Woohoo, at last!

I've been trying to get The Runner to clear out his manky running stuff for several years now. Today, on a rare holiday, he decided he wanted to get his possible race gear in some sort of order. Naturally I offered to 'help' him with my roll of black bags in hand.

This is the resulting pile of t-shirts that made it into my throwing out pile. At last I was able to get rid of that t-shirt from the Dublin Marathon in 1997 that is older than No3 son! There are a few London marathon t-shirts in there, as well as some Troon 10k ones that are falling apart at the seams. I guess they don't hold the same sentiments for him any more now he's an ultra runner.

This is the keeping pile (which frankly would have been a lot smaller if I'd had my way but hey, I'll take the disposal of the manky t-shirts as consolation!)

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His pile of keeping stuff consists of:

7 Tracksters (no pockets)

3 Tracksters (with pockets)

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1 waterproof jacket

1 waterproof trousers

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6 adventure tops (ie tops which are not Helly, summer tops or long sleeved)

2 waterproof jackets (that are the size of a tennis ball when folded into their pouch)

1 windproof vest (ditto)

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8 summer tops

3 long sleeved summer tops

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4 long sleeved Hellys

3 short sleeved Hellys

2 Icebreakers

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9 vests (including 1 Strathearn Harriers, 1 Central and 1 Troon Tortoises)

2 pairs Skins (shorts)

2 pairs cycling shorts

3 pairs shorts

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6 Buffs

1 pair running gloves

2 woolly hats

1 high visibility vest and.................

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only 30 t-shirts! Woohoo!!

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One thing that did surprise me was the level of crumpledness of most of his stuff. I wash it, iron it and fold it so I know it looks good before he puts it away. No idea what happens to it between then and him wearing it. If you ever notice he's a bit crumpled looking, ask him how he manages it!