This year however, things are a lot better :o)
On the left is the red dry-fit running top for Marathon runners. You can never have enough of these type of tops as they are great for training in. No doubt we'll see loads of these on the roads over the next year and it's a great way for the oranisers to promote the event in future. For example, they gave out a dry-fit top last February for the Dungarvan 10 Mile road race in Waterford and they are constantly in evidence at the races around Cork.
On the right is the cotton T-shirt that will be given out to the Relay runners and it looks pretty good. I suppose some might question why the relay runners didn't get a dry-fit top as well? Perhaps it was cost?......or to be honest, if you really think about it, a huge number of the people involved in the relay event will be first time runners. They might take part in this event and they might not run for the rest of the year. A dry-fit top to them may be of little or no use. At least a cotton t-shirt can be used by everyone.
Tops are much better than past years and so they should be with the cost of the entry. Any word on how many are taking part this year. How many were put off by previous years temperatures I wonder ??
ReplyDeleteLooks far better than last year and a added bonus it's a dry fit top,Also i know it's abit early but looks like Monday will be cooler than last year fingers crossed they get it right.
ReplyDeletefingers crossed for a nice bright day with a slight cool breeze,so nervous!
ReplyDeleteAlthough the tops do look better than last year, the fact that the relay shirt is cotton is nothing short of a disgrace!
ReplyDeleteMany, many relay runners have been running for many years and therefore a cotton t-shirt is pretty much useless! To try and justify a cotton t-shirt by saying a lot of relay participants will be first time runners is very poor!
Andy Gibson, Eagle AC.
well, to be fair, if it costs a minimum of 70euro for a marathon runner, they probably should be getting a better tshirt than the relay since its a lot less money if there are 5! but to say its because relays are inexperienced isn;t fair to the athletics clubs that are going to enter amazing teams of experienced runners and experience road runners themselves!!
ReplyDeletebest of luck with training to everyone!
While it's true that the many running clubs will enter teams, they will be the minority. There are a huge number of people who will take part in the Relay event on Monday and will not take part in any other event for the whole year.
ReplyDeleteThese novice runners are the majority and I think they will be delighted to get a nice looking Relay T-Shirt and won't care if it's dry-fit or not.
Agree on the price....5 dry-fit tops per team X the number of relay teams and the costs would soar.