Quirky Race Prizes

The Joggler · Postby **The Joggler** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:19 pm

I'm doing some research for a piece in Canadian Running Magazine about wacky race prizes. Anyone know of any good ones?

I once heard about a race somewhere in Ontario that gives out dairy milking stools for age-group awards -- that's the kind of thing I'm looking for. I'm trying to get a sampling from across Canada, but might use some international ones if they're good.

blue_cup · Postby **blue_cup** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:22 pm

There's the rock given out at the Lost Souls Ultra. I think Size5 has one.

FishPants · Postby **FishPants** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:27 pm

Oliver Wine Capital of Canada tri gives out engraved wine glasses. While I have never won one of those, I have won a draw prize two years in a row: a bottle of local wine

Jo-Jo · Postby **Jo-Jo** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:35 pm

This is not a race prize...but raffle prizes given out at the Brockville HalfM held on the Parkway in September....a half dozen eggs

I got one of those prizes in 2006.
Evidently a local egg producer has been donating many many eggs over the years!

babysteps · Postby **babysteps** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:37 pm

The Valley Harvest Marathon in Kentville NS gives out bags of apples to its winners.

Mmmmmm...tarty goodness.

tritorun · Postby **tritorun** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:06 pm

The night Crawler 5 mile race in Toronto gives out worms to the winners. I always get a laugh out of seeing the winners getting a box of worms and the expressions on there faces.

run_longer · Postby **run_longer** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:11 pm

Winners of the Cabot trail Relay receive the Cabot Trail road sign.

Run26.2 · Postby **Run26.2** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:16 pm

That race in finland where the husband carries his wife...winner gets the wife's weight in beer....

babysteps · Postby **babysteps** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:24 pm

tritorun wrote:The night Crawler 5 mile race in Toronto gives out worms to the winners. I always get a laugh out of seeing the winners getting a box of worms and the expressions on there faces.

The expression on the faces of the worms or the winners??

Irongirl · Postby **Irongirl** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:46 pm

tritorun wrote:The night Crawler 5 mile race in Toronto gives out worms to the winners. I always get a laugh out of seeing the winners getting a box of worms and the expressions on there faces.

sorry, I HAVE to hijack this for a second..

hey there stranger!!!

Size5 · Postby **Size5** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:56 pm

blue_cup wrote:There's the rock given out at the Lost Souls Ultra. I think Size5 has one.

It weighs 30 pounds -taken from the river beds where the race is run, engraved with your name and fisher time. Very special.

HCcD · Postby **HCcD** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:59 pm

Size5 wrote:
blue_cup wrote:There's the rock given out at the Lost Souls Ultra. I think Size5 has one.

It weighs 30 pounds -taken from the river beds where the race is run, engraved with your name and fisher time. Very special.

hey, didn't S5 also win a free registration for the following year ?? :think:

:think:

On another note, can't remember which race, but the winner got a 10-20lb side of beef, if I recall :think:

:think:

dwayne_runs_far · Postby **dwayne_runs_far** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:25 pm

HCiD wrote:
Size5 wrote:
blue_cup wrote:There's the rock given out at the Lost Souls Ultra. I think Size5 has one.

It weighs 30 pounds -taken from the river beds where the race is run, engraved with your name and fisher time. Very special.

hey, didn't S5 also win a free registration for the following year ?? :think:

On another note, can't remember which race, but the winner got a 10-20lb side of beef, if I recall :think:

Nope, she got a free registration in the 2007 Blackfoot for winning the 2006 50 miler, and I believe she blamed me for doing the 100k as her freebie (and smacked my likeness on a table (ouch)).

Dwayne

Samantha · Postby **Samantha** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:59 pm

dwayne_runs_far wrote:
HCiD wrote:
Size5 wrote:
blue_cup wrote:There's the rock given out at the Lost Souls Ultra. I think Size5 has one.

It weighs 30 pounds -taken from the river beds where the race is run, engraved with your name and fisher time. Very special.

hey, didn't S5 also win a free registration for the following year ?? :think:

On another note, can't remember which race, but the winner got a 10-20lb side of beef, if I recall :think:

Nope, she got a free registration in the 2007 Blackfoot for winning the 2006 50 miler, and I believe she blamed me for doing the 100k as her freebie (and smacked my likeness on a table (ouch)).

Dwayne

believe? I thought it was a fact! :lol:

Size5 · Postby **Size5** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:22 pm

Samantha wrote:
dwayne_runs_far wrote:
HCiD wrote:
Size5 wrote:
blue_cup wrote:There's the rock given out at the Lost Souls Ultra. I think Size5 has one.

It weighs 30 pounds -taken from the river beds where the race is run, engraved with your name and fisher time. Very special.

hey, didn't S5 also win a free registration for the following year ?? :think:

On another note, can't remember which race, but the winner got a 10-20lb side of beef, if I recall :think:

Nope, she got a free registration in the 2007 Blackfoot for winning the 2006 50 miler, and I believe she blamed me for doing the 100k as her freebie (and smacked my likeness on a table (ouch)).

Dwayne

believe? I thought it was a fact!

Known and agreed upon fact! Joggler - I seriously think it is warped to give someone who wins an ultra a free entry into another ultra.... especially when it is there first time running a 50 miler.....

:lol:

The Joggler · Postby **The Joggler** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:08 pm

I think a free ultra entry qualifies as quirky, as do worms with surprised looks on their faces. Thanks for the tips, everyone.

Can anyone confirm the race that gives out the side of beef?

Postby **turd ferguson** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:10 pm

Not really a prize, but the medal for the Calgary marathon (full only) is a western-style belt buckle.

The Joggler · Postby **The Joggler** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:11 pm

Mike Runs wrote:Not really a prize, but the medal for the Calgary marathon (full only) is a western-style belt buckle.

That counts.

Postby **turd ferguson** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:24 pm

The only other example I have is the Robert Hamilton Memorial Race in Calgary (5 and 10 mile) which gives out gingerbread cookies for age group medals.

(my own inexplicable medal from last year)

run_longer · Postby **run_longer** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:12 pm

I seem to remember a story in Runner's World about odd prizes. Bill Rodgers won a chainsaw, along with a slew of other strange prizes.

Albertatraildog · Postby **Albertatraildog** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:27 pm

The standard prize in Thanksgiving Day "Turkey Trot" races in the USA is a turkey.

Albertatraildog · Postby **Albertatraildog** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:30 pm

The Belt buckles given out at Western States and at Badwater are legendary.
ATD

trixiee · Postby **trixiee** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:40 pm

The Tomatoman Du/Tri has tomatoes for everybody!

I once won a homemade trophy - made completely of nuts and bolts. If you like, I can grab a picture of it! It's from the now defunct Hammerhead Du.

Albertatraildog · Postby **Albertatraildog** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:45 pm

The first place prize in Canada's own Rock and Ice Ultra is $30,000 worth of diamonds!! http://www.rockandiceultra.com/

bnn · Postby **bnn** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:48 pm

Albertatraildog wrote:The first place prize in Canada's own Rock and Ice Ultra is $30,000 worth of diamonds!! http://www.rockandiceultra.com/

Well now!

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