Gift idea
The perfect gift for a runner.
Skip the energy gel and yet another pair of socks. Surprise the runner in your life with a poster of their marathon or favorite loop — personal and lasting.
One ride. Endless looks.
Different rides, each in its own palette, map style and elevation gradient.
Why this works
Runners already have their gear
Anyone who runs seriously picks their own shoes. The socks, the watch, the gels: all chosen already, usually after weeks of comparing. That is why a practical running gift is almost always a gamble, and often a duplicate.
What a runner does not have yet is something tangible from the race those months of training went into. Of the first half marathon, the mountain trail or the morning it finally worked, there is a medal and a results page — and nothing else.
A poster of their route fills that in. You need the GPX file of the run, or the official course if it was a race. Their name and time go in the title and subtitle; the rest you choose yourself. You get the print-ready file and print it at the size that suits their wall.
Why it makes a great gift
A poster of a race they'll never forget — far more personal than standard running gear.
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Personal & unique
Their own marathon or regular loop — not a mass-produced item.
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Lasting
A memory of their achievement that stays on the wall for years.
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You choose the size
Print the file yourself in any size and a frame that fits.
Coming soon: broader packages and extra sizes.
How to make the gift
A gift for a runner: how it works
Got their GPX or a public Strava run? Then you can make a unique gift in a minute.
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Download your GPX file
Grab your ride's GPX file from Strava, Garmin and others. One little file with your route — that's all you need to start.
Step 2 of 5
Upload your GPX
Drag the file onto Route Frame or click to pick it. We read distance, elevation and duration automatically.
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Make it yours in the editor
Tune it exactly how you like: pick a color palette, map style and background, and show the elevation profile and the stats you want. Endless tweaking — free.
Step 4 of 5
Simple, secure checkout
Pay once, no subscription. Check out with confidence on a secure payment page.
Step 5 of 5
Source file and invoice by email
Right after payment you get the high-quality, print-ready PDF source file with your invoice in your inbox. Print it at home or at a print shop — now or again in five years.
Print-ready vector PDF at A4. Exactly the source file you receive after payment.
No GPX file yet?
How to export your ride
Your poster starts with a GPX — the file that holds your route. Grab it from Strava or Garmin in half a minute.
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Open your activity on Strava
Go to strava.com (easiest on a computer) and open the activity you want on the poster.
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Open the actions menu
Click the three dots (⋯) at the top right of the activity.
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Choose ‘Export GPX’
Your GPX file downloads right away. Ready to upload.
Tip: exporting works best on the Strava website; the option is tucked away in the app. A manual activity without GPS can't be exported.
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Open your ride in Garmin Connect
Go to connect.garmin.com and open the ride under ‘Activities’.
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Open the top-right menu
Click the gear icon (⚙) or the three dots (⋯) above the activity.
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Choose ‘Export to GPX’
The GPX file downloads. Drop it in below.
Tip: this works on connect.garmin.com. In the Garmin Connect app the option is simply called ‘Export’.
Which run do you choose for the gift?
There is usually one run it always comes back to.
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The first race
The first 10K, half or full marathon — a moment that sticks.
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The personal best
The time they worked towards longest, with the date and course.
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The trail
A mountain race or ultra, where the elevation profile shows the effort.
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The regular loop
The route from home they ran for years — more personal than a race.
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Frequently asked questions
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What's a good gift for a runner?
A poster of their marathon or favorite loop — personal and lasting, instead of more running gear.
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Do I need their GPX file?
A GPX or a public Strava run is enough. With it you make the poster of their route.
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Do I get a framed poster shipped to me?
You get the print-ready PDF file, which you print and frame yourself — in any size you like.
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Can I put their finish time on the poster?
Yes. Title and subtitle are free to fill in, so you can put their name on top and the finish time below. Date, distance and duration come from the file.
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How quickly do I have the gift?
Immediately. You make the poster in your browser and download the file right after payment. There is no delivery time, so all that's left is printing.
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What if they just missed the time they wanted?
Leave the time off and put the date and the race name on it. Then the poster is about the fact that they were there, not about the clock.
Surprise a runner with their own race
Make a personal, lasting gift in just a few minutes.