Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The Shirt I Hardly Wear...

I have a lot of race t shirts. More like a ton of them. there are some I wear on a regular basis and there are some I have never worn once. Some are great looking and some are horrible. Some fit me great and others don't, but there is one shirt that I really thought I would wear alot and I don't...

My Redman 140.6 Finisher shirt.

Mine is white with red letters
I bet you I have not worn that shirt more than 5 times since I completed the course. I started thinking about this the other day when I wore it to church on Sunday night. I really like the shirt and it fits well. I am also very proud of my finish, but for some reason, I just do not wear it often.


And I do not really know why. Every race I go to, I see IM finisher shirt, visors, jackets, you name it. Yes, even at kids triathlons. I wear other race shirts alot, but for me, this one is special I guess, or maybe it's not special. I don't really know. Many people have said that they like my shirt and want to get one, which I tell them this shirt was not given to me, but that I earned it. They can't just go pick one up!

Maybe it is something that I am treasuring and don't want to wear it out. It's weird and as I am sitting here in the ATL airport typing this, I am struggling to come up with a good answer or even figure out if there is an answer?

I think part of me thinks I know I could should have done better, maybe I am not happy with my time? Maybe next year when I go back to conquer Redman 2015, I will crush my old time and then I will wear that shirt with more pride.

Or maybe I need my plane to board so I can go to sleep!

6 comments:

  1. Maybe you feel like you are bragging by wearing it? If that's it, you shouldn't feel that way. You should be proud of your accomplishment.

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    1. Maybe, and I am proud of finishing it and maybe a little crazy for wanting to go again!

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  2. I don't wear mine often either. But I know that it's because I want it to last a long time. Also I usually wear it when I'm around folks who will know what it means.

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    1. Yeah, I would like the shirt to be a keepsake as well.

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  3. ditto or any of my ultra shirts...in fact none of my regular shirts are for races longer than a 13.1!

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    1. I won't even donate the ones I do not wear because they weren't earned! How messed up is that?

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