Last week I was invited to my local Road Runner Sports store to try on sports bras; this is the same store I get fitted for shoe inserts.
I’m pretty sure Kirsten from RRS saw this picture and felt supremely sorry for me and my lack of support:
Oh hey, don’t mind me, just gonna tuck those things in my skirt.
If you’re a creeper, you know I’ve always bought the cheap Target sports bras. I’ve never been fitted for one and didn’t even know exactly what size I was.
RRS has these “bra closets” that might look a little overwhelming, but they’re set up from smallest to largest with a huge selection (sizes go up to 44E, phew, they have my size) and if they don’t have your specific bra in stock, they’ll ship it to your house for free.
They also offer free personalized bra fittings – you can set up an appointment and a “Fit Expert” will help you figure out exactly what size you are and what’s a good bra for your specific needs.
I was like, Yeah ok, I’m a big girl; I can pick out my own bra… until I walked in thinking I was one size and walked out knowing I was a different one.
I’ve only had one real bra fitting in my life – right before I got married over 5 years ago so I thought this might be sorta awkward and uncomfortable, but my gal Tracy was really helpful and chill about it all.
Since she’s a runner and CrossFitter, she totally gets all the ins and outs of chafing or finishing a race, getting cold and having “headlights”. And I didn’t even feel like a total weirdo because she knew exactly what I was talking about!
She first figured out my preferences (do you want more of a bra or less, small straps, any movement at all or totally sucked in, a little padding, more compression, etc) and what workouts I was doing. She measured me and then pulled a bunch of different sizes and types to try on.
I probably tried on 10 different bras and my favorites surprised me because I assumed I’d gravitate to a minimal bare-bones bra like I was buying from Target. You know what they say about making assumptions…
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