Another farewell this week to my marathon hat, which didn't survive last weekend's trip to the
Run to Victory half-marathon in Randleman.
When I ran my first marathon (Marine Corps in 2006), I realized that being out in the sun for five-plus hours on a sunny day would likely sunburn my fair skin, so I looked for a hat that could get sweaty and dirty without much loss and still have a brim big enough to shade most of my face. This old Lite All-Star Racing hat was the perfect solution, and it's been along for most sunny-day marathons I've done since then, in addition to a couple of rainy ones.
I've got plenty of old, destroyable hats that can vie to be the new Marathon Hat, so time to start looking for a successor. Godspeed, old friend.
Another farewell this week to my marathon hat, which didn't survive last weekend's trip to the Run to Victory half-marathon in Randleman.
When I ran my first marathon (Marine Corps in 2006), I realized that being out in the sun for five-plus hours on a sunny day would likely sunburn my fair skin, so I looked for a hat that could get sweaty and dirty without much loss and still have a brim big enough to shade most of my face. This old Lite All-Star Racing hat was the perfect solution, and it's been along for most sunny-day marathons I've done since then, in addition to a couple of rainy ones.
I've got plenty of old, destroyable hats that can vie to be the new Marathon Hat, so time to start looking for a successor. Godspeed, old friend.
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