My question is what should I wear on top: My old school's singlet, a generic old t-shirt, or should I go out and buy a singlet that doesn't have any team affiliations? It will be pretty hot at racetime, and I'm racing the 3000m.
+15
mae2937
BA_Sadie.
eternally_running
TnF_T
Running With Scissors
NotChangingUntilSub5
funrunner
silly runner:)
Derek222
hxc
T B K
alex-likes-running
ND XC 23
FinishingKick
runner_dude
19 posters
What to wear on race day?
Poll
Singlet or Shirt?
- [ 7 ]
- [47%]
- [ 1 ]
- [7%]
- [ 7 ]
- [46%]
Total Votes: 15
Poll closed
Poll closed
runner_dude- Elite
- Number of posts : 1524
Age : 33
Location : Nova Scotia
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : University Freshman
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°1
What to wear on race day?
I'm doing an open track meet on Friday, with some pretty big competition. In the 1500m there are 4 guys with seed times that convert to sub-4 miles, and one of the guys is on Team Canada, going to Beijing in August.
My question is what should I wear on top: My old school's singlet, a generic old t-shirt, or should I go out and buy a singlet that doesn't have any team affiliations? It will be pretty hot at racetime, and I'm racing the 3000m.
My question is what should I wear on top: My old school's singlet, a generic old t-shirt, or should I go out and buy a singlet that doesn't have any team affiliations? It will be pretty hot at racetime, and I'm racing the 3000m.
FinishingKick- Admin
- Number of posts : 4773
Age : 31
Location : New York
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : Sophomore
800m Time : 2:10
5000m XC Time : 17:29
1000m Time : 2:50
Registration date : 2008-05-22
- Post n°2
Re: What to wear on race day?
Are you allowed to wear your school's singlet? If so, I would wear that. If not, buy a white singlet, wearing a t-shirt against that kind of competition will make you look like a noob.
ND XC 23- All-Pro
- Number of posts : 563
Location : US of A
Mile Time : i like to do stuff
Class : funny
Registration date : 2008-06-03
- Post n°3
Re: What to wear on race day?
general singlet...when i do open meets like that i wear my nicest running shorts and something like this
FinishingKick- Admin
- Number of posts : 4773
Age : 31
Location : New York
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : Sophomore
800m Time : 2:10
5000m XC Time : 17:29
1000m Time : 2:50
Registration date : 2008-05-22
- Post n°4
Re: What to wear on race day?
How do the people on this forum afford to buy all this different race gear when they barely even need it?
alex-likes-running- Global Moderator
- Number of posts : 3314
Age : 32
Location : HK
Class : 2010
800m Time : 2:28
5000m XC Time : 20:36
Half-Marathon Time : 1:50
Registration date : 2008-05-22
- Post n°5
Re: What to wear on race day?
i'd go with the school singlet.
but thats just me.
def not a tshirt though.
but thats just me.
def not a tshirt though.
T B K- Elite
- Number of posts : 1667
Location : Florida
Mile Time : 5:39
Class : 2013
800m Time : 2:38
5000m XC Time : 20:18
Registration date : 2008-06-29
- Post n°6
Re: What to wear on race day?
Go with the school singlet.
hxc- Elite
- Number of posts : 1220
Class : '12
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°7
Re: What to wear on race day?
Just wear a t-shirt. A singlet really won't make you any faster. Unless you can wear your schools singlet.
Derek222- Number of posts : 9
Location : Md
Mile Time : running
Class : yes
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°8
Re: What to wear on race day?
i would wear the school singlet
FinishingKick- Admin
- Number of posts : 4773
Age : 31
Location : New York
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : Sophomore
800m Time : 2:10
5000m XC Time : 17:29
1000m Time : 2:50
Registration date : 2008-05-22
- Post n°9
Re: What to wear on race day?
It would make him look like he was fit to run it that race though.HXC_Runner2012 wrote:Just wear a t-shirt. A singlet really won't make you any faster. Unless you can wear your schools singlet.
silly runner:)- Pro
- Number of posts : 146
Location : the 860.
Mile Time : running. duh.
Class : :)
Registration date : 2008-06-29
- Post n°10
Re: What to wear on race day?
FK wrote:Are you allowed to wear your school's singlet? If so, I would wear that. If not, buy a white singlet, wearing a t-shirt against that kind of competition will make you look like a noob.
+1
runner_dude- Elite
- Number of posts : 1524
Age : 33
Location : Nova Scotia
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : University Freshman
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°11
Re: What to wear on race day?
FK wrote:Are you allowed to wear your school's singlet? If so, I would wear that. If not, buy a white singlet, wearing a t-shirt against that kind of competition will make you look like a noob.
Why wouldn't I be? I just forgot to return it after track season, and nobody wears them anyway. . .
I'll probably end up looking like a noob when I come last, but I suppose I won't look like a noob at the starting line then . . .
