Poll: race shirts - wear during race?

epphd · March 2012

I had always read that it was poor form to wear your race shirt during the actual race - you know, like you have to run the race to "earn" the shirt. But it seems like it's more common to wear the shirt than not wear it. So I've been meaning to ask:

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erincassidy06 · March 2012

I don't wear the shirts to races but not because of any etiquette. I don't want to have a clothing malfunction on race day, so I always plan and test my outfit before hand to make sure everything stays in place.

psyri · March 2012

I never wear the race shirt until after the race (usually pack it in my gear bag so I can wear it immediately after the race). That said, I have nothing against people who do it. I agree w/ PP about testing out my clothing beforehand. You never know if a new shirt will chafe, fit oddly, or give you problems. At my last race, the race T was long-sleeved. It would have been too hot to wear during the race.

ebeth_msn · March 2012

I never wear it, but not because of etiquette. or chafing. it's straight up superstition for me. it's bad luck to wear a race shirt for a race you haven't finished.

but I don't judge anyone who wears a race shirt to a race or anything. the only time I've even given it much consideration was when the shirt says 'finisher'. I did a race a couple of years ago where the shirts said 13.1 finisher/26.2 finisher on them and I was kind of puzzled that people wore those during the race. maybe they found it motivating or something?

foundmylazybum · March 2012

This matters not one bit to me. I've never worn the shirts they give you before the race. Usually just because I already have my outfit on. I'm not even afraid of some clothing malfunction. I'm just lazy.

kristen8040 · March 2012

I don't wear it because I usually already have my outfit planned out. I think most of the people I see wearing them are newer to racing.

jadeorchid21 · March 2012

I do because they give it to me the day before so when I wear it later to run in I feel pride because yeah, I ran a race in this here shirt.

But, as Kristen pointed out- I am newer to racing so there ya go!

andkatiesays · March 2012

It's a superstition thing here, too. Not to mention a lot of the shirts are cotton, and bleh. I see mostly newbies wearing the shirts on race days.

vic1011 · March 2012

I don't...and agree with the comment that it's usually people new to racing.

I plan my outfits out in advance and always run in technical clothing. Almost all of our local race shirts are cotton tees, so I end up wearing them for casual wear or to bed. When I'm done using them for those purposes I add them to the pile for my MIL to make me a quilt.

GatorMrs_Esq · March 2012

For this morning's 2-mi/10K, they gave out BLACK tech tees. I was surprised that so many wore them, considering that the race started before it was light out. (But when it's light out, there's no way I'd wear a black shirt in the Florida heat. I don't know what they were thinking with the color...)

wendyj · March 2012

Only did it once because I didn't have anywhere to put it. It was a cotton long-sleeved T, so I just threw it on over what I was wearing. Otherwise, no, I wouldn't wear it during a race.

taratru · March 2012

andkatiesays:
It's a superstition thing here, too. Not to mention a lot of the shirts are cotton, and bleh. I see mostly newbies wearing the shirts on race days.

This. I might wear it to warm up in if I forget something (like, I dunno....today? )

foundmylazybum · March 2012

andkatiesays:
It's a superstition thing here, too. Not to mention a lot of the shirts are cotton, and bleh. I see mostly newbies wearing the shirts on race days.

How do you know they are newbies?

andkatiesays · March 2012

foundmylazybum:
andkatiesays:
It's a superstition thing here, too. Not to mention a lot of the shirts are cotton, and bleh. I see mostly newbies wearing the shirts on race days.
How do you know they are newbies?

working in a running store, doing packet pick up, knowing a lot of the racing community here, you rarely see a race day shirt in the front of the pack

eta: I meant no offense whatsoever. If you want to wear the race day shirt, go for it. I really don't care.

vic1011 · March 2012

foundmylazybum:
andkatiesays:
It's a superstition thing here, too. Not to mention a lot of the shirts are cotton, and bleh. I see mostly newbies wearing the shirts on race days.
How do you know they are newbies?

Our running community is fairly small. I see the same faces at pretty much every race. When its someone I haven't seen before and they're wearing the race shirt, I assume they are new

foundmylazybum · March 2012

andkatiesays:
foundmylazybum:
andkatiesays:
It's a superstition thing here, too. Not to mention a lot of the shirts are cotton, and bleh. I see mostly newbies wearing the shirts on race days.
How do you know they are newbies?
working in a running store, doing packet pick up, knowing a lot of the racing community here, you rarely see a race day shirt in the front of the pack

What?

So now because they don't win or aren't in the front of the pack--they are newbies? What exactly tells you they are newbies.

This is ridiculous.

andkatiesays · March 2012

foundmylazybum:
andkatiesays:
foundmylazybum:
andkatiesays:
It's a superstition thing here, too. Not to mention a lot of the shirts are cotton, and bleh. I see mostly newbies wearing the shirts on race days.
How do you know they are newbies?
working in a running store, doing packet pick up, knowing a lot of the racing community here, you rarely see a race day shirt in the front of the pack
What?
So now because they don't win or aren't in the front of the pack--they are newbies? What exactly tells you they are newbies.
This is ridiculous.

Seriously I meant nothing by my comment and I wasn't the only one who said the same thing, but obviously I've irked you. When I work packet pickup it's always the people who haven't done a race before that ask if they should wear the shirt or not. Jeebus, calm down.

foundmylazybum · March 2012

No. I'm not irked but I wish people would think before they speak.

I've stood around at races in old sweatpants and gross sweatshirts--then peeled them off, run in my cotton tee shirt and won the race. I won a huge turkey trot pacing myself with a fashion stopwatch.

What you wear--has no reflection on your experience or the pace in which you will run, and to look at someone wearing the race day shirt and think "Wow, that's bad luck!" or "Probably a newbie--they just don't "get it" yet" is pretty weird to me.

What's to get? They want to wear the shirt for whatever reason. They are excited, they think the shirt is cool, they think it's GOOD luck, they LIKE cotton shirts..I mean whatever.

You know how many people out there I see wearing all this technical gear..leggings, compression gear, special shirts, lalala..that end up being slow...a lot. This stuff just doesn't matter.

::Shrug::

andkatiesays · March 2012

foundmylazybum:
No. I'm not irked but I wish people would think before they speak.
I've stood around at races in old sweatpants and gross sweatshirts--then peeled them off, run in my cotton tee shirt and won the race. I won a huge turkey trot pacing myself with a fashion stopwatch.
What you wear--has no reflection on your experience or the pace in which you will run, and to look at someone wearing the race day shirt and think "Wow, that's bad luck!" or "Probably a newbie--they just don't "get it" yet" is pretty weird to me.
What's to get? They want to wear the shirt for whatever reason. They are excited, they think the shirt is cool, they think it's GOOD luck, they LIKE cotton shirts..I mean whatever.
You know how many people out there I see wearing all this technical gear..leggings, compression gear, special shirts, lalala..that end up being slow...a lot. This stuff just doesn't matter.
::Shrug::

I truly meant no harm and I apologize for how I said it. Seriously, wear what you want, I don't care. I will still be superstitious about it.

al320 · March 2012

no way am i racing in a shirt ive never run in before. no way.

~NB~ · March 2012

It never crossed my mind that I had to earn it. To me it is a souvenier that I paid for along with my race registration. I usually wear my race shirts to the gym or to bed (I always get a really big size).

kat&kevin · March 2012

I won't wear a race shirt until I have completed the race. It is a superstition thing for me.

kat.in.the.hat · March 2012

no, but the only reason is because I'm way too picky about my shirts to try something new.

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