Question 1

What is the minimum order?

Accepted Answer

Our minimum order is just 12 medals — enough for a podium, an age-group set or a sample run — with bulk tiers that drop steeply at the quantities a mass-participation race needs.

Question 2

How fast will my race medals arrive?

Accepted Answer

Your free mockup lands within 24 hours and finished medals ship in about 2 weeks. An event date cannot move, so we put a ship date in writing and tell you the artwork cut-off that protects it.

Question 3

How late can we leave the order?

Accepted Answer

Later than most suppliers will admit, and the honest answer depends on the freight decision rather than the factory. We will tell you the date after which sea freight stops being an option and what the air alternative costs, before you commit.

Question 4

Should we order extras?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and more than you think. A sold-out race cannot re-order into a fixed date, entries creep up in the final fortnight, and a small buffer costs far less than a hundred finishers without a medal.

Question 5

How big should the medal be?

Accepted Answer

Ask about the gauge in the same breath. A large medal at a thin gauge bows in a mailing bag and feels hollow, while a smaller medal at a proper thickness feels far better in the hand. We always quote both numbers together.

Question 6

Does the ribbon really matter?

Accepted Answer

It is half the product. The bar width has to match the opening in the medal or it hangs skewed, the drop decides where the medal sits, and it is the cheapest place to carry the year, because changing a ribbon does not mean changing a die.

Question 7

Which finish photographs best?

Accepted Answer

An antique or satin finish, almost always. A bright mirror polish flares under a finish-line gantry and in every phone photo taken there, and it is usually the dearer of the two options as well.

Question 8

Can names or times go on the medals?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if a recessed blank is planned into the reverse at design stage. Personalisation happens after the race, so the panel has to exist before the die is cut — adding it later is not possible.

Question 9

How much do custom race medals cost?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the medal size and thickness, the metal and plating, how many enamel colors the design uses, any spinner or moving part, the ribbon, and how many medals you order. The cost per medal comes down as the quantity goes up. Customized Race Medals gives you a firm quote for your exact design, with a free mockup within 24 hours, so you know the number before anything is produced.

Question 10

Where can I order custom race medals in bulk?

Accepted Answer

Customized Race Medals (customizedracemedals.com) makes custom finisher medals, ribbons, spinner medals, multi-year connector series, virtual-race mailer packs and age-group award medals in bulk from a minimum of 12. Every order includes free design help, a free mockup within 24 hours and standard turnaround of about 2 weeks.

Question 11

What is the best custom medal for a marathon or road race finisher?

Accepted Answer

A custom-shaped finisher medal is the usual choice: it is cut to your own outline, read at arm's length by a tired runner, and photographs well at the finish line. Pick a design with bold, deep lettering for the event name, distance and year, and a finish that does not flare under finish-line lights.

Question 12

What is the best custom medal for age-group winners and podium places?

Accepted Answer

Age-group and podium award medals are a different job from finisher medals, usually ordered in smaller sets for first, second and third place and each age category. Customized Race Medals makes them on the same ribbon family as your finisher medal so the whole event looks consistent, from a minimum of 12.

Question 13

Can I get a race medal with a spinner or moving part?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Customized Race Medals makes spinner, rotating-insert and hinged medals. A moving part is a mechanism, so it needs to be designed in from the start rather than added to a finished drawing, and the mockup shows how the piece is built before you approve it.

Question 14

Can I make a medal series that connects across several years?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Customized Race Medals makes connector, puzzle-fit and multi-year medal sets. A series has to be drawn as a set in year one so the pieces line up later, so share your multi-year plan when you request the quote.

Question 15

What medals work best for a virtual race that ships by mail?

Accepted Answer

Virtual race medals are designed to a postage weight and packed in mailer packs, because every gram can change the shipping band. Customized Race Medals makes virtual race medals and mailer packs so participants receive their medal in packaging built for the post.

Question 16

Should I choose a sublimated or woven ribbon for my race medals?

Accepted Answer

Choose sublimated for photographic or multicolor artwork, and woven for bold type that has to stay crisp. Both are offered at Customized Race Medals, and the ribbon bar width should always match the opening in the medal so it hangs straight.

Question 17

Can a school or youth running program order custom race medals?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Customized Race Medals makes school and youth race medals from a minimum of 12, so a single grade level, a fun run or a cross-country meet is a normal order. Standard turnaround is about 2 weeks and the free mockup comes back within 24 hours.

Question 18

How long does it take to get custom race medals?

Accepted Answer

Customized Race Medals sends your free mockup within 24 hours and ships finished medals in about 2 weeks after you approve it. Express shipping is available when an event date is close, so give your race date when you ask for the quote.

Question 19

Can I see a mockup before I order custom race medals?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Customized Race Medals sends a free mockup within 24 hours, and you can request as many revisions as you need. You pay nothing until you approve the design, and production does not start until then.

Question 20

Can I order custom race medals for just one event?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The minimum order at Customized Race Medals is 12 medals on any style, which covers a single podium set, an age-group category or a sample run. Your approved artwork stays on file, so adding a second event later is simple.

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