My unedited Path Projects shorts review:
The shorts are great. Light, well made, barely notice they’re there in my sweaty Summer NYC marathon training runs. However one big flaw is the phone pocket.
I have a large phone (Galaxy 24 Ultra 6.8") with a case and it barely fits in the pocket. Even if I jam it in, when I run it flops like crazy on my back and becomes entirely inaccessible during my run. Not that I need to be on my phone a lot but sometimes I want to take a picture or need to change a music setting or access a run app. Or I get a message from family (all other notifications are off). And on marathon day, will need to communicate with family post race and have the NYRR tracking app on me.
So this makes me have to use a “fanny pack” which I was really trying to avoid. I really wanted to be as lean and light as possible for my marathon.
The phone thing is a very important detail. Something more stable and tight to the body is needed to make these perfect.
This pack is small and very tight to the body. I actually spin it around so the phone is on my back waist, not in front. It simulates what the shorts should be doing by themselves. It bouces a tiny bit but after a few minutes I forget it’s even on.