Called dad on a Tuesday to see if he wanted to run a race in Newton on Saturday, before I could even give him the details he said yes. He didn’t care where it was or how long it was he just wanted in. There seems to be this odd fascination with ugly race T-shirts among runners. Most races give them out when you pick up your number and the shirts are usually littered with giant logos and some lame graphic for the race. And no matter how hideous the shirt is the runners love them and wear them like a badge of honor. My dad has a closet full of them and even when they are full of holes he refuses to toss them (check it out he is wearing one in this photo from the race).
For the record the one we got from the Newton 10k was pretty nice, it was a New Balance dry fit tee. And while it has a bunch of logos on it’s better than most.
The race was really well organized and even though it was a bit hilly for the old man he got through it and we were able to continue our domination of the 70+ age group with a second place finish. We didn’t stick around for the awards ceremony, the T-shirt was all we needed.
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