Hello my name is Chris

Hello, my name is Chris…

How to put you name on your shirt without ruining you shirt.

I was reading in that running magazine about race strategy etc. and they talked about writing you name on your shirt.  They said you can write with indelible marker, but it ruins the shirt or you can tape it on, but the tape falls off.  I have solved both these problems.

Here’s what you do.  Get white hockey tape. Not the shiny stuff, the cloth stuff.  Get the wide roll – like an inch and a half.  Take a 8-10 inch strip and write your name with indelible marker on it.

Put that on your shirt where you want it.  Now put one small stitch with needle and thread in each of the four corners of your label.  This works great if you’re in a hotel for the race and they have those little sewing kits.

You won’t wreck your shirt and it won’t fall off.  When you’re done just cut, rip or chew the stitches off.

Be careful what you write on your shirt because you are going to hear it yelled 1,000 times.  It better be something you want to hear.   I did this for the Chicago Marathon in 1998 and wrote “Boston” on my shirt.  It was cool.

Chris Russell lives and trains in suburban Massachusetts with his family and Border collie Buddy.  Chris is the author of “The Mid-Packer’s Lament”, and “The Mid-Packer’s Guide to the Galaxy”, short stories on running, racing, and the human comedy of the mid-pack.  Chris writes the Runnerati Blog at www.runnerati.com.  Chris’ Podcast, RunRunLive is available on iTunes and at www.runrunlive.com. Chris also writes for CoolRunning.com (Active.com) and is a member of the Squannacook River Runners and the Goon Squad.

Email me at cyktrussell at Gmail dot com

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