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A Hoarder. Of the Highest Order.

This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is race gear. We all love it, right? Are you a hoarder with a stash that requires its own zip code? Or are you a minimalist?

Running Gear Totr

Like many, I do love me some running gear. Ok lots of it. Brands? I’ve got a fave….or 6…or 12.

First I had some space in the closet for my half zips and running skirts. I’m not even going to go count them. Let’s just say the colors of the rainbow are well represented. Then I added A running drawer. One turned to two. Two spilled into four. Then I started “culling the herd” by moving little to never used items to a basement closet. I’m good about getting rid of old shoes and clothing that is stained, torn, worn, faded or has perma-stank. It’s everything else that seems to hang around.

Here’s the problem

I still have the first running skirt I ever bought 10+ years ago. It’s from Skirt Sports and the color is “Sangria”. A pink and blue number from Skirt Sports followed and I still have that one in my stash as well, although I can pretty much assure you I will never wear them again. Ever. I was unable to access either skirt for photo purposes so I suspect they’ve been relegated to the basement closet where old running gear goes to….live eternally.

I have the outfit I ran my first marathon in, as well as the outfits worn to my Boston Marathons, and the outfits I ran my BQs in. Do you sense a trend here? Yes, I’m a hoarder, of the highest order.

If hoarding running gear is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

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How about you? Hoarder or minimalist? How do you store your stash? Do you save gear for emotional reasons?

Comments

  1. Solidarity, sister! I’m all about hoarding. And I have my first running skirt too- skirt sports as well. ha!

  3. i am starting to think that the lulu pants i wore for my first half 4 years ago are starting to lose their luster! but i doubt i will part with them. instead i bought a new pair and will put these back in the drawer lol

  4. This was a great topic! Oh, definitely a hoarder. Although I have gotten rid of *some* old running clothes! which includes my first skirts — I tried a few store skirts & those never worked for me, and then running skirts — but they got too big & I gave them away. Of course now I am devoted to skirtsports.

    You know, it never even occurred to me to hang them in my closet; what a fab idea! Except my closet is rather small.

  6. I am starting to collect my own, well, collection of running gear. My Black Girls RUN! group does a gear swap about once a year, so that’s helped a little. It’s easier to give stuff away when I know my runner friends will get good use out of it.
    I do hope you run across those “classic” Skirt Sports skirts. I’d love to see them.

  7. I’m somewhere between hoarder and minimalist-I have to really like the race swag to keep it. I will, however, buy multiples of running clothing that fits me well (tanks/sports bras/shorts).

  9. I have a good collection, but the problem is, I’m always shopping online for new stuff to get. I have gotten rid of shirts I bought and ended up not liking, and I’ve gotten rid of sports bras that lost support, but I still mostly have what I’ve bought over the years. It’s so durable, I can’t find a good reason to.

  10. You know we just did a thorough house clean. We organized and threw shit out. I barely touched my running tub. (I throw all my running stuff in a tub.) I have a hard time throwing away marathon race shirts even if I know I will never wear them. And I have a green short sleeve from my one and only 50 miler. I never wear it because it is over sized but I can’t seem to part with it!

  11. Wow, your first running skirt? I’ve been running for 10 years and do not have any of my stuff from back then. I have donated all of it. However, I do 10 pairs of Oiselle Long Rogas that I love and want in more colors. And I am OBSESSED with the tanks and buy them in all of the colors I can find.

  13. Those poor items relegated to the basement. You should free them. They deserve to be used by someone.

    I have a large collection of running gear, but I’m constantly culling the herd. If I don’t wear it, I give it away. (Very occasionally I’ll sell a piece, but mostly I give it to other mother runners.) Our MRTT group has gear swaps a couple of times a year. I’m happy to say I always take 3-4 pieces and I never bring anything home.

    See, I’m a minimalist. ;o)

  15. I de-hoarded a bunch of stuff when we moved. It felt so freeing and soul cleansing. But I still have a bunch of stuff that never gets used (because of my favorites, lol.

  16. I have given away a lot of old stuff but there is still so much more.

    I re-arranged my drawers & rolled my pants, skirts & tops so they take up less room and I can see everything at one time. But still that’s 6 drawers and a basket for hats & gloves & jackets in the closet. My stepsons are grown and gone & I have taken over both their rooms with running stuff UGH!!

  17. Ha ha!!! Absolutely love and agree with this: “If hoarding running gear is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.” Yep, same here. Running gear is my only splurge, and I don’t feel guilty about it at all1

  19. It’s funny – I balk at going out for lunch at the cost of $10, but I won’t hesitate to drop big dollars on races, shoes, gear, PT equipment, you name it. It’s all about perspective and value proposition, I say. =)

  20. I live in an apartment, and I have obsessive organizational tendencies, so I don’t hoard. Don’t have the room. Usually my rule is that if I haven’t worn in in 2 years, I give it away or throw it out.

  23. I thinned out a bunch of things I rarely wear a few months ago, but think I need to go back through the collection again. I find myself wearing the same things over and over, so I may need to send things on to someone else. It’s just so hard when you see pretty new things to resist!

  25. IT is hard to let go out of stuff!
    I want to be a minimalists, I really do, but my drawers are overflowing because I try to get rid of stuff and then think mmmm, I may need or want that lol

  26. I think I am in the middle here. I have actually sold some of my Sparkle Skirts because they were themed in a way that I would not want to wear them multiple times, yet they were perfect for a couple Disney races. However, I now hoard Lululemon gear and have an obsession with their Tracker Shorts and the longer length skirts. Oh and I love the Run Times shorts too. I will not count, but there is quite a large stash. I was thinking about my Boston shoes and they will probably be kept since that was such a special race. Otherwise, my shoes are donated after 300 miles.

  30. LOL! Why would you want to get rid of such great stuff? I had so many shirts I had the queen size quilt made and I am proud to say that my shirt drawer is filling right back up! Hoarder? NAH! I’m sentimental- big difference 🙂

  31. I’m a hoarder, but only with running stuff. What if I want to wear it someday? 🙂 Plus there’s winter gear vs summer gear, which I normally swap out during the year, but right now I have nowhere to put the off season gear unless I pack it back into a box, so it’s all jammed into my dresser. It’s getting a little tricky to close…

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