When I tried on the Run Times ll they did look shorter in length than my originals but because I didn’t take them home I wasn’t able to compare them. I haven’t tried on the Speed Up Long shorts but in your pictures they look longer than the Run Times ll which have the same 4″ inseam. The newer version Run Times ll are a total bust for me and I won’t buy them so thank goodness I have a good supply of the originals. Dance Studio Pants & Street To Studios!!! I absolutely love my original Run Times, they have been my go to running shorts since they first came out after the Groovy Run Short was discontinued. I don’t think LLL should have changed the fit of these two shorts but they seem determined to either discontinue or revamp original iconic product, i.e. Great post and good info to have for those unsure by the changes made to these shorts. Some people didn’t like how the Speed Short seemed to flare out to the side, so that was tweaked for the new design. The Updated Speed Ups look a bit more old school speedy from the front. NOTE: I’m 5’9″ and wearing a TTS 10 in every pair of shorts pictured in this post. Speed Short – Blacked Out/Black (Seawheeze 2016).Speed Up Short – Electric Beach Multi/Running Waves Multi (Seawheeze 2018, double-layer fabric).Speed Up Short *Long Updated Fit – Flamenco Red.So, without further ado, it’s time for a side by side by side by side by side of some of lululemon’s most popular running shorts: With the release of the Speed Up Short Long 4″ Updated Fit last week, I felt like I had to give the longer length a try… and figure out how in the world they were different enough from all the other shorts to justify keeping them.

My lululemon running shorts purchasing came to a screeching halt.

Spoiler Alert: the Speed Up Short did NOT work for me as much as I’d hoped. So, I ordered the Speed Ups when flamenco red uploaded last summer. The leg holes felt far more… OPEN in the Speed Up Shorts than they had in the older version.ĭespite the ‘freedom’, and that I needed new shorts like I needed a hole in the head, I really wanted to get my hands on a classic red. Unimpressed by 2016 & 2017’s designs, last year was the first of my 3 wheezin’ years that I’d actually detagged the shorts and put them into the rotation.ĭoing a spiderman stretch at CrossFit on the first day I wore them, I couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed for the person behind me as I felt my rear end less covered than it (kind of) was in an older pair of Speeds. Seeing that I had plenty, I didn’t race to buy a pair of Speed Ups as they dropped, so my first encounter was with the 2018 Seawheeze Special Edition Runner Shorts. From L-R: Run Times Short, Speed Up Short *Long Updated Fit, Speed Short, Speed Short *Hi-Rise, Speed Up Short When my workout routine consisted of far more CrossFit WODs and far less long distance mileage, I amassed a decent sized pile of shorts over a few years.

Back in 2018, lululemon did a silly thing and retired the beloved Speed Short for a newer, slightly tweaked design, the Speed Up Short.

Lululemon grey speed up shorts