About us
Built at the
finish line
Finish Line Engravers brings live, personalized medal engraving to running events across the United States and Canada.
Our story
Every runner has a finish line story
For our founder, Kris Olsen, that story began thousands of miles from home.
Selected by the Columbus Marathon as an exchange runner in the Sister City program, Kris traveled to Dresden, Germany, to run the Dresden Half Marathon. After crossing the finish line, she experienced something uncommon in the United States at the time — having her finisher's medal permanently engraved with her name and finish time.
In that moment, the medal became more than an award. It became a lasting connection to the months of training, the journey to another country, the friendships formed, and the accomplishment of crossing that finish line — a personal story she could relive every time she held it.
That single experience inspired the vision for Finish Line Engravers.
Kris partnered with her husband, Aaron, whose decades of experience building efficient operations and scalable processes made it possible to bring that same experience to race weekends across America. Together, they set out with a simple mission: to ensure every runner has the opportunity to preserve one of life's proudest accomplishments in a meaningful and permanent way.
Today, Finish Line Engravers partners with race organizers, sponsors, and endurance brands to create memorable finish-line experiences through professional, on-site laser engraving. Our mobile engraving systems combine precision, speed, and reliability so thousands of runners can personalize their medals before the excitement of race day has faded.
We believe a marathon medal isn't just a piece of metal. It's the culmination of early mornings, missed weekends, personal sacrifice, perseverance, and triumph. Our job is to make sure that story is engraved forever — and to become the most trusted engraving partner at start lines and for brands across North America.
Fully insured — $2M commercial liability coverage protecting Finish Line Engravers and the event organizer.
How we work
Three commitments
The runner's moment first
Every decision — station layout, queue design, the confirmation screen — is judged by one thing: does it make the runner's moment better?
Operations you can measure
We report throughput, cycle times, and wait times for every event. If it matters to your festival, it's on our dashboard.
Partners, not vendors
We plan with your team, adapt to your site map, and carry your sponsor's brand like it's our own — because on race day, it is.
Our partners
Trusted by race directors
“Finish Line Engravers has been a valued partner of the University Hospitals Cleveland Marathon for years. The medal engraving experience is always a hit with our runners — it’s one of the first places many participants visit after crossing the finish line. Aaron, Kris, and the entire team are organized, professional, and consistently deliver a seamless experience. We can’t imagine race weekend without them.”
“The Finish Line Engravers team always shows up prepared and ready to welcome all runners. Our runners love the opportunity to personalize their accomplishment. The team communicates well ahead of time and we’ve had a long partnership with them. I would absolutely recommend Finish Line Engravers to any race director or brand.”
“Finish Line Engravers has been an incredible partner. Operationally, they couldn’t be easier to work with. Their setup is professional and enhances the overall race-day atmosphere. They are collaborative, responsive, and a pleasure to work with. I can’t recommend them highly enough.”
“Finish Line Engravers are extremely easy to work with — from registration integration to on-site activation. They help us celebrate our participants’ accomplishments and are low-maintenance partners. We highly recommend them!”
On the circuit — events & brands we've worked with
