Mine was a railroad spike with a little engraved tile with the race name and age group place. Titusville PA
Mine was a railroad spike with a little engraved tile with the race name and age group place. Titusville PA
A camouflauge trucker hat. As far as worst trophies, I ran one race that had a box of various non-running trophies and they told us to pick one out of the box: sailboating, cheerleading, soccer, etc.
I got a certificate on flimsy paper once. and it cost me 30 bucks to enter the race.. NO WAY!
I didn't win but I had sex later in the day with a woman I met at a 5k in Lenoir City, Tennessee. It was a few years back.
A voucher which would've covered a portion of the purchase price for an ID tag meant for runners. This, for my only outright win.
So you got crabs as a consolation prize?
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I didn't win but I had sex later in the day with a woman I met at a 5k in Lenoir City, Tennessee. It was a few years back.
I won a race at a Norwegian culture festival in California. Along with a gift certificate to a local sports store (which was nice enough) I got a pair of Nordic walking poles. WTF?
I won a race at a Norwegian culture festival in California. Along with a gift certificate to a local sports store (which was nice enough) I got a pair of Nordic walking poles. WTF?
I won a race at a Norwegian culture festival in California. Along with a gift certificate to a local sports store (which was nice enough) I got a pair of Nordic walking poles. WTF?
I won a race at a Norwegian culture festival in California. Along with a gift certificate to a local sports store (which was nice enough) I got a pair of Nordic walking poles. WTF?
A dildo, they were basically saying go f*** yourself.
A flashdrive.
Nothing. It was for charity so I'm glad they put the money to good use.
A gift certificate to chipotle, which gave me the worst food poisoning I've ever had.
I got a Notre Dame string backpack after winning a race on campus. The ND logo happened to be printed upside down on the bag. This wasn't surprising considering I was sent the wrong direction around one of the last few turns.
An Arizona Cardinals bath towel. Of course, it was for Hurricane Katrina relief so again this seems to be a good trade off. Oh, I also once won a button up shirt embroidered with the race logo of a marathon I didn't run.
A coffee mug that said (Race Name) 10K on it. I placed in the 5K.
The worst though has to be from the Tucson Marathon. They have these crappy sandstone plaques that they give out that don't even say anyting on them, just some vaguely Southwestern design. Pam must have bought them in bulk years ago.
How about a BEST PRIZE?
I've won a bottle of Bushmill's Irish Whiskey on St. Patty's Day and a bottle of Korbel Champaign on New Year's.
Worst? Some kind of cheap plastic trophy for a 5k.
Alan
A home crocheted ear warmer type thingy.
A 'caramel-crunch' low-carb bar. With the price sticker still on it. $1.50.
The next year I won again and got a crappy nylon jacket with an embroidered cartoonish runner over the words "I almost won!"