What do you with all the Tshirts?

Matchstick Man · April 2007

started doing a few races last year and the novelty of commemorative t-shirts and medals is wearing a bit thin now. I'd rather not have them although I understand the importance of them to people who will only ever do one half or full marathon.
But for the 10k and 5milers, what's the point?
So what do you do with all yours?

Bin them
Wear them as PJ's
Decorate in them
Use them for cleaning rags

Any other suggestions?

[Deleted User] · April 2007

give to charity shop so some poor peop can wear them:O)

M..o.use · April 2007

Put them in the recycling. Can't see that a charity shop would get any money for an old race t-shirt, no one would want it. I understand recycling them means they can be shredded and used for stuffing and suchlike.

Duck girl knows.

Matchstick Man · April 2007

"There is a point all you folks who are entering the shorter races."

A local 5 miler that only has a couple of hundred competitors and is a low key event I don't see the point of a t-shirt but I do for a bigger distance.
I'd rather see lower entry fees than something to mark the occasion. Just my take on things

[Deleted User] · April 2007

10ks and 5 milers scare the bejesus out of me

[Deleted User] · April 2007

certainly wasnt inferior when i ran my first few and i'd have been gutted not to get a medal

[Deleted User] · April 2007

Sorry got to disagree but Im with Kittenkat. Some of my most importnat races have been my shorter ones with only a couple of hundred competitors and the tshirt reminds me of it. And some people dont race longer distances such as half maras etc. Doesnt matter how low key it is it is important to people for different reasons.

[Deleted User] · April 2007

Oh and I use my tshirts for the gym and training. Not particularly bothered about tech materials unless its a long one or something like that.

[Deleted User] · April 2007

Well we only charge a fiver and still give away a T-Shirt.

These events may be low key but they take a lot of hard work to put on so accept your t-shirt/medal with a smile, if you don't want it recycle it.

[Deleted User] · April 2007

they make great motorcycle polishing rags I never wear them.

I have always fancied a T-shirt from some noddy 1mile fun run mind so I could wear it at a stupid distance ultra.

[Deleted User] · April 2007

i don't bother collecting them
as i will never wear them

oh

apart from my

"the longest day"

t shirt
which i like
because it says all the triathlon stuff on the front, which makes people stare as i don't realy look like i could do a triathlon

and on the back it says

"CREW"

:-)

now i want to get a big woody one
if i can get there on time

Corinthian · April 2007

I wear mine for weddings and funerals

[Deleted User] · April 2007

or p*ss themselves as you fall over

:-)

M..o.use · April 2007

I don't see the point of t-shirts for any distance. I do train in some of them but you end up with piles of the things. I think they should be an option you can buy if you want them (thus marking the event should you so wish). I loved Bramley 20/10 this year where we got towels, now that is useful. Apparently they go hats last year, another useful momento. I've just put a load of old race t-shirts in the recycling, most of them have never been worn. A shame and a waste.

All races are significant though.

Matchstick Man · April 2007

ok fine, some opinions being voiced here! ;-)
I'm not belittling smaller events but after a few I'm not that bothered about them any more.
I know all about organising - I organise open time trials (cycling) when I'm not running so I'm not knocking organisers either and I help out at my cycling club's club time trials and road races each year too.

Back to the original question - what do you do with yours?
Thanks to corinth for entering into the spirit of the thread ;-)

Podro · April 2007

Sad to say that my entire wardrobe consists of race t-shirts. Saves me having to go clothes shopping.

[Deleted User] · April 2007

Matchstick man, my hubby wears mine, i always get his size instead of mine as theyre always too big anyway

or i'll wear it around the house, hardly ever wear it outside but then i'm not a tshirt kind of girl, i'm girly

Podro · April 2007

I weave the race medal ribbons into natty little loincloths

Podro · April 2007

I weave the race medal ribbons into natty little loincloths

Corinthian · April 2007

If you don't want one don't pick one up - problem solved.

Worst thing I ever was given was a photo of a tram after the Liverpool 10K... still not worked out the significance

[Deleted User] · April 2007

alot of the time they have a one (tent) size fits all t-shirt anyway. So unless your 6ft 4" and 17 stone they are to big.

M..o.use · April 2007

Matchstick man - our recycling scheme takes clothing. That's what I do with mine.

At the risk of baiting DM and Coops... I like the Race for Life t-shirts (if any) because they do ordinary ones and fitted ones. If some of the race t-shirts were actually fitted I might wear them. However, that would be a complete admin nightmare and I'm only being silly now.

KK - commando challenge? They check for knickers?

[Deleted User] · April 2007

Run in the technical ones (Bristol Half). Wear the others after sessions to keep warm but now have a few too many and not sure what to do next - bit of a hoarder so have "issues" with getting rid of them to charity or recycling.

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