This is why I love Cross Country! What you are looking at is NOT a tan line. It is a MUD line. He did not place well in this particular meet but he did say it was the most fun he ever had. Luckily his shorts were black but his meet shirt was muddy all up the back and he even had mud in his hair! His shoes had to dry and then be banged off to try and loosen all the mud. Yes, we did have to wash them. We also had to wash the meet outfit for the next day to turn back in. Why, you ask. I'm not sure. Knowing what I know now, I am hoping Aaron grows so much that next year he has to get a new one and not reuse someone else's...yuck!!