THE BLING & a giveaway!

by Elizabeth on July 22, 2012

I finally hung up my medal hangers at the end of November last year.  All of my racing added up and they were full!  Since January, all of my precious bling has sat in a pile on my desk.  Terrible, I know.

all my 2012 bling

I went to order another Allied Medal Hanger to match the others on my wall.

2009-2011 bling

I was so excited to see they now carry triple row medal hangers that allow for more medals.  I reached out to Joel at Allied and the quickly adjusted the display I wanted to say Racing the 50 states instead of 50 1/2s or 50 marathons.  (Side note: my goal is a 1/2 marathon or marathon in each state. MUST get a medal from the race). Joel was even more cool and said that I could do a review and giveaway of their product.

Several days later, this beauty arrived in the mail.  And it fit perfectly on my wall.

custom made-love it!

I love that it comes with clips to stagger the medals.  I FINALLY hung it up last week and got my medals put away nicely this weekend.  There is plenty of room to get me through the next year (I hope).

lots of bling!

2012 hung up nice and pretty

The only thing I wish Allied would make next would be a bib hanger with metal clips that hung on a wire.  I can see it in my head and wish it could be made.  For now, my bibs sit in this book.  That I really don’t like.  But I have kept every single bib and written down my times, placings, etc. on each and every one.

all the bibs don’t fit nicely. had to use one ring instead of 2.

So.  I know you want to win your own Allied Medal Display hanger don’t you?

I thought I would make this one a bit more fun:

1.  Leave a comment telling me where your medals (and bibs if you would like) are now.

2.  Send me a pic of your medals (elizabethkalifeh at gmail dot com)- you get 2 entries for this

3.  Send me a pic of your favorite medal (same email above)-you get 2 entries for this

4. Share the giveaway-facebook, blog, tweet, etc.  An extra entry for each.

I’ll compile pics of your medals and your favorite medal/race for a post of its own!

Giveaway ends Monday July 30th at midnight EST. The medal hanger was given to me but the reviews and opinions are all mine. 

 

 

 

{ 31 comments… read them below or add one }

Krissy @ Shiawase Life July 22, 2012 at 3:12 pm

PERFECT timing! I just commented yesterday that I need a better way to display my medals and bibs – they’re currently all in my closet. I will email you a pic ;)

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Krissy @ Shiawase Life July 22, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Michelle E July 22, 2012 at 5:05 pm

You know it! My medals are on a three-tiered 13.1 medal hanger on the wall next to the treadmill. I dislike the tiers because you can’t see the laynards. Bibs are in my personalized, Half Fanatic #730, bibfolio. I have all my bibs except for my FIRST 13.1 :( At the time I wasn’t interested in saving them, never say never! Looking forward to the post.

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Kim @ (Just) Trying July 22, 2012 at 6:38 pm

I love Allied Medal Hangers. That’s where I keep my medals, but I’m ready for another one. (I love, love, love your custom made 50 States hanger).

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Kim @ (Just) Trying July 22, 2012 at 6:38 pm

Oh, and I retweeted your giveaway. Is it August yet?

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Ang July 22, 2012 at 10:29 pm

I haven’t done my first race yet (it’s at the end of September), but I already have a wall in my bedroom cleared and ready for medals and bibs!!!

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Ricole Runs July 23, 2012 at 6:42 am

OH MAN I WANT TO WIN! I have a medal holder that my parents made me just with a big picture frame with those sticky adhesive hooks attached, but its all full! I need a new one and this one is way cooler!

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Ricole Runs July 23, 2012 at 6:44 am

Tweeted your giveaway!

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Krissy July 23, 2012 at 2:14 pm

My medals are hanging on the wall on a display I got from Running on the Wall.

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Mindy Bobe July 23, 2012 at 3:18 pm

My medals are on a medal hanger that says “My Race Bling.” I figured you would like that title! ;-) But my hanger is completely full! I have two races planned already for the fall and two for the winter so I’m going to need another medal hanger! I hope I win!!!! :-)

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Mindy Bobe July 23, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Mindy Bobe July 23, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Stacey July 23, 2012 at 3:33 pm

Oh this is perfect!!! I just went through all my medals last week and have over 30 of them sitting on my dresser!!!

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Stacey July 23, 2012 at 3:34 pm

Tweeting now!

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Stacey July 23, 2012 at 3:35 pm

I would send you pics but I am I’m vacation right now and not near my medals :-(

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Becka July 23, 2012 at 5:52 pm

Well… some of them are in “shadow box” displays. Some of them are on an allied rack. A large number are sitting in a heap on a table directly in front of my rack. MAN, WHY AM I SO LAZY????

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Becka July 23, 2012 at 5:52 pm

PS, that 50 state hangar IS THE BEST EVER.

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Becka July 23, 2012 at 5:53 pm

Oh. And my bibs are in a big huge tub waiting to be put in a scrapbook. It’s a disaster. I’m 2 years behind in this project, so there must be 100+ random bibs in a huge pile. I feel very disorganized now.

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Pavement Runner July 23, 2012 at 9:00 pm

I have a small rack that holds around 10 medals. I also have a bib holder that is already full. I made both myself and clearly need more space.

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Pavement Runner July 23, 2012 at 9:03 pm

Tweeted the giveaway, which also auto shares on my FB: Boom Boom! https://twitter.com/PavementRunner/status/227509046968741888

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Pavement Runner July 23, 2012 at 9:03 pm

Sending you an email of my current stash and my favorite medal. Boom Boom, again!

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Mindy Bobe July 23, 2012 at 10:02 pm

I just sent you an email with a picture of my medals!

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Mindy Bobe July 23, 2012 at 10:03 pm

I just sent you another email with a picture of my favorite medal!

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Christine July 24, 2012 at 11:03 am

I have a display with all my medals in my bedroom and look at them every morning I wake up! My bibs are in binders, with finish times and course maps.

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Christine July 24, 2012 at 11:07 am

I emailed you both pictures :)

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Christine July 24, 2012 at 11:08 am

I tweeted :)

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Yo Momma Runs July 25, 2012 at 10:19 pm

Right now I hang several on individual hooks randomly placed on the wall. I like it, but it would be nice to have some more space for new medals.

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Leslie July 26, 2012 at 4:31 pm

I emailed you both pictures. My medals were hanging on 2 mirrors for a long time. I was afraid they were going to fall down so I finally got some racks! I put all my bibs in my work out journal and I have every single one of them(i’ve done a lot of races too). Your 50 states rack is AWESOME!

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Lisa J July 27, 2012 at 3:27 pm

my medals just so happen to be hanging up with the two allied medal display hangers I have. Unfortunately I now have some extras just sitting on my desk below. I don’t do anything special with bibs, they’re just in a box

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Suzanne July 28, 2012 at 2:16 am

I’ve got a bib holder for my bibs and an Allied Medal Display for my medals.

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Suzanne July 28, 2012 at 2:27 am

Tweeted!

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