Ultra running clubs have members scattered across a region with wildly varying schedules. Getting everyone to commit to a shirt order at the same time, in the right sizes, while also collecting money from people who may not show up to group runs for weeks, is the reason most clubs abandon the idea of coordinated apparel entirely. Bear Grips Pro Shops eliminates every step in that process with no minimum order and a store link that each member uses independently.
The process is designed around the reality of how ultra running clubs operate. Club members rarely gather in one place at the same time. They run in smaller groups, at different paces, at different times. Collecting shirt sizes and payments in that context requires either a club spreadsheet that nobody updates or a coordinator who sends 14 follow-up messages.
The store link removes the coordinator entirely. Here is how it works:
The store stays open. New members who join after the initial announcement can still buy. Members who missed the first window can still order. The shirt does not disappear the way a pre-order deadline does.
Not every ultra running community is a formal club with 200 members. Many are informal training groups of three to eight runners who share a route, a pace range, and a sense of humor about suffering. These groups want matching shirts too, and they have historically been priced out of screen printing minimums.
A training group of five can order five shirts at Bear Grips Pro Shops. Each person orders and pays for their own. Shirts ship to each home. There is no minimum, no setup fee, and no pressure to recruit more buyers to justify the run. The per-unit price on five shirts is the same as on 500 shirts.
For small groups that prefer a single central order (one person pays, one shipment arrives, then distributes at the next group run), that works through the same platform: add all sizes to one cart, choose one shipping address, and the whole batch arrives together. Still no minimum.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.The most common shirt choices in ultra running club stores:
Many ultra running clubs carry two shirt options simultaneously: a performance tee for active use and a cotton tee for everyday wear. Each serves a different buyer preference without cannibalizing the other.
Ultra running clubs that run apparel as a simple open store rather than a one-time order typically earn three to four times the revenue of clubs that run a single pre-order window per year. The reason is straightforward: the store is always open. New members join and buy the club shirt as part of joining. Existing members buy the new seasonal design when it launches. Runners from outside the club see the gear and buy it as a sign of solidarity with the ultra community.
A club with 150 active members where 15% buy the shirt in any given month earns roughly 23 shirts per month at $10 to $15 margin each, or $230 to $345 per month without any active selling. That compounds over a full calendar year into $2,700 to $4,100 in apparel revenue that does not require planning a pre-order, collecting money, or managing a distribution event.
For the full club store setup guide, see how to set up an ultra running club merch shop. For hats to add alongside the shirt launch, see custom ultra running hats.
No minimum, no bulk order, no coordination. Share the link with your members and every shirt ships directly to them.
Start FreeYes. There is no minimum order at Bear Grips Pro Shops. A group of five can order five shirts in five different sizes through the store link. Each person orders and pays for their own. Shirts ship to each home address.
The store stays open. New members can order at any time through the same link. Unlike a one-time pre-order, the Bear Grips Pro Shops store link is evergreen. New members buy the club shirt as part of joining without requiring the coordinator to open a new ordering window.
Most clubs carry both a performance tee (Sport-Tek Moisture-Wicking) and a cotton tee (Bear Grips Airlume Athletic Tee) simultaneously. Members who want to run in the shirt choose the performance option. Members who want an everyday shirt choose the cotton option. Offering both doubles the buyer pool.
The club sets its own profit margin. On a performance tee with a VIP plan base price of $23.86, retailing at $38 earns $14.14 per shirt. On the Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee at $19.88 base (VIP), retailing at $35 earns $15.12 per shirt. Margins are paid bi-weekly.
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