Runners - keep your race bibs?

I have every race bib since I started. I put the date, finish time, AG place and overall place on the back and tack them to the wall in my closet. Call it my motivation wall. Kind of reminds me of why I do it. Always trying to improve.

I have a special notebook for all of my bibs and I clip them in. I have been keeping them for almost 10 years. I collect the medals and pin them in a shadow box picture frame and hang it on the wall. Getting ready to start a new one...It is so inspiring to see where I have been and look forward to each new medal. I always go look at it before the race so I can see what I am working towards.

We have kept them all but haven't really done anything with them. Mine and Julian's are in one shoe box. Bryce and Mateo's are in another. They have been running 5k's since they were both in kindergarten.

I have all of mine I write the race info on the back, including my time. It's nice to look back and see where I started and how far I've come. I only have 10 so far, they are currently in a folder with other race info until I decide what I'd like to do with them. I also write the date and my time on the inside of my race day shirt, either on the tag or under the thicker part of the sleeve.
Oh, and I too have the chip on my shoe til it comes off on it's own. Glad I'm not the only one!

I've got every race bib from races dating back to 1986. I keep them in a photo album. On the back, I write:

Name of Event
Date
My finish time & Pace
Distance (GPS and posted distance)
Placement in Age Group, Gender, and overall
Splits (if it was a flat course)

Any awards and finishing medals are just piled in a drawer somewhere. LOL

Yes, I keep mine. If the info is not already on there (some have a lot, like the Rock and Roll New Orleans Half).. some are blank with only a number. I will write the name of the race, the distance, my finishing time, and the date.

I have a chip here on my desk.. LOL.. it was from my 8K. I play with it from time to time, just a little widget on my desk. I also have the D-chip from my Half Marathon, still in a circle on my book shelf.

My bibs and my medals are hanging on the wall. I used the safety pins to "daisy chain" the bibs together.

Edit to Add: Here's a picture of mine from my blog.

I've only done a few races but I have all my bibs, in a folder with a print out of my results, notes from the race & photos. I've kept all my shirts too but I never wear them.

This is really cute!! I might try to make something with stencils and paint. Not sure I want to spend $50 and $12.00 for shipping, but it's a great idea. Thanks for sharing!

I hope I don't get in trouble for posting an outside link, but I bought one of these for my SIL to keep her race bibs on. I think she hung it in their entryway, where they take off their shoes.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/90413579/running-medals-and-bibs-holder-womens

I have all my bibs hanging on the walls of my cubicle at work.

I don't keep all of my bibs. Some I do.

However, I hang all my medals on bottles of wine from their respective states. I'm doing half marathons in all 50 states. To date, I have 37 medals hanging on 37 bottles of wine.

On July 4, 2013 I plan on running my 50th state. I'll be the one in the red, white, and blue running outfit.

I don't drink the wine. I'm giving my collection to my kids when I die. It's gonna be a great celebration!

I've always chucked my bibs during infrequent but brutal cleaning frenzies. (However after reading all your posts I may find a good place to keep future ones - good idea to log all your race stats on them!) I have all my medals though, hanging in my closet where I see them when I get ready for a run - and the two trophies from a couple of run-with-your-dog races. I keep them on my dresser. They're my favorite because they remind me of my best running buddy, Pavlov. He passed away two years ago at the age of 14 1/2. He ran with me until he was 12. I still miss him dearly, but really enjoy running with my current dog, Jasmine.

I keep mine in a drawer but I don't log anything on them. All my results are on my running long and also on Athlinks, so I don't see the need to write it on the bib.

I have kept mine and write all the information about the race on the back, also. I have them in a drawer right now, but think I will eventually put them in a scrape book.

I've been in 4 races since last fall and still have all of my race bibs. Wondered if anyone else also keeps theirs, and do you do anything with them? I also have the shoe chip from my first 10K yesterday. Leaving that sucker in my laces until it falls out.

For the bins.....Scrapbook, pin them on the wall, etc? I'm thinking of some sort of collage for mine.

Hell yes I keep them. Not sure what for yet, but i really want one of these.




http://www.etsy.com/listing/89307841/running-medals-and-race-bibs-holder?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_query=race+bib&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade