Are racing medals making a comeback?

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Jun 2013
3:18pm, 8 Jun 2013
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Dooogs
Do I get a medal for guessing who started this thread? ;)
Jun 2013
3:31pm, 8 Jun 2013
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Phil70
I suppose the next question is what do you do with the medals when you get home? Go on display or put is a box with all the others?
Jun 2013
3:47pm, 8 Jun 2013
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Foxy
I've done 14 races this year & had 14 medals plus 2 T-shirts & a belt buckle - Many Race Directors will favour T-shirts as it's free advertising for them.

I keep meaning to display my medals but they live in a box under the bed.
Jun 2013
4:09pm, 8 Jun 2013
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GimmeMedals
I put mine here:



and have just ordered a 3 bar extender for it as it's too full (I've *earned* another 7 since this photo was taken) and I've got a few more *medals* on the way in the next 12 months :-)
Jun 2013
4:09pm, 8 Jun 2013
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GimmeMedals
Hello Dooogs :-)
Jun 2013
4:24pm, 8 Jun 2013
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Phil70
Hi GM - very impressive! I don't think my wife would let me have one of those. However, I do have my first (London Marathon) medal, certificate and photo in a frame half way up the stairs. The rest are in a box in the loft.
Jun 2013
4:27pm, 8 Jun 2013
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Dooogs
My school running medals are hanging from a home-made 'medal wire' in the bathroom - that should be good for another 3 or 4, at least... :)
Jun 2013
4:46pm, 8 Jun 2013
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Curly45
I like the races like in Battersea park where you get a medal or trophy if you are in the first 10 then its a banana and water! Never got one yet, but will keep trying :)

Generally, I'm with SPR... Got a medal for BUPA mile ffs *shakes head with wonderment*
Jun 2013
5:42pm, 8 Jun 2013
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Autumnleaves
I like that GM - saw one in a magazine somewhere & thought I might drop hints for Christmas! At the moment mine are hanging up on the curtain tie-back hooks in the bedroom and it's only a matter of time before the hooks come out of the wall...
Jun 2013
7:07pm, 8 Jun 2013
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cackleberry
I must be doing the wrong races.
In the space of 2.5 years I have run over 50 races and haven't got a single medal.

I have a few mugs, 2 certificates and one (rather nice!) sew on patch-badge.

I'd like a medal :(

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When I started racing in 2010, most races gave a cotton tshirt to the finishers, especially 10ks. 10...

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