Posted on 17 October 2012. Tags: Diane Bolton, Extreme Racer, John Kent Leighton, Michelle Walker, Nadia Ruiz Gonzales, run it fast, Steve Hughes, The Club
RIF #194 Steve Hughes is now the overall leader in the Run It Fast – Club Extreme Racer standings thru the month of September 2012.
Steve has opened up a nice lead with 1,456 total points. He has a 314 point lead over fellow new member RIF #190 John Kent Leighton (1,142.58 pts). Third place male goes to RIF #1 Joshua Holmes with 1,124.8 points.
RIF #159 Diane Bolton has an even more impressive lead on the women’s side (4th overall). She has accumulated 1,055.91 points and has a 529.51 pt lead over second place female RIF #124 Michelle Walker (526.4 pts). Third place female is RIF #69 Nadia Ruiz Gonzales with 509.1 points.
Top Ten Overall
1. Steve Hughes – 1456 (RIF #194)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1142.58 (RIF #190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1124.8 (RIF #1)
4. Diane Bolton – 1055.91 (RIF #159)
5. Hideki Kinoshita – 996.6 (RIF #88)
6. Michelle Walker – 526.4 (RIF #124)
7. Nadia Ruiz Gonzales – 509.1 (RIF #69)
8. Shannon Burke – 478.1 (RIF #171)
9. Heather Shoemaker – 434.8 (RIF #44)
10. Scott Stader – 427 (RIF #40)
Men’s Leaderboard
1. Steve Hughes – 1456 (RIF #194)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1142.58 (RIF #190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1124.8 (RIF #1)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 996.6 (RIF #88)
5. Scott Stader – 427 (RIF #40)
6. David Wingard – 365.4 (RIF #101)
7. Rick Thiounn – 299.9 (RIF #111)
8. Rick Jarvis – 296.8 (RIF #18)
9. Jason Howard – 295.1 (RIF #150)
10. Danny Staggs – 293 (RIF #186)
11. Alvin Lee – 289.9 (RIF #30)
12. Chris Estes – 226.2 (RIF #151)
13. David Donald – 203.96 (RIF #54)
14. Jonathan Bobbitt – 180.6 (RIF #3)
15. Wade Anderson – 170.6 (RIF #22)
16. Perry Ligon – 162 (RIF #146)
17. Mark Watson – 151 (RIF #173)
18. Kevin Leathers – 143 (RIF #12)
19. Trent Rosenbloom – 141.6 (RIF #57)
20. Nicholas Norfolk – 139.01 (RIF #116)
21. Daniel Escue – 130.85 (RIF #187)
22. Dennis Arriaga – 123.76 (RIF #140)
23. Greg Smith – 118.2 (RIF #168)
24. Mark Sikkila – 113.4 (RIF #108)
25. Nathan Bass – 94.8 (RIF #174)
26. Steven Reagan – 84.7 (RIF #157)
27. Naresh Kumar – 83.4 (RIF #2)
28. Kevin Ronayne – 80.8 (RIF #11)
29. John Hudson – 79.6 (RIF #63)
30. Robin Robbins – 75 (RIF #33)
31. Brian Wooldridge – 74.8 (RIF #141)
32. Victor Fleitas – 71.12 (RIF #21)
33. David Pharr – 71 (RIF #185)
34. Scott Lochridge – 65.5 (RIF #32)
35. Stewart Crouch – 64.8 (RIF #89)
36. Winston Trice – 46.6 (RIF #29)
37. JD Leman – 39.3 (RIF #139)
38. Josh Liggett – 35.52 (RIF #147)
39. Scott Gatlin – 29.3 (RIF #80)
40. Scott Gorski – 25.5 (RIF #107)
41. Chris Nelson – 19.3 (RIF #135)
42. Patrick Johnson – 10 (RIF #87)
Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 1055.91 (RIF #159)
2. Michelle Walker – 526.4 (RIF #124)
3. Nadia Ruiz Gonzales – 509.1 (RIF #69)
4. Shannon Burke – 478.1 (RIF #171)
5. Heather Shoemaker – 434.8 (RIF #44)
6. Emily Conley – 426.4 (RIF #24)
7. Laura Raeder – 409.4 (RIF #20)
8. Lisa Gonzales – 370.3 (RIF #5)
9. Mikki Trujillo – 367.7 (RIF #13)
10. Shannon McGinn – 333 (RIF #46)
11. Robin Mancinelli – 311.4 (RIF #134)
12. Alicia Eno – 258.2 (RIF #126)
13. Michelle Mitchell – 273.4 (RIF #133)
14. Leigh Marsh – 254.1 (RIF #192)
15. Marlene Deem – 194.5 (RIF #189)
16. Jennifer Whitley – 184.9 (RIF #160)
17. Donna Pittman – 121 (RIF #181)
18. Daniela Obregon – 107.7 (RIF #49)
19. Amber Goetz-Bouchard – 105.98 (RIF #15)
20. Nicole Knutson – 104.8 (RIF #47)
21. Marj Mitchell – 88.1 (RIF #4)
22. Christy Bowers – 79.8 (RIF #60)
23. Lisa Edwards – 58 (RIF #122)
24. Natalie Torres – 42.4 (RIF #72)
25. Meredith Yox – 24.7 (RIF #128)
26. Debra Jacildo – 17.39 (RIF #98)
Details on joining Run It Fast – The Club
[Extreme Racer points are rewarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]
Posted in Running, THE CLUB
Posted on 16 October 2012. Tags: bling, daniel escue, Jog 'N Hog, medal, Run It Fast - The Club, tennessee
This is the medal for the Jog ‘N Hog that was held on October 13, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee.
