Do you have a running bling addiction? Are you so obsessed with race medals that the mere thought of a race without a medal sends you clicking away from the race registration page as fast as you can? Today I’m joining in the Tuesdays on the Run linkup hosted by my friend Erika from MCM Mama Runs for the theme “RUNNING BLING“. Visit Erika’s blog and check out the other posts in the linkup for more running bling chat.
So how can you tell that you’re a bling-obsessed runner? How do you gauge if you have a real problem, one that might even warrant a possible intervention?
Here are the Top 5 Signs You’re Just Running for the Bling:
1. Before registering, you scour the website for mentions of a medal. No medal? No registration.
2. You sign up for races based purely on the medal alone. The better the medal? The quicker you register. Out of town race with a really cool medal? You’re booking the plane ticket that night.
3.You’re a pro with Google Image searches for unique race medals. Whoa, is that medal also a beer opener? I’m finding the event page for that race STAT!
Remember my Baltimore Half Marathon medal that doubles as a bottle opener?
4. Your pile of race medals weighs more than a toddler. Go ahead, weigh them. I dare you.
5. You plan your home decor around a place of honor for your medals. A large and prominent place. And woe to the person who suggests that it be moved to another spot.
Do any of these sound familiar to you? Do you need an intervention?
Well, you’re not getting one from me.
As you may know by now, I’m a race-pusher of the worst kind – you won’t find me discouraging you from a race based on any reasons that’s important to you! Running races is fun – if you enjoy the post-race bling, all the better!
I love bling too, although I don’t do the races purely for the medal and still don’t have a proper medal display place. Here are a few of my favorite medals from this year:
Disney Glass Slipper Challenge 2014: Enchanted 10K & Princess Half Marathon:
What’s your favorite race medal?
What was the last race you registered for based on the medal alone?
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