Spring 2022 Marathon Medals: 3 Trends Already Visible in Race Briefs 🏃

Race-director briefs landing this week show three clear shifts versus 2021. Each one defines what runners will be photographing and posting through May.

Bigger Diameter, Heavier Feel

75mm is replacing 65mm as the default zinc-alloy finisher size for 2022 spring races. The cost increase is small (~฿10/medal); the perceived achievement boost is huge. Pandemic-era runners want their first post-lockdown finisher medal to feel like the comeback it represents.

Spinner Centers Get the Engagement

Medals with a free-spinning enameled center disc dominate post-race social posts. Production cost ~฿15/medal extra; engagement payoff is multiples. Specify a brass bushing (not plastic) so the spin still feels smooth in year three. RS Trophy now offers spinner centers as a stock option, not a special order.