This “race” has you run a couple miles, eat 6 Goo Goo Clusters, and then run back to the start. If you can. 😉 Congratulations to RIF #187 Daniel who did just that and came in 5th Overall! Way to Run…and Eat…and Run It Fast!
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[medal photo submitted by RIF #187 Daniel Escue]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Medals
Posted on 16 October 2012. Tags: bling, California, Elizabeth Rehmer, half marathon, medal, Nike, Nike Women's Half Marathon, Run It Fast - The Club, San Francisco
This is the “medal” for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon that was held on October 14, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
The medal is actually a Tiffany necklace and it’s handed out to the runners in the traditional blue Tiffany box.
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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #31 Elizabeth Rehmer. Follow her on Twitter @turtlegirl00]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Half Marathon, Medals
Posted on 16 October 2012. Tags: bling, half marathon, Iron Horse Half Marathon, Kentucky, medal
This is the medal for the Iron Horse Half Marathon that took place on October 14, 2012 in Midway, Kentucky.
Very cool medal! I really like train theme medals. 🙂
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[Medal photo submitted by mgmoren. Follow on Twitter @mgmoren]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Half Marathon, Medals
Posted on 16 October 2012. Tags: bling, California, half marathon, Lisa Gonzales, medal, Raptor Ridge Half Marathon, Run It Fast - The Club, trail race
This is the medal for the Raptor Ridge Half Marathon that was held on October 14, 2012 in Escondido, California.
I love this medal! The raptor is strong and bold and fits this challenging trail race perfectly. Plus, it’s mine! 😉
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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #5 Lisa Gonzales. Follow her on Twitter @runlikeacoyote]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Half Marathon, Medals
Posted on 16 October 2012. Tags: bling, half marathon, medal, texas, The Showdown Half Marathon
These are the medals for The Showdown Half Marathon that was held on October 13, 2012 in Fairview, Texas.
Beautiful medals for this inaugural half marathon! All 3 versions of the medal were available at the finish and the runners got to choose which color they wanted. So cool! Here is another view of the medals:
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[Medal photos submitted by Libby Jones. Follow her on Twitter @LibbyRuns and @ShowdownHalf]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Half Marathon, Medals
Posted on 16 October 2012. Tags: bling, Cardiff Half Marathon, half marathon, international, medal, Wales
This is the medal for the Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon that took place on October 14, 2012 in Cardiff, Wales.
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[Medal photo submitted by Martyn Ewers. Follow him on Twitter @martyngringo]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Half Marathon, International, Medals
Posted on 15 October 2012. Tags: 5k, cheat, cheater, Chris Hesch, Christian Hesch, Christopher Hesch, Competior, dope, doping, EPO, half marathon, lance armstrong, Mario Fraioli, new york times, running
Elite road-runner Christian Hesch has admitted to EPO blood doping after being confronted by several of his Nike Team Run L.A. teammates who found an empty vial in his stuff.
Hesch, a self-described “profligate road racer,” said that over two years, beginning in August 2010, he injected himself with EPO 54 times before an empty EPO vial was found in his bag and he was reported to antidoping officials. In that time, he won nearly $40,000 in prize money in more than 75 races, including international competitions, United States championships and local road races.
Hesch, 33, gained national fame earlier this year when he out ran Ethiopia’s Fikadu Lemma and Demesse Tefera at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Providence Half Marathon to win with a time of 1:07:05.
Two days prior Hesch had run a 4:00.01 mile at the GNC Live Well Liberty Mile in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The USADA has a case pending against Hesch and has ordered that he not race until they decide how to punish him. (USADA has been a bit busy with it’s loaded case against cyclist Lance Armstrong over the past few weeks).
“It would be fairly expensive if I wanted to fight it,” Hesch said. “Usada only brings cases when they’re pretty sure, and this is coming from a guy with a pending case.”
Hesch could face a 2-year ban from the USADA.
Competitor’s Mario Fraioli felt miffed and misled by Hesch giving his story to the New York Times when he had been working with Hesch for days about an exclusive for Competitor Magazine (full story).
Fraioli ran the piece (see below) last night after getting word that the NYT was about to publish it’s exclusive piece on Hesch.
Hesch’s public apology piece that Fraioli had been waiting on, and was published last night, titled ‘Christian Hesch Publicly Apologizes for Doping‘ can be read HERE.
“I will promise you that when I return to racing if you yell “doper” or “you suck” at me as I pass by, I will not flip you the bird, nor will I throw a sarcastic thumbs-up. I might wave though, and I’ll be happy to hear you out after the race, no matter how rough the content. As Tyler Hamilton said so well, “I’m an ex-doper, and I don’t suck.” I hope you’ll feel the same way about me after sharing a word, a race, or a beer with me. I look forward to seeing you all on the roads, next year.”
What are your thoughts on Hesch’s confession? Do you really think he’s sincere in his apology or just sorry he got caught? Have you ever suspected one of your racing peers was doping?
Christian Hesch’s Running Results on ATHLinks
Posted in Running
Posted on 15 October 2012. Tags: bling, Canada, marathon, medal, Toronto Waterfront Marathon
This is the medal for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon that was held on October 14, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.
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[medal photo submitted by Azifikare. Follow on Twitter @Azifikare]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Marathon, Medals
Posted on 15 October 2012. Tags: bling, green mountain marathon, Laura Raeder, marathon, medal, Run It Fast - The Club, Vermont
This is the medal for the GMAA Green Mountain Marathon that was held on October 14, 2012 in S. Hero, Vermont.
Beautiful medal! I hear it’s quite appropriate for the “Crayola Box” of colored leaves along the course.
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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #20 Laura Raeder, follow her on Twitter @LauraRaeder]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Marathon, Medals
