While golf fashion is no stranger to eccentricity, short shorts on the green were a surprising sight. Who knew men's athletic wear extended to showing off this much leg? Forget the "no shirt ...

The Pace Breaker short is a Strategist staff favorite, as well as a favorite among stylish men we’ve spoken ... loose or drape weirdly over my legs like other shorts made of a stretchy material.

That's where we come in. We've sweat-tested a number of the best men’s running shorts on the market to bring you our round-up of the ones that you'll genuinely enjoy wearing, mile after mile.

SWIM TRUNKS FOR men are the stuff of legend ... (our universal style recommendation for shorts). But if you want to really show off your summer leg gains, the shorter option’s your guy.