Disproportionate awards
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chekmarks posted 21 weeks ago.
i once won my AG for a Turkey Trot and was awarded a full turkey breast...I lived in a dorm at the time and had nowhere to cook it so my friends and I dropped off a parking garage. in retrospect, I probably should have donated it, but watching a turkey fall 6 stories and explode is pretty cool.
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fpugsley posted 21 weeks ago.
We have the 'Disco Triathlon' here in the Dallas area.... The trophies are old LP records with a sticker covering the original label... I thought they were pretty cool, but its so darn big, it is just sitting in my closet somewhere.
The most common other prizes I have are those little glass/plastic plaques with a design on one side so you look through it to see what it says.
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Socket posted 21 weeks ago.
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in retrospect, I probably should have donated it, but watching a turkey fall 6 stories and explode is pretty cool.
I don't win. At pretty much anything. Getting any kind of award, no matter how disproportionate to the accomplishment, would be nice.
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scottbland247 posted 21 weeks ago.
chekmarks wrote:
i once won my AG for a Turkey Trot and was awarded a full turkey breast...I lived in a dorm at the time and had nowhere to cook it so my friends and I dropped off a parking garage. in retrospect, I probably should have donated it, but watching a turkey fall 6 stories and explode is pretty cool.
that's so amazing
It is better to hurt from doing something than from doing nothing...
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TriSooner posted 21 weeks ago.
jsk85 wrote:
I competed in a 1/2 IM that had only about 300 competitors total (maybe less), and finished 5th in a not so blistering 6:18 (well slower than my goal).
OMG - which race? I could win/place that division!!! Ok, seriously, while I have placed I have never stuck around for awards. I have heard, however, of races giving out blankets to the person with the slowest transition time. And the Cowtown Marathon used to give out faux gold cow chips to the last official finisher.
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catwood posted 21 weeks ago.
I've been though the whole range.... $300+a plaque for 2nd overall was the best... the organizers forgetting to give overall prizes for the (only) race where I won overall was the worst (I just snagged a left over division trophy so there were 2 f20-24 winners that race so I had something). The results pulled the overall winners from the age group results and they just didn't look on top until myself and the male winner pointed it out to them after everyone left... That was the only truly disappointing prize ever. I have a whole window crank full of medals with plaques on the windowsill and obnoxiously sized trophies on the desk. Beer glasses, coffee mugs, running shoes, gift certificates, tri gear (clothing, bags, towels, etc) have happened too.
Of the non-monetary prizes, I just like plain old medals the best. Especially when they say which race and placing they are from. That way I have something to remember it by, but they aren't in danger of getting tossed when I go on a house cleaning space freeing rampage (like some of those overly huge trophies).
When you start tri's young, you get lots of prizes simply by being one of the very few... :-)
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UFTriGator posted 21 weeks ago.
I won a prime at a training crit last year and got an old gym bag with a yo-yo and sample size shampoo and laundry detergent. I heard they gave out a snake for one of the primes this year.
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tbs_craig posted 21 weeks ago.
i got a sweet paper weight for winning my age group at the stonebridge tri last year in mckinny. That was my first race so i dont have much to compare it to, so this post kind of sucks. sorry.
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RV posted 21 weeks ago.
I received this pottery thing - neat thing was that it was full of M&M's - well it was full when I left the race.
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xc800runner posted 21 weeks ago.
I received a beaded wire sleigh for overall winer in a christmas themed road race and a $50 gift certificate to a running store. I had to decline the certificate as I was in high school and it would have interfered with amateur status. My mother uses the sleigh as a christmas decoration.
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gfd posted 21 weeks ago.
I placed inmy AG in a half mary and got a clock that didn't work. It was the Runner's World 1/2. Think they might have been able to come up with something a little better than that for a prize.
Years ago I ran a 4 miler that a local church put on. I place 2nd in my AG and took home $80 in gift certificates to a local restaurant and a $50 girt certificate to a LRS. The food spread was also amazing. Not a bad deal for a $12 entry fee.,
Alright, it's friday and I'm bored at work. I was thinking about previous triathlons I've done and some of the more unusual/ridiculous awards I've received. I am rare to place in my AG, but miracles have happened occaisonally. On one occaision I was so excited to receive my due (a medal hopefully) and instead was awarded with a lunchbag. I was dissapointed, regardless of the fact that I actually use the lunch bag so it's been valuable for its utility.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, I competed in a 1/2 IM that had only about 300 competitors total (maybe less), and finished 5th in a not so blistering 6:18 (well slower than my goal). I was in the clydesdale division where I placed 5th (of 8) and I received a 2 tiered trophy that was larger than any I had received before for any athletic accomplishment. I had to laugh when I recieved it b/c even though I still look at it with pride, it's excessive and ridiculous.
I was just wondering what other people have recieved that didn't seem to fall in line with expectations
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