Wearing hats/shirts of races you didn't do.....

I'm in the "who cares what people wear" category.  You could be decked out in a pro kit in a spin class for all I care.

Several years ago I signed up for the Disney marathon. I got bronchitis about 6 weeks out and was in bed for 3 weeks. No way I could race, so I never even went.

They mailed me the long sleeved race shirt.

And I wear it.

Not an option on the poll; but I'd wear whatever I had while training but not out socially.  Meaning, if a friend gave me a tech tee for a race I didn't do, I'd be fine wearing out for a training run.  But, I wouldn't wear that shirt out and about in a social function.

Make sense?

But you will be mocked on ST for that 

All but the part about the wearing a tech tee to a social function 

I would add a rider, though, that I wouldn't wear clothes that said "finisher" on them, even though that's the inference.  I've noticed at WTC Calif. 70.3 though, the hats don't say "finisher" on them any more for some reason.

So add that to the pipe and smoke it

dude, how fast did you go?  did you win?  See any good crashes?

hmmm, I wouldn't be embarrassed (hence my position I guess).  As you say.... to each their own

More people ran just the LA Marathon last year than have played NFL football in the last 10 years combined, so I think the odds of someone wearing a Packers or Giants jersey also having a Super Bowl ring is a helluva lot lower than they are that the person wearing a marathon t-shirt actually did the race...and I suspect people get that difference.  Just saying...

Personally, I wouldn't wear gear from a race I didn't at least start.  But that's just me...if someone wants to imply to the world that s/he did an Ironman or marathon or whatever that s/he didn't and don't mind setting people straight on the rare occasions they are clued in enough to ask, then, hey, whatever floats your boat.

So, did ya win?

Oh I get that and agree with you.  I'm just musing about all the stuff we wear.  I once bought a t-shirt at EMS and it had "Climbing School" on it.  I was asked a few times if I did their school.  I don't even know if they have one.  Anyway,  just observing.  Clearly I am making no sense on a Friday afternoon.  

I did a HM earlier this year and the tech shirts they gave away said "Finisher" on it with the date of the race.  It made me laugh when I say people before the race wearing these shirts.  I commented to my wife that these people must be really fast if they could finish before the start gun ever went off!