Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Bit nippy!!! Worried about having to pack the skimpy URWFRC vest away for the winter? Wondering how you can do this and still be the envy of all your friends? Your prayers are about to be answered...
Wasp Sports can now offer us some exciting new long and short sleeved garments called 'MICROPORE VESTOPS'. These are basically breatable vests, but with sleeves on - ideal for winter training as those temperatures start to drop!!! They will also be available in two different weights - the vests that we have at the moment are 'featherweight' but they are also available in a more robust 'standardweight'! The graphic designer (Jason), webmaster (SwissBobby) and kit sec (me) are all working on their respective areas to make these available to you and we expect to have online ordering sorted in a couple of weeks. The minimum order for these is again 18 with 3 of each size, but I am not yet sure whether long and short sleeves or different weights can be mixed (I suspect not). More on that when I know.
Cheers,
DW
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Answer to query - I've no idea! The designs are based exactly on the design of the vest so probably not. Why? What did you have in mind?
Your assumption is correct - we need a total of 18 to order, not 18 from each person! I think that would be a bad commercial idea on Wasp's part!!!
Sounds like a fine idea.
When will the designs be ready?
RB
They are based on exactly the same design as the vests (which makes them cheaper as they can use the existing printing screens)so that gives you a pretty good idea of what they will look like. Jason is working on the graphics and SB will put them on the website when he get's the opportunity (he's away next week though).
DW
The Designs will be hot of my keyboard next Tuesday. Watch this space!!
Jason
I don't think the price differs depending on the material, but I'd need to check for sure.
Fraggle, cool! Watch this space in a couple of weeks time...
Been a long time I know...but can you put me down for long sleeved thingy? How do I pay by the way - do I send a cheque to you?
Also - where is the URWFRC website - I didn't know about that one.
Cheersimuchio
Ben
Training for Windsor is going OK-ish. I've started doing a bit more again lunchtimes. Crashed and burned last week after about 4.5 miles of a proposed 8.5 mile run. Just stopped dead about 1/2 way up a very long hill tht I've run up before at least twice. Carried on in a sort of run / walk way and did only 7.5 in the end.
Bit better this week but can't run consistently at a reasonable pace for any length of time.
Mrs RB is going OK but not running enough. Will get her out again this w/e hopefully.
I'll have one of the LS shirts when ready..
All the best,
RB
When the long sleeved shirts are available, they will have to be ordered by the individual. The URWFRC website is the web site of the club itself, as opposed to the forum. The URL is http://user.domaindlx.com/rwfrc/index.html
Go there and register and you will be able to order vests, T-shirts, etc. and have access to an Aladdin's Cave of all sorts of interesting stuff! The T-shirt thread from this morning explains exactly how to order kit.
RB,
Glad to hear things are going okay. We all have runs like the one you described from time to time. Don't let it knock you too much. Regards to Mrs RB. BTW, Emma still hasn't got me on that bloody horse yet thank god!
Cheers,
DW
Jason L - when the designs are hot off your keyboard next Tuesday, does that mean we can see them here? If not, is there anyway/where I can have a look before buying?
Thanks, something like this would really help my winter Shambling!
Jason L
DW
"One small thing you may not be aware of is that we do the vest fabric is two different weights. Your current vests are made from the featherweight but we have a Standardweight too which is a little more robust, warmer and ideal for winter racing due to its breathable micropore quality. However, it cannot be compared to a Helly Hanson top which is designed to act as a thermal base layer, our vestops are more suited to go over the top, hence the club colours and design."
A thought about design - how about having the "Virtual club real runners" logo on the back of the LS vests?
Cheers for all your hard work DW, SB and Clanger man
BK, I think you make some excellent points there. It means we will have a time where we can 'draw the line' on an order, which as you say would save me some grief certainly. Another good point you make is that some of the users on the other forums (ie. beginners) may not know about URWFRC kit, so I really should be spreading the gospel!
Thanks for organising this for everyone.
Thanks for organising this DW
Hold onto the vest for now. In case anyone misses seeing your post, there are plenty of orders coming in at the moment and it should be only a matter of time before someone orders an L36". When they do, I will let you know and we can organise some kind of exchange.
Details about short and long sleeved tops in the next week or two when Swiss Bobby returns from holiday (he's got a damn cheek going if you ask me!)
DW