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re: Is getting a medal/plaque for finishing a marathon the same as a participation trophy?
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:06 am to NewIberiaHaircut
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:06 am to NewIberiaHaircut
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Well I could participate in a marathon but sure as hell couldn't finish one.
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Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:08 am to Methuselah
I don't know about that other stuff, but race medals are just a sort of funny memento of the day. No one I know considers them an award or takes them seriously in any way. I use my medals as a door alarm.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:08 am to Lithium
As someone who has read about dozens of marathons, driven near them, been inconvenienced BY them...I think it doesn't matter what they give out...People know how they did.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:14 am to Methuselah
Anyone that can run a marathon at your age deserves a medal.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:14 am to Methuselah
I think finishing a marathon is pretty hard. Not quite the same as a participation award in youth sports.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:14 am to el Gaucho
Looks like there's a lot of marathon girls downvoting in this thread! Not all of us try to be good at running, some of us stand and fight like a man!
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:15 am to Methuselah
I am torn on this. I am normally against participation trophies. But for the average person who isn't a competitive athlete to complete a marathon is a real accomplishment IMO.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:17 am to Rouge
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My td.com hall of fame jacket is pretty damn sweet
Why did you leave out the part where you cut a check to Chicken for 149.99?
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:17 am to canteen
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just a tshirt, free food, and free beer for the $75 i spent to go through that
I have a buddy that does triathlons and the first thing he does after crossing the finish line is head for the free beer tent.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:18 am to Ponchy Tiger
I would say getting a varsity letter is not a participation trophy. You do have to earn a varsity letter by making varsity.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:18 am to Methuselah
It is a participation trophy if you choose to look at it that way.
I have bunches of medals from all kinds of races and triathlons.
I used to think they were silly participation things.
Now I look at them as collectibles. Not a source of pride. Just fun memories.
I have bunches of medals from all kinds of races and triathlons.
I used to think they were silly participation things.
Now I look at them as collectibles. Not a source of pride. Just fun memories.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:24 am to Methuselah
No, it’s not.
Conpleting the marathon is the accomplishment. With the exception of a small handful of people, no one is going out there to actually be the first person to cross the line.
It’s all about personal goals and times, so “winning” could be crossing that line, or doing it in a faster time than your last one.
So 99% of the field is not out there to compete with anyone but themselves.
Also, only people who finish the marathon get a medal. If you participate and don’t finish, you don’t get a medal. So in a literal sense, it’s not a participation trophy.
Conpleting the marathon is the accomplishment. With the exception of a small handful of people, no one is going out there to actually be the first person to cross the line.
It’s all about personal goals and times, so “winning” could be crossing that line, or doing it in a faster time than your last one.
So 99% of the field is not out there to compete with anyone but themselves.
Also, only people who finish the marathon get a medal. If you participate and don’t finish, you don’t get a medal. So in a literal sense, it’s not a participation trophy.
This post was edited on 1/13/18 at 11:39 am
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:41 am to Methuselah
Literally yes.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 9:48 am to Methuselah
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Letterman Jacket
Posted on 1/13/18 at 10:01 am to Barbellthor
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Literally yes.
Careful there, Bub. 90% of these folks posting here do not know the meaning of this word.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:04 am to Methuselah
Sweet jacket for hitting a Royal Flush at the Casino
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:36 am to LCA131
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Careful there, Bub. 90% of these folks posting here do not know the meaning of this word
No shite use to drive me crazy
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:38 am to Lithium
Literally?
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:49 am to Methuselah
Participation awards you get it for just showing up and standing around with the team. If you complete a marathon you have actually accomplished something.
Posted on 1/13/18 at 12:06 pm to el Gaucho
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Not all of us try to be good at running, some of us stand and fight like a man!
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el Gaucho
You little hispanic boys run all the time, what you talkin about? Bulls, borders, balls...ya'll run from, over, and to all of them.
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