Ordering road race T-shirts (Read 854 times)

Our club recently ordered white T's with the club logo on the chest...we bought 100 for $354.58. The shirts are just fine! The price included a screen charge and a fil charge (2 each @ $10, for a total of $40). I don't believe you can do much better than that. The company name is KMG Marketing and a number there is 972-818-5500 or website www.kmgmkt.com Good luck! Lynn B

Mike, A few suggestions... Shirts are the largest expense for any small race. The best way to cover your costs is to find sponsors. For the last five years, the back of our race shirts has the AAA logo with the local insurance agent's name on it. A little tacky, but, he pays for all the shirts. Our race also supports a kids charity, so, it's good PR for him. In previous years, we've had a block of 12 sponsors on the back - each one throws in $150 as a donation to our charity. We acknowledge their generosity by a "Thanks to our sponsors..." and their names listed on the back. More than 12 gets a little crazy. I think www.racedirectors.org is a good resource. They charge to join, but, if you contact them with a question, they'll give you free consultation. If your email is listed as a race director on any web site, you will be inundated with solicitors for shirts. If your phone is listed, they will call. At least that's been my experience. These vendors can give you pretty competitive prices. I'd give you some examples but I delete everyone that comes in. We do use a local vendor who is more expensive than the big vendors, but, we figure it's important to help out the small business person. Good luck with your race! Let me know if I can be of any help. I'm happy to share my experiences as a race director for what it's worth. Ken

Thanks guys. I'm getting a quote from KMG right now. Ken we are definitely thinking of doing sponsors logos on the back to defray costs--we probably will do that. We already have one title sponsor and a couple of minor ones too. If we could get a couple others the shirts will be paid for. For us, timing will probably be our biggest line item, with shirts, police detail and port-a-potties the other significant costs. We may end up going with a small local vendor for the shirts afterall because we will likely get the medals/trophies from them and will look to get a deal for sponsorship as well...not sure. I'm not the race director per se, although I am taking care of most of the "race specific" details, since the guy organizing it is not a runner.

Has the race already happened? Is it too late to enter? Can I get a Large shirt? Can you mail it to me? Why aren't the results out yet? How deep do the age group awards go? Why don't you have a clydesdale category? Why don't you use chip timing? Is the course measured accurately? Why doesn'tthe course distance match my Garmin? Lynn B