As a new runner I’ve tried different kinds of shorts and these took the cake by far. The spandex of other shorts are tight and ride up, but not these. The spandex are elastic and tight at the seams and not super tight throughout, but they are definitely snug on your skin. The pockets are genuinely superb. I can fit my phone in the spandex, and here’s a key chain for me to hook up my keys so I don’t have to worry about them falling out on my run. I’d take a pair in every color over all the others that I’ve tried!