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This year for our anniversary, the hubs surprised me with what I am calling the best gift for a runner: a medal hanger.
Before we moved to Austin, I used to have a few nails on the wall and would just hang my medals there. I always thought it was good enough. Since moving to Austin, those medals have been stuffed away in a plastic bag (so wrong, so wrong).
The hubs got an idea that a medal hanger would be a cool gift idea… and he was right! He even went the extra mile and got it customized to reflect my blog:
I absolutely LOVE it. And I am calling it the best gift you can get for a runner.
Why?
For one, I worked hard for all that hardware. Each of those races had its own challenges, its own course of training… and they were special in their own way (even those that I didn’t like — such as the Chicago Marathon — still have a special place). They should be displayed somewhere and not stuffed in a bag somewhere.
Secondly, I feel like it serves as a great source of inspiration. I can’t help but stare at it when I brush my teeth each day and think about how I can add to it to make it better. Whether its with a PR or a new race, there are TONS of ways to add to the collection… and it’s a constant reminder that I can do whatever I want to set my mind to.
I also put my most special medals all the way to the right… the three Boston Marathon, my first BQ (Madison Marathon in 2009), Boston 2 Big Sur and my current PR (Wineglass Marathon).
So, if you’re in the market for a gift for a runner, check out Allied Medal Displays. That’s where the hubs got this one and he said the process to customize it was super easy and they were great to work with! With the holidays around the corner, this would be a PERFECT gift for the runner(s) in your life.
Do you have a medal hanger? If no: how do you display your medals?
Do medals determine whether or not you run a race? What’s the coolest medal you have? I love my first marathon medal — Twin Cities Marathon from 2006. A leaf spins in a circle on the inside!
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