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When you receive your race packet for the latest race in our Virtual Race Series, the One Bad Mother Runner 5K, you’ll notice your medal features a detachable, clip on running shoe charm. While some people will certainly be happy to leave the charm on their medals, other people will want to use it in different ways. Around the Gone For a Run offices, we started to think about ways we’d like to wear ours and these are the top 4 ideas we came up with.
We thought the charm looked super cute when we added it to zippers on everything from handbags to hooded sweatshirts to the zipper on someone’s iPad case. The lobster clip is perfect for fitting on any zipper and is a cute touch that actually makes some zippers easier to open. You have to love that!
We sell this beaded wrap bracelet in multiple colors, for only $5.00 (and if you buy it as an add-on to your race packet, from the race page, you get 20% off, so it’s only $4! Why? Because we love you!) and the charm clips right on, as you can see. My favorite thing about wrap bracelets (this one included) is they can also double as a long necklace, and I’ve always been a huge fan of accessories that can be used in more ways than one. I’m pretty sure this is how I’m going to wear my charm after I finish the race. Most of the time, anyway. The lobster clip enables you to use your charm in as many ways as you like, without being tied to one way and one way only.
If your keys are boring and only have keys and ten thousand (give or take) discount cards and gym passes, clip your running show charm on your key ring for a subtle, but cute, way to show your love for running.
I hooked the lobster clasp onto a silver chain here, though if you’d like to make it a more permanent charm, you can open the jump hoop with jewelry pliers and remove the lobster clasp and just wear the charm. Be careful to make sure the jump hoop is fully closed if you go this route, so you don’t lose your hard-earned charm.
These are just some suggestions – we’re sure you can think of lots more ways use your clip-on charm.
Don’t forget to sign up for the One Bad Mother Runner Virtual 5K, where you get to make your own rules and run the race on your own time and territory, any time from May 7th to May 13th, 2016. Whether you’re a mom who loves to run, running it for your mom, or because you feel like it (that’s perfectly fine!) sign up today because space is limited. You’ll receive a t-shirt, authentic race bib, and medal with the aforementioned clip-on charm.
Happy running and don’t forget to send your race photos and recaps to our Facebook page!