only because I am blessed (so far) with good health, and have never had to wage fierce battle with the Big C.  But my friends who have fought it bravely did so with a generous dose of black humor, and so I hope they understand.   This is my truth: My breasts get in the way of my running. They affect my gait, my speed, my self-image. Read more >>

Categories: Body Image
Tags: body image, boobs, bras
Victoria’s Secret Makes Running Clothes, for Realz! VSX Sport Review

Victoria’s Secret Makes Running Clothes, for Realz! VSX Sport Review

Ginkgo Posted by Ginkgo on November 7, 2012 12 Comments

Victoria's Secret - Aventura, FL
Victoria’s Secret Store (Photo credit: Lucero Design)

What do you get when you combine 2 spicy runners, $2.50 glasses of wine, and a trip to VSX Sport, the new athletic apparel store from Victoria’s Secret?  The answer? A movie montage a la Christina Applegate and Cameron Diaz in The Sweetest Thing.

The Salties had been tossing around the idea of a review of the new line of sport apparel at America’s most popular lingerie outfitter, Victoria’s Secret. After a few (too many) glasses of wine Ginkgo and Rosemary were up for the challenge!

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Categories: Style
Tags: apparel - general, bras, style
Love Your Body for What it Does:  Clove’s Salty Challenge!

Love Your Body for What it Does: Clove’s Salty Challenge!

Clove Posted by Clove on July 11, 2012 37 Comments

Easier said than done. Image via flavim.com

I’ve always hated my stomach.

Hate is such a terrible word, and I try to use it sparingly.  But it was a good hook, and something I think many women can relate to.  My family traditionally carries weight in the stomach, and though I run 100 miles a week faithfully and do core work every day, my stomach will probably never be what I want it to be.  The saddest part is that though I’ve never struggled with a true eating disorder, photographs of my stomach tend to reveal something far more appealing than what I see daily in my mirror.

Interesting. Read more >>

Categories: Body Image
Tags: body image, bras, confidence
Running Fashion Police: Going Shirtless!

Running Fashion Police: Going Shirtless!

Salty Posted by Salty on June 20, 2012 10 Comments

In honor of the first day of summer, Mint gave us some great tips for staying cool. I’m here to continue that conversation by telling you to take off your clothes! That’s right ladies, we’re going shirtless! But first a little mood music:

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Categories: Style
Tags: boy shorts, bras, bunz, heat, shorts, style
Second Base: A Runner’s Guide to Bouncing Boobs

Second Base: A Runner’s Guide to Bouncing Boobs

Kyle Gorjanc Posted by Kyle Gorjanc on April 26, 2012 22 Comments

Kyle's boobs
My boobs. Runbow T-shirt by Oiselle.

I have something on my chest that I’d like to discuss, something very close to my heart. Two somethings, in fact.  What I’m going to talk about today is a factor that weighs heavily on some of us but is a light topic for others.  I’m sure you’ve been sore on the subject and wanted to keep it locked up, but maybe you’ll feel better if you just…let it all out.

Dear readers, sit back, relax, take your shirts off if you like and join me as I investigate something many have explored but few have conquered. Let’s talk about boobs. Read more >>

Categories: Shoes and Gear
Tags: boobs, bras
Ginger With a J: Walk a mile in my sports bra

Ginger With a J: Walk a mile in my sports bra

Ginger Posted by Ginger on March 21, 2012 7 Comments

A bunch of half-naked women at the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials. Photo courtesy of ujenafitclub.com.

If you follow the sport of running, you might notice the trend of the faster you get, the more naked you become. Whether it has to do with aerodynamics or just feeling more free, inevitably, the shirt is going to come off.

For me,  weight was always just a number. I’ve never been one to care about what’s on the scale. If I was in shorts and a t-shirt, I admired my calves and veiny forearms. The clothes did their job in covering up my round hips, squishy stomach, and stick-thin shoulders. In the shorts and t-shirt, I was able to pass for a runner.

Despite not caring about the LBs, I’ve always been self conscious of my stomach for some reason. I never wore a two piece bathing suit as a teenager. In high school, I suffered from disordered eating when I really started to catch the running bug. I became obsessive with counting calories. Read more >>

Categories: Body Image
Tags: bras
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