I wondered if I should just hang them somewhere. And I considered if my storage space would be a good place. I could just all hang them from a bamboo stick; I have lots of these for garden purposes.
The next Saturday I started on my plan. I picked my biggest stick, and got my box of medals out of the cupboard. I figured I could for now hang it from the pipes running along the wall. That would have to be temporary, but it would do as a proof of concept.
I started to hang them up. Obviously, in chronological order. Soon I had to go up to my computer to get out my spreadsheet with all my races. I didn’t know off by heart in what exact order they came! Most medals give a year, but not even all of them. And if it's many years ago, you might have forgot when in the year. And one metal didn't give any information at all. Luckily, I remembered which race that was.
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| Starting with 2011 and 2025, for balance |
I managed to get them all in order, and it fits without effort. I know there will be still more coming in, but I can always shuffle them a bit closer together. For now I left a gap between Plymouth and Wales, and a gap for lockdown. My year in York did not result in any medals! I didn't find many races, and the ones I did find must have not done medals.
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| Concept proven! Races displayed… |
I figured I probably should add the podium medals I have won as well, to go with the finisher medals they are associated with. That already means some shuffling around. But it makes sense to display them together.
I also should just drill two holes in the wall and put up fixings just for the bamboo rod. That's for the next weekend. I think it will be quite tidy in the end! And if I do so many races I run out of space, I might just have to choose another wall for an additional rod…
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