Race T-shirts: what yours says about you
Martyn Brunt explains what the trophy T-shirt you proudly wear really means in the world of triathlons and all things multisport
We all have a wardrobe full of them but what does each of your race T-shirts say about you? Our Weekend Warrior columnist Martyn Brunt provides the answers…
Any T-shirt from a 5k, 10k or half-marathon race
What you think it says: I am a superb runner
What it really says: I haven’t done a triathlon
Finisher’s T-shirt from a sprint triathlon
What you think it says: I am a triathlete
What it really says: I am a novice
Marathon finisher’s race T-shirt
What you think it says: I am an endurance athlete
What it really says: I am a crap cyclist
Olympic tri finisher’s T-shirt
What you think it says: I am a better triathlete than everyone wearing a sprint tri T-shirt
What it really says: I am either to young or to old to do anything longer than 2.5 hours
Ironman 70.3/middle distance finisher’s T-shirt
What you think it says: I am a proper endurance athlete
What it really says: I haven’t done an Ironman
Something wacky or adventurous like Xterra, Channel swim, Lands’ End to John O’Groats…
What you think it says: I am the real deal
What it really says: I haven’t done an Ironman
Non-Ironman Ironman T-shirt from Outlaw, Challenge series...
What you think it says: I have definitely done an Ironman
What it really says: I still haven’t done an Ironman
Ironman T-shirt
What you think it says: I AM AN IRONMAN
What it really says: I haven’t been to Kona
Double Iron
What you think it says: Ironman is for wimps
What it really says: I have given up trying to get to Kona
Kona finisher’s T-shirt
What you think it says: Top this you b*****ds
What it really says: The race cost me so much money I may have to fake my own death and move to Venezuela
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Martyn Brunt
220's back-page columnist 
