I'm a big fan of goofy hats like that for outdoors. It's like a guy I worked with back in the early 90's when i worked on a golf course he had been in the military and stationed in Alaska and he said "I don't care how I look when it's cold out as long as it keeps me warm"....and so it goes for hat wearyeah, WS is probably an ideal race for him - grew up running in the heat, and now lives/trains with some altitude
he's totally rockin' the goofy hat today
same! I've never run in one, but there's so much sun on those trails that it kinda makes sense over a trucker hat, which is otherwise the normI'm a big fan of goofy hats like that for outdoors. It's like a guy I worked with back in the early 90's when i worked on a golf course he had been in the military and stationed in Alaska and he said "I don't care how I look when it's cold out as long as it keeps me warm"....and so it goes for hat wear
locally, it also helps to keep the deer flies off (they tend to buzz around your head, so a big hat will mostly keep them from biting)
I've never been much for wearing a "ballcap" but as I get less and less hair on top that will probably change' The Rothco booney/NAM hat like this is my goto because it's sturdy yet lightweight and doesn't flop around and you get the aesthetics of randomness the way the brim farms (not flat symmetry like the hoka one BUT the Hoka type ones are great for pure performance (I have a similar Columbia one)
