Do you use your race shirts

[Tomas]

From the two races I've been in so far, it seem to be common for the organiser to chuck in a "free" t-shirt as part of what you get for your money. I now have two. I also have two Cancer Research t-shirts, as they also give them away when you promise to collect donations for them.

These 4 "special" shirts are laying at the bottom of my runing pile in the cupboard, together with the c25k graduation t-shirt. I want to preserve them. Keep them "for a special occasion", although I know perfectly well that the special occasion won't ever come.

So what about you? Do you - or would you - use race-specific shirts, or would you like me keep them "for a special day"?

[Vixchile Graduate]

In Sam (South america) everyone wears there race t-shirt, also popular races change their colour each year so you can tell who ran what, when. So when I am out running I see lots of people with their race t-shirts and it's great! The other thing they do is in santiago one of the rules is everyone apart from the elite athletes have to wear their race t-shirt on race day, which now I like this idea! So my plan is to wear my race t-shirts when I do regular runs.

[Hidden]

Sorry - I just can't stop laughing at the tags (pun intended)..

Wear them with pride.. particularly in the same race the following year for extra bonus points... I'd be wearing them on training runs, etc... I see loads of people out with their race shirts on...

[Tomas Graduate in reply to Hidden]

I need to move back to the big smoke. I meet the occasional dog-walker and sometimes a cyclist, but I don't think I have ever met a single runner on my tours around Melbourne.

[Hidden in reply to Tomas]

I'm in London.. Homesick now!

[Toonlou24 Graduate]

Can we get a tshirt here when we graduate?! Haven't seen any posts about that for ages!!! Or am I being blind?!

[Tomas Graduate in reply to Toonlou24]

Oh absolutely! Well, replace "get" with "purchase", but still...

Have a look at completerunner-online.com/

[Toonlou24 Graduate in reply to Tomas]

Oh brill!! Thank you!!! Will check it out!!

[Tomas Graduate]

And apparently there are now also badges c25kgraduatebadge.co.uk/

[Toonlou24 Graduate in reply to Tomas]

Even better!!!

[kickibro Graduate]

I also have two tees and to be honest, I haven't yet worn either and both are at the bottom of a drawer. One of them, is red (not really my colour when one is sweaty and red faced) but the material is of a good quality running type, whilst the other is more of a (throw on) cotton t-shirt type that I could wear for hiking. I may wear them in the future but really, they are more souvenirs xxx

[Lovefood1984 Graduate]

I have 2 technical race tops, 1 I got at the end of the blaydon race and do wear from time to time (depending on what top is my fav of the month) I have a my GNR Parkinson's UK top which I will keep for special occasions as it means a lot to me. I have 3 cotton tops, one from the GNR and Gateshead 10k which I sometimes wear day to day as they are no good for running in being cotton and a Epilepsy UK cotton tshirt which I was given to run in for a 5k and will probably not use again unless we do more fundraising for my colleague at work

[folkieboater Graduate]

Another idea is to sew them together into a "memory" panel before they become unreadable. Either whole shirts or by cutting out the relevant panel. Sew them onto a plain bed sheet to keep their shape. I do this with my tour and festival crew shirts and lanyards, always there to remember.

[swanscot Graduate]

I've got 3 technical tees and 2 cotton tee shirts. I'm not too precious about them, and use the technical ones for running, cycling or at yoga or Pilates class. Sometimes they can be a starting point for conversation with strangers. Not so much when running as I never meet other runners, but when hillwalking or stopping at the local shops when cycling.

One day I was walking down the street in a small neighbouring village wearing my Tiree HM cotton tee when I was stopped by a woman I'd just passed and who noticed the shirt. We had a lovely wee chat about the race!

[sidbetty Graduate]

I haven't done any 'running' races yet but I have done a few muddy races. I tend to wear the technical t-shirts and vests whenever I go for a run or go to boot camp (this one doesn't happen any more!)... I even have a bobble hat from one I might put on when it gets cold and I'm still (hopefully) running!