Race Shirts

I don't know why they are always so big  - especially when they tend to provide only men's sizes on top of that!

The only race shirt that was really important to me this year was from my last race, which was my first Oly.  I got there early and recieved one of only about 10 smalls, in a more feminine style than the straight (and yes always huge) t-shirts. I was thrilled, as it was one I actually wanted to wear and wasn't a tent either!.

Now I just need to find a race like the one Bear did that gives you a dryfit shirt!

Edited by Laerka 2004-09-13 3:28 PM

That's why race shirts make excellent NIGHTGOWNS!!! If I'm ever caught in a midnight fire and forced to evacuate my homestead, the fire fighters will be impressed by my triathlon experience, as advertised in XL cotton and splayed across my chest.... I've got 7 to choose from, not including the enormous sweatshirt I got from Lake Geneva last year. ( I wear that as part of my normal wardrobe! )

Gotta Love 'em.....

LW

But what if you don't wear nightgowns ... or is that simply too much info??

Whizzer, don't you love that LG gives out a sweatshirt instead of a t-shirt?  Now I have one thing to enjoy about cold weather...I can still brag.

Well sounds like a pretty good race if that was the worst thing about the race!  Speaking for the Clydesdale and Athena community,  I sometimes get tired of getting items in my race packet that are way to small.  I really don't think race directors do this to tick me off, as I really appreciate the fact that the race director has gone above and beyond to make sure that my entry fee has gone to paying race support to make the course safe, the event is insured and the voluteers are taken care of.  If I end up with a pair of running shorts or a shirt that doesn't fit,  it's ok.

My advice is not to ever do a race for a race packet.  If you do your races soley for the packet, and compete in an IM race you will be really dissapoined, they don't give you a shirt, but they will be more than happy to let you buy one.

My tent wearing two cents!

I'm with you, Michael.  More often then not, the shirts are too small for me.  If thats the case, my wife and daughter get a new cool T-shirt!

Dan

The two best race shirts I received this year were both dri-fit! One was at Danskin. LOVE that shirt! I'm so proud to wear it, and it doesn't stick to me when I run.

The other was at the Super Jock and Jill Half Marathon I ran on Labor Day...a LONG sleeve shirt! I had been in the store looking for a long sleeve dri-fit for marathon training and they were going for about $40. I didn't pay that much to enter the race. I love it! The race logo is even embroidered on the sleeve!

I don't think anyone does a race just for the race packet and I don't think that's what the original poster was saying. There's nothing wrong with being ever-so-slightly annoyed at the shirt sizes. I know I'm small too and rarely do they have a size small. I do wear them as nightgowns or slog around the house and be lazy shirts. Not the end of the world, but irritating to a small extent.

I'm with Whizzer in making the XL into nightgowns.  Fortunately, this has only happened with run shirts, not my tri shirts.  They all fit OK...phew!

Jen