I had to return the Runbeam Pullover and Bold Stripe Power Purple Aquamarine CRB I ordered so I made a beeline to my store to try on the new Charcoal Wunder Unders and see what else was new. People are saying the feel reminds them of
static luon from a
couple of years ago and after feeling them I have to agree. Some people are saying they thought they ran on the smaller side. I am not sure about that. I think they run about average for WUs. I don't think the material is overly stretchy so that may be why people are saying they feel snugger. I thought the coverage was good, the pattern hides flaws but the material is on the shinier side compared to most WUs. I didn't get them for a couple of reasons, one was that static prints dampen visibly with sweat. Another was that I already have
black Wee Stripe and
Black Space Dye WUs and can live without them. A third was that my Static Charcoal Still pants have pilled badly but I have to say this version of static feels a lot less stretchy than the older version. Now that I am going back and looking at my try on photos as I write this I am thinking they look kind of cute, I might think about ordering them if they show up online on Monday night. The fabric content is 41% nylon, 42% polyester, 17% lycra. As a bonus, they are made in Canada.
I also tried on the new Astros in the Power Purple/Zippy Green waistband and the new Grooves in the Nimbus Twiggy Print. After the yucky feeling of the black luon in the
Still Grounded pant I was prepared to be disappointed in these pants but was pleasantly surprised. The luon felt very cottony and soft. I thought the coverage was decent - better than before but not super opaque under all conditions like old school luon. I had on black underwear and in a deep bend I could see my underwear but standing upright or in a slight bend I thought they are livable.
Check out the yellow in the new Multi Groovy Stripe pattern - it looks like Sizzle from the men's side.
My store got the Voyage hoodies in White/Nimbus, Black, Black/Soot, and Power Purple. I liked the jacket quite a lot and ended up coming home with the White/Nimbus one. The yoga board short material overlays the french terry on the back, hood, and sleeve but the front pockets are board short material only. It's a bit longer than the initial batches of Scuba Stretches. I measured armpit to hem at 17.25" in a size 12 vs. 15.75" in my size 12 Laceoflage Scuba Stretch. I thought the fit was a roomy true to size, definitely larger fitting than the
Remix Light hoodies (favorite lightweight hoodie, ever!) from years ago. I didn't care for the Power Purple version because there are three different purples used in it (cuffs and ribbed hem are different french terry than the body) and the Black/Soot was kind of masculine, as someone here pointed out. I never get black french terry for fears of fading so that left the white version. If you are in the market for a lightweight French Terry hoodie then you may want to get one of these.
The Runbeam SS has been calling to me in the photos I've seen of it
lately. I tried on the White/Aquamarine and White/Nimbus Bold Striped today. I ended up going home with the Purple Pocket one since it was kind of quirky. Since I am busty the pocket hits me higher on the chest. I burn at the mere thought of sunlight and will be doing a lot of summer training runs for my August races so I've been wearing my
UPF tops more and had been toying with getting another top. I find the longsleeve and pullover tops too warm to wear but the short sleeve is fine. I thought the White/Aquamarine fit looser overall than the Bold Stripe Nimbus one.
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| Thanks to Ms. C. for this photo. |
I also got a Nimbus Groovy Stripe Bangbuster today. My store did not have the colorful multi stripe ones yet. You do have to pick and choose the pattern distribution, though. I got the one in the top photo.
The last item I got today was a pair of black Pace crops that were on the markdown rack. I like the articulated knees and these were a decent price at $64. I am set for run crops now.
I saw the new White/ Nimbus Groovy Stripe No Limit tank in the store today but some stores are also getting this pretty Cool Breeze/Groovy Stripe Multi NLT and the Pizazz Orange NLTs.
