Marathon Weekend 2026

[princesspirateandrunner]

I’m going to jump in with a question for SAFD. What is the oldest race shirt that you still wear on a regular basis?

Mine is an Army 5k shirt from 2008. I still wear it around the house sometimes.

 

[WillRunForPizza]

SAFD: I haven't been running long enough to have anything impressive. Maybe the 2022 Rock 'n' Roll Half DC shirt?

 

[Barca33Runner]

SAFD: I still wear my inaugural Dopey Challenge shirt. But I’ve just collected my first six years worth of Dopey Challenge shirts (minus any cotton 5ks) to potentially send in and have them turned into a quilt.

 

[Herding_Cats]

SAFD: As a late-onset runner, my oldest race shirt I still wear is from my first marathon (Sleeping Bear) in 2021 (I think.)

 

[matt and beth]

SAFD: I’ve got a few that I hold on to from Ultra days for nostalgia. DD has raided the closet and wears them now. . It’s because she loves me and I’m okay with it. A few decades later I just wear the WDW shirts on runs out and about

 

[DisneyParrothead]

SAFD: I’m being my answer a little bit because I’ve turned a lot of my race shirts into quilts. The older race shirt in my possession is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween 5k from 2010. It’s in my first shirt quilt and was my first organized race.

 

[jmasgat]

SAFD: My 2011 Boston Marathon shirt-but I only wear it on special occasions, e.g. during Marathon weekend, or occasionally while training and I need extra motivation.

 

[Naomeri]

SAFD: my oldest race shirt is from the 2021 Virtual Patriot Run 5K

 

[matt and beth]

SAFD: My 2011 Boston Marathon shirt-but I only wear it on special occasions, e.g. during Marathon weekend, or occasionally while training and I need extra motivation.

I’d wear that one all the time

 

[fatmanatee]

SAFD: wouldn't say regular basis but I still have my first from my first half (Atlantic City in 2015) and from a RD standpoint I still have the shirts from the 2016 Star Wars Half and 2017 Dark Side Challenge. The 2017 shirt has been very durable!

 

[col1]

SAFD: So the first race I ever did was the WDW marathon 2004 (no 10k or 1/2 Marathons beforehand just right in at the deep end ) The shirt from that was cotton and over the years wore out with holes in the sleeves, I didn’t wear it to run but was one of my favourite shirt to wear so it eventually got thrown out. I found another one on E-Bay new with tags and got it a couple of weeks ago.

My oldest original race shirt is from WDW Half 2005. I don’t wear it as much as I used to so I can preserve it but it is a technical shirt so bit better wearing. I generally just wear it to Disney now for running there. I have put it on for my run today, heading out soon after the rain passes.



So I’m not sure if the replacement 2004 counts as it’s not the OG I got on the day or if it’s the 2005

 

[KCO5988]

SAFD: I think the oldest one I still have is 2012 Outer Banks Marathon. Though I do still have my 2011 Marine Corps (my first marathon) wind breaker jacket, I very rarely need to break that out in Georgia.

 

[accm]

SAFD: The oldest race shirt I wear is from the 2016 inaugural DLP half. I'm still sitting over here waiting for them to bring that one back...

 

[Dopey 2020]

SAFD My first HM shirt, Wine and Dine 2017. Still run in it when cooler weather hits and I want long sleeves

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

SAFD: My oldest race shirts are from the '90s.
My first Peachtree was 1993, which IMHO is still one of the better looking shirts they ever made. I have that shirt, plus the 25th anniversary shirt from 1994, which was such a disappointment (especially for an anniversary year) that it led to public voting from a pool of finalists. I have those, plus several other PTRR shirts from the 90's and some other 5Ks. For one of the shirts, I finally noticed the main sponsor and it was a company I happily worked for until it was bought and ruined by a large corporation.
Fun fact: until recently I still had a 5K shirt from the early 80's because it was and is the only race I've ever won. It was a somewhat small fundraiser race for an elementary school, but I'll take the W.
My rD shirts all get worn with great regularity during warm months, but I don't run in them. For that, I wear the soft weave el cheapo moisture wicking shirts from Walmart.

 

[jrsharp21]

SAFD: I don't really have any old race shirts. Before Disney World runs, I usually would just toss race shirts from the local races. I have too many t-shirts, so no room for race shirts. So I would say my oldest race shirt right now is the 2020 WDW half marathon shirt.

Now to add a question to this, what do you guys do with all of your rD shirts? I have so many shirts now (probably not as much as some of you). The bin I put them in is starting to overflow. I probably only wear maybe four of them consistently during the fall/winter for runs. I have came close to tossing the ones I don't wear but thought I would hold onto them a little longer.

 

[UNCBear24]

My oldest shirt is a short sleeve from the 2014 WDW Marathon that I bought at the Expo.

 

[Naomeri]

Now to add a question to this, what do you guys do with all of your rD shirts? I have so many shirts now (probably not as much as some of you). The bin I put them in is starting to overflow. I probably only wear maybe four of them consistently during the fall/winter for runs. I have came close to tossing the ones I don't wear but thought I would hold onto them a little longer.

I have 2 plastic bins of rolled short sleeve race shirts and 2 bins of rolled long sleeve race shirts. I'm hoping that my new job's "decent jeans and t-shirt" dress code might extend to race shirts so I can get some regular use out of them, but I'll have to wait until next month to find that out.

 

[fatmanatee]

SAFD: I don't really have any old race shirts. Before Disney World runs, I usually would just toss race shirts from the local races. I have too many t-shirts, so no room for race shirts. So I would say my oldest race shirt right now is the 2020 WDW half marathon shirt.

Now to add a question to this, what do you guys do with all of your rD shirts? I have so many shirts now (probably not as much as some of you). The bin I put them in is starting to overflow. I probably only wear maybe four of them consistently during the fall/winter for runs. I have came close to tossing the ones I don't wear but thought I would hold onto them a little longer.

Sometimes I'll try to sell the less wanted ones (I really don't need all six of the Dopey shirts, for example). If that doesn't happen, they'll be the first throwaway layers in winter races. The long sleeve shirts just don't get a lot of use otherwise.

 

[Herding_Cats]

what do you guys do with all of your rD shirts?

@The Expert just got a super awesome quilt made with a bunch of hers!