I wear a one-piece swimsuit the entire tri, so I need a race number belt for the run segment. If you're going to wear a shirt you can pin it to that.

Brand, nah, there all the same. I forgot mine on Saturday when I raced and just used a piece of yarn.

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I use a race belt. it is easier to to just clip it on for the bike than doing any pinning after the swim. I worry about the pins tearing my clothes so I don't wear it under my wetsuit. No brand is better than the other. Your local running store or tri shop will have some.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce

i'm a cheapskate and don't want to ruin any of my racing clothes with pins, so i use one. it rides up to my natural waist, but i keep it loose enough that i don't end up with it compressing my diaphragm (i'm high waisted).

i think the only difference i've seen between the myriad of brands is attachment system. mine uses lace locks on 1.5" pieces of elastic, which i prefer to the dome snap type.

cheers!

-mistress k

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I use a long piece of elastic. It's actually the strap from Sweedish Goggles. It stays put down around my hips and doesn't ride up to my waist like the others do. I used to just grab it and tie it off, but last week I used the plastic connectors from a 'real' race belt and fixed mine so it is easy to put on and take off.

I use a race belt. It's easy. I got my first one for free as part of my sign up fee from my local tri club.