If you are anything like Michael & I you have a lot of race t-shirts piled high in the closet. But not all race shirts are created equally...
Michael's favorite shirt is the grey long sleeve from the 2004 Buda 30K. Ironically, I was the one wearing mine when we took this picture in Boston. My favorite race t-shirts are from the Skeese Greets Tri because they come in women's sizes & are soft American Apparel brand.
For those t-shirts that you never want to part with, they can be saved forever or recycled into a quilt. Unfortunately this means learning to make the quilt or convincing your mother to spend her time making you one. My collection for mom is waiting eagerly for the day it'll become something else.
What is your favorite race shirt? What do you do with the unwanted ones?
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-mich
There are the favorites, the ones you always wear and choose to pack when going on trips. There are the back-ups, the ones you occasionally wear around the house or toss on for the drive home after a workout. Lastly there are the bottom of the barrel ones, the ones you have never worn and never plan to.
Michael's favorite shirt is the grey long sleeve from the 2004 Buda 30K. Ironically, I was the one wearing mine when we took this picture in Boston. My favorite race t-shirts are from the Skeese Greets Tri because they come in women's sizes & are soft American Apparel brand.
Each type of t-shirt has its own life and we're here to help each of your t-shirts have the most productive life possible.
For those shirts that will never been worn, the best idea might be to quickly donate them. There are a number of Austin organizations that accept donations of lightly worn clothes. Among them are East Side Community Connection, Safe Place, Lisa's Hope Chest, and Goodwill.When you need to pack your bike for a trip, it's always useful to bring along some rags to help keep things a bit cleaner at your destination. Worn out back-up t-shirts are perfect rags. They can also be wrapped around the bike to serve as a bit more protection during travel. After your event, you can use the shirt to wipe off the "dirt." The hotel you stay in will be quite happy with your choice of using an old t-shirt instead of their white towels.For those t-shirts that you never want to part with, they can be saved forever or recycled into a quilt. Unfortunately this means learning to make the quilt or convincing your mother to spend her time making you one. My collection for mom is waiting eagerly for the day it'll become something else.
What is your favorite race shirt? What do you do with the unwanted ones?
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-mich
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