TRACKSUITElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 14 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy of theTRACKSUITSFrom the 1939 Sunday Suit to the podium: the matching set that makes a team…[...]
Read MorePANTSElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 13 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy ofTRACKPANTSThe trousers of the warm-up lap: worn over the race kit, built to come off over…[...]
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Read MoreTEEElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 10 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy of theTEAMT-SHIRTSThe kit nobody sees on TV: the badge of the race kit on the garment…[...]
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TIGHTSElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 06 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy ofLONGTIGHTSThe winter workhorse: full-length knit, ankle zips, and the eternal question of when shorts stop being…[...]
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CALFElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 09 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy ofCALFWARMERSTwo garments share one name: the loose thermal warmer of the warm-up track and the graduated…[...]
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SLEEVESElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 08 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy ofARMSLEEVESBorn on a basketball court, raced in marathons, worn one-at-a-time by Olympic sprinters. What arm sleeves…[...]
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SPEEDElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 07 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy of theSPEEDSUITOne garment, four decades of wind-tunnel experiments, and the rarest piece in any race-issued archive.…[...]
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CROPElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 04 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy of theCROPTOPSNot a sports bra: the crest-carrying, bib-holding outerwear of the women's sprint kit. What racing…[...]
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TIGHTSElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 05 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy ofHALFTIGHTSA close fit, less loose fabric, and a place on the track and the road. What…[...]
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BRIEFSElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 03 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy ofCOMPETITIONBRIEFSThe most argued-over garment on the start line — and the one no rule ever required.…[...]
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SHORTSElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 02 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy ofRACINGSHORTSA 64-gram shell, a built-in liner, and a side seam a marathon champion ripped open in…[...]
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SINGLETElite Athletics · Kit ArchiveNo. 01 · Kit SeriesInside Pro Elite · Kit AnatomyAnatomy of theDISTANCESINGLETThe lightest legal thing you can race in — and, in its Pro Elite form,…[...]
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