Santa Anita Park is a historical horse racing venue where the famed Seabiscuit won the Santa Anita Handicap in 1940. Each year around April the Derby Day 5K draws thousands of runners for a beautiful day of racing (running!). It is a fun event for the whole family since it also has a fun run […]
California Classic Weekend is a unique race that happens in Fresno California every year in April. A weekend of festivities consists of a running and biking event through the major roads of the city. This year the organizers re-visited the idea of interlocking medals. This is a great incentive for runners to participate in both […]
Some people run for the adrenaline rush, some run for weight loss, and some run for the bling! This year the Polar Bear Run organized by the Wadesboro Police in North Carolina decided to reward the runners with a medal very similar to their police badge. Let’s take a look at how it all came […]
The new year brings new beginnings and new goals, what would be better than starting it all off with a great running race? The Resolution Run in Frisco TX is an annual event that brings the community together. This year the organizer contacted us with a great idea for their finisher medal. The Design The […]
Trying to come up with different medals for different lengths of the race? Here is a simple solution: same medal design in different sizes! Here is a great example we recently did for McKinney Half Marathon in Texas. The Design The organizers came up with a great idea of a having part of the medal […]
In the recent years custom bottle opener race medal for beer run has become increasing popular, many local craft breweries sponsor various fun runs and charity runs. A great way to incorporate the theme into the race medal is creating a design that doubles as a bottle opener. Bottle opener race medals are great because […]
This is the 2nd year we have done custom award medals for the SAR Wild Run that happens in Fresno CA area. It is an annual fundraiser for the Fresno County Search And Rescue. Featuring 5K, 10K and family run, the route passes through the scenic area of Shaver Lake, breathtaking meadows, forests and cool […]
The Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world, and its own police task force, Los Angeles Airport Police started LAX Run to raise money for the Tommy Scott Scholarship Fund. It is the only running race you will run at LAX and the police is right there running with […]
Glow in the dark race medal In the midst of summer, the best time to run is often after the sun goes down! The organizers for the inaugural Moonlight 5K made this into a fun night-time running race that is fun for all ages. When they first came to us with this design, we immediately […]
Creating a silicone race medals Race season is a hectic and exciting for race directors. Race registration and logistics may take up most of the time and leaving not much time for anything else. When it comes to race medal design, they often come to manufacturers (like us) to get the medal artwork ready. So […]