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I'm not the caliber of athlete you're talking about having only done local runs, but I can't say I pay attention to what other people are wearing enough to read the words on their shirts. I'm more focused on elbowing in to get a free banana before they're all gone or making sure my bib isn't pinned on upside down.

However, if this is a common enough thing, how is there no an industry of making over-the-top fake race shirts to parody those folks you're talking about?

I'm thinking things like:

• Kessel Run 2021 - 12 parsecs or die!
• 500 miler: What I would walk (to be with you)
• Lake Laogai 5k - surprisingly forgetable!

I mean... Where the hell else are they going to wear running gear, branded or not? I'm nowhere near that level, but I absolutely have favorite running gear that I prefer to wear, no matter the distance of the race.

One of my coworkers does ultra marathons, once did 100 mile run, straight thru the mountains. Hes won boston qualifier marathons. Dude is a machine. But he shows up to those short races too. His favorite is the mile. Theyre not there to compete with people who are there just to complete, theyre there because they fucking love to run and want EVERY opportunity to run. Its not about "you," its about them.

I use my marathon tshirt at lots of sport occasions, also under a jacket when its cold. It's nice and comfortable and I'm not gonna buy another t-shirt when I have one that's perfectly fine. It's not for showing off, I use it because I hate shopping.

I feel attacked.

But seriously, I just like some of the race shirts. I don't typically wear it for anyone but me, though I do like seeing other peoples race gear. I've found out about a lot of cool races because someone had a shirt.

I have some gear like that, but only because I bought it all cheaply when one of the manufacturers did a warehouse clearance.

And the worse are the ones that completed Ironman.

By the way, any others that have done Ironman before?

A vegan crossfit marathoner who uses Arch btw and trades crypto: his head might burst before he figures out which one he wants to talk your ear off about.

If there's a next slide, he'd deffo tell us

Something they won't tell you is that you should start with short marathons. And work slowly to longer ones as you get better at it.

I've heard tape on nipples helps with friction. I don't run marathons though. That takes way too long.

Can confirm, I've ridden a few centuries too, both outdoor and on virtual cycling platform. My longest is 120 miles, actually.

It's hard.

I wasn't going to talk about it, but since you brought it up, my VO2 max is...

You mean CrossShit?