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This is the “medal” the finishers of the Virginia Creeper Marathon received on March 24, 2013 in Abingdon, Virginia.

Instead of a traditional medal, the runners received this paperweight.

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[Marathon medal photo submitted by RIF #29 Winston Trice.]

This is the “medal” for the Hot Chocolate 15K that was held on March 24, 2013 in San Diego, California.

This is part of a series that is run across the country. Finishers receive a mug with hot chocolate and goodies to munch on after the race. Laura said she hung this up with her other medals…hopefully it was empty! 😉 If it were mine, it would have been.

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[Medal submitted by Laura. Follow her on Twitter @Java_Jogger]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Ocean Drive Marathon that took place on March 24, 2013 in Cape May County, New Jersey.

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[Medal photo submitted by Ashley McKenzie.  Follow her on Twitter @ashley_laura]

This is the medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon that was held on March 24, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.

Here are a couple more photos of this simple, yet bold medal:

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[Medals submitted by Brian Lueb, follow him on Twitter @BLuebTris, by Slim Sanity, follow on Twitter @Slim_Sanity, and by Teri Dickerson, follow on Twitter @tldickerson]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon that was held on March 3, 2013 in Rome, Italy.

This medal has a cool shape. Nice to see something besides the usual circle.

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[Medal submitted by Attilio Bottegal. Follow on Twitter @abottegal]

This is the medal for the Chi Town Half Marathon that was held on March 24, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.

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[Medal submitted by Arturo Moreno. Follow him on Twitter @marathonarturo]

This is the medal for the NC Half Marathon that was held on March 24, 2013 at the Charolotte Motor Speedway in Charolotte, North Carolina.

The center part of the medal spins and it the lights on the right side light up! Love the checkered flag theme. Great race medal!

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[Medal submitted by Runners Knees. Follow on Twitter @runnersknees]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Stramilano International Half Marathon that was held on March 24, 2013 in Milan, Italy.

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[Medal photo submitted by Claudio G.  Follow him on Twitter @troprunner]

This is the medal the finishers of the Run To The Pub Half Marathon received on March 16, 2013 in Bozeman, Montana.

How convenient that a run to a pub medal would include a bottle opener!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #31 Elizabeth Rehmer.  Follow her on Twitter @turtlegirl00]

This is the medal for the 6 Hour Snake Run that was held on March 17, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Love the snake!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #251 Josh Faulkner. Follow him on Twitter  @joshjfaulkner]