![]() NOTE: I’m 5’9″ and wearing a TTS 10 in every pair of shorts pictured in this post. Speed Short – Blacked Out/Black (Seawheeze 2016).Speed Up Short – Electric Beach Multi/Running Waves Multi (Seawheeze 2018, double-layer fabric).Speed Up Short *Long Updated Fit – Flamenco Red.So, without further ado, it’s time for a side by side by side by side by side of some of lululemon’s most popular running shorts: With the release of the Speed Up Short Long 4″ Updated Fit last week, I felt like I had to give the longer length a try… and figure out how in the world they were different enough from all the other shorts to justify keeping them. My lululemon running shorts purchasing came to a screeching halt. Spoiler Alert: the Speed Up Short did NOT work for me as much as I’d hoped. ![]() So, I ordered the Speed Ups when flamenco red uploaded last summer. ![]() The leg holes felt far more… OPEN in the Speed Up Shorts than they had in the older version.ĭespite the ‘freedom’, and that I needed new shorts like I needed a hole in the head, I really wanted to get my hands on a classic red. Unimpressed by 2016 & 2017’s designs, last year was the first of my 3 wheezin’ years that I’d actually detagged the shorts and put them into the rotation.ĭoing a spiderman stretch at CrossFit on the first day I wore them, I couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed for the person behind me as I felt my rear end less covered than it (kind of) was in an older pair of Speeds. Seeing that I had plenty, I didn’t race to buy a pair of Speed Ups as they dropped, so my first encounter was with the 2018 Seawheeze Special Edition Runner Shorts. From L-R: Run Times Short, Speed Up Short *Long Updated Fit, Speed Short, Speed Short *Hi-Rise, Speed Up Short When my workout routine consisted of far more CrossFit WODs and far less long distance mileage, I amassed a decent sized pile of shorts over a few years. Back in 2018, lululemon did a silly thing and retired the beloved Speed Short for a newer, slightly tweaked design, the Speed Up Short.
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