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11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Oct 1, 2012

Media Platforms Design Team

Running Ornaments
$10, via goneforarun.com

Cute without sort cutesy. Retail 40,000 of them, and your tree can advent like the New York City Marathon. (At that quantity, you can probably chaffer a price break.)

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

"I'm Tapering" Tee
$21 and up, via GiftedRunner.com

Because the world deserves a warning when you fail along with your pre-race jitters and nervous energy.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Custom Race Bib Coasters
$22, via Etsy.com

These custom-made beauties aren't just a colorful way to castoff your coffee table from water rings, they also provide a subtle way to brag to houseguests.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

USATF Fleece Toboggan Cap
$28, via USATF.com

Depart your support for USA Deduce & Field while also trapping body heat and keeping your ears toasty.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Conditional Portions Digital Food Scale
$50, via Target.com

For the calorie-counting geek on your list: This gadget weighs your portions and calculates just how many calories, fats, and sugars you're about to scarf down. Just in time for holiday gluttony.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Hello Kitty Arm Warmers
$32, via Sanrio.com

What's improve than arm warmers for those chilly-but-not-supercold mornings? Adorable arm warmers. Such as these, which feature everyone's favorite cute Japanese feline character. A fashion coup for Asics and Tested: The Best Maternity Sports Bras for Runners.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Race Bibs Hanger
$26, via Etsy.com

At 11 x 9 inches, this slab of peel is a neat way to store your race bibs and show them off at the same time. Sure beats that dusty cardboard box you've been using.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

"I've Got the Runs" Bottle
$20, via Cafepress.com

We could list all of this bottle's various features, but the most important one is right there on the side: Hilarity.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Custom Running Shirts
$31 and up, via RunningBanana.com

Not satisfied with any of the running shirts out there? Can't find just what you're looking for? Design your own at Runningbanana.com.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Banana Costume
$40, via newegg.com

Your buddy may not be the fastest runner, but at least every year at the local 5-K he can be known as The Banana Guy. There are probably worse things.

By Eric Schmidt

Media Platforms Design Team

11 Unique Holiday Gifts for Runners

Gorilla Costume
$100, via Amazon.com

Buying for a running couple? Pick up the banana costume and this gorilla suit. Because a gorilla chasing a banana in a race is catastrophe gold. (As our own staffers can attest.) Who gets which costume? That's up to you.

By Eric Schmidt

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