I used to love going to garage sales. It’s fun to find great deals on cool, hard-to-find things. It’s also funny to see the things that some people try to sell and the prices they try to get for them. The guy asking $20 for the singing bass doesn’t really want to sell it. The old couple selling their undergarments should probably be avoided — especially when you see them in church the next week.

On my run today, I realized that this is the prime season for garage sales. We don’t make it to many of them any more because taking two boys in and out of their car seats at multiple stops is exhausting. It did make me think about having a running garage sale.

As in most sales, some things are useful but just not used very often. Some things are awful and should just be pitched. Other things are very valuable and a deal at any price.

Here’s what I’ve got:

5k Races: 12 for 10 cents. These are great and can be a great deal of fun. I just don’t have much use for them. They hurt too much. I’ve got to run so hard that I want to vomit for almost 20 minutes to get a good time. Someone not as concerned with a fast time can get a lot more use out of them.

Marathon Medals: $75/medal. These belong in the same category as that guy’s singing fish. They have much more value to me than to anyone else. I just got RunnerGirl’s permission to display them in our home. As I took them out of their decorative box, it was wonderful to reminisce about all the races. I priced them at $75 each because Runner’s World just listed this as the average price for marathons.

Pasta: $5 Where would we be without carbs?

Sweet looking new shoes: $140. Have you seen the new Enigma from Mizuno? How about the Elixir? Saucony’s Kinvara 2 and Mirage look pretty cool, too. Even Asics has stepped up their game with the new DS Trainer.

Come into the store to get a better look at all of these shoes.

Local Races: $2. It is so fun to roll out of your own bed and go to a race with all you neighbors. (Please note: I’m not really selling these races.)

Races at Night: $3. It’s a fun way to change things up to run at night. The price doubles if a headlamp is required because it is so much cooler.

Cool summer mornings: $50. After running in the heat and humidity, I really appreciate the coolness of the morning. It almost makes me glad my two boys wake up call comes at 6:30 every day. Almost.

Wicking clothing: Not for Sale. Go to Gazelle Sports and get your own.

Wicking clothing that smells bad: $1. Using SportWash can help remove the funk. Do it before you run with your running partner again. Please.

Bloody nipples, self-doubt, cramps, plantar fasciitis (let’s just include all injuries), foolish drivers, “Run, Forest, Run” taunts, sun burns and skin cancer, guys trying to pass me at the finish line, guys running in my shadow for the entire race, broken watch bands and dead watch batteries, Ipods in races, and cotton socks: Free. Seriously. I just want to be rid of all these things for good. I wouldn’t even put them in the donation box for Goodwill. Why should they get junk like this. Just take it to the dump.

These are the items in my running garage sale. What would you put in yours?