Here’s me and a skirted friend up a maple in Syracuse, NY.
In a skirt?
Yep, in a skirt. Longer is better, in this case.
You can climb a tree in a skirt.
Climb a Tree
Month: July 2013
Recreational Kayaking
I admit I was a bit nervous about this trip. Kayaking does not set you up to feel confident in a skirt. But the bow was high and the danger imaginary.
Can you kayak the Columbia River in a skirt? Check!
Half-Marathon
See that runner, just right of center? That’s me, jogging the Miami Half Marathon for Team Lifeline. Team Lifeline raises money to help terminally ill children and their families. It’s an Orthodox Jewish organization, and a good third of the runners are in skirts.
You can do a half-marathon (or even a whole one!) in a skirt.
And the $4,700 I raised? Did that in a skirt too.
- Team Lifeline at the starting line.
Spartan Sprint
Here I am completing my first Spartan Sprint in a skirt. People thought I was flexing massive Girl Power muscles, but what about the guys who did it in kilts? Face it: clothes are cooler without a crotch.
The only place where my skirt was a bit of a drag was while swimming the lake. Otherwise, it zipped through everything on the course. You can do it in a skirt!
This, by the way, is my favorite workout skirt – Athleta’s Whatever Skort.
Olympic 100m Dash
Photo credit Getty Images.
My first post will honor Tahmina Kohistani, who ran the Olympics 100m women’s sprint for Afghanistan in a skirt. Granted, she trailed in last. But that wasn’t the skirt’s fault. Kudos to her for braving a patriarchal society and the rampant belief that skirts aren’t sporting material.
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Tahmina’s skirt
You Can Do It In a Skirt 