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2008-12-03 2:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

 

I didn't want to wear any merchandise before my IMs not because of any superstitions, but because the shirt/hat/jersey is like a medal, and why would you wear a medal for something you didn't do?  I also don't stand in line for finisher gear, because the IM shirt/jersey even without the "finisher" word implies finishing.  Why would someone wear one without having done it?  I don't get comments about my shirts that maybe I watched the race, I get comments about doing it.

We had our Patriot's Half canceled this year as well, and they sent us socks and the shirt in the mail.  I don't even feel like wearing that shirt.  Why would I want to wear the shirt of a race I haven't done? :-)  My buddy is even worse, as he hasn't done his first half yet, so the shirt is for a distance he hasn't done.  And this is for a race we were signed up for, and didn't have any choice about not doing. :-)

 



2008-12-03 2:31 PM
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2008-12-03 7:11 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
I use to think the M-Dot was a big deal but after I surrounded myself with triathletes and how large the M-dot corp. has gotten to be is seems as though I see it so many times that it loses its wow factor and I honestly don't look twice if a see a m-dot anymore.

A while back I saw a guy wearing a BADWATER t-shirt, that "wow'd" me so I had to ask. He didn't race nor was he there, but a friend raced it and got everyone a t-shirt. He never thought twice about wearing.
2008-12-03 9:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

I did a walk through of the expo at IMAZ, but I refused to buy anything with M-Dot  on it for myself until after the race.  I did by my two boys shirts and am glad I did because most of the kid stuff was gone by Saturday. 

I think the same goes for getting anywhere near the finish line before the actual race.  I avoided being anywhere close to the finish line while my son ran the kids race.  I was still able to watch him run and finish.  I just didn't want to be too close.  This is probably just paranoid behavior, but it worked for me.  Gotta go...I think someone is watching me type this message.

2008-12-06 7:31 AM
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Somebody has gotta be buying the stuff, because when I went back on Monday morning after IMLP it was almost all sold out pretty early. If i diddnt get a hat and shirt before the race I wouldnt have any bop gear. They still had a few m-dot cigarette boxes left. Buy it tuck it away and wear it later.
Diddnt happen to see these either, must have sold out

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2008-12-06 9:05 AM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

Bought a IM FL coffee cup in 2006...watching the race inspired me to sign-up for IMAZ 08.  I was/am a fan of IM, and saw no problem having IM merchandise.  Now I'm a Finisher and wear gear that says "Finisher".  I bought IMAZ merchandise for my wife and kids...they may not have run the race, but they sure as heck suffered through a half year of training and were part of the "event".

So as far as merchandise, as long as it doesn't say "finisher", I could care less....but I wouldn't let anyone call me an Ironman until after I finished the race.  



2008-12-06 12:51 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

I've worn a race item before finishing the race only once ... and I am sure it is the reason I do not perform well at that location.  So never again.

(I got my Boston jacket from the '07 race pre-ordered early to avoid the crowd at the expo and wore it a few times out before the race).

Your money, your clothes, but I do not ever wear schwag from an event until AFTER I finish it .... my superstition.

2008-12-06 1:03 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
My observation of the IMAZ November store was that people were coming out of the Expo tent with large bags of IMAZ IM stuff. Tempting the "IM Gods"? Who knows! It is a personal choice. I choose not to wear anything from a race unless I earned it. But, I can clearly see why someone would wear something from a race as a motivational technique (and I don't fault them or criticize them for it!). They are using the wearing of that gear in a positive way.

As a side note, I didn't doubt if some of ithe IM gear from the Expo was bought with the intention of putting it up on E-Bay. Come on.....I saw one person with 4 or 5 jerseys all the same size. So I wasn't surprised to see an earlier post that someone purchased something on E-Bay already!

2008-12-06 1:16 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
"M-Dot" gear? Heck, I won't wear gear from any race I haven't actually finished.
2008-12-06 1:55 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

I'm sitting here wearing a Triathlon 101 race series shirt (gift from a BTer who volunteered at the race in California). I was registered for the Texas race. SO clearly by wearing the shirt early the whole organization went under... and it's my fault. It's a nice tech shirt though..

Edited to add: It's not a finishers shirt. And I wouldn't wear a finishers shirt for a race I didn't do.

As for the M-Dot stuff, I think it's a silly thing to worry about. If you have time to worry over that, call your coach ASAP and tell him you aren't training enough. :)

 

 



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2008-12-06 6:19 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
I think of it this way, if I buy IMxx gear and then flame out and DNF at that race, I'm not going to wear it again anyway, so its always good karma to wait until afterwards. It is a perfect hedge, saves money if things go wrong, and if things go right the stuff has that word "FINISHER" on it.

But I bought my sons and dad IM stuff and I would be somewhat offended it they didn't wear it, so while personally I wouldn't wear MDot stuff from a race I didn't do yet, I really don't have an issue with it. Besides the more $ WTC and NAS make the from these races, the result is more races they are likely to put on for me to compete in.

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2008-12-07 11:52 AM
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I don't really give a crap what anyone wears and why  
2008-12-09 9:15 AM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
Funny to read this. I just bought a clearance sale bike jersey from IMLP. The '09 IMLP will be my first IM.

