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This is the medal for the Run Winsford 10K that was held on October 28, 2012 in Winsford, England.

The goodie bag included a piece of the Rock Salt from the local mine. Fun souvenir!

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

This is the medal for the OktoberLaufFest Half Marathon that was held on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fun medal for a fun race that helps offset the effects of Oktoberfest. Maybe. 😉

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[medal photo submitted by Glenn Mueller. Follow him on Twitter @glenmuellerjr]

Some great medals were submitted to the Bling Case in August. It was hard to pick which ones to use for the August vote but we narrowed it down to 15 medals. As I’m sure you know by now, the medal chosen as the Best Race Medal for August 2012 will be included in the contest for the Best Race Medal of 2012 at the end of the year.

By the way, the July Best Medal 2012 Vote is still going on. You have 2 more weeks to cast your vote for your favorite July medal.

The Best Race Medal winners so far this year:
January – Inaugural Louisiana Marathon Medal 2012 
February – Surf City Marathon Medal 2012
March – Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Half Marathon Medal 2012
April – Flying Pirate Half Marathon Medal 2012
May – Safari Park Half Marathon Medal 2012
June – Navy Ten Nautical Miler Medal 2012

What do you think? Which August 2012 race medal is the best? Pick your favorite out of these 15:

Thanks for voting!

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This is the medal for the Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon that was held on October 21, 2012 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The smaller medal in the photo is for the 5K that was also held. Love these surfboard medals. Great colors and they are also bottle openers so they are useful too!

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[medal photo submitted by Katherine Phillips]

This is the medal for the Grand Marathon International de Casablanca that was held on October 21, 2012 in Casablanca, Morocco.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #79 Dallas Smith. Follow Dallas on Twitter @smithbend]

This is the medal for the Pioneer Saloon Ghost Run 10K that was held on October 20, 2012 in Nevada.

 There is also a 50 Mile, a 50K, and half marathon at this race. Choose whichever distance you feel will take you farthest away from the ghost that haunts the saloon! 😉

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #85 Patrick Johnson. Follow PJ on Twitter @runnerinlv]

This is the medal for the Lago Maggiore Marathon and Half Marathon that was held on October 21, 2012 in from Arona to Verbania, Italy.

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[medal photo submitted by Gianluca Albe’ – follow on Twitter @gianluca_albe]

This is the medal for the 7 Bridges Marathon that was held on October 21, 2012 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Solid medal. It has to be lucky since it’s shaped like a 7, right? It certainly was for one runner…congratulations to RIF #155 Trent who PR’d the marathon!

Here’s another sample of the medal:

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #155 Trent McDowell. Follow him on Twitter @runningfranklin and by RIF #173 Mark Watson. Follow him on Twitter @Counselor_89]

This is the medal for the 4 Bridges Half Marathon that was held on October 21, 2012 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Fun medal! Love the 4 being used as a base for the medal.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #192 Leigh Marsh. Follow Leigh on Twitter @MsPrincessLeigh]

This is the medal for the Bupa Great Birmingham Run Half Marathon that was held on October 21, 2012 in Birmingham, England.

Here’s another photo of the medal and the back:

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[Medal photos submitted by Martyn Ewers – follow him on Twitter @martyngringo and Emma Louise King – follow her on Twitter @brutalemma]