Gifts for runners: their marathon on a poster, or their trail
A runner already has the shoes, the watch and a drawer full of finisher medals. What they rarely have is the race itself on the wall, and that is what the marathon poster gives them: the race name in large letters, their route on the map with a marker every five kilometres, then their name, official finish time, pace and bib number, with the elevation profile along the bottom. The route comes from the GPX file their watch recorded, or straight from their Strava account; the event is chosen, from 5 km to the marathon, and it is the official distance that gets printed. If they would rather be on trails than city streets, the route poster draws the outing with its distance, duration and smoothed climbing, where the clock matters less than the hill. Two posters, nine map styles, from €19.90 at A4 to €69.90 at 70 × 100, with a frame on the two smaller sizes. Each is printed in our Aveyron workshop and ships within 48 h.
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Personalised marathon poster — your race, your time, your bib
The race exactly as they ran it: the route on the map, a marker every 5 km, their name, chip time, pace and bib. The distance printed is the official 42.195 km, not the slightly longer figure their watch came up with.
From €8.90
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Personalised route poster — your run, your hike, your trip
For anything without a start gun and a chip time: a trail race, a summit, the long Sunday loop. The GPS track is drawn on the map with distance, duration and elevation gain, which say more than pace ever will on a mountain path.
From €8.90
Which one to choose
| If… | Then |
|---|---|
| They have just finished a marathon, a half or a 10K | The marathon poster |
| They run trails or in the hills | The route poster, with elevation gain |
| Race day is still ahead | Wait for it: the poster is made from the route and the official time |
| You want something that reads from across the room | The 50 × 70 or the 70 × 100, to be framed locally |
| It’s a surprise and you can’t get their GPX | The file of a friend who ran the same race |
The moments, and when to order
| Occasion | When | When to order |
|---|---|---|
| After a first marathon or half | the week after the finish | Results are usually online the same day |
| Before a spring or autumn marathon | the last weeks of training | Ten days before the start |
| Dublin Marathon | late October | The poster comes afterwards, with the official time |
| A new personal best | any race, any Saturday | Ten days ahead |
| Father’s Day | third Sunday in June | Order before 10 June |
| Christmas | 25 December | Order before 15 December |
The marathon poster is made after the race: you need their route, as a GPX file or from Strava, and their official time.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good gift for a marathon runner after their first race?
The race itself, on a poster: their route on the map with a marker every 5 km, their name, official finish time, pace and bib number. Unlike more kit, it is something they cannot already own, and it stays on the wall long after the medal has gone into a drawer.
Can the marathon poster be made without their GPX file?
It needs the route. Ask them to export the run as a GPX file from the Strava website or their watch app, or to connect their own Strava account in the editor. The official time and the bib number are in the results the race organisers publish.
Does it work for a half marathon, a 10K or a trail?
Yes. The marathon poster offers five events — 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, marathon, or another distance — and prints the official distance, so a parkrun PB fits the 5 km. For a trail, where the climbing counts for more than the clock, the route poster suits better: it prints distance, duration and elevation gain under the track.
Can I give the poster before the race?
Better to wait: the marathon poster prints the route actually run, the official time and the bib number, three things that only exist after the finish. For a gift before the start, the print-it-yourself file of a training run, at €8.90, arrives by link a few minutes after you order; the race poster can follow afterwards, with the real figures.
How far ahead should I order?
Allow ten days for Ireland and the rest of the EU, a week within France: 48 h in the workshop, then the post. The marathon poster is ordered after the race, once the route and the official time are known — usually the same day for the time, that evening for the track exported from their watch.
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Printed in AveyronComposed and printed in our family workshop in Aveyron, checked before it ships.
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Printed to order250 g matte paper, pigment inks: printed in our Aveyron workshop, whatever the size.
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Shipped within 48 hTo your door or to a pickup point, by La Poste or Colissimo.
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Ready to giveStandard frame sizes, easy to find.