On Saturday, I collected my race pack for this Sunday's Swissotel Vertical Marathon and was disappointed to find that the event tee was yet another red shirt (bottom right).
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I took part in four running events this year (plus the Swissotel Vertical Marathon) and only the Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru Salomon Vertical City Trail shirt wasn't red. It was this ungodly combo of day-glo blue and pinkish orange.
There are organised mass runs practically every weekend in Singapore now. I decide what to join based on three main criteria:
The distance
Nothing less than 10km, nothing more than half marathon.
The location
Nothing too far from Choa Chu Kang. It's tough (and silly) to wake up early in the morning and travel all the way to Sentosa just to run from zombies.
The shirt
Nothing too ugly, too kiddie or too girly.
I can run for free. So when I pay to join a run, I'm basically paying for the shirt.
I didn't join the Chua Chu Kang Big Farm Walk And Run last month even though it's near my place because it's called the Chua Chu Kang Big Farm Walk And Run, and that's what printed on the shirt.
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The design is a little too "community centre" for me.
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I didn't sign up for next month's Standard Chartered Marathon because of the distance. But if the shirt had been in a darker blue, I might have joined the half marathon.
Some events, like the Army Half Marathon, have two shirts for each participant: a running vest and a finisher's tee. That's value for money.
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Unfortunately, both the Army Half Marathon shirts are red. (Well, one is red and black, and the other is black and red.)
Since it's the army, I wouldn't have minded army green shirts. But I guess being in the army, the organisers are sick of wearing green. So red is the logical choice as it's our national colour.
Which I suppose is a big reason other run organisers also go with red.
I would prefer navy blue and it's not just because I was in the navy.
I took part in four running events this year (plus the Swissotel Vertical Marathon) and only the Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru Salomon Vertical City Trail shirt wasn't red. It was this ungodly combo of day-glo blue and pinkish orange.
There are organised mass runs practically every weekend in Singapore now. I decide what to join based on three main criteria:
The distance
Nothing less than 10km, nothing more than half marathon.
The location
Nothing too far from Choa Chu Kang. It's tough (and silly) to wake up early in the morning and travel all the way to Sentosa just to run from zombies.
The shirt
Nothing too ugly, too kiddie or too girly.
I can run for free. So when I pay to join a run, I'm basically paying for the shirt.
I didn't join the Chua Chu Kang Big Farm Walk And Run last month even though it's near my place because it's called the Chua Chu Kang Big Farm Walk And Run, and that's what printed on the shirt.
The design is a little too "community centre" for me.
I didn't sign up for next month's Standard Chartered Marathon because of the distance. But if the shirt had been in a darker blue, I might have joined the half marathon.Some events, like the Army Half Marathon, have two shirts for each participant: a running vest and a finisher's tee. That's value for money.
Unfortunately, both the Army Half Marathon shirts are red. (Well, one is red and black, and the other is black and red.)
Since it's the army, I wouldn't have minded army green shirts. But I guess being in the army, the organisers are sick of wearing green. So red is the logical choice as it's our national colour.
Which I suppose is a big reason other run organisers also go with red.
I would prefer navy blue and it's not just because I was in the navy.