SMALLEST Finisher Medal

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4 years ago 05/21/2019 4:08pm EDT

Lots of threads complain about finisher medals and how big and heavy they have become compared to years gone by. So I decided to go through mine and check out which was the smallest. I had several at 1,1/2 inches diameter and 1/8th thick but the winner was - - - - -

1984 Rutland Water Mini-Marathon: 1-3/8th in diameter and 1/16th thick.

And as bonus category. Narrowest ribbon - - - -

1984 Rutland Water Mini-Marathon (again): 5/16th inch.

For reference a quarter is just over 15/16th diameter and 1/16th thick.

The race was once round Rutland Water, a total of 16.8 miles (we didn't do the Hambleton Peninsula). Back in those days the race lengths were whatever they happened to be on the map. No attempts were made to round them off to a standard distance.

4 years ago 05/23/2019 8:34pm EDT

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Raddison wrote:
Lots of threads complain about finisher medals and how big and heavy they have become compared to years gone by. So I decided to go through mine and check out which was the smallest. I had several at 1,1/2 inches diameter and 1/8th thick but the winner was - - - - -
1984 Rutland Water Mini-Marathon: 1-3/8th in diameter and 1/16th thick.
And as bonus category. Narrowest ribbon - - - -
1984 Rutland Water Mini-Marathon (again): 5/16th inch.
For reference a quarter is just over 15/16th diameter and 1/16th thick.
The race was once round Rutland Water, a total of 16.8 miles (we didn't do the Hambleton Peninsula). Back in those days the race lengths were whatever they happened to be on the map. No attempts were made to round them off to a standard distance.

I have one that is made of what appears to be pewter. It is less than 1.5" across and slightly thicker than a kennedy half dollar. There is a front view of a male runner on the face and olive branches on the back. It was given to me by a seasoned veteran after I ran my first 1000 miles. It's not a "finisher" medal, but I think it's still pretty cool nonetheless.

4 years ago 05/23/2019 10:43pm EDT

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I thought this was a thread about getting a medal for being the smallest finisher.

Has anyone ever gotten one of those? How big was the medal.

4 years ago 05/24/2019 3:50am EDT

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The bigger the better. When you finish a race and are walking away from finish line you want girls to be able to tell straight away that you have finished a race. I usually walk into the nearest bar/coffee place which has the most girls. First impressions are important. If girls see a tiny medal on you they will think it is just a dorky necklace.

4 years ago 05/24/2019 4:19am EDT

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The best finishers medals are so small you cant see them.

4 years ago 05/24/2019 9:48am EDT

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Comrades has some particularly small finishers medals.

They have been much the same since 1921 and they are beautiful.

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