It looks like the fall pattern is this “SCLW” of the Stride I bought this weekend. Lululemon Coquitlam has a wall of new Push Your Limit tanks in two variations of this pattern (I think one had Grey straps and one had the White straps Black but now I can’t remember what the difference was…toddler tantrum going on), Flow Y bra, Power Y tank, Boogie shorts and of course the Stride in the brushed Luon which I love.  I really like this pattern because it goes with all colors from the summer pallet and the new fall colors which is why I chose to get this Stride instead of waiting for the Wish one. I like the versatility of this pattern. The colors on the Boogie shorts may be a hint of colors to come. Looks like a new Kelly like green, Oasis like color, a  deeper orange and chirp like yellow and cool blue is in there. What colors do you think those are?

and I didn’t like it much. The running pants looked very similar in style to Lululemon Luxtreme pants but the Lucy ones were made of a Luon like material that was not as nice and soft as Luon but thicker and slightly scratchy. It had almost the identical Circle Mesh panels in the same design pattern. Lucy had a lot more patterns and prints which I don’t like too much of because  you have to be careful about patterns that can be unflattering on certain body types. I think when Lulu has done patterns they have been well thought out and pretty versatile across the board.  An interesting thing they were selling was the activewear laundry detergent (Win?). I didn’t get any because I think this is just a low residue detergent which I buy at home for a quarter of the price. This was a very, very tiny bottle and it didn’t really say what the difference was between this and regular detergent so I’m not convinced it’s not just a marketing ploy. All in all I didn’t find any temptations at the Lucy store which was a good thing.

I ended up buying the I Just Wanna Run Tech in Pig Pink today because I love the cinched bottom and I fell in love with Pig Pink. It’s a really flattering ballerina pink and this top also has the contrasting but very thin and subtle Grey stripe. This top looks so cute on when it’s cinched all the way and bunched around the tummy. I bought it for street wear and not necessarily  for running because it looked so cute on. Although it is very light and airy and the roomier a running top is the cooler you stay. Sized down on this and it’s still pretty roomy but I wouldn’t have sized down two. I wish I could find a picture of this top cinched up for you but all I can say is try it on that way if the IJWR does funny things to you with all of that rouching

Got the new Stride II in distressed Luon in “SCLW” (Coal and White Stripes) and will be returning the Black one on Monday. I don’t think I’ll end up getting it in Wish because that will be too hard for wearing whatever underneath and matching. This goes with everything without feeling like I’m wearing all one color. I love the distressed Luon because it feels like more of a Pima Cotton than regular Luon, I hope this doesn’t mean it pills more. The educator assured me that that is not the case. Hmmm.  I was able to size down in this one but I’m actually going to try and get a size 8 because it is more fitted and I’m loosing the baby weight so I don’t want it to be too big. The 10 looked good on but it really had a bit too much room in the arms.

Light it up tank in both Wish and Pig Pink. This top I loved on because of the cinched bottom. I sized up to a 12 (pretty smart of lulu to make this up to 12). the cinched bottom allows you to wear it up resting at the top of your hips and it bags up around your middle to hide the loves. I was worried that the lighter pink would show imperfections but because of the cinched bottom it’s a forgiving top. you can also wear this pulled down and flat against your tummy and it hits me at the middle of my hips. With a tighter pair of pants wearing this stretched down it would show loves. The top part of the tank has similar support to the Flow Y although maybe slightly less support. I tried it on with my Flow Y underneath and it only shows a tiny bit at the V part of this so it’s ok. For running I will try it without the Flow Y but if that’s not enough support I can wear it with the Flow Y. For Street wear I would not double up. Oh, and getting cups for both tops was like pulling teeth. I was told that I could have one set of cups because they weren’t sure if they had anymore. So I told them I would by ONE top because I wasn’t sure how much $$ I wanted to spend. So I did end up getting cups for both tops.

I tried on the light it up Jersey in Grey and really, really liked the look of this on but was confused about why there was not much for reflectors at the back. For running you usually run towards traffic so you see cars head on, makes sense to put reflectors at the front. For cycling you ride with traffic so you need to be seen from behind by cars as well as the sides. This top looks like a cycling jersey but it was in the running section and the technical aspects are made with runners in mind. This top looks great for street wear  but I don’t think I would ever buy this for running. I think it would be a really cute golf shirt.

Was at the family holiday park (euphemism for trailer park) at Harrison Lake with the whole family (husbands side) and it was so funny that four of us women were wearing variations of the same Lululemon outfits. My mother in law was wearing a really pretty *Blue Remix (not sure the color) and some Groove Crops, my sister in law was wearing a Grey Remix, Oasis 5yr Pima and Groove Crops, My brother in laws girlfriend was wearing her Lulu Crops and a Pink Remix and I was wearing my dark Classic Sports Grey Lulu Crops with my Angel Blue Free2Be and Potion Purple 5yr Pima. Too funny!

On a side note to this ramble, the other day I purchased the Stow’n Go on line for $29 all the while thinking that I would never wear this and couldn’t think of a single occasion in which I would need it. I had second thoughts and decided to cancel the order. Well today while we were picnicking at the lake in the pouring rain with no shelter I decided that I would have absolutely worn that darn Stow’nGo jaket today for $29 or even at the full $88 price (ok, not really, but you get the idea).

*Blue HPRI

Were off to Seattle tomorrow for our “stay-cation” so I’ll be posting on the road whenever I can. I’ll be checking out the University Village Lululemon, Pacific Place Lululemon and maybe to the Burlington store and the outlet. All depends on how things are going and how happy everyone is. I’ve decided I’d also get a nice Spa treatment as the hubby got to golf and boat all day today while I had the kiddies. I’m thinking a pedicure and a facial will do just fine. I’ll definitely be getting the light up tank and size up as I heard it’s definitely a size up type of top. I’ll try to try on all of the new items I can and give you a report on fits and functionality (running wise). I’m really stoked about the reflectivity of this new tank, I just hope the built in shelf bra is as supportive as a running bra because that would be lame for Lulu to make a running focused shirt with a built in bra that is not a built in high support bra. I’ll make sure to grab some cups for these too.

Description

• Let your light shine with this medium support, performance tank
• Luxtreme™ feels silky smooth on, and is light weight with inherent wicking performance to keep you dry and comfortable
• Reflective features keep you safe on night rides and runs
• Body mapping mesh panels to keep you cool while you heat up
• Anti-sitnk circle mesh liner with pockets for removable cups
• Flat seamed for chafe resistance

Yay Reflective features!!! Finally!!! It has a built in bra (wish it didn’t) So does that make the matching bra an actual high support running bra or did they make it a matching Hot Yoga bra? I bet it’s the latter.

This is a picture of the mystery bra top that matches the mystery tank that was removed from the album. I think this is another one of those “training” bras that only fits narrow boobed AA’s. I hope I’m wrong because it looks really cute and would work for nursing.

This is very pretty in Wish Blue. Too bad this tank never looks on me like it does in the picture or on other people. Size up, down or True to Size the back bags out on me and the ruching does some weird funny business. Not sure if it makes me look shorter or like all that ruching is back fat or what it is but it just doesn’t work on me.
Oh well, this has a lot of fans out there that can wear this quite nicely so enjoy.