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More Bang For A Buck!

More Bang For A Buck!

Feature20147 min
More Bang For A Buck! Feature20147 min Upgrading marathon finisher medals is cheaper than most realize. magine one morning walking into your den, cup of coffee in hand, and the…

Returning To The Renaissance

Returning To The Renaissance

Feature201314 min
Returning To The Renaissance Feature201314 min A revival of made-in-America marathon finisher medals. have been manufactured overseas, usually in China. Recently, there has been a trend to bring some of…

Chasing The Flying Goddess

Chasing The Flying Goddess

Feature201210 min
Chasing The Flying Goddess Feature201210 min Marathons scramble to keep pace with incredible finisher’s medals. Marathon wasn’t what I envisioned while lacing up that morning. Yet, obsessively, my only thought…

Forming A Pearl

Forming A Pearl

Feature201119 min
Forming A Pearl Feature201119 min The top marathon finisher’s medals in North America—2010. t wasn’t easy keeping my eyes forward as I entered Memorial Stadium nearing the finish line of…

Don’T Meddle With Tradition

Don’T Meddle With Tradition

Feature201017 min
Don’T Meddle With Tradition Feature201017 min The best of the U.S. marathon finisher’s medals— 2009. front of our huge 19-inch screen in utter disbelief at what I was witnessing. In…

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