I questioned in my mind whether I was justified to wear the jersey. But, I feel the Ironman (or any race) is a journey that starts from the moment you start training for it. So, in a couple weeks, I will be engrossed in the Ironman lifestyle, and thus I'm entitled to wear the shirt. If it was a finisher shirt, or from a different IM, then absolutely not. And I do have some 140.6 stickers around the house as motivation. Not on my car though. Anything that makes it look like I already did the IM is cheesy in my book.


2008-12-09 1:11 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

yea I really do not care what others wear or what I wear. I have a really cool IM Kona 81 sweat shirt I got off ebay, it is really worn and comfy and I wear it all the time. I have a IMKY hat I found in the parking lot this year and I wear it. I have friends who have got me 70.3 Championship hats and I wear them (never been), I even have a ITU pro friend who sends me swag from races (swim caps, bags, shirts) and I use that stuff. It is just clothes...

My wife hates her Ultra stuff she gets so she gets a L and gives them to me. I have never nor do I plan to do WS100 but the sleevless fleece jacket is mighty nice...

It is just clothes, the way I see it. No different than suppoting your favorite NFL team or whatever.

Would I wear a finishers shirt no... but if someone else does no biggie...

2008-12-09 3:42 PM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

I have and have worn 2 "IM" shirts even though I have not completed an Ironman. I went to watch and volunteer at IMKY earlier this year and bought a BT IMKY shirt. It does not have the IM logo on it, so does it count? The second one is the IMKY volunteer shirt I had to wear while volunteering. It's a nice shirt and I like wearing it. I feel entitled since I gave up a weekend going out there and volunteered for 11 hours. As far as wearing any kind of finishers shirt, then no.

I DNF'ed a marathon and still wear the shirt but I took a sharpie and marked a big DNF across the front of it. I use it as motovation.

2008-12-10 8:25 AM
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Wearing finishers apparel if you have not completed the race or competed in the race is heresy.  The NFL logo apparel comparison makes no sense. You don't play football.

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2008-12-10 9:10 AM
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Someone please kill this thread now dammit!



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2008-12-10 9:46 AM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
Just a question, which the NFL comment prompted in my mind.

Say I was such a Michael Phelps fan that I bought a shirt that said 2008 Olympics. I am a swimmer, but did not actually swim in the Olympics. Will the swim gods seek revenge next time I'm in the pool?

How do we feel about wearing a souvineer shirt someone got us when they visited New York? I've never been, but my mom got me one and I wear it. Will the New York gods punish me the first time I visit?

See how silly it seems?

Also no one answered my question about wearing, say, an Ironman Timex brand watch. Is that okay? My run is depending on it tonight.
2008-12-10 10:00 AM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?

Quick go to ironman live, for $22.00 you can get one fo these t-shirts!

I've never done that race, but if the folks ta IM are selling I am assuming is ok if I wear it right? I just ordered mine!

2008-12-10 10:10 AM
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JorgeM - 2008-12-10 11:00 AM

Quick go to ironman live, for $22.00 you can get one fo these t-shirts!

I've never done that race, but if the folks ta IM are selling I am assuming is ok if I wear it right? I just ordered mine!

Crap!  I guess you will have 2 for Christmas.  I just ordered you one.

2008-12-10 6:12 PM
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This is what i love of the site... i never imagined anybody except from me would care about using or not a t-shirt you havent earned... this threat is fabulous!!!


2008-12-11 4:58 AM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
lisac957 - 2008-12-10 10:46 AM

Just a question, which the NFL comment prompted in my mind.

Say I was such a Michael Phelps fan that I bought a shirt that said 2008 Olympics. I am a swimmer, but did not actually swim in the Olympics. Will the swim gods seek revenge next time I'm in the pool?

How do we feel about wearing a souvineer shirt someone got us when they visited New York? I've never been, but my mom got me one and I wear it. Will the New York gods punish me the first time I visit?

See how silly it seems?

Also no one answered my question about wearing, say, an Ironman Timex brand watch. Is that okay? My run is depending on it tonight.


Good perspective.

Maybe it's just me living in my area of the world, but I've only bumped into one person wearing IM clothing, and he didn't do the race. I think he said he happened to be in town that weekend and thought the hat looked neat. And practically every time I run, I see him and his wife out walking. I'd rather see him wearing his hat, and get a smile and a good morning, than the couple knobs I've stood in line with at registration decked out in every IM piece of clothing they own and acting all macho.

It's just a logo.

Still, and just in case, I'm not going to risk swimming next to lisac957 in the NYC triathlon.
2008-12-11 5:31 AM
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Subject: RE: Wear MDOT logo clothes before completing first IM?
I say go ahead and wear Mdot merchandise if you're training for one or want to do one. It will inspire and be symbolic of a goal one hopes to attain. Now for race specific gear and definitely finisher clothing, I believe those should be reserved for those who have actually competed in the events. I think it's an individual thing and doesn;t really matter in the long run. That's my two cents worth.
2008-12-11 10:48 AM
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2008-12-15 1:14 AM
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I think if you are writing a thread on this subject you are not training nearly enough and have too much free time. Who cares?
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