A finishers medal for a sprint... ????

finisher medal, or podium medal???   lol, you fixt it!!!

i agree on the finisher medal,

the T-shirt is good enough, save me 10-15 bucks on the reggie fee



Edited by Rudedog55 2009-07-31 4:26 PM

I meant a FINISHERS medal and updated my OP accordingly.

T-shirt seems good enough. I think finsher medals should be held for longer distances... HIM/IM...????

Personally, Oly's are no slouch of a distance, and i really love my medal from the NYC Tri, but i see your point.  Definitely need one for long course though,  that is an accomplishment.

just my .02 

Yes. We wouldn't want those pesky sprint folks parading around in medals posing like they're triathletes and such! Or even those who do Olys. POSERS!

Well, any distance is an accomplishment. I know for many, doing a sprint is very hard.

No disrespect to the people who just do sprints... it just seems like... well, they don't give finishers medals for 5K's... ya know? It's kind of along those lines.

They are triathletes... DUH. That is not what I'm saying.

Someone who runs a 5K or 10K is a runner... but they don't get finishers medals. In the running world, only if you do longer distances do you get a medal.

So it just struck me as odd that in tri's... for sprints... we give out medals.

At least 4 deep in AGs, right? 

I've done a 2-mile (run) race with a finisher's medal.
But I'm not sure I care either way...



Edited by lisac957 2009-07-31 4:36 PM

I've only done 2 sprints.  I got a medal at my second but I thought that was because it was a Y sponsored race and for whatever reason the YMCA thinks EVERONE needs a medal.  I didn't know other sprints gave out medals.  I don't have a problem with it but I don't need one either.  I gave mine to one of my little girls - she thought it was cool.  I would have preferred a nicer shirt cause the one I got is crap.

I've actually done lots of 5Ks and 10Ks that give out medals. I'm pretty sure I still have every one of them. I'll see them and think `Oh I remember that race, how fun!' so while they're from a short race, it's a nice keepsake.

And lots of people do sprints as their first tri. It's nice to have something by which to remember your first tri.

I run without a garmin/heart rate monitor watch. :-D

I like the medals, but I agree that for sprints, I would really like a nicer shirt.  But the medals make you feel like - well at least I finished.  And the one for the NYC Tri IS really kewl.

And you know what, a lot of training goes into doing an oly - so there.  (in a mood now).

How about if they gave out medals for super-sprints?

It's just that - I have really REALLY REALLY out of shape friends who want me to help them train for a sprint. And believe me, doing all of that swimming, biking and running is a real challenge.  I even know a personal trainer who is training for his first sprint who I see at the gym every morning.  The guy is quite a runner and talk about buff - the man has no body fat.  But he really flails in the water but yet he is at the gym pool every day training the best he can.  I really think that he deserves a medal if he finishes that sprint.  And my out of shape friends too.

What's wrong with the medal?  Sure my sprint medal is in the drawer, but it is still sweet to get it.  I mean a sprint may be super easy for you or me and for a lot of people on this board, but for the people I am talking about - sprints are quite the personal challenge and feat.  Being a triathlete is no easy thing.  I mean.  Sure. Now - those little sprints are super easy - especially since we have all of the equipment and such.  But think about when you first got started.  Two years ago, I wouldn't have thought that an event comprising of a 0.5 mile swim, a 15 mile bike, and a 3 mile run was easy.

That's just my $0.02.

dbw27

My 4-yr old daughter likes the medals.

x2.

I'm down with whatever the peeps want. I'm sure a finishers' medal would mean a great deal to someone, not unlike a gazillion of us on BT, who completed a journey and got to the finish line after slaying whatever demons they had, regardless of length of race.

I've got a closet full, and a story with each. I like 'em.  

Well now I am disappointed. I have done two sprints and an Oly this year and haven't gotten a medal for any of them. Man, I think I'm getting the shaft.

Anyway, I do agree that the t-shirt and food is good enough for me on the sprints, but make sure they don't forget the beer.

I received a finishers medal for an 8K.  As it was my first running event in nearly a decade, and it took me several months to train up to that distance, it was a nice thought.

It's not like I wear it and parade it around, but it's a nice memento from what was for me, a very special race.

You finished two sprints and an oly and didn't get a medal? Were you in the wrong line? ;-)

Hmm......

dbw27

I don't really care, but what/who does it hurt????

You know, that's fine that you think that, but you could probably keep that to yourself or say it in a more tactful manner.  You're on a board focused beginners in this sport.  For many it's quite an achievement and one of the hardest things they've ever done.  Let's not belittle that here.

I just hope I get a participant condom cuz when I cross the finish line, the babes will be lined up to be the icing on this cupcake.  Woot!