I read a lot of reviews from all of the major active wear companies. I like athleta overall and have purchased a handful of things over the years. They all hold up well and for the price that's what I'm looking for. While I can't say if these are going to hold up, they certainly don't *stay up*! I'm... a runner and these are not a good pair of training tights. They fall down at my waist creating the ever awkward crotch gap. The "drawstring" is pointless, I've pulled it in and knotted it and it doesn't make a difference. I even tried these on in the store and compared with the size down. The size down was way too tight, felt at risk of ripping out of them. Just no good happy medium. I should've gone with a real running company brand but I can't always find those in person to try it. The major disappointment is that I'm not the kind of person who buys nice athletic clothes. I usually buy from the clearance rack because I'm going to sweat and ruin whatever I'm wearing so it doesn't need to be expensive. This was a change up as I treated this purchase as a reward for running my first half marathon. Now I'm stuck with a pricy pair of tights that I can't run more than a couple miles in.