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This is the finisher’s medal for the Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon that was held on April 28, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Very nice medal. Here is a view of the beautiful back of the medal:

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[medal photo submitted by Carie Tagorda.]

This is the unique finisher’s medal for the Kings Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon that was held on April 27, 2013 at King’s Mountain in Clover, South Carolina.

Each medal was handmade by the RD’s family and per Christy “the cedar smell is fantastic”. Very cool!

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

This is the finisher’s medal for the Desafio das Torcidas 10K that was held on April 28, 2013 in Brazil.

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[Medal submitted by Lilian Campos Soares. Follow her on on Twitter @LCamposSoares]

This is the medal for The Green Run 10K that was held on April 27, 2013 in Houston, Texas.

This is an “eco-friendly 10K run/walk” so it’s appropriate that it has the recycle symbol on it.

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

This is the finisher’s medal for the 100K European Championships that was held on April 27, 2013 in Belves, France.

Very cool medal! Congrats to RIF #133 Michelle for setting a 100K PR there on a tough, hilly course!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #133 Michelle Mitchell – follow her on Twitter @runnerchickey]

This is the medal the finisher’s received at the Plymouth Half Marathon that was held on April 28, 2013 in Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Interesting, colorful medal!

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[Medal photo submitted by Martyn Ewers.  Follow him on Twitter @martyngringo]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Big Sur International Marathon that was held on April 28, 2013 in Big Sur, California.

This is a beautiful and unique medal for a tough and beautiful marathon!

Congratulations to RIF #14o Dennis on his PR there!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #140 Dennis Arriaga. Follow him on on Twitter @dennarr]

Here is the buckle the finishers of the Labor of Love 100 Miler received on April 20-21, 2013 in Lovell Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Very cool detailing on the buckle. I like it. Also, here is a photo of the cactus that RIF #1 Joshua won for winning his age group:

Way to Run It Fast #1! Congratulations!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes.  Follow him on Twitter @bayou]

Here is the finisher’s medal for the Mad City 50K that was held on April 20, 2013 at Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin.

Also pictured…the 7th Place Overall Male award and the truffles that Nicholas received. Pretty sweet bling! Congrats Nicholas!

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[Medal photo submitted by Nicholas Wied.  Follow him on Twitter @nmwied]

RIF #259 Rob Distante

 It’s only March and RIF Club Members have already raced 102 marathons, 8 50 Milers, 30 50Ks, 45 Half Marathons, 36 5Ks, and handful of 100 milers, 10Ks, and other distances. What a year we are having! We now have 57 RIF Club members who have submitted points and/or monthly miles for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 54 Club members are listed below)

We have a new member in the top 3! Superwoman, RIF #159 Diane Bolton, is still in the lead with 506.9 points, followed by RIF #259 Rob Distante with 409.13 in 2nd and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton rounds out the top 3 with 403.9 points in 3rd.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #44 Heather Shoemaker in 2nd with 261.8 points and RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 3rd with 195.1 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, Rob is in 1st, followed by John in 2nd, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 355.5 points.

Besides RIF #259 Rob, RIF #88 Hideki Kinoshita (266 points) is new to the top 10 along with RIF #248 Jeff Le (197.76 points) and RIF #261 Kerri Haskins (192 points). The new members are really giving the rest of us a run for our money!

Here are the full standings:

Top Ten Overall
1.   Diane Bolton – 506.9  (RIF #159)
2.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
3.   John Kent Leighton – 403.9  (RIF #190)
4.   Joshua Holmes – 355.5  (RIF #1)
5.   Hideki Kinoshita – 266  (RIF #88)
6.   Heather Shoemaker – 261.8  (RIF #44)
7.   Danny Staggs – 244.1  (RIF #186)
8.   Jeff Le – 197.76  (RIF #248)
9.   Carol Goslin – 195.1  (RIF #218)
10.   Kerri Haskins – 192  (RIF #261)

Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 506.9  (RIF #159)
2.   Heather Shoemaker – 261.8  (RIF #44)
3.   Carol Goslin – 195.1  (RIF #218)
4.   Kerri Haskins – 192  (RIF #261)
5.   Sandy Staggs – 175.1  (RIF #220)
6.   Elaine Bickel Green – 162  (RIF #217)
7.   Laura Raeder – 157.2  (RIF #20)
8.   Lisa Gonzales – 137.96  (RIF #5)
9.   Heather Zeigler – 122.7  (RIF #246)
10.   Christy Scott – 117.8  (RIF #231)
11.   Alicia Eno – 91  (RIF #126)
12.   Melanie Kayal – 89.6  (RIF #202)
13.   Jennifer Whitley – 82  (RIF #160)
14.   Amanda Staggs – 68.6  (RIF #210)
15.   Jennifer Wood – 65.5  (RIF #243)
16.   Leigh Marsh – 61.7  (RIF #192)
17.   Marj Mitchell – 52.4  (RIF #4)
18.   Marlene Deem – 52.4  (RIF #189)
19.   Beth Hosick – 43.6  (RIF #219)
20.   Christy Bowers – 41.7  (RIF #60)
21.   Jill Hassen – 31  (RIF #242)
22.   Donna Pittman – 23.5  (RIF #181)
23.   Natalie Torres – 19.3  (RIF #72)

Men’s Leaderboard
1.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
2.   John Kent Leighton – 403.9  (RIF #190)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 355.5  (RIF #1)
4.   Hideki Kinoshita – 266  (RIF #88)
5.   Danny Staggs – 244.1  (RIF #186)
6.   Jeff Le – 197.76  (RIF #248)
7.   Nicholas Norfolk – 156.2  (RIF #116)
8.   Billy Cannon – 120.3  (RIF #169)
9.   Mark Watson – 117.5  (RIF #173)
10.   Anthony Ohrey – 99.6  (RIF #27)
11.   Charles Carmen – 89.63  (RIF #255)
12.   Nathan Bass – 88  (RIF #174)
13.   Rick Thiounn – 79.5  (RIF #111)
14.   Kevin Brandon – 75.1  (RIF #214)
15.   David Wingard – 65.5  (RIF #101)
16.   Neil Dryland – 57.2  (RIF #252)
17.   Josh Liggett – 55.3  (RIF #147)
18.   Steven Reagan – 53.4  (RIF #157)
19.   James Krenis – 52.4  (RIF #67)
20.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 51.31  (RIF #203)
21.   Naresh Kumar – 50  (RIF #2)
22.   Robin Robbins – 45.2  (RIF #33)
23.   Dennis Arriaga – 39.3  (RIF #140)
24.   Bill Baker – 39.3  (RIF #196)
25.   Kevin Ronayne – 37.4  (RIF #11)
26.   Stewart Crouch – 29.3  (RIF #89)
27.   Chris Haynes – 26.2  (RIF #223)
28.   Nikiah Nudell – 26.2  (RIF #234)
29.   Stephen Griffin – 22.4  (RIF #48)
30.   Austin Coates – 22.4  (RIF #241)
31.   Brian Wooldridge – 13.1  (RIF #141)

We did a random drawing to pick one RIF Club member who submitted points in April and this month’s winner is RIF #157 Steven Reagan! We’ll be sending him a Gone For A Run sign. Don’t forget to submit your points/monthly miles next month for a chance to win!

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[Extreme Racer points are rewarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]

[photo from Rob Distante]