Lycra leggings - the final step in the evolution of a running fanatic

When did it come to this? When did I become the man who wore running tights?I was out running the other morning, the usual steady pace, gulping down the frosty air, when it dawned on me that I was wearing running tights. You know, the ultra-tight compression ones. The ones with antimicrobial technology and go-faster stripes. The I-take-my-running-seriously ones. Yes, those ones.When did it come to this? When did I become the man who wore Lycra leggings? Leggings that cost as much as Levi’s