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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Foxy Half Marathon that took place on April 22, 2012 in San Diego, California.

The medal came complete with a free quote on the back.

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[Submitted by RIF #5 Lisa Gonzales. Follow her on Twitter @runlikeacoyote]

Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang won the 2012 London Marathon this morning with a time of 2:04:44.

Second place went to Martin Lel (2:06:51-Kenya) who barely bested third place finisher Tsegaye Kebede (2:06:52-Ethiopia).

Just 1 minute and 29 seconds separated 1st through 10th places for the men.

2012 London Marathon Top 10 Male Results

1. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) – 2:04:44
2. Martin Lel (Kenya) – 2:06:51
3. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:06:52
4. Adil Annani (Morocco) – 2:07:43
5. Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) – 2:07:44
6. Abel Kirui (Kenya) – 2:07:56
7. Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya) – 2:08:01
8. Marilson Gomes Dos Santos (Brazil) – 2:08:03
9. Samuel Tsegay (Eritrea) – 2:08:06
10. Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) – 2:08:20

Mary Keitany was the female winner with a time of 2:18:37.  Keitany’s time is the 2nd fastest in London Marathon history. The fastest time belongs to London’s Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:42 (2005).

Second place female was Edna Kiplagat (2:19:50-Kenya) and the female’s Kenyan podium was completed with Priscah Jeptoo (2:20:14).

The top five female finishers were all from Kenya.

2012 London Marathon Top 10 Female Results

1. Mary Keitany (Kenya) – 2:18:37
2. Edna Kiplagat (Kenya) – 2:19:50
3. Priscah Jeptoo (Kenya) – 2:20:14
4. Florence Kiplagat (Kenya) – 2:20:57
5. Lucy Kabuu (Kenya) – 2:23:12
6. Aberu Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:24:04
7. Irina Mikitenko (Germany) – 2:24:53
8. Jessica Augusto (Portugal) – 2:24:59
9. Atsede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:25:59
10. Jelena Prokopcuka (Latvia) – 2:27:04

Full 2012 London Marathon Results

Congrats to all who ran and finished the 2012 London Marathon.

Arkansas native Leah Thorvilson won the Carmel Marathon earlier today with a winning time of 2:42:13 in Carmel, Indiana.  The winning time by Leah was also a new course record.

The win comes just one week after Thorvilson was the overall winner at the Hogeye Marathon in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Thorvilson bested the second best female by nearly twenty minutes. Melissa Gillette finished second with a strong time of 3:02:25.

Third overall female went to Laurissa Dalrymple in 3:07:37.

Top Female Results from the Carmel Marathon

1. Leah Thorvilson – 2:42:13
2. Melissa Gillette – 3:02:25
3. Laurissa Dalrymple – 3:07:37
4. Melissa Hendrix – 3:20:56
5. Lauren Shirey – 3:21:13
6. Jennifer Dice – 3:24:45
7. Megan Brazill – 3:26:54
8. Christiana Cioffi – 3:27:04
9. Mandi Jacquinot – 3:32:19
10. Kristen Holm-Hansen – 3:32:47

The overall winner and top male was Jesse Davis with a time of 2:22:05.

Second place male went to David Mart in 2:27:13 with third place going to Jared Rothlauf in a time of 2:29:34

Top Male Results from the Carmel Marathon

1. Jesse Davis – 2:22:05
2. David Mart – 2:27:13
3. Jared Rothlauf 2:29:34
4. Justin Gillette – 2:34:11
5. Andy Hass – 2:39:30
6. Brad Mason – 2:40:02
7. Jonathan Kinsey – 2:40:32
8. Scott Colford – 2:41:21
9. Colin Muehlenkamp – 2:43:31
10. Greg Doyon – 2:49:21

Full List of 2012 Carmel Marathon Results

Congrats to all 564 finishers today in Carmel.

Leah Thorvilson is member RIF #34 in Run It Fast – The Club. You can read more about it and join by clicking HERE.

[image: Melissa Gillette and Leah Thorilson]

We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 62 of you responded!

Good luck to you all this weekend and Run It Fast!

Joshua Holmes – Possibly a couple of local 5Ks.

Michelle Mitchell – 100K Worlds and Euros 🙂

JD Arney – Scioto Miles 10k downtown Columbus on Scioto river

darius – outer banks, nc – the Flying Pirate Half Marathon on sunday.

icalles – Here: Casa de Campo, Madrid. spain http://pic.twitter.com/sGHHODqw

魯敏 – I’m always running around Osaka-jo castle(Japan ) every Sunday!

Cazz Singson – Doing a half marathon this Sunday at the NatGeo Earth Day Run 2012! Can’t wait! 😀

Christy Bowers – Fort Worth Zoo Run 10K

Romana DL – Barcelona – Spain Firemen race 10K with 24000 runners – good and fast race to do PB if you may start within the first 3000 🙂

lindsay – no race, but a nice 9-miler through Gallup Park in Ann Arbor!

Marco A.Velazquez – Run through Redlands Half Marathon on Sunday

Brie Lynn – SPRINGFIELD!

BeardRunJax – Saturday – Run to the Sun 8k – Orange Park, FL.

Michael Garcia – London Marathon!

The Mama Runs – Charity #walk – #Transplant Trot 5k in #Calgary #yyc on Saturday. Sunday am group run at Eau Claire Market with#runningroom

Edith Hurt – This Aussie #running in Genoa, Italy RT @runitfast: Where are you running/racing this weekend? Responses will be in Run It Fast tomorrow!!”

Partnerunning – Bali Marathon

rian c p – Bali

Serg Aloma – 28th Annual Baker to Vegas 120 mile Relay.

