I have absolutely no problem getting behind a company that I love and promoting the heck out of them. Cross my heart and hope to die – you’ll still get a 100% honest review. But if you don’t hear me saying anything bad, that’s because this girl has nothing bad to say!

Being honest: of all the different Tried It Tuesday’s and product reviews I’ve done in a past… this one is going to be hard to beat in the future. Really hard.

CHICKED APPAREL:

The ladies behind You Got Chicked – Jennifer Martin and Gretchen Heim – are two powerful women. One a Physical Therapist, one an Art Director, both athletes, both very driven, and both very inspiring. The idea all began when one of the ladies’ cousin had to play on a males university team (because there wasn’t a team for women). She was chicking all the guys! One night designs were drawn up at a cabin… and shortly thereafter, You Just Got Chicked was born.

For those of you that are local, so is CHICKED! If your not local, don’t worry! Orders are being shipped all over the country, across the oceans, and empowering ladies all over the world. (I’m not kidding – you can find someone sporting the CHICKED apparel in Barcelona, Mexico City, England, Vancouver and more!) If you do happen to be local to the Twin Cities and want to try any of the items on to decide what you like the best (caution: it will likely be all of the items…) you can find the CHICKED apparel at Gear Running Store in Edina.

Gear Running Store // 4406 France Avenue South // Edina, MN 55410 // 952.926.2645

That’s all the necessary information about the company. My opinion might not be “necessary”, but it’s always nice to see the products on a real person/in use/in real life. How many times have you gotten a present from the UPS man, opened it up, and thought $#!&. That’s not what it looked like online….

Chicking all of MSP airport, Chicago, and Nebraska. Sorry for the cell phone picture – I wasn’t trying to wake up sleepy people on the airplane with my flash!

LS Black

SS White – Men’s

The pants are probably my favorite. If you haven’t met me in real life, you might not know that 87% of my wardrobe consists of “athletic” apparel. (Example: the above airplane photo.. I’m wearing my CHICKED tights, my Green Silence running shoes, my HTFU sweatshirt from back in my Boston days, and have my U of MN athletics backpack as my carry-on.)

LIKES: (I felt the need to tattoo my emotions… “Like” wasn’t strong enough of a word. [That is supposed to be a heart...])

1 // TECH.

Dear Races, I know it is not always within the budget to print on tech material. But I am running out of things to do with all these cotton shirts. That are quite honestly extra large for a “small”…

Sincerely, Dr. T.R.

2 // SIZING. As mentioned above, yes, unisex sizing (and shape) is great for saving money in the budget. But I do actually enjoy clothing that fits my body. XSW should stand for extra small – women’s. Not Extra Short and Wide. The ladies behind CHICKED were very aware of this issue, and I will say that items fit true to size. Currently, pants are printed on NIKE, and shirts are printed on NEW BALANCE, so if you know your size in those brands you’re good. Or again, if you’re local to the Twin Cities, you can try the items on at Gear Running Store to be sure.

3 // The message. If you’ve been here at Dr.TR for a while, you should know I’m all about empowering women. (Please come back for Thoughts on a Thursday this week for a little more on that matter…) The You Just Got Chicked apparel is not just for the elite “panty” running ladies at the front of the pack. “Getting Chicked” means being passed by a stronger woman athlete. “Traditionally” the phrase is referring to passing a guy, but you’re definitely “chicking” other ladies too. And no matter how slow you think you are, there is ALWAYS someone slower. So yes – you will always have “chicked” at least one person.

The CHICKED ladies also donate a portion of their proceeds to the Women’s Funding Network which works with over 165 networks and organizations empowering women around the world. Yep… they’re kinda a big deal.

DISLIKES: (Haha I know… my tattoo skills are mad. You can hire me any time.) There is really nothing negative I have to say. But

1 // No tank tops. YET! (I am one of those either SUPERhot or SUPERcold people, and for working out indoors, I wish I could have the tank tops now. I am also one of those notsopatient people, so I wish I could have the tank tops now. They will be ready for SUMMER for sure.)

2 // What about the señores of the world? Are we just going to leave them out of the fun? (Nope…. see last photo above!)

THE BOTTOM LINE…

I. ❤. This. Stuff. And I hope you do too. You can buy all of their items online (under the BUY GEAR!! tab ) or at Gear Running Store in Edina, MN. Keepin’ it simple with only two options. Oh wait… maybe a 3rd. Keep checkin in here on Dr. TriRunner and you could win your own CHICKED goodies!!

Reader Qs: What do you think of the CHICKED apparel? Anything you’d change? Any styles/cuts of clothes you’d like to see? I know they’d love any and all feedback!

And with that my friends… I am OUT. Ciao.

-E