Most useful memento I have is a thin hi-viz Ron Hill running jacket I got for marshalling at the WHW. Favourite medal would be the handmade wooden one I got at the D33 - my first ultra - last year.
Home made apple crumble, soup, sandwiches and cakes have been pretty useful and very well received in place of medals at events like Belvoir Challenge and Seagrave Wold Challenge too!
London Ultra 50K LARGE mug is very useful! All the running Ts are useful as well, of course. I do like my leaf-shaped wooden medals from Royal Parks Half 2010 & 2011.
My most useful memento is a rubbish sack from the eco trail de Brussel. It fits on my waistband and is great for putting empty gel sachets in.... as well the excellent sports bag I got from the medoc marathon.
sad as it appears i keep all my race numbers too-gawd knows why because they mostly look the same i think my NDW is the most crumpled and dusty though, thats the best one.
I keep my race numbers as well, and write time & placing on the back. Which made it particularly annoying when the number disintegrated during the Croydon Ultra!
I've also bought an engraver gadget from Lidl for £7.99, I think it was, so I can engrave the backs of the medals with my name, time etc. (including the name & date of the race, if that wasn't included on the medal).
I will give an honourable mention to the Greenbelt Relay T-shirts. Before I took part, I always thought tshirts were a naff memento, doomed to the rag bag. However, the GBR colours look good at mass gatherings
slaneuk, i thought tshirts were a bit useless until i had that episode at NDW will always carry one with me now-even if its hacked down to size(p.s dont tell james ive wrecked the ndw one)
Loula, you can get a Dremel engraving tool from various online sellers for about £14-£20. Or a battery operated mini engraving tool for about the same price - Sealey E532 - Mini Engraver 2 x AAA Cell. That's what I found by Googling for power engraving tool.
It gave me a ridiculous amount of satisfaction to engrave the details onto the back of the medals - particularly because the cost of the engraver is less than it would have cost to get a single medal engraved in a shop. Pity my hand isn't sufficiently steady to use it to engrave the parkrun perpetual shields - will have to take those in to a proper place today.
Loulabell, rofl - could have guessed you hacked your tshirts given what you were wearing for your 50miler!! Did you convert it into a complete outfit?
Should also mention I do like the medals that are unique to the event, rather than bought on mass from a catalog - they tend to make more interesting talking points!
My best memento was the pint of coke and packet of salt & vinager crisps a fellow runner bought me in the pub after an ultra, I had forgotten my wallet.
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Pretty chuffed with my Welsh slate coaster from yesterdays Snowdonia Marathon.
my fave medal has to be my NDW , but my most useful momento is a thermos mug with club name from a local 10k!
Most useful memento I have is a thin hi-viz Ron Hill running jacket I got for marshalling at the WHW. Favourite medal would be the handmade wooden one I got at the D33 - my first ultra - last year.
Home made apple crumble, soup, sandwiches and cakes have been pretty useful and very well received in place of medals at events like Belvoir Challenge and Seagrave Wold Challenge too!
I have had a couple of useful items. A handy towel from the Cardiff Half that I use for spin sessions and a stylish buff from the Pensford 10K.
I've chosen to do the Avebury 8 because I'm told the pottery mug is very nice.
London Ultra 50K LARGE mug is very useful! All the running Ts are useful as well, of course. I do like my leaf-shaped wooden medals from Royal Parks Half 2010 & 2011.
i'm with RWD. I don't usually like medals but the wooden D33 one (courtesy of hurricane bawbag) was cute.
i usually like mugs, flasks, etc. something i can use. i only want a medal if i WIN
I have a wine decanter from the Marathon du Medoc. Not very useful, but looks quite nice.
I can happily live without medals.
My most useful memento is a rubbish sack from the eco trail de Brussel. It fits on my waistband and is great for putting empty gel sachets in.... as well the excellent sports bag I got from the medoc marathon.
I love medals. That is all.
i think you get a momento of nice pottery from the Marlborough ultra too if i remember rightly.
I don't have a favourite really. I like to keep race numbers and the number from Lakeland 100 in 2011 is probably the nicest of the bunch
Dartmoor Discovery does a pretty good tshirt too!
sad as it appears i keep all my race numbers too-gawd knows why because they mostly look the same i think my NDW is the most crumpled and dusty though, thats the best one.
If you get mug for jogging 8 miles what sort of pottery do you get for a proper ultra?
im not sure! erm..a pottery Garmin????
I keep my race numbers as well, and write time & placing on the back. Which made it particularly annoying when the number disintegrated during the Croydon Ultra!
I've also bought an engraver gadget from Lidl for £7.99, I think it was, so I can engrave the backs of the medals with my name, time etc. (including the name & date of the race, if that wasn't included on the medal).
Debs, thats a nifty gadget to have. was that a while back ? anywhere else you know i can get one from?
slaneuk, i thought tshirts were a bit useless until i had that episode at NDW will always carry one with me now-even if its hacked down to size(p.s dont tell james ive wrecked the ndw one)
i love the little square glass paperweights that are engraved inside.
like the slate coaster at snowdonia as well..........and the towles from bala tri have been briliant.such good quality and a decent size
My Golden Running Shoe from the Llanelli Half wins for naffest Race Memento - its so ridiculous, I Love it!
Loula, you can get a Dremel engraving tool from various online sellers for about £14-£20. Or a battery operated mini engraving tool for about the same price - Sealey E532 - Mini Engraver 2 x AAA Cell. That's what I found by Googling for power engraving tool.
It gave me a ridiculous amount of satisfaction to engrave the details onto the back of the medals - particularly because the cost of the engraver is less than it would have cost to get a single medal engraved in a shop. Pity my hand isn't sufficiently steady to use it to engrave the parkrun perpetual shields - will have to take those in to a proper place today.
Loulabell, rofl - could have guessed you hacked your tshirts given what you were wearing for your 50miler!! Did you convert it into a complete outfit?
Should also mention I do like the medals that are unique to the event, rather than bought on mass from a catalog - they tend to make more interesting talking points!
slaneuk! thats a fab idea-i could get shorts AND a top out of a tshirt....even matching bandana.....
....ok , a step too far with co-ordianation
i quite like my Oxford medal with the spires and a BMW mini
My best memento was the pint of coke and packet of salt & vinager crisps a fellow runner bought me in the pub after an ultra, I had forgotten my wallet.
Medals are ok BUT - memories are priceless.....
Yeah, i'd quite like one of those!