Enduro Word Of The Week (WOW): Neapolitan
- By Erin Beresini
- Published Mar. 7, 2011
- Updated Mar. 7, 2011 at 12:17 PM UTC
In this new weekly feature, Competitor Magazine senior editor Erin Beresini expands your endurance vocabulary.
neapolitan (neapoli-tan) n. : the color an endurance athlete’s legs turn after riding a bike and running in shorts of different lengths. Like the italian ice cream, the quads become a delicious mix of never-exposed lightness, peek-a-boo shaded and sun-loving dark. Most often observed when triathletes run in tiny shorts.
My goodness, check out that guy’s neapolitan!
Can also be used as a verb, as in: I’m switching up my tri shorts today because I’m neapolitanning.
Sometimes seen as sexy, the neapolitan identifies the multisport athlete when he/she hits the pool. Men must wear speedos to observe this benefit.
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