Hello April! Where did you come from? I am on Spring Break and really not complaining. When I return to work next Monday, it will only be 40 more days of work. 🙂
I will admit that I don’t care much for the race swag. After the HUGE disappointments with the swag from the RunDisney races (the shirts are nice but that is pretty much all you get), I just stopped caring about it anymore. Sure I like the race shirts but rarely keep any of them.
I remember when the shirts were cotton, long sleeve shirts. I kept a few and used them for sleeping. I am sure I must have donated them because I don’t have them anymore. There are two shirts I still have in my dresser drawer.
This is the one I really dislike.
Well, what race swag do I want? As someone that runs various races, I want something that I could really use. No, not another shirt. I guess I do have something against race shirts. 🙂
• A bottle of wine or wine glass
• A necklace or bracelet
• Pair of flip flops
• Pair of socks
• Hand lotion or shampoo
• FREE meal vouchers to a restaurant
• Gift card to Target, Starbucks, or Dunkin
This week’s Tuesday Topic: What’s the best and worst race swag you ever received? You can write about this topic, or feel free to post any running related blog post. Remember to Link-up with Kim and Zenaida!
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14 responses to “Tuesday Topics: The best and worst race swag I’ve received”
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I’m really digging getting stocking caps from races. I loved the one we got from the Shuffle. I think it’s hard for race promoters to please everyone, but I appreciate it when they try. The RunDisney stuff is meh and so are the Rock’n’Roll shirts. Kind of surprising for such high profile races, but then I guess giving ugly shirts is a way to get runners to spend money at the expos.
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I forgot to mention the RnR shirts. I got 14 one year. Ugh! But yes I guess it was for runners to buy shirts at the expo. Now they include the runners’ names?
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When did you do Route 66? Did you do the full or the half? I ran the full (2016), and it was so fun, but oh-so-hilly (which I knew it would be). I have so many race shirts…I’ve sorted out the duds for donation, but am slowly picking out the ones that have great graphics for a quilt (because I seldom wear any of them. I do like the 1/4 jackets a lot of bigger races are giving out in recent years, though.
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I did the half in 2014. Those hills were torture. I regret not keeping my shirts to make a quilt. I keep telling myself that I should start now but then end up giving away the shirts.
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I’ve never done a Run Disney race but I’ve noticed that the race shirts are always horrible, lol. I really love when races give out anything, literally anything besides a shirt (because I have so many)!
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I did it more for the experience and glad I did the races. However, for the money that I paid, I would have expected more. The medals were nice but now it’s like meh. I am such an ungrateful runner. 🙂
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I think most runners who have been running a while are definitely over race tees. But then the new runners aren’t.
I once got an insulated bag & I’m still using that!
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Yes, that makes sense. An insulated bag sounds lovely!
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I actually like getting a race shirt and wear a lot of mine. Grant it I have gotten quite a few that I tossed.
You have some great ideas for race swag. Who do we talk to? Lol.
The Nike Women’s Marathon gave out Tiffany necklaces. Most I liked but one looked like a postage stamp and just as big.
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I remember the Tiffany necklace! I don’t know what happened to mine but I don’t have it anymore.
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I agree with you – there are only so many race shirts a girl can wear! I have so many and I’ve donated three times as many as I have. Last year I ran a trail race and we got a cool hat, buff, socks, drink cozy, pint glass…lots of cool stuff. It was a wonderful change from a shirt.
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I would also love a buff, socks, and a pint glass. Those are awesome gifts!
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The race t shirts never fit me correctly and I am usually not a fan of them. Some races now are doing fun hats or blankets and that’s a nice change
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Those are fun things to give to runners. I just want something different.