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Nike Men's Dri-FIT Stride 1/2 Length Tights

About This Item

Designed to offer support, storage and sweat-wicking comfort, these 1/2-length tights keep you ready to go the distance. They're built with ultrasmooth, midweight fabric that stretches with your stride and a comfortable brief liner. Plus, various pockets can store your essentials.


Fit & Design

  • Tight fit
  • Midweight fabric is incredibly smooth and moves with you effortlessly
  • Comfortable brief liner delivers added support
  • Various pockets offer convenient storage
  • Reflective Swoosh logo and pills

Technology

  • Nike Dri-FIT technology moves sweat away from your skin for quicker evaporation, helping you stay dry and comfortable

Additional Details:

  • Not intended for use as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Brand : Nike
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Style : IF2040
  • Fabric : Body: 75% polyester/25% spandex; Brief: 92% polyester/8% spandex
  • Web ID: 25NIKMRUNNMNKDFSTRXGY

REVIEWS

3.7
100%
Recommended

9 Reviews

Lightweight Support, Zero Distractions

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fit & Feel: My husband said these tights feel supportive without being too compressive. They stay in place while running and move comfortably without restricting movement. Design: The design is sleek and minimal, with a streamlined fit that looks athletic without feeling overdone. The 1/2-length cut gives good coverage while still feeling lightweight. Fabric: The Dri-FIT fabric feels breathable and smooth, and it does a great job keeping sweat under control during workouts and runs. What He Liked Most: He liked how comfortable and lightweight they felt, even during longer runs. What He Would Change: He’d add a little more pocket storage, but overall the performance and comfort really stood out.

Good Potential But Lacking Execution

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Nike Stride Men’s Dri-FIT 1/2-Length Running Tights have a clean, functional design with useful pockets and a high-quality Dri-FIT fabric. However, the fit is not ideal. The quad area is too tight, especially if you have more muscular legs. In addition, the waistband sits too low on the hips. Because of that, it can feel like they might slide down, which takes away from the overall comfort. What stands out most is the fabric and storage, but improving the quad fit and raising the waistband would make a big difference. Overall, I think Nike missed the mark on this item in its current state.

Locked-in Comfort With Premium Feel And Smart Storage

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Nike Stride Men’s Dri-FIT 1/2-Length Running Tights have a snug, performance-focused fit that feels supportive without being restrictive, offering a comfortable, locked-in feel that moves naturally with your body during workouts or runs. The design is clean and minimal with a sleek athletic look, and the addition of multiple pockets makes them practical for carrying essentials like your phone or keys. The fabric stands out the most—it’s smooth, midweight, and stretchy with Dri-FIT technology that does a great job wicking sweat while staying comfortable even during intense sessions. What I liked most was the overall comfort, support, and premium feel of the material, along with the convenience of the built-in liner and storage, while the main things I would change are moving the drawstring to the outside, adding slightly more breathability for hotter workouts, and offering more color options.

Versatile Shorts

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These shorts are the perfect addition to my training wardrobe. I enjoy wearing them for all sorts of training including running, biking, and lifting. The pockets are perfect for pre and post workout so I have a place to carry my phone. The back pocket perfectly fits my keys. I love the color as this is not something I would normally add to my wardrobe. I love the strong material that doesn’t give when I am in a hard training session, but also moves with me very well. These shorts are great for running especially because of the length of them. I normally wear compression shorts and a pair of baggy shorts which can weigh me down sometimes on a run, but these shorts are perfect length wise to keep my legs from rubbing against each other without the bagginess of regular shorts.

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Great Can’t Wait To Wear Them Again

The best of Nike for any day most difficult days too

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Husband Loves These

My husband has bought these in both colors and loved them for working out. Only downside is the mesh inside.

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Style & Function

I now have 4 pairs of these shorts, and use them for road running, weekend dog walks, hitting the trail, lifting, and paddling in the canoe - they are a do everything athletic short from hard workouts to all-day leisure wear.

Mehhh

Yeahhh past reviews on these are true. They sit below the hip and it makes me feel like my buttcrack gon pop out when I touch my toes or somethin. If you like tights fitting below the hip these just for you. But kinda uncomfortable, even if you tie the waistband.

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Great, Light Shorts

Very comfortable pair of lightweight running shorts. Cool pattern to boot.

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Great Shorts

I would’ve loved them more if I would’ve gotten a small. The medium run a little bigger than before and the color is a little sheer but the zipper front pockets make up for it

Fit Weird. Didn’t Work Unfortunately

Wanted to like them. Like that they have no seam in middle but lower part of tights are just so tight on quads. Weird look when they squeeze quads so much. Just had to return them.

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Favorite Running Shorts

Really comfortable and not skin tight. Color is one of my favorites.

Want To Love Them, But Weird Fit

Wore the Nike fast half tights for a long while and I LOVE them so I figured I’d try the stride since the actually short is so iconic. Got them in the same size and they fit completely different it’s weird. They sit low on the hips and you have to tie them insanely tight or your behind crack starts to fall out. Weird feeling. Also super tight on lower quads if you’re more of a runner who also lifts / is an all around athlete.

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Dri-fit!

I ran in these shorts and they just wick sweat away like it’s their job. Excellent fit and feel.

Great Tights For Daily Running And Racing

5'10 and 150lbs. Bought size small and the fit in the quad and the waist is perfect. Brief liner is great material, doesnt cause any chafing, but more snug. Works well even in hot conditions, also great to have side pockets for gels along with the back pocket for phone. It's a nice alternative to the trail options that have more pockets.

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