Team shirts
Team shirts add to the spirit of the event. If you're on a team, make up your own team name and a shirt to show the pride of your team.
We've seen some great shirts on many races. It makes the event all the more fun to run in a team. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, just communicate the esprit de corps of your team.
Train like you run
Check it out yourself. Get into what you want to wear on race day, dressed in your favourite football team sweats and run across/up and down the river or beach.
Feel the weight of the water in your clothes, the weight of your shoes, the traction on the wet ground, the flexibility of your feet in your shoes. Make sure your shoes fit well, or suffering will follow.
Then wear Spandex or nylon leggings, lightweight top, tie your shoes double-knotted and socks tucked. Huge difference!
You don't see Marines running up the river with duct tape on their feet, do you? Usually, they're wearing boots and greens. So get with it, get tough.
Post race
In the event you want to get cleaned up, don't forget a quick change of clothes (cotton sweats are OK here!). The post race festivities are meant to be fun. You don't have to remain muddy and wet.
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