gift ideas for first marathon

[Anonymous]

My brother just finished his first marathon and I wanted to give him something to commemorate. I looked online and see a bunch of tacky mugs. Anyone have any good ideas or something unique for men?

[Anonymous]

No tchotkes. Give him GC for someplace to eat, or a bar, or activity he didn't get to do while he was fitting in his training. Does he have a significant other? Then maybe a GC for a date night since those probably took a backseat during training. Or just a card saying Congratulations.

[Anonymous]

Road ID gift card
New running socks

[Anonymous]

I would say a blow job but seeing it is your brother you might want to pass on that idea.

[Anonymous]

Give him a gift card to a massage at a fancy spa.

[Anonymous]

For my husband's first Ironman I had his medal, race number, and a finisher's photo framed with a plaque with the date and time. But that might be more $$ than you want to spend. Maybe just framing the race number or just the medal?

[Anonymous]

If the marathon has an online store, buy him a nice jacket or other piece of running gear with the race logo on it. You usually get a shirt included with your race registration fee, but they often sell nicer items online or at the race site. He should be proud to tout his finishing!

I also like the massage idea. Or a gift card to a local running store.

The framed bib or photo idea is nice, but not sure how you'd get ahold of his race number without him knowing.

[Anonymous]

OP here thanks for all the great ideas! I was thinking about a gift certificate even one that was for $26.20. A little corny I know. massage or restaurant sounds perfect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the marathon has an online store, buy him a nice jacket or other piece of running gear with the race logo on it. You usually get a shirt included with your race registration fee, but they often sell nicer items online or at the race site. He should be proud to tout his finishing!

I also like the massage idea. Or a gift card to a local running store.

The framed bib or photo idea is nice, but not sure how you'd get ahold of his race number without him knowing.

OP here it was the LA Marathon, I just looked at the website and they do have a store! Thanks for the idea....

[VARunner]

See which photography company covered the race (most races seem to use marathonfoto.com--but there are other companies too) and get him a gift card there. I run a lot of races, and I've always wanted my race photos--but they are expensive and I feel wasteful spending money on them.

[Anonymous]

VARunner wrote:See which photography company covered the race (most races seem to use marathonfoto.com--but there are other companies too) and get him a gift card there. I run a lot of races, and I've always wanted my race photos--but they are expensive and I feel wasteful spending money on them.

OP again, that's funny you say that I hated spending money on my race photos too. Thank you so much for the suggestion, I looked him up on Marathonfoto and there he is! You can even buy a presentation plaque or shadowbox with photo. Very cool!

[Anonymous]

OP, what did you decide?

[Anonymous]

I went with Marathonfoto and ordered some race photos. No one prints photos anymore so I thought it would be something special for him. Thank you everyone for the great suggestions!

[Anonymous]

Another idea is a medal hanger. There are some nice ones available. Try etsy and amazon.