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We receive a lot of medals each month and it’s so fun to see all of them. We are going to have Run It Fast readers vote on their favorite medal for each month. At the end of the year, we’ll have a vote for the best medal of the year! We’ve already had the vote for January Medals so thank you to all of you who voted! The medal that received the most votes in the January 2012 Medals was the Inaugural Louisiana Marathon Medal.

We couldn’t include them all but here are the best of the medals submitted to Run It Fast in February 2012.

Vote for your favorite:

Thank you for voting! 

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This week’s Run It Fast – The Club profile is #72 Natalie Torres. Natalie and I have the same problem. We love to run but we have out of control hair that makes running interesting so I was happy to read about her solution to this “issue”. I always have fun seeing what gear other runners use, don’t you?

So let’s get to know Natalie:

INFO

Name: Natalie Torres
RIF #: 72
Twitter: @NattieRuns
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nattie1218
Blog: http://www.thismamacanrun.com/

STATS

Years running: 2

Favorite race distance: half-marathon

Favorite PR: Marine Corps Historic half 2:03:40

Favorite race: Historic Half

Favorite bling: RnR St. Pete’s [See photo at the top or check it out in the bling case for a close up look.]

Next race: The Naked Foot 5k

What makes you FEEL fast?: My Saucony Kinvara 2s make me feel fast. Since wearing them I have been able to improve my speed and overall pace.

FUN RUNNING QUESTIONS

What’s the most beautiful place that you’ve run? The Rock-n-Roll St. Petersburg Half Marathon is the most beautiful place that I have run. It was along the beach and so very peaceful.

Why do you race? I race because it makes me a better runner. When I race, I am only competing with myself. I like to be able to train and then see the results of all of my hard work.

What is the one piece of running gear you can’t leave the house without? I cannot leave the house without my Sparkly Soul headband. I have very thick curly hair and I need something that is going to keep it out of my face when I run.

What running moment are you most proud of? I am very proud of my first half-marathon. I ran the entire time even though I felt like I was going to die. I pushed through and finished strong.

If you can’t run, you’re ________? If I can’t run, I am either strength training or going to yoga.

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We all have favorite gear that we use, whether it’s shoes to makes us feel “fast” or headbands to make the run more comfortable. What is the one thing you can’t leave the house without when you go for a run?

Thanks for sharing Natalie! I hope you run it fast at your next race!

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[All photos submitted by Natalie Torres]

Here is the medal for Memorial Day 5K that was held on June 23, 2012 (rescheduled date) in Orange Park, FL.

Very cool red, white, & blue medal for a Memorial Day run.

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[Medal submitted by BeardRunJax. Follow him on Twitter @BeardRunJax]

This is the medal for the Kiryat Gat 10K that was held in Kiryat Gat, Israel on June 21, 2012.

Pretty solid medal for a 10K!

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[Medal submitted by Hudi. Follow him on Twitter @RunHudi]

Here is the medal for the Backass Jackal Trail Marathon that was held on June 24, 2012 in Jackson, TN.

The fun & unique medal was custom made by RIF #151 Chris Estes’s brother Micah Estes. The Backass Jackal was run by 5 hardcore runners the day after the Jackal Trail Marathon. Two relay teams also took part in the Backass Jackal. You can see the results for both races here:

THE JACKAL TRAIL MARATHON AND BACKASS JACKAL TRAIL MARATHON RESULTS

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[Medal submitted by RIF #49 Dani Obregon. Follow her on Twitter @nanyob]

Here is the medal for the Jackal Trail Marathon that was held on June 23, 2012 in Jackson, TN.

I love this medal and wish I’d been able to run this so I could get one! The jackal on it is fierce and has tons of attitude which is perfect for a trail marathon.

THE JACKAL TRAIL MARATHON RESULTS

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[Medal submitted by RIF #40 Scott Stader. Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottStader]

Here is the medal for the Spartan Race that was held on June 24, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

You can find out more about the Spartan Races which are held all over here.

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[Medal submitted by Azifikare. Follow on Twitter @Azifikare]

Here is the medal for the Luzhniki International Half Marathon that took place on June 23 , 2012 in Moscow, Russia.

The medal was submitted by Michelle Mitchell who took 3rd Overall in the Half Marathon. Congratulations Michelle! Her 3rd place medal:

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[Medals submitted by RIF #133 Michelle Mitchell. Follow her on Twitter @runnerchickey]

Here is the medal for the Summerfest Rock ‘n Sole Half Marathon that took place on June 23, 2012 in Milwaukee, WI.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #107 Scott Gorski. Follow him on Twitter @scottofwindlake]