Athleta 2-in-1 Pulse Short Inseam

[Raggedeannie]

I sent Athleta an email and got the following response. Hope this is helpful to those thinking about checking out the Pulse 2-in-1's! Thanks also for the at-home research, Susie!

badgergirl66 breezy8407

"We appreciate your patience while your inquiry was researched. The 2 in 1 Pulse Shortie, style 983393, has a 1.5 inch outer inseam and a 3 inch inner compression inseam, while the 2 in 1 Pulse Short, style 983389, has a 3 inch outer inseam and a 6 inch inner compression inseam. Our website provides the inseam of the outer short rather than the inner compression inseam."

[Susie]

Handy!

I bought a 2nd pair of the longer ones, since I know they work for me for long runs (and since I've worn them 3x in the last week!), and I also bought a pair of the shortie ones during the sale this week. We'll see if the shorties are long enough to avoid the chafe problem that I have with regular shorts.

[labbie]

I'm thinking of heading over to my local store to try these on today- you know, because it's raining so I can't run until later. Might as well shop.

[labbie]

Jul 13, 2014 11:01:52 GMT -5 labbie said:

I'm thinking of heading over to my local store to try these on today- you know, because it's raining so I can't run until later. Might as well shop.

Update- I bought a pair of black shorties (they didn't have the longer ones in the store), and also a rashguard tee I'd been eyeing in the catalog that was marked down to $23- score! 

I love the shorts so far- I've ran and biked in them, and they're super light and comfy and the grippies don't make my thighs look like sausages or make me want to kill someone.

[badgergirl66]

Thanks for the update! Just ordered the pulse shorts. Hope I love them as much as you all do!

[Susie]

I just got my box o' sale stuff that I ordered - I already have the green longer ones, and I ordered the coral longer ones (since I know they're comfortable) and the blue shorties. I tried the shorties on, and I'm trying to decide whether I think they'll work. (I know they have the "give it a workout" guarantee, but I'd rather not abuse it!)

[labbie]

Jul 14, 2014 20:34:06 GMT -5 Susie said:

I just got my box o' sale stuff that I ordered - I already have the green longer ones, and I ordered the coral longer ones (since I know they're comfortable) and the blue shorties. I tried the shorties on, and I'm trying to decide whether I think they'll work. (I know they have the "give it a workout" guarantee, but I'd rather not abuse it!)

I really wanted to try on the longer ones, but they didn't have them in my store. I may still order some online or wait for another sale. I'll be curious what you think of the shorties since I have not run long in them yet. Just time for a quick run this morning so we'll see. 

[Wines Not Whines]

I ordered the shorties, too. I hope they work!

[gt7301b]

Jul 14, 2014 21:16:28 GMT -5 labbie said:

Jul 14, 2014 20:34:06 GMT -5 Susie said:

I just got my box o' sale stuff that I ordered - I already have the green longer ones, and I ordered the coral longer ones (since I know they're comfortable) and the blue shorties. I tried the shorties on, and I'm trying to decide whether I think they'll work. (I know they have the "give it a workout" guarantee, but I'd rather not abuse it!)

I really wanted to try on the longer ones, but they didn't have them in my store. I may still order some online or wait for another sale. I'll be curious what you think of the shorties since I have not run long in them yet. Just time for a quick run this morning so we'll see. 

The longer ones are only avaliable online.  I love the shorties, but did have slight chafing with my mediums when it rained.  I haven't had any issues with the smalls. 

[Susie]

Jul 15, 2014 8:25:47 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

Jul 14, 2014 21:16:28 GMT -5 labbie said:

I really wanted to try on the longer ones, but they didn't have them in my store. I may still order some online or wait for another sale. I'll be curious what you think of the shorties since I have not run long in them yet. Just time for a quick run this morning so we'll see. 

The longer ones are only avaliable online.  I love the shorties, but did have slight chafing with my mediums when it rained.  I haven't had any issues with the smalls. 

The thigh chafing is what I'm worried about.  They might be fine, since the silicon grippies will keep them from riding up, but I think they're as short as I could possibly get away with.  I felt the same way about the sweetness skort, which is also sitting in my box o'stuff.  I think they are similar length to the pulse shorties, so I think I'm going to try one and see how it goes.