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  1. Discussions
  2. Medals
  • If you have a presenting sponsor for your event, is their logo on your medal or ribbon? If on ribbon, where is it located…neck, sides, both?

    Posted: Feb. 17, 2023

  • Looking for a good alternative for AG awards that are not just the standard race medals. What would be great to use for top finishers?

    Posted: Feb. 10, 2023

  • Looking for some type of rack to hang 1500 medals on at the finish line for race. Any suggestions?

    Posted: Feb. 3, 2023

  • Anyone have any ideas for awards for AG/OA aside from medals?

    Posted: Jan. 20, 2023

  • Is there a way to recycle surplus medals? Or what do you do with them?

    Posted: Jan. 20, 2023

  • So what is the future of medal production? Where is it headed?

    Posted: Jan. 13, 2023

  • Just how big will finisher medals get?!

    Posted: Dec. 2, 2022

  • Anyone offer on site medal engraving? Name, time, date, etc.

    Posted: Sept. 30, 2022

  • What do you do with your extra medals at the end of your races?

    Posted: Aug. 26, 2022

  • Thoughts on what runners might like better…a typical finisher item (coffee mug, socks, beanie, etc.) or a not so expensive finisher medal?

    Posted: Aug. 19, 2022

  • Are medals usually designed by a designer and then given to a company to create or are any companies more of a one-stop shop?

    Posted: May 27, 2022

  • Seeking advice on what kind of medal to use. Rubber vs. metal?

    Posted: April 1, 2022

  • In your opinion, how much do medals drive your registrations? Especially in a 5K?

    Posted: March 24, 2022

  • How do race directors make the final decision to know how many medals to order for a first time race?

    Posted: March 18, 2022

  • What do you do if you run out of shirts and medals? Do you order more, or just let people know they won’t get one?

    Posted: March 4, 2022

  • Given all the uncertainty, how are you forecasting medal and swag procurement for 2022?

    Posted: Feb. 25, 2022

  • What attracts runners to your races beyond a finisher medal and T-shirt?

    Posted: Jan. 28, 2022

  • Does anyone know of a place where you can sell old medals?

    Posted: Jan. 14, 2022

  • Has anyone successfully had a no shirt/no medal race option that actually worked out?

    Posted: Nov. 19, 2021

  • Do you typically give out your finisher medals at the finish line or put them in their race packets with bibs and shirts?

    Posted: Sept. 23, 2021

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