It’s the guts of summer time and after intensive testing in our New England warmth and humidity I overview 3 distinct summer time 2025 males’s run shorts selections from the massive capability Likelihood Operating AROW Extremely Quick v3 ($220) to the simply the necessities for quick the Puma RaceDay Ultraweave 3”with in between the day by day driver primary black Gorewear Concurve 5” Quick ($60)
Given their complexity and plenty of options the Likelihood Operating Extremely shorts from Spain has the longest write up!
Likelihood Operating AROW Extremely Quick v3 ($221)
Greatest for: Lengthy runs the place large carrying capability is crucial, and solar (and climate) safety and lightweight compression is fascinating
Extremely-soft, compressive half tight with absolutely inverted seams within the crotch and a entrance and rear shell panel
Recycled premium French Payen materials, made in Portugal
Proprietary BounceLess storage system
2 thigh pockets match any telephone with entry from the surface
5 compartments 4” deep in a 360 mesh mesh waistband safe storage for flasks, gels, clothes, and many others..
Laser reduce hems and flat-locked seams scale back irritation
Sustainability: 200kg carbon offset, 2treesplanted, 1kg plastic eliminated, 1% for The Planet
I’m not at all times an enormous fan of 2-1 longer shorts. The internal may be over compressive and/or or not compressive in any respect, the shells flat within the breeze and may look goofy, and generally the storage on the waist and for telephones on the thigh is poorly thought out and arduous to achieve.
The AROW solves all of those issues and need record gadgets, and brilliantly! The AROW T proven above (overview) quickly is a excessive performer with nice delicate styling
As a substitute of getting an internal brief tight with an outer shell brief connected across the waist, Likelihood makes the shell a back and front panel to the tight. This permits the thighs to be one layer of internal tight with the two deep 6” telephone kind pockets very simply accessible and in addition eliminating 2 layers of cloth the place it’s not wanted .
Then they wrap the waist with a 4” deep stout however snug mesh storage system. 6 pockets as follows:
On the again a big 9.5” flask appropriate we have now, and I’d say even 650ml flask or jacket compartment, flanked by 2 smaller however greater than traditional gel, small merchandise storage pockets.
On the entrance we have now barely smaller than the rear 7.5” compartment. A 500ml flask will simply match with the rear compartment the popular flask location
The 2 thigh pockets can maintain any dimension telephone (iPhone 15 on board under) or doubtlessly 250ml flasks.
All compartments have massive straightforward to seek out pull tabs. Why or why do most mesh waist storage methods have small puny tabs I don’t know.
Materials
The materials are from high notch provider Payen of France. Anytime Payen is within the combine count on fine quality ay, efficiency and luxury and that’s the case right here. The internal tight is a really skinny mushy and clean mildly compressive materials. No over compression and incapability to elevate the legs kind really feel. The outer woven shell can also be stretchy. Each play collectively very effectively with really glorious moisture transmission and even a cooling impact on the rear within the excessive warmth and humidity I examined in. The waistband mesh compartments are stout with loads of tight stretchy maintain with out over compressing the waist however this isn’t a straightforward going kind waistband. Zero bounce from this mesh and development even with the shorts absolutely loaded. The identical applies to the two thigh pockets. Telephones held securely and in a pinch a 250ml flask could possibly be saved in them.
Match and Model
I’m 5’ 9” and 160 lbs with a 32” waist with my pattern medium. That is the proper dimension and match for me.
Model.
I actually just like the styling right here. Not a brief tight look or a dishevelled goofy overshort method the overlook jogs my memory of an extended mountain climbing brief if a considerably extra kind becoming one. Not a way of life or mountain climbing brief look however I cannot hesitate to put on them after runs or for mountain climbing.
Efficiency and Conclusions
An ingenious entrance and rear panel over a decent development, high notch supplies and storage worthy of I’d say a 4L vest joins not excessive styling to ship a state-of-the-art Extremely and extra brief with nice versatility and luxury.
True to their advertising and marketing a full load is really “BounceLess”
I’ve hiked, run and even worn them round city with out blushing making the AROW Extremely regardless of their steep $220 pricing a really stable worth. Along with working they are going to be my go to shorts for our 8 trek in Europe across the Grand Combin.
Comparability
Salomon S/Lab Extremely 2025 shorts. A miss, so far as I’m involved, because the compression tight is over cosy.and in a wierd design selection all of the compartments on its comparable 360 mesh belt are small with no means to retailer a telephone a 500ml flask, 250ml the restrict. The telephone pocket is under the outer shell and much more durable to entry. I do give them sturdy scores for styling.
Gorewear Concurve 5” Quick ($60)
Greatest for: Every day working and racing with conventional styling and mid 5″ size
Lowered seams
Extremely breathable 4 manner stretch cloth with paneled development
3 gusseted pockets on the again for telephone, gel, key
In distinction to the frilly Likelihood the Gorewear retains issues easy with out compromising consolation and utility. Comprised of a 4 manner stretch woven cloth that may be very mushy and stretchy with a quick that’s product of interlocking knit cloth, the Concurve is the “day by day driver” of the shorts right here though they had been excellent for a latest 5 mile race.
As now widespread in run shorts they’ve 3 small stretch pockets within the rear, one with a twine loop to connect keys.
Puma RaceDay Ultraweave 3”
Greatest for: Racing and day by day runs in summer time warmth with a weightless really feel and for when you’re not afraid to point out some leg!
Made with 100% recycled materials excluding trims & decorations
dryCELL: Efficiency know-how designed to wick moisture from the physique
ULTRAWEAVE: Extremely-light, engineered cloth with a structured, 4-way stretch that reduces weight and friction.
3 small again gel key pockets inside
Reflective highlights
The brief wanting the bunch, the RaceDay is the lightest and best becoming of the three with a deep cut up for leg mobility The woven stretch waistband with a twine retains them up, it doesn’t matter what even after I tucked my telephone (with POP Socket) inside it.
The dryCell tech wicks moisture very successfully and even in all our latest warmth and humidity I by no means felt weighed down. Additionally proven above essentially the most snug Puma Run Veloicty Tee, additionally wth dryCell and the Velocity Nitro 4 (RTR Assessment). Puma despatched a properly matching full outfit
Sam is the Editor and Founding father of Street Path Run. He’s in his 60’s with 2025 Sam’s 54th 12 months of working roads and trails. He has a a long time previous 2:28 marathon PR. Lately he runs halves within the simply sub 1:40 vary if he will get very, very fortunate. Sam trains 30-40 miles per week largely at reasonable paces on the roads and trails of New Hampshire and Utah be it on the run, mountain climbing or on nordic skis. He’s 5’9” tall and weighs about 160 lbs, if he’s not having fun with too many superb New England IPA’s,
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