Sabarri – Jersey Shore relay!! This Saturday. Free beer and festival.

joey – Bali Marathon… Cool! Can’t think of a better place to run!

Andrew & Sue O’Brien – Bali Marathon

Predrag Radovic – Belgrade marathon.

jade huffman – The Warrior Dash!!! Jackson Mississippi

John O’Regan – 100K World & European Championships in Seregno, Italy. http://bit.ly/IWpjGY

Andy Scott – Carmel Marathon

Blog Share – its the London marathon this weekend.

Bob – doing my first barefoot 5k in New Hope, PA on Sunday…

Mary Jane Schriver – Run to the Beach 1/2 marathon, Akron Ohio!

MM~J – Flying Pirate Half Marathon!!! Outer Banks, NC~Gonna run my booty off!

Mario Alberto Arce – doing a triathlon this Sunday at Puntarenas, Costa Rica 😀

Sassy Mamma – not this weekend @runitfast This weekend I’m walking for autism at#RaymondJames stadium

Alvin Lee – GW Classic 10 miler Alexandria, VA

steve c – Lynchburg Va!

Skip Keltner – Carmel Half Marathon.

Lisa Gonzales – Foxy Run Half Marathon in San Diego on Sunday.#animalracing #trails

Roz – the Derwent Dambuster 10 mile challenge in Derbyshire :-

The Hot Steppah – salt lake city marathon! #slcmarathon

MarathonJunkie™Engle – I will be running between the doc’s office and P.T. Next weekend is HAWAII. For no other reason than to sit on a beach.

YiZhong Aw – RUN350! SINGAPORE FOR EARTH DAY! 😀

Lynn Murphy – on the fabulous golf cart paths in Peachtree City Ga!

Kyle Butler – first race in 6 months due to broken foot! A 5k I won two years ago!

Angie Gerber – Portland waterfront, 16 miles. Dreamy forecast of sunshine and 60 degrees! Run!

Allison – it’s #PatsRun weekend here in Arizona. 4.2 miles to#RunWalkHonor for the @pattillmanfnd #runitfast #excited

Jonathan Bobbitt – no idea

Thomas Hosty – carmel marathon in indiana

Christie Jester – Running 12 miles tomorrow on a trail 🙂

RuggedRadnage – #VLM & a huge good luck & shout out to every last runner racing ANYWHERE this weekend 🙂

Jason Howard – running the salt lake city marathon tomorrow

Bob Hodges – #Tarheel10miler !

Elizabeth Kalifeh – auburn finish on the 50 10k!

Nancy Sandretto – Saturday~the Race to #RobieCreek and Sunday~#Robie‘sgotFaith~a fundraiser for a 5 year old fighting leukemia!

Jonathan Stewart – Local 5k tomorrow. Speed work!

Lisa Luxford – The Virgin London Marathon – but I won’t be running it fast!

Jon Hobbs – London

mishlnaz – Doing the @FeetandFriends Fighting Colon Cancer 5K/8K in Ann Arbor, MI with @DetroitACSRun

Molly – my first half marathon, at the Glass City Marathon in Toledo Ohio on Sunday! 🙂

Scott Gorski – running 5 miles around Wind Lake to complete week 2 training for my first ever half marathon in June. #rocknsole#summerfest.

Michelle Walker – Garmin Marathon in Olathe, KS.

Lauren Sell – I am running the Oshkosh Half Marathon on Sunday! Hoping for decent weather and a PR!

Robin Robbins – Illinois River to River Relay

Marj Mitchell – Good morning! I shall be doing the “run in the park 4 miler” at shiloh military park on Saturday.

Nicole Knutson – Blue Ridge Marathon. (Roanoke, VA) claim to fame? Hardest road marathon. I think I am now certifiably crazy. (this will be #28)

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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Vienna City Marathon that took place on April 15, 2012 in the beautiful city of Vienna, Austria.

This medal is classy, unique, strong and bold. It’s better than 85% of the medals that are handed out at races in the United States.

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[Submitted by Gavin J. Reeves. Follow him on Twitter @GavinJReeves]

Here is the finisher medal from the Big D Marathon & Half Marathon that took place on April 15, 2012 in Dallas, Texas.

Nice bling! The full marathon medal is larger than the half marathon medal.

Congrats to finishers of both races!

The 2013 race will take place on April 14, 2013 at the Cotton Bowl.

More Photos of Big D Bling

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[Submitted by Samantha Hunter (@SamCanRun), Renee Dudley (@ReneeDudley), and Teal & Beth (@Lifeisarun)]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Clemson Easter Bunny Run Half Marathon that was held on Easter Weekend, April 7, 2012.

Unique, colorful, funny with a thick printed ribbon. Great job guys!

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[Submitted by The Adventure Geeks. Follow them on Twitter @AdventureGeeks]

The 2012 Hogeye Marathon Relay took part this past weekend as part of the Hogeye Marathon in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Leah Thorvilson, who was the overall winner of the marathon, also took part on the winning marathon relay team as well.

Her winning team received very unique pig trophies as you can see above.

Check out the 2012 Hogeye Marathon Medal

[submitted by RIF # 34 Leah Thorvilson. Follow her on Twitter @LeahThrovilson]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the GO! St. Louis Marathon that took place on April 15, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri.

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[Submitted by Garrett Holt (@GarrettH24) and Dustin Washam (@washamrunning).]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Hogeye Marathon that took place on April 15, 2012 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Love this medal! As an added bonus the center of this medal is a ‘spinner.’

No word yet if Bobby Petrino’s ‘spinner’ showed up!

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[Submitted by Darron Tytler. Follow him on Twitter @datman65]