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Marathon gifts for the runner who just did 26.2
Finishing a marathon takes months of early alarms and long Sundays. The best gifts remember that specific race: the route, the time, the day. Here's what works, and what to have ready before you order.
Best overall: a poster of the race route
Ask for (or quietly find) their GPS file from the watch or app they ran with. A poster of the exact course with their finish time shows you know what that race meant. Digital files mean you can print at any local shop or online printer and frame it however you like.
Custom Route Poster
Your exact route with your title, distance, time, pace and date. Three styles (Classic, Night, Splits), 18×24 in at 300 dpi PNG + PDF. Proof in 2–3 business days and one free revision.
Make my poster →Orbit Route Poster
Your route drawn as a glowing line on a dark star-field background, with your title, distance, time and date. Proof within 48 hours of sending your route, one free revision, then an 18×24 in print-ready PDF + PNG.
Make my Orbit poster →Small gifts and card stuffers
A 26.2 or Marathon Finisher sticker fits inside a card and goes straight onto a laptop or an indoor water bottle.
Running Milestone Stickers
Seven road-sign and race-bib milestone stickers for 5K, 10K, 13.1, 26.2, 50K, My First 5K and Marathon Finisher. 3" × 3" glossy vinyl, small enough to tuck into a card.
Shop milestone stickers →Running Stickers
17 designs (13.1, 26.2, Miles Are Medicine, Negative Splits, milestone badges and more). 3" × 3" glossy kiss-cut vinyl for laptops, notebooks and indoor gear (not waterproof). Printed and shipped to your door.
Shop stickers →For the runner who loves numbers
If they live in their training stats, a private dashboard turns years of runs into one page of charts.
Running Dashboard Kit
Turns your running app's free data export into a private offline dashboard: year mileage, weekly goal, pace trend, route maps and shoe miles. Instant download.
Get the kit →Training for the next one
A 16- or 18-week marathon plan with a printable PDF and an auto-dating spreadsheet. Good for first-timers and anyone building toward 26.2 again.
Marathon Training Planner
16-week and 18-week marathon plans plus a printable log and an auto-dating spreadsheet. Peak long run of 20 miles. Instant PDF + Excel / Google Sheets download.
Get the planner →Questions
- What if I can't get their GPS file?
- Most watches and running apps let you export a single activity as a GPX, FIT or TCX file from the activity's menu. If it's a surprise, ask a training partner, or give a printed note that says the poster is coming and order once they send the file.
- How long does a custom poster take?
- The Custom Route Poster proof arrives in 2–3 business days; the Orbit poster proof within 48 hours. Each includes one free revision. For holiday gifts, order by December 10.
- Do the posters use official race logos?
- No. Posters show the route line, your title and your stats. They don't use race names or logos, so you choose the wording.
More gift guides
Half marathon gifts for every 13.1 finisherRunning stickers for laptops, bottles and notebooksCustom race route posters from your own GPS fileGifts for runners under $20