This is the medal for the Malibu International Marathon that was held on November 11, 2012 in Malibu, California.

The medal has all the elements you’d expect for a race in Malibu: hills, palm trees, sun, and the beach. 2 Run It Fast Club Members rocked the marathon on Sunday: RIF #1 Joshua Holmes (@bayou) and RIF #5 Lisa Gonzales.

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

This is the medal for the Fort Worth Half Marathon that was held on November 11, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

It looks like the marathon, 20 miler, and half marathon all had the same medal with the ribbon being different for each one. It’s a great medal though and it is also a buckle.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers. Follow her on Twitter @run2bake]

This is the medal for the Norfolk Freedom Marathon that was held on November 11, 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia.

This is a gorgeous medal! One of the best I’ve seen. It’s bold and patriotic and very well done. The half marathon medal is pretty solid too. Check it out:

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[Medal submitted by RIF #168 Greg Smith – follow him on Twitter @drsmitty and by Darius.  Follow him on Twitter @dzoid11]

This is the medal for The Reservoir Run Half Marathon that was held on November 11, 2012 in Weston, Connecticut.

The race was postponed one week. Way better than being cancelled though, right? 😉

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[Medal submitted by RIF #129 Rob Bedini. Follow him on Twitter @BrnxBmbr17]

This is the medal for the Pensacola Half Marathon that was held on November 11, 2012 in Pensacola, Florida.

Great design! Love the shape!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #205 Beth Adams-Brooking]

This is the medal for the Huntsville Half Marathon that was held on November 10, 2012 in Huntsville, Alabama

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #188 Tanjie Kling.  Follow her on Twitter @CharmedTortoise]

This is the medal for the Virginia Running Festival Half Marathon that was held on November 3, 2012 in Newport News, Virginia.

Cut out medals are awesome and I love the red sparkle. This is a great medal.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #29 Winston Trice]

Here is a look at where everyone is running this weekend. We had 54 responses this week. Good luck to everyone and Run It Fast!

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Where Run It Fast Runners Are Running This Weekend (Nov 10-11, 2012)

Storified by Joshua Holmes · Fri, Nov 09 2012 15:47:27

Heather Shoemaker #44

This week’s Run It Fast – The Club profile is Heather Shoemaker #44 from Georgia! Heather is another one of our club’s maniacs…as in Marathon Maniacs so in a good way. 🙂

Meet Heather:

INFO

Name: Heather Shoemaker
RIF #: 44

STATS

Years Running:  since 1999 so… 13 years
Favorite Race Distance: marathon
Favorite PR:  1:41 half marathon; locomotive as part of pr-ing 5k, 10k, half, and marathon in a 4 week period
Favorite Race:  the one I just finished
Favorite Bling:  2009 flying monkey
Next Race:  real race, Umstead… I hope it will be my first 100 mile!  But I will be doing lots of training runs at races before then… Next is Soldiers Marathon. I will be pacing 4:40.
What Makes You FEEL Fast?:  when there’s no one to compare myself to while I am running!

FUN RUNNING QUESTIONS

Who inspires your running and why?
My friends- I have some amazing friends.

What’s the most beautiful place that you’ve run?
St George Island, back on the closed to car area of the national park.

Why do you race?
Depends on the race… To see what I am capable of, to hang out with friends, to help someone reach their goals… I guess really because I can… Not everyone has that luxury.

Big races or small races? And why?
Small!  Definitely!  For one, I don’t want to wake up 4 hours before race time to stand around, for another, I like value in entry fees!

What running moment are you most proud of?
My Boston Qualifying marathon.

If you can’t run, you’re ________?
Crazy.  Truly mental.

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“Crazy.  Truly mental.”  I think it’s funny that most non-runners think we are crazy and truly mental BECAUSE we run. But like Heather, I go crazy when I CAN’T run. I’m sure a lot of you feel the same way. Right? 🙂 I also think it’s awesome that Heather said her next “real race” is Umstead 100 when she has a marathon coming up. It’s funny how our perspectives change the more we run and the more we meet and get to know other runners who are pushing the envelope. It makes races you thought were impossible before seem completely possible. 100 Miler? Normal. Vol State 500K…ok, still not normal but not as crazy as when I first heard about it. 😉

I have been following Heather’s racing/running on Facebook and I see her working and planning to get to her goal of completing a 100 miler and I have no doubt she will accomplish that goal. But not only is she working towards her goal, she is also helping out friends by pacing them during their races along the way. That is very cool! Thank you for sharing with us, Heather. Have fun pacing at the Soldier’s Marathon and as someone who’s benefited from a pacer before…thank you for doing that!

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[All photos submitted by Heather Shoemaker]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Murray Ridge Inland Trail Marathon (and half marathon) that took place on November 4, 2012 in Elyria, Ohio.

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[Medal photo submitted by cmillsmt. Follow her on Twitter @cmillsmt]