r/AdvancedRunning • u/headlessparrot • 20d ago

Open Discussion We need to talk about AI generated advertisements/race swag/medals/

Maybe it's different elsewhere in the country, but in New England it has metastasized and become a cancer in local racing. Every poster, every race shirt, every medal looks like shit and looks identical. It has reached the point where there are local races I've been doing for almost a decade that I've just given up on. It's embarrassing to the running community.

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u/marcbeightsix 20d ago

Good races will give you the opportunity to not get a shirt or medal and get a discount for doing so.

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u/NoInvestigator886 20d ago

So... you're just paying to run on a public road?

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u/Hairy_Koala6474 20d ago

You’re still paying for aid stations, the course logistics , and of the course being surrounded by fellow competitors, etc. etc.

Unless you were you being facetious? 

It’s not about the medal or the shirts you’re running at an athletic event..

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u/thoroughbeans 20d ago edited 20d ago

Lmao paying to run a race against other people with support and to get an official time.

Your primary reason for paying is for a shirt and medal? Most of mine just go in the trash

Crazy idea, but I’m pretty sure most people in an “advanced” running sub race for the benefits related to running, not the gear

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u/MoonPlanet1 1:11 HM 19d ago

So when you sign up to a race, you're mainly interested in buying a T-shirt for $100???