We take to the track, bike and springboard to see if Boris Johnson’s bizarre running kit is fit for purpose
Either PM Theresa May isn’t paying him enough or BoJo is on to something with his unique fitness kit
WE hope Boris Johnson runs the Foreign Office better than he runs a mile.
Yesterday we printed pictures of him out for a jog in lairy Bermuda shorts, tatty polo shirt and fleece, and a tea-cosy hat.
Either PM Theresa May isn’t paying him enough or BoJo is on to something with his unique fitness kit.
Sun man COURTNEY BARTLETT went to find out which.
He donned similar clobber and jogged off to the Ladywell Arena gym and athletics track, South East London, to rate Boris’s kit out of five runners – 1 is fit for nothing, 5 is fit for a king.
Footie
I’D follow my team to the ends of the earth but even I’d have second thoughts if they came out wearing this as their away kit.
Every time my head connected with the ball my hat would roll over my eyes. Mind you, my my mates say I always defend like I can’t see.
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Cycling
I KNOW Boris loves his bike but he must really struggle to make it to the office in this fleece. I felt like I was burning up after a few minutes pounding the pedals and everyone in the gym was expecting me to have a heart attack.
Better put the brakes on this outfit in future.
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Sit-ups
EVEN in traditional gym gear I’ve always hated sit-ups. This clobber made them even worse.
The fleece was restrictive but what really stuck with me was how much the massive shorts had managed to hide during the other activities . . . and what may have ended up being on show while I was sat doing these.
So if you can see anything lurking up there and it has put you off your breakfast, I can only apologise.
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Javelin
AS well as doing nothing for me fashion-wise, these shorts also do nothing to prevent chafing.
I was trying to beat my javelin personal best but was so sore “down there” that my run-up was more of an awkward shuffle. Plus there was a good-looking woman doing some stretches nearby who couldn’t stop laughing at me.
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Long jump
FINALLY, something these shorts are good for – sitting around on the beach, aka the Ladywell Arena sandpit.
My run-up was painful (yes, the chafing) but when I landed all that was missing was a can of lager, an ice cream and a bit of sun.