Why people hang their number on their waist

In a tri you attach it to your belt before the race, so in transition you just clip on your belt, saving time. You don't need the number on you during the bike, it's usually on a sticker previously attached to the frame.

In a running only race, I have no clue. Mine's almost always on my right leg.

In many tris, you do need the number during the race; it has to be visible on your back (since you're hunched over cycling). Racers clip on the belt after the swim so the number is facing the back and then during the second transition, spin the belt so the number is on the front.

Basically it conceals the tip if you get aroused by the rubbing of lycra.

SOmetimes you just get sick of pin holes in your running shirts, so you affix it to a SPIbelt or similar, or even your shorts. Pinholes on shorts aren't as noticable. Also, let's say it's a longer race and you start with a sweatshirt or jacket, but know you will pitch it sometime in the race, or take off your shirt. In those cases, pinning it below the waist is the only alternative.

The bigger question is, why you took the time to write a thread about this. Does this really upset you, or are you insecure and need to feel validated about your inability to beat some people?

I mean, who cares what these people do? Who cares about people wearing compression socks? Who really cares about elite runners turning to trail and ultra races? Who really cares about most female elite runners have weight issues?

And, who really really cares if you want to sit and make it a topic about where someone has the bib?

I got better things to think about.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I rarely wear shirts when I run. Rather than sticking pins through my nipples I usually opt for the shorts. To each their own, no reason to get upset over it.

comedyrelief wrote:

I don't know about the rest of you, but I rarely wear shirts when I run. Rather than sticking pins through my nipples I usually opt for the shorts. To each their own, no reason to get upset over it.

This. Or because I will sweat through the shirt and wish to remove or change it immediately following the race and do not wish to deal with pins, what to then do with the number etc.

456 wrote:

The bigger question is, why you took the time to write a thread about this. Does this really upset you, or are you insecure and need to feel validated about your inability to beat some people?

I mean, who cares what these people do? Who cares about people wearing compression socks? Who really cares about elite runners turning to trail and ultra races? Who really cares about most female elite runners have weight issues?

And, who really really cares if you want to sit and make it a topic about where someone has the bib?

I got better things to think about.

Since you have bothered to respond angrily, it seems like you’re one of those, and since you reply is the longest, it seems you DON’T have better things to do. Touched a nerve there

456 wrote:

The bigger question is, why you took the time to write a thread about this. Does this really upset you, or are you insecure and need to feel validated about your inability to beat some people?

I mean, who cares what these people do? Who cares about people wearing compression socks? Who really cares about elite runners turning to trail and ultra races? Who really cares about most female elite runners have weight issues?

And, who really really cares if you want to sit and make it a topic about where someone has the bib?

I got better things to think about.

The even bigger question is, why you took the time to write a thread about this if writing a thread about this bothers you.

I hang my bib number at the very lowest part of my abdomen for obvious reasons. ?

Why wear a sweat wicking shirt, if you cover it up so it the sweat won't evaporate?

the OP obviously doesn't live in Florida.

For triathlons you change, so it doesn't make sense to pin it on. I suppose if you run without a shirt it also makes sense, although every professional runner seems to be able to survive running in a singlet with a number on it.

Funky race number placement is also a common denominator for most course cutters and other cheaters.

comedyrelief wrote:

I don't know about the rest of you, but I rarely wear shirts when I run.

You go shirtless for races, when you need a bib? lol

You say it looks hobby jogger like?

I've been running in road races since 1976, a time when there was no such thing as a hobby jogger, and nearly everyone pinned their numbers to their shorts.

You think it looks dumb because you've become accustomed to seeing hobby joggers, 75% of the runners in today's races, pin their numbers to their shirts. In the 70's & 80's nearly everyone ran at least 40 mpw, most ran 60+. They weren't hobby joggers and 90% pinned their numbers on their shorts.

One of the advantages was that you could take your shirt off at the 3 mile mark if it was a hot day.

Maybe you're one of those runners that pins the number on the back of your shirt.

old guy 72 wrote:

You say it looks hobby jogger like?

I've been running in road races since 1976, a time when there was no such thing as a hobby jogger, and nearly everyone pinned their numbers to their shorts.

You think it looks dumb because you've become accustomed to seeing hobby joggers, 75% of the runners in today's races, pin their numbers to their shirts. In the 70's & 80's nearly everyone ran at least 40 mpw, most ran 60+. They weren't hobby joggers and 90% pinned their numbers on their shorts.

One of the advantages was that you could take your shirt off at the 3 mile mark if it was a hot day.

Maybe you're one of those runners that pins the number on the back of your shirt.

Well, I've been racing slightly longer and I don't remember anyone pinning their numbers to their shorts back in the day. Perhaps if it was really hot and you planned on running shirtless. The thing I don't understand is the large number of people who pin their numbers to their thigh. Sometimes just above the knee.

I've been running since the 80s and have always pinned my number on my shorts. I never liked the feel of the flapping on the singlet. i would make it as small as possible so that i never knew i had it on.

Doclove wrote:

456 wrote:

The bigger question is, why you took the time to write a thread about this. Does this really upset you, or are you insecure and need to feel validated about your inability to beat some people?

I mean, who cares what these people do? Who cares about people wearing compression socks? Who really cares about elite runners turning to trail and ultra races? Who really cares about most female elite runners have weight issues?

And, who really really cares if you want to sit and make it a topic about where someone has the bib?

I got better things to think about.

The even bigger question is, why you took the time to write a thread about this if writing a thread about this bothers you.

Exactly. It bothers me, so that gave me reason to respond.

Good day sir! You get nothing! You lose, sir!

I'm a poor runner. Pin holes in a microfiber/cotton shirt disappear after being washed. Pinholes in shoes not so much. My clothes from the 90s have lasted longer by taking care of them.