I don’t quite know how to say this. First, no, I’m not going to run Grandfather this year. I mean it. But there’s this kilt, you see. Um, well, and I kind of like it.
Iris won a contest by Angie B and among the prizes was the subject item:
Yes, I just took Iris’ prize. All the spoils of Clannad Sutcliffe go to me, as I obviously wear the… anyway, aside from a Marilyn Monroe moment or two, I see the appeal. I felt like a pre-Roman invasion inhabitant of the British Isles. Especially with that awesome hat.
So what am I going to do? How far down the runnerd hole am I willing to go? On principle, I really just can’t start wearing a kilt. I’m not sure what principle, I just can’t. It’s not a masculinity thing, as I have no insecurity with my lack thereof,
Cinema Paradiso is my favorite movie!
and frankly I think the kilt looks kind of badass. It just seems like the “in” thing to do, and I think my rebel status would take a hit if I followed the trend. But it’s very very comfortable. If I don’t wear it, aren’t I just letting the opinions of others dictate my decisions? Again my rebel status, currently in good standing thank you very much, takes a hit.
I think I could wear it if Iris lets me have a sword. Or maybe a big axe.
Seriously though? Shorts kind of suck. Crap. Why is life so hard?
The advantages of being female–running skirts! But I think you should go for it. And if you want a fall-back, we have a Celtic Solstice race each Dec. in Baltimore where kilts are the norm. Kilts with barefeet, however, are not, so you could stand out.
Let it be known that in all RPGs, I am always, without exception, a barbarian (clubs, giant whacking swords, maces, axes) and Josh is a wizard or elf (spells, bows and arrows). No sword for you, Skirt Man!
You SHOULD wear it! My husband has a kilt too. He wants a sport kilt to run in. Is the fit good? Is it comfortable? Durable? You model it very well, btw
I had an old roommate who always used to wear a kilt to bike races. He did so because it was easier to change in and out of gear under a kilt without ever having to go somewhere more private. I’m 110% positive he would have worn it in the actual bike races had such an act not been detrimental to the seat.
You know, Barefoot Jason finished the Burning River 100 last year wearing a kilt. The hat however . . .
http://barefootjason.blogspot.com/2010/08/burning-river-100-mile-race-report-part.html
Oh, come on, Josh! Buy your *own* kilt fer goodness sake…
Looks good on you, but then again, my name is Scott after all.
I stated this trend and I will stick to it. I hit up sportkilt last fall because I thought my hubby would look hot in a kilt. He does. Then Jason asked about it and I gave him my contact info and at the time Jason and I were the only sponsored people getting free kilts. Then it sort of took off after that. It was all a part of my evil and very self centered plan to see more barefoot running men in kilts. Its hot and I don’t care what anyone else thinks.
My hubby wears a big ol knife with his sometimes if he thinks he will need to hack at some low lying tree branches or something. Oh and do link this up to the SportKilts facebook page and send in a picture to their wall of fame!!
So wear it for your wife if she likes it
The hat goes without mentioning. It was hard to part with
Josh – the kilt is a great look….for you! Reminded me of a song performed by pretty good musician from Chapel Hill, Mike Cross. So did a bit of searching and found it, not a good video but you’ll get the gist.
http://youtu.be/X-IR1fPQaNs
Supposedly all of us who ran in the first NYC barefoot run last year are running in kilts this year in honor of Jason Robillard.
Hey Josh. If you’ll wear that kilt I will give you my race entry to the Bear 5 Miler at Grandfather Mountain in July, and yes it is sold out, and yes, thousands of runners are wanting this entry. Well maybe not thousands. Or hundreds. But ALOT of runners would love to be you right now.
http://www.hopeformarrow.org/bearinfo.htm
@Albert:
Hm. Could we do that?
If you want it I can get the race director to transfer it. I registered and then later found that I will be out of town at the time.
Let’s do it. It’s a beautiful kilt and it should be raced in. How much do I owe you? Do you take PayPal?
The only payment that would be adequate for such a coveted entry would be one of your very entertaining race reports and pics of you rocking the running kilt, dontcha think?
And maybe some art.
Oooohhhh, art. ‘Bout time I get some culture in my life. If you can email me your info I will send an email to Coach Weaver and get it transferred.