Sunday Sweats

Every team has a track house. And on any given Sunday, after the long run is complete and pancakes eaten, you can find athletes lounging in their sweats as they recover from another heavy mileage week. While this tradition has held strong for decades, today’s post-run sweats have not: cheap, plastic-feeling fabrics and unnecessary details, like welded pockets and zippers, had us yearning for something more.

Thank You, Émile

Frenchman Émile Camuset, founder of Le Coq Sportif, is credited with introducing the first sweatpants: a simple gray jersey knit pant designed to allow athletes more comfort and greater freedom of movement. For that we say, “Merci, Émile.”

Wears In, Not Out

We’ve long obsessed over classic team-issued gear - that symbol of belonging handed out at the beginning of the season. Meant to last from freshman to senior year, from post-workout to class, with every accumulated stain a badge of honor. All too often these sweatpants get lost in the post-grad shuffle, or worse, stolen at a meet or “borrowed” by a significant other. 

To recreate the feel and durability of these originals, we hunted high and low for this hard-wearing and hand-me-down worthy fabric. You can keep them loose by air drying after the wash, or shrink it down as desired by running it through the dryer.