Mismatched artwork on the 2026 Yosemite Half Marathon medal. Did anyone else notice this? 🤦♀️
I ran the Yosemite Half yesterday, and while I’m proud of the finish, I’m honestly a bit bummed about the hardware.
Yosemite is my absolute favorite place. We go there frequently, and my connection to the park was the entire reason I trained for and chose this specific race. Because of that, it was a genuine letdown to look closely at the medal this morning and realize the organizers completely mismatched the design.
As you can see, the front of the medal is very clearly a multi-tiered depiction of Yosemite Falls. But if you flip it over, the engraved paragraph and title are entirely dedicated to Bridalveil Fall.
I know it’s ultimately just a piece of metal, but when you put 13.1 miles into the ground to celebrate a specific park you love, it sucks to see an error like this. The park deserves better representation.
Mostly just posting to see if any other runners noticed the mix-up. At least it makes for a unique, slightly flawed souvenir, I guess!