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This is the medal the finishers received for the Inaugural EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler held on November 3, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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[medal photo submitted by dan-O – follow him on Twitter @telegramdan]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Monumental Marathon that was held on November 2, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Very nice spinner medal. Congratulations to Larry who PRd there!

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[medal photo submitted by Larry Keister – follow him on Twitter @royalkeister]

Former Baywatch star, Pamela Anderson, ran and finished the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Anderson, previously best known in running circles for her iconic and sexy runs across the beach as lifeguard ‘C.J. Parker’, ran a bit longer and further Sunday in New York.

She ran the marathon, with her brother Gerry, to raise money and awareness for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization. She was able to raise over $76,000.00 according to the NY Daily News.

Pamela, like most of us after our first marathon, felt pretty beat up afterwards. She tweeted the below photo from her hotel bed where her face is covered with her race bib and parts of her body with ice bags. It’s a great photo and very different from the images of the beauty that have appeared in Playboy for over two decades. [Bonus points for using marathon swag bags for ice bags.]

The 46-year old Anderson completed the NYC Marathon with a time of 5:41:03.

Her splits are below as follows:

Pamela posted solid 5k – half marathon splits during the race. She was running a 11:01 pace at the half marathon split. She faded pretty hard the second half with a large positive split (longer second half), but that’s the norm for almost all of us in our first marathon and for many to come after.  If she were to do another one, she’d like do it a lot faster, especially if she didn’t have a large crowds to deal with from the back of the pack.

Impressive feat at ING NYC for Pamela and she should be applauded. Whether hard core marathon vets like it or not, celebs like Pamela bring a lot of attention to the sport and inspire John or Jane Doe to get off the couch and try to do the same. “If Pam Anderson can do it then so can I!”

She posted her finisher’s medal like the rest of us marathoners and half marathons do on Facebook and Twitter for all her friends (and thousands of fans) to see:

You can follow Pamela on Twitter @PamelaDAnderson.

2013 ING New York City Marathon Results

Congrats to Pamela and all of the finishers of the 2013 ING NYC Marathon.

This is the finisher’s medal for the Plymouth 10K that was held on November 3, 2013 in Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Love the motto and how they worked 10 into Plymouth. Very solid 10k medal.

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[medal photo submitted by Martyn Ewers – follow him on Twitter @greasygringo666]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Snow Canyon Half Marathon that took place on November 2, 2013 in Snow Canyon State Park in St. George, Utah.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #230 Peter Wrobel]

Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai won the 2013 ING New York City Marathon moments ago with a winning time of 2:08:24.  The legend of Mutai continues to grow with another win.

Second place went to Tsegaye Kebede in 2:09:16 and April Lusapho took 3rd in 2:09:45.

The 2013 ING New York City Marathon women’s winner was Priscah Jeptoo in 2:25:07.

Buzunesh Deba finished 2nd in 2:25:56 and Jelena Prokopcuka took 3rd in 2:27:47.

Congrats to these elites and every runner, of every level, that toed the starting line of the New York City Marathon this morning.

Searchable 2013 ING New York City Marathon Results

Adana Goney is an avid runner

Note: Adana Goney is a junior majoring in elementary education at Tennessee Technological University. She wrote this story about how she took up running for her English class. The professor gave the paper a grade of “Excellent” and entered it into a pending campus-wide essay contest. Adana has kindly allowed me to publish the story here.

*****

I remember the first day. There was a calm April wind that seemed to welcome me into the woods. The sun was brightly shining down on my face, and the pleasant smell of early blooming honeysuckles filled the air. After just recently losing my grandpa, I was trying to cope with the emptiness that I felt inside. I laced up my shoes and gazed at the trail before me. The first steps were the hardest. I guess that is how it is with anything; but, before I knew it I had forgotten about the sadness that had flooded my heart for months. I was mesmerized by the peace that filled me and awestruck by the beauty of nature that surrounded me. Yes, I was in love with running.

Read Adana’s full story by clicking HERE

Run It Fast – Club on Strava Club Leaderboard from the week ending October 20, 2013

Here is a look at how Run It Fast – Club members stacked up against each other on our Strava club page:

Total Distance:
1. John Leighton – 56.1
2. Stewart Crouch – 55.1
3. Dennis Arriaga – 47.1

Total Running Time:
1. John Leighton – 9hr 51min
2. Stewart Crouch – 8hr 12min
3. Wade Anderson – 7hr 41min

Fastest Pace
1. Al Edwards – 8:19
2. Jen Metcalf – 8:28
3. Dennis Arriaga – 8:36

Longest Run
1. Nick Nudell – 31.7 mi
2. Natalie Torres – 26.8 mi
3. John Leighton – 26.1 mi

Most Elevation Gain:
1. Wade Anderson – 4,094 ft
2. Nick Nudell – 3,261 ft
3. John Leighton – 2,734 ft

If you are a Run It Fast – Club member then join our club on Strava (free) and see where you compare week to week: http://www.strava.com/clubs/run-it-fast-the-club

Join Run It Fast – The Club HERE

Here is a look at where everyone is running this weekend. We had 16 responses this week. Good luck to everyone and Run It Fast!

To join Run It Fast – The Club then click HERE to read more details.