Running in one of my kilts

[WalesLax]

Sorry I don't have any action shots, but I ran the Lincoln Park Zoo 5k in my kilt earlier this month:



When end you run through the water station in a kilt, they give you beer:



I know now it doesn't match the Kilt, but I had to rep my Welsh ancestry via my rugby socks:

[sailortats]

You ran through the water station 3 times? So, the socks didn't match, who cares, it was a fun event and it looks like you had fun, that's what mattered.

[Rick Y]

Looks good to me! I'm hoping for our local Games to set up a kilted one quarter kilometer run. With a lot of training I might be able to complete it. Or, probably not.

[WalesLax]

You guys are hilarious.

Sailor, I had a blast! My family, if I can trace us back far enough, has English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish - or as we call the Irish, "the Welsh and Scots who could swim." Those socks really go with my "Pride of Wales" tartan and one of my rugby uniforms, but I thought they'd be fun to wear and they were. Only one child asked me why "Santa's reindeer" on them looked like a dragon.

Ricky, to semi-quote the great Ron Burgandy, "Wool was a bad idea." I have run in it before and it never ends up well. This kilt is a cheap one that I don't mind abusing, and it keeps its pleats surprisingly well under the pressure.

All in all, it was 99% positive feedback, and the one guy who was genuinely giving me a hard time at the start line didn't reach the finish line until a few minutes after me, so

Rob

[Hawk]

Well done Rob....Keep running in those kilts.....

My son completed the 15k Shamrock Run, kilted, this year in Portland Oregon and was rather elated about it, as seen below.....

Hawk

[416 Rigby]

Cut the poor guy some slack, Sailor, the lad was thirsty!

[cck]

Kilts are great for running, especially the lighter weight varieties. Have done several races - Bay to Breakers in SF and Capital 10K in Austin - good comments but never any beer.