It’s not about the bling – most of the time. And the ultimate goal is not the medal. But there are definitely some really special ones out there. My faves along with “most unique” ones are here. Check it out:
My First Marathon – 2009 San Francisco
First Disneyland Half Marathon medal – 2009
2015 Disneyland 60th Birthday and Half Marathon 10th Anniversary
Ultra Half Series coaster/Top10 Finisher tshirt/1st Place AG – 2014 Rocky Ridge
The “Sistah Run” – 2015 Mountains2Beach 
My first engraved medal – 2017 Mt. Diablo 50K
The Gale Force Wind Marathon aka 2016 Big Sur
Most Romantic medal – 2016 L. A. Marathon 
Nearest marathon to childhood fave Taco Lita, Arcadia – 2015 Revel Canyon City
Most Military Inspired medal – 2016 Marine Corps Marathon
Best Lime Green swag – 2012 Napa Valley Marathon 
The Most MOO-ving Glow-in-the-Darkest medal – 2012 Davis MOOnlight Half
The Most “Well-Done” Burger Age Group medal and cozy hoodie – 2017 Dirty Dozen
“Insert Your Own Photo” medal – 2017 M2B run with sprained ankle
Most Unintentionally Large medal and first woodallion AG medal – 2017 Wildcat Half Marathon
Favorite New Year’s Eve half marathon medal – 2016 Lake Chabot
Half marathon with the Most Stairs – 2016 Double Dipsea
Fave local Wine Country race w/friend in her 1st half marathon – 2015 Livermore Half
Most Slippery Muddy half marathon – 2016 Summit Rock
Favorite Patriotic Race Shirt – 2017 Victory Half Marathon
Favorite Connector plus AG medal – 2016 Nitro 10k/Quarry Half
Most Spidery Fuzzy medal – 2016 Tarantula Half Marathon
Most Californian medal – 2015 Bear Creek Half Marathon
Favorite Oakland Marathon spinning medal 
Favorite Dirty (Half)Dozen medal – 31.27 miles 
First Midwest marathon – 2014 Carmel, Indiana
Inaugural Disney Dumbo Double Dare – 2013 
My first 1st Place AG medal – 2012 Diablo Trails Half Marathon
1st Place AG – 2012 Purple Stride Silicon Valley Pancreatic Cancer
First Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon – 2011
SF/LA Marathon Double Finisher medals – 2013
My first half marathons – 2009 Primo’s and SR Run Like the Wind
Bay to Breakers 100th Running – its first medal year 2011
The Monsoon Year (sun emerged after I finished) – 2012 California International Marathon
10th Anniversary Nike Women’s Marathon – 2013
Half marathon on my birthday – 2013 Rocky Ridge Championship
Marathon on my bday (thanks to Leap Year) – 2014 Marine Corps
Coldest marathon/27 degrees at start line 2013 C.I.M. 
Marathon P.R. 4:13.03 – 2013 Mountains2Beach
Most Sentimental Disney theme – 2017 Disneyland Half Marathon
Most Artistic – 2017 DragNFly Half Marathon
Best Selfie Medal Photo Opp – 2017 Chicago Marathon
Heftiest and Classiest – 2017 C.I.M. 35th Anniversary Medal
Most Fragile – Big Sur Marathon 2018
Most Massive – Geist Half Marathon 2018
