British 10k - being made to wear provided t-shirts

Stevie G . wrote (see)

If you enter a dodgy race like this one, and the rule is wear those crummy t shirts, then that's the rule!

you wouldn't turn up at a santa 5k wearing just shorts and singlet.

Either race it under their rules, or pick one of the other 20,000 in the country, and wear what you want

The issue is that when I signed up last year the rule about the T-shirts was not there. Nike issued the "must wear the T-shirt we provide"  thing after they took it over only a little while ago.

Anyway, it doesn't matter now as we've been told that we can wear our charity tops/fancy dress.

Faya - the rule has been there for a while (and especially last year) as the same complaint was raised in last years race. Nike try to enforce it but for charities they're ok with the charity vest- it's the 'normal' runners they want to wear their shirt.

I think everyone should wear Adidas tops.  That'll learn 'em.

Fold up the t-shirt so only the number shows and pin it on!  Simple.

I could be wrong but I believe you are not required to wear a club vest in a UKA road race unless running as part of a team.

Loads of people wore their own t shirt with the number pinned on (I actually liked the Nike top and it fitted exactly as Nike tops usually fit for those people moaning about the sizing) however I will never run this race again too many people and a lack of organisation ruined the day for me far too stressful...

Diane if you go back and look at the commenst from 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 ..... you will find "I will never run this race again too many people and a lack of organisation ruined the day for me far too stressful..." repeated over and over again

Keith L wrote (see)

Diane if you go back and look at the commenst from 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 ..... you will find "I will never run this race again too many people and a lack of organisation ruined the day for me far too stressful..." repeated over and over again

and yet the event is oversubscribed year after year....

I like the idea of wearing Adidas top in nike sponsored race lol.

A Lama wrote (see)

Keith L wrote (see)

Diane if you go back and look at the commenst from 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 ..... you will find "I will never run this race again too many people and a lack of organisation ruined the day for me far too stressful..." repeated over and over again

and yet the event is oversubscribed year after year....

I like the idea of wearing Adidas top in nike sponsored race lol.

Being over subcribed isn't the interesting thing.

The interesting thing would be to see what percentage come back the next year.

A lot of people go in for the hype of events.