One of the exciting things about ordering race kits online is the actual “wait.” Yes, I know we runners would like to have our race kits with us as soon as we register, but sometimes, the wait can actually be exciting.
Take for example, my Adidas 21k Race Kit.
On the first day of registration, I was out of the office promptly at 4pm and went directly to the mall. To my dismay, both Glorietta and Greenbelt (and, according to another runner friend, Shangri-la) were already out of race kits. It was a Friday.
Not being able to register for the Adidas race that Friday meant that I would have to adjust my Saturday morning plans. Training run, then breakfast, then off to Makati to beat the other race kit registrants. Hassle. Especially when you just want to laze around on a Saturday morning.
Then I remembered that I was a Runners’ Runner member! Could they possibly STILL have 21k race kits and my exact singlet size still? I cross my fingers and go online as soon as I get home. With a few clicks, I’m registered, with no hassles on filling out forms since the site already has my info from past races. I’m slightly nervous, though, that they might not be able to give me my exact singlet size. Or they might even run out of race kits too.
they got my exact size! Yehey!
Well, the rest is history, so they say. My race kits (Adidas KOTR and the Pink Run, which has a nice pink singlet by Accel) just arrived today, and I’m acting like a little girl who has just had a taste of candy.
personalized brown paper packages
I squeal in delight. I open my race kits one at a time, touching the singlets, looking at my race bibs, smiling at my new copy of The Bull Runner (with a very handsome runner on the cover). Ruffling through the discount coupons.
Guess who the poster boy is? =)
Receiving your race kits (on time) and with the correct sizes and specifications is like opening a gift on Christmas. ^_^ It spells HAPPINESS.
Now to keep training for those runs.
When not writing, Shing (as she prefers to be called) engages the rest of her free time in long worship runs *yay*, is a full-time college English instructor, and is a part-time graduate student at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She is a Runners’ Runner contributor and has been a Runners’ Runner member since the site’s dry-run (pardon the pun) at Dusit’s DFit Run in February 2010.
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awww good thing you got your pink run race kit na.. we havent receive ours yet!
hi mizhelle,
did you order through Runners’ Runner?
You can send an email to bhoy@runnersrunner.com to follow-up. Pls include your order# and full name. Thanks.
Yeah, mizhelle. I was also waiting for my Pink Run for some time already, but when I asked Runners’ Runner to follow-up, ayan na nga, they did follow-up. =) But usually there’s really no need to. It just ARRIVES! =)
waiting for mine… excited… waiting for HAPPINESS… hehe
Happiness indeed!
Albert, which race kits are you waiting for?
Hi I Just want to verify the runs that I purchase with you because until now the run package i didn’t received yet and it is already deducted in my account here is the verification numbers.
#100000603
#100000602
#100000601
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your note. Noted your order and payment of three different runs (Anson’s, Greenovation, Animo). These will be delivered when race kits are available.
For Anson’s, rest assured you will receive the kit this week.
Thanks for your patronage and patience
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