Welcome to the last “Tuesdays on the Run” for 2015! I can’t believe the year is coming to an end already. Wasn’t it just yesterday that I got the bright idea to run two marathons in a weekend? (Oh wait, no, yesterday’s harebrained idea was to run a 24 or 48 hour race next December.) Anyways, today’s topic is “bling”! As in, show us your bling! I want to see what you got this year (after all, I still need to plan 2016…)
Somehow, I managed to get 15 medals in 2015. I didn’t even plan it LOL. I didn’t even intentionally plan to run 15 races – I thought I’d be much lower in 2015. Instead, I managed 3 marathons, 8 half marathons, 1 Ragnar, 1 17.75k, 1 10k, and 2 5ks.
As I sit here and try to choose my favorites, all I can thing of is “you’re all my favorites.” (If you are a mom, you know that book…)
RNR DC
This medal is my favorite because I ran 17 miles the day before and then ran a decent paced race, despite it being way colder than I anticipated.
MCM 17.75K
This medal is my favorite because it guaranteed me entrance into the 40th running of the Marine Corps Marathon (and was a crazy hard race in and of itself.)
Mainly Marathons Independence Series – New York and New Jersey Marathons
These medals are my favorite because I’m 99.9% sure I will never run two marathons in the same weekend ever again.
Ragnar Cape Cod
This medal is my favorite because the whole is so much more than the parts.
Mainly Marathons Center of the Nation Series – 6 half marathons
These medals are my favorites because each and every state was a challenge, but the series as a whole was a triumph!
Runner’s World Half and Festival
These medals are my favorites because it was an amazing weekend and I loved every single minute of the weekend and the races.
Marine Corps Marathon
This medal is my favorite because not only was it a return to where this whole blog started, it also represented a race where I ran mentally strong and had a well run race, despite all the challenges that were thrown my way leading up to it.
See, they really are all my favorites! So tell me, what’s your favorite bling from 2015?
Loading InLinkz ...
You killed it this year! Congratulations! I think this is the first year on a long time I haven’t done a race… but next year it’s on. 🙂
Great looking bling! I loved Ragnar’s medal this year and cannot wait to add another one in 2016!
Chris@ I’d Rather be Sweating recently posted…Top Running Posts of 2015
I love the fact that you didn’t mean to run 15 races this year! And a you got a great medal haul too.
Nicola @ Running Happy recently posted…Goals for 2016
You might just win the bling wars. 🙂
Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudy recently posted…Running 2015, Part II
That Ragnar Medal is all kinds of cool! Congrats on all your accomplishments!
Such beautiful medals that really show how much you accomplished this year, congratulations!! I’m still dying to do a Ragnar! The Center of the Nation Series medals are awesome!
Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…Join the 21 Day Reset for Runners this January!
I have four medals, which I display proudly on my office wall. The display is on the wall I stare at most of the day. It serves to remind me of what I am capable of (whether it’s doing something insane or drawing strength from deep, deep inside).
I hope to add at least two more to the collection next year!
Wow! The MCM medal this year is gorgeous!! And those Mainly Marathon state medals are so cool!! Congrats on a great year. Happy 2016!
Jenn @ RunWithSole recently posted…My races of 2015!
15? Wow! I think I ended up with 5 – 4 half and a full. My Steamtown marathon medal is my favorite though because it was my first full! 🙂
Becky @ Ok, So Here’s the Plan recently posted…Moov NOW Review (Finally!)
Wow, what a great year this has been for you! I would love to do one of those series marathons but I find that the timing does not work with my teaching schedule.
My favorite medal is the one I got for the Chicago Half Marathon. It was almost as big as my face!
Holy moly, you had a great year 🙂 All great accomplishments to be proud of!
Karen recently posted…A Year in Medals
I can see where they would all be your favorites. What a great year of medals!
Jessica S recently posted…Weekly Wrap-Up: Holiday week!
Awesome bling! Congrats on running two marathons in one weekend, that’s incredible!!
Sherry recently posted…A Look Back At 2015
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful collection of medals! I like each one you shared more than the one before. Those Ragnar medals really take the cake, in my opinion. Way to represent as a team! I also love the Marine Corp medal and the Center of the Nations Series medal. Awesome accomplishments all around!!!
Emily @ Out and About recently posted…Favorite race medals
Looks like another prolific year to me. Wow 3 full marathons is amazing in my book. Congrats on finishing that series as well!
Marcia recently posted…The Year in Race Medals
You ran so many races! Great job! Love all the bling 🙂
Rachel recently posted…Training Recap: Christmas Week
You did run a ton of races this year! The Ragnar is one of my faves and will be hard to beat.
Some awesome medals. I love the state medals that connect, so cool! I think my favorite medal would have to be my Paris medal!
Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes recently posted…Top 5 Blog Posts of 2015