MileSplit's Manhattan 2nd Annual
T-Shirt Showoff!
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| Last year was the teaser for the Manhattan T's Showoff. There was some doubt whether everyone could bring it, that you all could flaunt it with the best, that you could lay down the hurt on your opponents with a slogan on your tee that made theirs fade to oblivion. We said that we knew there were two main reasons why you runners head to the Manhattan Invitational. First is to show off your speed. Second -- and far more importantly -- to show off your tees. You survived some hard months of work grinding through the online shirt ordering sites, and you used your teenage wasteland acumen to find the tee that perfectly described your then current slightly deranged state of mind, which has only gone more askew since. So you've done it all again and are ready to display the goods proudly on the Van Cortlandt Park Parade Grounds. Way to go! Now finish up strong! |
| Welcome again to the 2013 Manhattan T-Shirt Contest. We need you to T off with your T's on this weekend at Van Cortlandt Park for the 2nd Milesplit Manhattan T Showdown. A roving photographer will be looking to catch you in the act of displaying on your torso the most profoundly inspiring pieces of XC wisdom. Give us your best quips about the agony of the feet, your exhortations to become insanely tough and uncomfortably good, your famous and infamous quotes from Pre, and your clear insights into why runners are superior to all other creatures bounding over the face of this earth. |
| At this weekend's T-party we got your back -- or rib cage, and sometimes even that cap or sweat bottom leg. Wherever it is, we'll snap it up and post the pics on the post race recap of all the important T action taking place at VCP. |
| Here's the facts: |
| Who: You, in your customized T with a message that is funny or inspirational or rude or clever or crazy or existential or cheeky or clueless or whatever. |
| What: ManhaTTan T Showdown (Note: some running will also be taking place, so please do not impede the race action) |
| When: Saturday, October 12, from 9:00 to 4:30ish |
| Where: Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx, where XC running all began (Hares-and-Hounds stuff, 1800s) |
| Why: Because you're there, with the best T in town, and you want that obvious fact recognized by the Milesplit X-T-C Rankings |
| Which: Go for the gold in 7 categories: |
 Team Spirit -- Why we rock more than any other pack of runners |
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Tough Enough -- All that stuff about pain, courage, sweat, sacrifice, and loving every moment of it |
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun -- The ladies dish it to the guys |
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Catch Me If You Can -- One-upping eat-my-dust battle of the boaster with the most-er |
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Funny Feats -- Cheeky twists of trail humor |
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Inspirational -- Classic gems of running lore |
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Running Shorts -- Brief bromides with a lot of character and very few characters |
| Just so you know what you're in for, here's a few shirts from last year that give an idea of what you're up against in the race to make the hottest T. |
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Show Some 'Tude |
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Put Some Sugar in that T |
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We'll get to the Part-T...... |
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And Also Get the Full-T |
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We Don't Have to Get Brevi-T-y ..... |
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But We Can Always Use Some Levi-T-y |
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And We're Expecting You To Plead Insani-T-y |
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Get Nas-T-y |
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Or You Can Be a Sof-T-y |
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You Can Just Do It (Thank You for Letting Us All Know, Chatham XC) |
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Or at Least Say You Did |
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But In the Long Run, Maybe It's Best to Just Go with a Shor-T-y |
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| For more inspiration on fashionable wear at Manhatttan, check out last year's coverage in MileSplit's Manhattan T-Shirt Showoff and MileSpliT's 2012 ManhaTTan 2012 T Showdown. |