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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Gasparilla Half Marathon that took place on March 3, 2012 in Tampa, Florida.

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[medal photo submitted by Kristin Trimble. Follow her on Twitter @kristintrimble]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Armadillo Dash Half Marathon that took place on March 4, 2012 in College Station, Texas.

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[medal photo submitted by A.J. Reese. Follow him on Twitter @AJisrunning]

Here is the inaugural finisher’s medal from the 2012 Phoenix Half Marathon that took place in Phoenix, Arizona on March 3, 2012.

Strong and impressive medal. The Phoenix is such a strong symbol of rebirth out of the ashes to become bigger and better than before.

I really love this medal. It’s strong, simple, and makes a bold statement at the same time.

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[medal photo submitted by MyBimmerDOTcom. Follow on Twitter @MyBimmerDOTcom]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Hypothermic Half Marathon that took place in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada on February 27, 2012.

Impressive bling for all of those who finished considering it was -15 degrees Celsius!!!

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[medal photo submitted by Corina Waage. Follow Corina on Twitter @corinawaage]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2012 Scenic City Half Marathon that was held on February 25, 2012 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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[Medal photo submitted by Dina Kwit. Follow Dina on Twitter @dinakwit]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2012 Hyannis Marathon that was held on February 26, 2012.

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[medal photo by Anthony Tieuli. Follow him on Twitter @aTIEULI]

Here is the finisher’s medal (coaster) from the 2012 LaJolla Canyon Trail 50K that took place on February 26, 2012 in Malibu, California.

This coaster/medal is weak. A coaster is not something you display but something you put drinks and other crap on top of. Step it up LaJolla and give these finisher’s something worthwhile of conquering such a tough 50K.

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[medal photos submitted by Lisa Gonzales. Follow her on Twitter @runlikeacoyote]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the The Cowtown Half Marathon that was held on February 26, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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[medal photos submitted by Alex Castillo. Follow him on Twitter @acast2377]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2012 Post Oak Lodge 50K that was held on February 25, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Come on Post Oak!! This is one of the worst medals we’ve seen this year. It looks like someone put the paint-pen to a left over Christmas tree ornament (from 1987).

No intent to be mean but come on now!  This is a medal that only Fred G. Sanford would be proud of!

As Mother Marathon Mary would say, “It’s not the medal that is important, but the effort and desire to start and finish the race that is being honored.”

MMM Recommendation: Play off the Oak name and create a natural wood medal similar to Recover From the Holidays (photo HERE) or Flying Monkey (photo HERE).

[Yeah, I just made up MMM! But I like her…and she is right!]

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[medal photo submitted by Dustin Washam.  Follow him on Twitter @washamrunning]

Here is the unique and pretty finisher’s medal from Disney’s Princess 1/2 Marathon that was held on February 26, 2012 at EPCOT.

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[medal photos submitted by Beth Lynch. Follow her on Twitter @bethlynch]