Racing in style...

Ok...so anyone that knows me, knows I hate racing in ugly clothes. In high school, when our cross country team was suited up in uniforms from the 80s, I went on a mission to replace them. Not with newer and equally as goofy looking uniforms. Oh no. Our team donned sports bra tops and patterned shorts. We were the fashion icons of the Arizona h.s. cross country circuit in 1999.
So, as race day gets closer, I'm searching for the perfect ensemble. Something stylish, comfortable, and most of all, something that tells the story of why I'm putting myself through exercise hell.
I can already hear a few of you familiar with Team in Training..."But you get a free purple jersey with the TNT logo!" Ahhhh...and you are right. I do. But have you seen those singlets?! They are awful. The worst shade of purple known to the rainbow. Not even Lucky Charms or Trix would subject kids to that hue in their cereal.
But, you say, "It tells the story of why you're racing!" I argue, it does not. While I am whole-heartedly a supporter of raising money to cure blood cancers, I am doing this for my grandma. Call it a coping mechanism for us both, if you want. But I am stuck in DC and she is stuck in Altamont, Illinois. So this triathlon is how I'm supporting her. She is my story.
So how do I translate the story of grandma's fight against cancer into a racing outfit? Yes...I'm asking you. Give feedback via the comments option below.