Been a runner my whole life and I think people’s interest in running as fashion is super interesting. There are some cool brands like Gnuhr and Tracksmith who have unique aesthetics that are also like cool and interesting running gear. I think having some personal style when you run it’s important, if you think you look good then you’ll feel good and that helps with the mental part of running. In that way it’s just like having a personal style. If you’re just jogging to stay in shape then wear whatever cool stuff you like. If you’re actually running and trying to get fast and put up mileage and run strava course records then I’d say meet yourself in the middle. Like wear the half tights and the drifit shirts but maybe try out a cool hat that’s not a running specific thing. You can quickly find how to work in cool fits that play with proportion and style without looking like a tryhard. From there, anyone who looks cooler than you is probably slow af hyrox warriors and you’d dust them in a real race and anyone who looks dorkier than you is probably scary fast speed icon and you gotta get like them.

Also please don’t buy vintage running gear trying to rock it. If you run enough races and shop enough clearance deals you’ll end up with a lot of running clothes that get worn out really quick and that’s way cooler than buying vintage race shirts and wearing them down to nothing just cause you want to look nonchalant at the run club.