Another weekend, another warehouse sale, eh? Yep. While I’d love to spend the morning telling you about the draped, engineered Junya Watanabe cardigan (the very definition of an investment piece; I’ll wear it forever, plus it’s like owning a Noguchi lamp or an Eames chair) I scored at Saturday’s sale, or the New York City-made neo-sac dress from the Belgian line Mel en Stel (it feels like something you’d wear to Breakfast at Tiffanys—on the moon), it’s time to move on.

(On the other hand: we could also spend the morning talking about all the sales — warehouse and otherwise — and what it means when stores are offering 50% of their new spring merchandise, as some where on Saturday. But again — we’re moving on, for now…)

This weekend in Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park, scads of sport apparel – specialty running, outdoor, and yoga gear, will be offered at 50-70% off retail price. A new recession-conscious Seattle enterprise, SportsWise, collected the goods from high-end, high-profile sport shops and designers; its organizers aren’t divulging which shops and lines, mind you—brand dilution and all, but I’m confident we’re talking about quality, style-conscious workout wear, folks.

Not that yours truly is any kind of authority on working out—my angle on sport style has less to do with my sad, sorry 14-minute mile and more to do with the fact that designers go back to the motif as often as they revisit angular space shapes, the 20s, or proper plaids.

Thus the slideshow assembled here (what did I do with myself before I had this blog?).

Designers like Dries and Miu Miu are not going to be found at Magnuson Park this weekend, let’s be clear on that. But if you shop the sale with an eye for Alexander Wang’s urban sweat chic and Miucca Prada’s structured "exercise" gear for nightclubbers for whom the treadmill is a means to mastering the red carpet walk, you could end up pulling off a spring/summer wardrobe that combines the runway with Runner’s World.

Hear that? It’s the sound of every triathlete in town rolling their eyes at me.

Seriously though. I expect the joint will be mobbed with Northwest sportsters who actually, you know, run and hike and bike and climb and jump and do the downward-facing dog and all, so you’d be well-advised to mark your calendar now and adjust your speed-walking schedule accordingly. Organizers encourage you to wear modest undergarments and/or layers — all the better for navigating the group changing rooms, and they want you to know that they’ll take cash and major credit cards. Hours are: Friday April 3, 9a.m.-8p.m.; Saturday April 4, 9a.m.-6p.m.; Sunday April 5, 10a.m.-4p.m.

(all slideshow images from Style.com)