Spring 2019 Marathon Medals: 3 Trends Worth Watching 🏃
Boston Marathon is one month away, London Marathon less than two. Race-director briefs landing this week show three clear shifts versus 2018 — each one defines what runners post about through May.
Boston Marathon is one month away, London Marathon less than two. Race-director briefs landing this week show three clear shifts versus 2018 — each one defines what runners post about through May.
Bottle-Opener Bottom Edge
After-race beer is universal. A CNC-cut bottle-opener slot in the bottom edge of a 70mm+ zinc-alloy medal (~฿8/unit upcharge) doubles the medal's functional life. Particularly popular at trail, ultra, and craft-beer-sponsored events. Brief your designer to include the slot from the original mold rather than retrofit later.
Distance-Specific Tier Markers
Different finisher medals for 5K, 10K, and half-marathon — same die family, different blank diameter (60mm / 70mm / 80mm). Runners upgrading distance next season get a visibly larger medal as reward. The tier difference is readable from one meter away.