I came 2nd in a 5K and no-one noticed, no announcer, no awards, no official time, nothing. Very disappointing.
I've won my AG in races with no medals and received medals for just finishing.
Most go in the trash but I have 5 medals on my desk in front of me.
AG places
2 x 1st
1 x 2nd
5 x 3rd
I don't know how many medals/trophies I have won.
I know my best awards were small medals and I have big cheesy trophies form small road races.
My IC4A medals are small but were tough to get in the 90s.
I have a huge trophy for winning a July 4th 10K in 36 minutes.
No award for my 3:42.1 1500 that qualified me for the Olympic Trials.
I won a couple of T shirts winning a couple of college invitationals but big medals in small races.
Second place in JHS Field day dash hangs on the keys to my parents place I keep 'in case'.
Similar to this but not so old
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Kids say the darndest things.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Bronze_Star_medal.jpg
"You got third place for being a soldier."
Too many for my Varsity Jacket I wear in the winter (class of '83)
angry willy wrote:
too many to count.
after the first couple they begin to lose their significance, then they go to a box to be donated, except for the few that have personal meaning.
I thought of this, but what happens to donated race medals? What possible use could anyone have for old finisher medals? They don't provide shelter and they have no resale value (with the except of Boston marathon ones).
I've got a bunch of finisher medals from 5ks. Yes, 5ks. They have no meaning. One from a 5k that used to cost $10.00, but they raised the price to $20.00, and gave out these stupid medals. The ironic part is the finisher medal is nicer than the earned finishing place award! That seems to be the trend. Blingy medal for finishing, and a lousy ribbon for winning.
Maybe I'll keep the medals as a reminder of the money I wasted on entry fees to these events... Give me a low-profile 5k any day of the week. Problem is they are disappearing fast.
