What do I do with my old running trophies and awards?

Throw them all away, collect only Crossfit trophies from now on.

When I downsized, I threw all my trophies away. I removed and kept the engraved plaque from the front of each of them (with the race info, date, etc) and saved those instead. Those didn't take up any space, and served to preserve the "memory" in physical form. Now, 10 years later I have never looked at them, and suggest it wasn't even necessary to keep those.

If you have nieces/nephews or other neighborhood kids you could give them away, host an informal race at your next family gathering and let the kids win them, etc...

Maybe also contact a local charity, kids home, etc to see if they would have any use for the trophies as prizes for the kids.

I have no idea, but you might check on Ebay and see if you can get anything for the old T&F News. Sell several years in the same auctions so it doesn't waste much of your time to list them.

Keep the most important ones that if your having a bad day and you see it...be like I've been through tough stuff before and can make it. I have a state championship medal from when I was ranked 11th in the state and it reminds me not to count myself out when I can get down.

Easy my man...

get each award/ trophy out. Take a picture. Then give the stuff away to charity.

That way you can look at it anytime you want and it won't take up space.

keep your favorite 2-3, then donate the rest to goodwill so some poor kids can get repurposed trophies and medals on the cheap

throw away the T&F news

Smelt them down into one glorious gigantic trophy.

Had similar problem - took all nameplates off and kept them. Donated the trophies to a local race. Won my age group - and a trophy I had won before. Now that one I have to keep. Mackwamba

yougottabekiddingme wrote:

I have no idea, but you might check on Ebay and see if you can get anything for the old T&F News. Sell several years in the same auctions so it doesn't waste much of your time to list them.

If there's a famous name on the cover (Ryun, Pre, Shorter, Beamon) a single issue can sell on eBay for $10-$15 each. Otherwise, they seldom sell at all.

I never keep them in the first place and bin trophies on the way hone.

I reject medals handed out just for participation because these are plain wrong.

Everybody knows I am into sports, no need to impress anyone.

And for myself I have more important things in my life to be proud of than a certificate or a medal.

Thin naked and alone wrote:

I am older and going to sell my house and downsize. I have several large boxes of old running trophies from my 30 or so years of racing.

Also, I have old boxes of T&F News etc.

What do I do?

I would take the T&F news off you hands. seriously

Give them to the local high school that hosts a xc meet. Kids love the retro trophies.

All of this is not saying that trophies should be the reason that people run or race - with that in mind:

Participation awards - an abomination - definitely go. Age group 2nds and 3rds as well. This should come naturally to all self-respecting human beings.

Now here's where I have a tricky time discussing this with other runners:

Age group firsts: for some reason people want to hold onto these. I suppose if you won the under 14 or 12 category and are vastly overmatched by the adults - ok, go ahead and keep it, you're a kid after all.

In a similar vein, if you're a real old timer way past your prime - go ahead and keep it, good for you for chugging along in old age. ***But danger!!!! If you just turned 40 - officially in the Master's category - the trophies don't suddenly become meaningful again.

Otherwise, keep 1st place awards for winning a race outright and that's it.

I mean come on, do you care if your buddy got a 3rd place trophy from the local bowling league? You barely care even if he won.

I don't have trophies because I don't accept them at the race. If I win overall and its just some old tower trophy that won't make it past the dumpster on the way back to the car. If you came into my home the only way you would know I was a runner were by my shoes. Trophies are gay.

seriously... wrote:

I don't have trophies because I don't accept them at the race. If I win overall and its just some old tower trophy that won't make it past the dumpster on the way back to the car. If you came into my home the only way you would know I was a runner were by my shoes. Trophies are gay.

This post gave me a good laugh - thanks.

I got rid of mine. Between some local programs, charities and Good Will, they're all pretty much gone.

Racing

1972-2008

RIP

I never cared much about awards anyway. Just fast times ( for me. ).

I have all my trophies and medals displayed in a room that is a shrine to me. When I die, somebody else can throw it all in the dump.

Made me laugh.Why not? Do you have a curio for them?Serious for OP, why not sell them? People buy old marathon finisher medals at least.

120 race shirts in the closet wrote:

I have all my trophies and medals displayed in a room that is a shrine to me. When I die, somebody else can throw it all in the dump.

wccelder wrote:

Smelt them down into one glorious gigantic trophy.

THIS!!!!!

Chain it around your neck, make a grill, then pump some o' dat ole' timey rap music

Give them to the Special Olympics.