2013 Tinker Bell Half Marathon

[adriennek]

This is actually exactly how I feel when I'm at the Disney expos and I see all of the "I did it" t-shirts (even the C2C if I haven't completed it yet); I feel like I'll somehow jinx myself if I purchase it, even if I don't wear it. Unfortunately it seems like Disney doesn't sell anything after the race anymore.

I buy them before the events to make sure I can get it in my size.

But it's ridiculous, IMO, the amount of race etiquette that seems to get worse and worse each event I do. I saw people wearing "I DID IT!" shirts at Tink... BEFORE THE TINK HAPPENED!!! HOW can you say you did something that hasn't happened yet??? Or wearing them during the Tink, too! Nevermind how many people were wearing their tech shirts before the event even happened. (I used to think it was just bad seeing people wearing the tech shirts at the event on the shirt. Now it's gotten worse, IMO.)

Yes, it drives me nuts. Can you tell?

[fairestoneofall]

I think they just get excited. It's not for me, but I can't blame them. I do buy my "I Did It" shirts before I do the race so that I can wear it in the parks after the race. But, I wouldn't wear it if I didn't do it.

[Drince88]

I think they just get excited. It's not for me, but I can't blame them. I do buy my "I Did It" shirts before I do the race so that I can wear it in the parks after the race. But, I wouldn't wear it if I didn't do it.

When my sister and I are together, we buy each other's shirts! And the DL half that I didn't train well for (that I thought for sure I'd get swept from) I didn't even tempt it by buying the shirt, since I knew I couldn't/wouldn't wear it if I didn't actually 'do it'.

[fairestoneofall]

Just thinking back to my first one. I was SO excited. I was scared to buy the shirt, but willing to take the $24 risk in the event that I didn't finish. There was a point where I was scared, it was all mental, I was psyching myself out of finishing strong.