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Monday, August 23, 2010

Lululemon Run: Fast Short - Black

I just got home from a weekend cruise trip to Mexico that my mom kidnapped me to at the last minute.  I mean she told me I was going with her on Thursday night and we were supposed to leave on Friday.  I was protesting it at first, because I had a nice little weekend planned for myself here.  But then I decided that when someone offers you a free cruise trip, the correct response is to cancel existing plans and go.  I know I'm probably in the minority here, but going on a cruise is not an appealing idea to me at all.  First of all, I hate being on a schedule when I travel - when I go on a trip, I rarely book hotels or make transportation plans ahead of time.  I always just buy a plane ticket and get there, then see what happens.  That way I'm not constrained by my pre-arranged travel schedule, I can stay in a place I like as long as I want, or leave as soon as I want.  Secondly, I get sea sickness really easily, and being on a boat for 4 days just didn't sound nice.  Third, I can't help but wonder if my cruise will turn out like the Titanic.  And lastly, being stuck in a place where there's free buffet for every meal and full of food enablers around me is kind of a nightmare too!  How am I supposed to not eat pizza and cake at 2 am when they are just within arms length and everyone is telling me to eat and enjoy my vacation?!  Seriously it's much harder to have self-control when it's right in front of you.  On the other hand, there was a gym on the cruise, as well as tons of tanning opportunities. Apparently that last argument won over all the other "cons".

Anyway, of course since I couldn't help but order this amazing warm chocolate melting cake for dessert every night, I had to get my ass up at 6 am the next morning to run.  I'm so glad that I brought my Lululemon Run: Fast Short.  I love them so much that I bought the black ones right before I left on the trip and brought them with me.




They were perfect to pack because they are so tiny and light, I could stuff them in any little corner of my bag.  And they were perfect to work out in.  I like the solid black version since they go with any top, and they don't look as much like athletic wear as the ones with contrasting colors.  And they are just so darn cute!  I do have to say though that I really felt the lack of adequate sized built in pockets on these since I had to carry my credit card sized room key with me everywhere on the cruise.  That waistband pocket on my Groove pants really came in handy.  I think they could have easily made a back or side pocket on the Fast Short that would be big enough, so that is my only complaint with these.  Otherwise though I still love them to run in as well as to just hang out in.  Love the boxer shorts-like waistband - so comfy and don't ride up!

By the way, I really think I should stop shopping so much at Lululemon.  I looked at everything I packed for my trip and I pretty much only took Lululemon stuff!  How pathetic is that.  Other than my Fast Short and Groove pants, I took my (I'm embarrassed to type this out loud) Wunder Grooves, Do It All short, Explore Short, a few Cool Racerbacks, Flow Y bras, Dance Strap Tank, headbands, Flashback jacket, packed everything in my Jumpstart gym bag (which was kind of perfect for the cruise and I even packed my beach towel using the yoga mat straps on the bag) and my laptop and other knick knacks in my Move It Messenger.  The only things I brought that were not Lululemon were my bikinis, my cocktail dresses that I needed for dinner, one pair of shorts and the Green Dragon Oversized Tee I just got (which is also a yoga wear company might I add).  OMG I need to branch out.

16 comments:

  1. When you have a collection of lulu there's no reason to branch out : )
    I adore the fast shorts - bought the coal, worked out in them, and then scurried back to the store to buy ALL the colors. They are so cute, so comfy, so flattering and so perfect!

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  2. I just ordered my first pair of black Fast Shorts. I've always been a fan of the Speed Shorts but I hate that they changed the sizing/cut on them. I hope I like these!

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  3. What kind of cocktail dresses did you take with you for the cruise? I am going on my first cruise (Caribbean) in February and I don't know what dresses to take for the dinners.

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  4. I think I like the Fast shorts better than the Speed shorts and the Ultra shorts. Might have to get more colors too! I'm eyeing the oasis ones, but they are bright!

    As for the dresses, you really can get away with anything. There are people who go all out and wear formal evening wear like prom dresses, and there are people who wear casual looking cotton sun dresses. And then there were the skanky clubbing type of spandex dresses. Hahaha. The ones I brought were somewhere in the middle. Like the type of dresses that you can wear as a wedding guest. Knee length (or a little shorter) silk, flowy type, cute but nothing too revealing. Something from BCBG or Nicole Miller would be perfect I think. Have fun!

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  5. Thanks for the suggestions for cruise dresses :) EWWW...spandex dresses. Ugh!

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  6. Hehe... that is how I feel about spandex dresses as well! =P

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  7. OK. I just received my Fast shorts and I love, love, love them!! My new fave:) Off to order another pair...or two!

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  8. Aren't they amazing?? Seriously now you are making me want to go get those oasis ones too while they still have my size!

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  9. GO!! RUN and get another pair of shorts before they sell out!

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  10. I bought 3 pairs of the black ones...is that bad?

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  11. That's so funny because I was JUST thinking about maybe getting another black pair since I just don't know how much I would wear oasis. I really do believe in stocking up on something amazing rather than regretting it later so I don't think having 3 pairs of the same shorts is bad at all! I'm surprised there's still a full stock of sizes left in these - smaller sizes in shorts usually go really fast. People must not realize how awesome they are! Hehe... more for us!

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  12. I cannot belive that they have not sold out, maybe because the picture is not that flattering.. I just love them, they are so much better than the speed shorts...

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  13. I agree - I like them best of all Lululemon shorts I've ever bought. I've seen worse pictures on their site of products that sold out way faster than these though, and the price on these are great, so it's very weird! Maybe they are too short for a lot of people? Not much shorter than Speed shorts though. But I will never buy Speed shorts again, the flared butt look is horrible.

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  14. I thought they were comparable to the speed short too (or at least the old ones). The new flared ones actually ride up on me...

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  15. Yeah, I've given up on the Speed shorts until they change them back. I might get more Ultra shorts if those come back in cute color combos/prints. But I'm perfectly happy just getting more of the Fast shorts too! White would be cute in these. Or some other earthy tones, maybe a lighter gray too.

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  16. I'm glad to see a couple people feel the same way I do about what they've done with the Speed Short! I love my black pair from last summer... it's probably my favorite pair of running shorts, I find that I choose to wear them often. The newer ones flare out on me too: I don't think it's very flattering, and I do find that they can ride up on me too. And no, I'm not wearing the wrong size... very disappointing! I wish the Lululemon site had separate reviews for the different colors (or style numbers) - I raved about my black pair last year, but tried to review my grey plaid and white/blue pairs but wasn't able to since I had already written a review for the item.

    Ultra shorts also fit me well and are comfortable, but I haven't seen any in my size in a long time.

    I had a chance to run in my Fast shorts a couple times now: once last Friday and once on vacation this past week on a treadmill. I really like them! I'm about to wear them again for a 5 mile run today (I need to get back on my regular running schedule...half marathon is only 3 weeks away!) If I still like them on longer runs, I plan on ordering a second pair.

    Hope you enjoyed your cruise!

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