I've always been a proponent of races giving the option to forego the t-shirt in lieu of a cheaper price. I've seen it a few times but it is rare. And if you have been running for a few years or more it is in my view a bit ridiculous and wasteful the amount of shirts you acquire, many are ugly/useless to wear and you end up just givin…
I've always been a proponent of races giving the option to forego the t-shirt in lieu of a cheaper price. I've seen it a few times but it is rare. And if you have been running for a few years or more it is in my view a bit ridiculous and wasteful the amount of shirts you acquire, many are ugly/useless to wear and you end up just giving them away at some point to goodwill or something. I think making that option would help keep the price down. (But there are certainly some you want to keep, and are of better quality, like you might find in bigger races) But I agree that the prices are getting a bit out of whack. I remember I used to run races as "training runs" for marathon training, but not so much anymore due to the prices.
I've always been a proponent of races giving the option to forego the t-shirt in lieu of a cheaper price. I've seen it a few times but it is rare. And if you have been running for a few years or more it is in my view a bit ridiculous and wasteful the amount of shirts you acquire, many are ugly/useless to wear and you end up just giving them away at some point to goodwill or something. I think making that option would help keep the price down. (But there are certainly some you want to keep, and are of better quality, like you might find in bigger races) But I agree that the prices are getting a bit out of whack. I remember I used to run races as "training runs" for marathon training, but not so much anymore due to the prices.