Race and event shirt questions

How many finisher shirts should we order?

Order to registration, not to hope. The usual rule is one shirt per registered entrant plus 10 to 15 percent for volunteers, staff and the people who register late. Over-ordering leaves you with boxes of dated shirts; under-ordering is the complaint you hear about for a year.

What size run should we run for a race?

Adult sizing for an endurance event skews larger than retail. A workable default is S 10%, M 20%, L 28%, XL 25%, 2XL 12%, 3XL 5%, then adjust from last year actual numbers if you have them. If you collect size at registration, use that and we will build to it.

How late can we add sponsor logos?

Up to the proof. Once the proof is approved we burn screens, and a new sponsor after that means new screens and a new setup charge. Practically, set a sponsor cutoff about four weeks before your in-hands date and hold to it.

Performance fabric or cotton?

If people will actually run in it, performance polyester like the Sport-Tek ST350 is the honest choice and it wicks. If it is a keepsake for after the finish line, a soft ring-spun cotton tee gets worn far more often. Plenty of events do a performance shirt for entrants and a cotton tee for volunteers.

When do we need to start?

Four to six weeks before race day. Production is about 28 days (four weeks) from an approved proof, and the rest is art approval, sponsor wrangling and blank availability in the colour you want.