What's the best non-monetary prize given by a road race?
What's the best non-monetary prize given by a road race?
The Seattle marathon used to give out BBQ grills. That's pretty cool.
10K at Holyoke, MA gave me 30-pack years ago
A 4-foot claymore - Carnethy 5 Hills race
(a claymore is a type of scottish broadsword)
Mercedes Benz at 5th ave.
I won an all-expense paid trip to Italy for six days for merely winning a 5k road race in roughly 15:20 (my official time was about a minute faster because it wasn't measured correctly)
They don't offer that prize anymore, because the year after I won, the women's winner complained about everything - the hotel, the flight was delayed, etc etc - she complained so much, she ruined it for everyone because they immediately stopped offering the trip the next year.
I won a barbecue for winning a small (tiny) 5k road race. My winning time is rather embarrassing and shall not be repeated here.
Familiar to Canadians, it was a barbecue from Tim Horton's 'Roll Up the Rim' contest.
I won a 10 day trip to Japan that included airfare, hotel and meals, and culminated in a race against their city's champion. I didn't accept, and they sent the #2 guy I guess.
I host a race that offers free air travel to Boston and a stay in a nice hotel there. Last two winners have used it the week of Boston and have run very well there.
The Polish Pickle Run in Bremond, Texas, gave out (as a door prize) the choice of $500 or a cow. I saw a dad tell his 8-10 yr. old daughter that won to choose the cow.
The Napa Marathon gives the top male and female their weight in wine.
Perhaps This wrote:
I won an all-expense paid trip to Italy for six days for merely winning a 5k road race in roughly 15:20 (my official time was about a minute faster because it wasn't measured correctly)
They don't offer that prize anymore, because the year after I won, the women's winner complained about everything - the hotel, the flight was delayed, etc etc - she complained so much, she ruined it for everyone because they immediately stopped offering the trip the next year.
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My dad is in his 80's. Fought in WWII. He grew up during the depression, and uses phrases like " God-damn broads!" Now I know why.
Although this can't compete against some of the big trips, 30-packs, etc. listed about, the Volkslaufe festival of races in Frankenmuth, MI has to win the depth category.
Overall men's and women's winners in the 5k, 10k, and 20k get 3 liter steins. As well as the top 3 in each age group for the 5k, 10k, 20k, and 5k race walk.
If I did my math right (I probably didn't), they give away a total of 282 German steins as awards.
Screwed that up. The age group winners to not get 3 liter steins, but smaller beer steins.
Sub6 wrote:
Although this can't compete against some of the big trips, 30-packs, etc. listed about, the Volkslaufe festival of races in Frankenmuth, MI has to win the depth category.
Overall men's and women's winners in the 5k, 10k, and 20k get 3 liter steins. As well as the top 3 in each age group for the 5k, 10k, 20k, and 5k race walk.
If I did my math right (I probably didn't), they give away a total of 282 German steins as awards.
http://www.volkslaufe.org/?page_id=18
i know this has already been posted on other threads but the shamrock 15k in portland...great race....Widmer is a big sponsor (maybe title?) so they have a teeter-totter....
year i won lucy smith gets on, think she made 4 cases of beer...they gave her 6 to be nice.....then the fatman in a little coat gets on......11 cases later we call it balanced....now how the heck am i supposed to load 11 cases of beer on a southwest flight back to ABQ??? suffice to say that dave davis had beer out his ears for a few weeks....someday i'll just stay there for a weeklong bender... :)
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The Flying Pig 5k in Pennington, NJ gives out six pound pork rolls (Taylor ham). If you don't know what pork roll is, it is a sort of sausage/canadian bacon hybrid made pretty much exclusively in Trenton NJ.
quote]somerandomdude wrote:
i know this has already been posted on other threads but the shamrock 15k in portland...great race....Widmer is a big sponsor (maybe title?) so they have a teeter-totter....
I was just going to mention that race!!
The citizens race at the Bolder Boulder 10k gives a treadmill to the winners.
i got a great scented candle at a low key 10k near dc a few years ago. it has been amazing for my dorm and very useful during blackouts
Berwick 9 miler in PA gives away diamonds.
DIAMONDS!