Running attire: skirting the issue

Call me an old-fashioned gal, but I absolutely LOVE getting my Runner's World magazine in the mail every month. If I'm cruising RW online, I'm careful not to read anything new by my favorite columnists -- like the Penguin; Waddle on! -- so that I can read it for the first time in my shiny new magazine.

The December issue has all kinds of "best" stuff in it. Best race, best post-run snack, best shoes, best gear, ad nauseum. One of these items is the running skirt by Lululemon:



The nice little write-up mentions pleats in the back. Wha??? PLEATS? They've girlified the running skirt? I can't wait to check this out, and I know even before I go to their web site that I must have a Lululemon running skirt. I was not disappointed:



Dontcha love it?!? I whipped out the old credit card and prepared to buy this running skirt. But.. da da DUMMMM... It is sold out. Gray/peach, light gray/lavender, even the almost-ugly snorkel blue skirts are GONE. So you know what happens.

Now, I must have this skirt. It consumes me. Those kicky little pleats are the one thing in the world that could make my giant hind end look cute on a run.

And yes, kind reader, I did check to see if there is a brick-and-mortar Lululemon store around here. Nope. I'll keep running in my usual sexy gear:



Curse you, Runner's World and Lulu (who I hate already because you are probably a skinny chick who sometimes just forgets to eat, silly me!) for getting my hopes up!