just to compete means you're a winner. Or some shite. There was a running festival in Adelaide, it involved a marathon, half marathon, 10k, and one or two more. There was a fuck up, and there weren't enough medals immediately for the half marathoners. Whale tears on the day. 'BUT I FINISHED A HALF MARATHON WHERE MY MEDAL TO SHOW I DID IIIIIIIITTTT!' They had enough medals for the first half of finishers on the day. Think about this. (Everyone else got theirs mailed out if they asked, but it didn;t stop the tears of the blubber)