The moment the breeze blows towards the body, the sweat slowly flows down the body, and it is cool. It is the most pleasant time for running.
The previous running clothes were very “irritating”
Having run many marathons, my running T-shirts are either given away or never worn again. I remember that the quality of running T-shirts in 2018 was generally not good. Some small marathon organizing committees did not even know about quick-drying clothing and issued pure cotton T-shirts to runners. There are also some athletes who know clearly that the fabric of their clothes is rough but still wear them for running. Are they trying to bleed and shed tears?
In 2017, a foreign runner’s “mimi” was scratched and bleeding while participating in the Shanghai International Marathon. . The clothes it was wearing showed that the fabric was extremely rough and its pants were stuck to its body. I believe that such a running experience must be very memorable and leave a shadow on the horse racing road.
Pure cotton VS quick-drying
Pure cotton T-shirt is very comfortable to wear on a daily basis, but it is too torturous to use during running. Because pure cotton fabrics have very good hydrophilic groups, when cotton encounters sweat, it can combine with sweat molecules to form hydrogen bonds. Water can soak into cotton. It can be said that water and cotton blend together during running. Pure cotton T has poor air permeability and absorbs moisture. When running in pure cotton T-shirts, you will find that the more you run, the heavier your clothes become, and the less motivation and passion you lose. Especially in summer, when the weather is already very hot, wearing pure cotton T-shirts for running will greatly reduce the effectiveness of your running exercise.
Quick-drying T. Most domestic quick-drying clothing fabrics are made of polyester, and polyester fiber has extremely poor hydrophilicity. It is precisely because of its extremely poor hydrophilicity and no “affair” with water that it has become an ideal quick-drying material.
Usually the cross-section of polyester yarn is round.
Sweat gathers on the surface of the fabric to form sweat beads and cannot be discharged. This situation is called water repellency. If the cross-section of the polyester yarn is changed so that the surface has many small grooves, sweat will be discharged to the outside through the grooves.
And because polyester has no hydrophilic groups, the inside of the fiber is still dry. Wearing clothes made of quick-drying fabrics will not increase your burden when you sweat while running, and the sweat will flow out of the body along the clothes.
Therefore, quick-drying fabrics and pure cotton fabrics absorb water in different ways. The water-repellent properties of polyester itself remain unchanged, so quick-drying fabrics are more suitable for running than pure cotton fabrics.
The new running T-shirt is quick-drying and moisture-wicking
Most of the quick-drying fabrics in China have been homogenized. Moreover, many fabrics are very rough, so it is common for the skin to be torn and bleed during running. So as people who love running, how can we choose a sports T-shirt suitable for long-distance running?
Since pure cotton and polyester are not the most ideal running fabrics, what kind of fabric is the best fabric? ?
This is polypropylene. Polypropylene is a powerful material. It not only has excellent performance in the field of quick-drying, but also has antibacterial and warmth retention properties. There is room for development in all aspects, adding a lot of added value to the new type of quick-drying running clothes.
Polypropylene does not absorb water either.
Water vapor cannot enter the fiber, so the body will not get wet when running, which is more conducive to the easier transmission of sweat. Move sweat away from the skin before it condenses.
No more sticky feeling. Polypropylene allows sweat to move through the fabric and out of the fabric. The sweat in the outer layer cannot reach the inner polypropylene layer, but is locked to the outer layer, forming a one-way moisture conduction phenomenon. Therefore, no matter how much you sweat, your clothes will have an isolation layer, and the clothes will no longer stick to your skin.
Swiss brand KINETIK is a comfortable polypropylene fabric compression garment that is very suitable for long-distance running. The fabric used in this compression garment can Promote air circulation throughout the body, making your running more enjoyable. If you want to know more about the product, you can leave a message at the end of the article for consultation.
Judging from future trends, one-way moisture-guided quick-drying clothing will gradually replace traditional Quick-drying clothes. Therefore, polypropylene fabric is more suitable for long-distance running.