FinishingKick- Admin
- Number of posts : 4773
Age : 31
Location : New York
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : Sophomore
800m Time : 2:10
5000m XC Time : 17:29
1000m Time : 2:50
Registration date : 2008-05-22
- Post n°12
Re: What to wear on race day?
It would be worse if you wore a t-shirt. I don't think we're allowed to wear a school singlet here in New York, but then again we're still in High School.runner_dude wrote:FK wrote:Are you allowed to wear your school's singlet? If so, I would wear that. If not, buy a white singlet, wearing a t-shirt against that kind of competition will make you look like a noob.
Why wouldn't I be? I just forgot to return it after track season, and nobody wears them anyway. . .
I'll probably end up looking like a noob when I come last, but I suppose I won't look like a noob at the starting line then . . .
funrunner- All-Pro
- Number of posts : 627
Age : 31
Location : Indiana
Registration date : 2008-05-23
- Post n°13
Re: What to wear on race day?
Go with another singlet if you have one. If you don't have one, go with the school singlet. Our school singlets aren't very good, so that's why I'd recommend another one.
FinishingKick- Admin
- Number of posts : 4773
Age : 31
Location : New York
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : Sophomore
800m Time : 2:10
5000m XC Time : 17:29
1000m Time : 2:50
Registration date : 2008-05-22
- Post n°14
Re: What to wear on race day?
That's something to consider, I hadn't thought about that because my school's singlets are really good, plus we're getting ones for just XC is year and we get to keep the shorts. I'll measure them when I get them for anyone who saw my pic of the other really short ones lol.funrunner wrote:Go with another singlet if you have one. If you don't have one, go with the school singlet. Our school singlets aren't very good, so that's why I'd recommend another one.
NotChangingUntilSub5- All-Pro
- Number of posts : 653
Age : 32
Location : Connecticut
Mile Time : Cashier
Class : HARD FUCKING CORE
Registration date : 2008-05-28
- Post n°15
Re: What to wear on race day?
A BIG 'OLE SMILE.
Running With Scissors- Admin
- Number of posts : 4345
Age : 31
Location : Pennsylvania
Mile Time : 4:42
Class : 2010
5000m XC Time : 16:45
Registration date : 2008-05-22
- Post n°16
Re: What to wear on race day?
I wear a t-shirt.
TnF_T- Pro
- Number of posts : 323
Age : 33
Mile Time : 431 in a snowy, windy, hurricane like storm, up hill, blindfolded, after 3 big macs and didn't try
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°17
Re: What to wear on race day?
I wear my club's singlet usually, are you associated with a club?
runner_dude- Elite
- Number of posts : 1524
Age : 33
Location : Nova Scotia
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : University Freshman
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°18
Re: What to wear on race day?
Only very marginally. Not enough to have a singlet, and I put down on the registration that I was Unattached.
eternally_running- All-Pro
- Number of posts : 669
Registration date : 2008-07-08
- Post n°19
Re: What to wear on race day?
wear the school singlet. I think it would be the best way to present yourself
for that race.
Then again, it wont make you run faster or anything...i don’t know...maybe give you some luck or something.
for that race.
Then again, it wont make you run faster or anything...i don’t know...maybe give you some luck or something.
BA_Sadie.- Elite
- Number of posts : 2445
Age : 31
Location : Woo-Town--Good Old Ohio.
Mile Time : 5:54
Registration date : 2008-06-03
- Post n°20
Re: What to wear on race day?
ProtestTheZero wrote:A BIG 'OLE SMILE.
hahaha
mae2937- Elite
- Number of posts : 1125
Location : alabama
Registration date : 2008-06-04
- Post n°21
Re: What to wear on race day?
if you put down your unattached go with the other singlet...just not a t-shirt
runner_dude- Elite
- Number of posts : 1524
Age : 33
Location : Nova Scotia
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : University Freshman
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°22
Re: What to wear on race day?
eternally_running wrote:wear the school singlet. I think it would be the best way to present yourself
for that race.
Then again, it wont make you run faster or anything...i don’t know...maybe give you some luck or something.
Last race I wore it I did terribly. I'm leaning towards another singlet, because this one isn't that comfortable, and I don't actually GO to the school anymore, I'm just a coach.
mae2937- Elite
- Number of posts : 1125
Location : alabama
Registration date : 2008-06-04
- Post n°23
Re: What to wear on race day?
if you dont go there defintly dont wear the singlet
AudienceOfOne- Admin
- Number of posts : 5377
Age : 31
Location : Nati fo eva
Class : 2011
3200m Time : 10:17
Registration date : 2008-05-24
- Post n°24
Re: What to wear on race day?
lol your gonna get dusted either way. but school singlet.
runner_dude- Elite
- Number of posts : 1524
Age : 33
Location : Nova Scotia
Mile Time : 4:52
Class : University Freshman
Registration date : 2008-06-05
- Post n°25
Re: What to wear on race day?
In the end I went and picked up a nice nike singlet. Set me back a fair bit but it's really nice.
|
|