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This is the awesome medal for the Martian Marathon that took place on April 13, 2013 in Dearborn, Michigan.

Perfect medal for this race. It’s going on my list. Here’s another view of the medal and the fun ribbon:

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[Medal submitted by RIF #108 Mark Sikkila – follow him on Twitter @MarkSikkila, and by Jeff Windham – follow him on Twitter @jwind911]

This is the super fun medal the finishers of the Martian Meteor 10K received on April 13, 2013 in Dearborn, Michigan.

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[Medal submitted by John Michaels. Follow him on on Twitter @Jmthoel]

This is the medal the finisher’s of the Brighton Marathon received on April 14, 2013 in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Beautiful medal.

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[Medal submitted by Craig McElroy. Follow him on on Twitter @Craigatcogs]

This is the medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon that took place on April 14, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Love the shape and the design of this medal.

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[Medal submitted by Natalie Sanchez. Follow her on on Twitter @MissMedalAddict]

This is the medal the finishers of the Hoof It For Heifer 20K received on April 13, 2013 in Morrilton, Arkansas.

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[medal submitted by RIF #116 Nicholas Norfolk. Follow him on Twitter @absolut_zer0]

This is the fun finisher’s medal for the Hogeye Marathon that took place on April 14, 2013 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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[medal submitted by RIF #116 Nicholas Norfolk. Follow him on Twitter @absolut_zer0]

Run It Fast Club members will be representing at the Boston Marathon this year! There will be quite a few members there from Tennessee, Mississippi, New York, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, California, South Carolina, Oregon, and New Hampshire. They’ll all be going for the medal shown above, probably a PR too, and hopefully an Age Group win or two. Whatever their goals, we are so happy and proud that Run It Fast members will be running it fast from Hopkinton, up Heartbreak Hill, and across the finish line in Boston.

Check out our list of Run It Fast Club members who will be there and send them some good luck and well wishes:

RIF #159 Diane Bolton (Bib #26967) will be running her 4th Boston Marathon. Diane is a running machine and just recently completed marathons in Antarctica and Chile in her quest to run this world. Go Diane!

 RIF #28 Kenneth Williams (Bib #20561) has run Boston over 10 times. He’s not only a runner but a coach as well and has travelled the world to run marathons. You can follow him on Twitter here @MarathonKoach and check out his Run It Fast Profile here for more fun facts: Kenneth Williams Profile.

RIF #105 Kathy Shirley (Bib #20098) will be running her 3rd Boston Marathon. You can follow Kathy on Twitter @ipoddess

RIF #92 Steven Lee (Bib #6645) will be running his first Boston Marathon this year. He completed his 50 States quest at the Honolulu Marathon in December and has run a sub 4 marathon in all 50 states. You can follow him on Twitter here: @steventlee

RIF #206 Gary Krugger (Bib #309) will be running his 5th Boston on Monday. He ran a 2:44:48 there last year…when it was hot. It will be exciting to see what he does this year with better weather.

RIF #124 Michelle Walker (Bib #13916) will be running her 1st Boston Marathon. She also just recently completed marathons in Chile and Antarctica. You can follow her on Twitter here @MarathonMomof6, read about her Road to Boston here: Road to Boston, or check out her profile to learn more about her here: Michelle Walker Profile.

RIF #79 Dallas Smith (Bib #18431) will be running his 6th Boston Marathon on Monday. The last 2 years, Dallas finished 2nd in his Age Group! Go Dallas! He also holds quite a few Age records in the state of Tennesse. You can follow him on Twitter here @smithbend and check out his blog here: http://dallasfallsforward.blogspot.com/.

RIF #70 Chuck Engle (Bib #276) “Marathon Junkie” has run a sub 3 hour marathon in all 50 states and has over 275 sub 3 hour marathons on his resume. You can follow him on Twitter here: @MarathonJunkie and read more about him on his blog here: MarathonJunkie.

RIF #101 David Wingard (Bib #19810) will be running his 2nd Boston Marathon. He just completed his quest to run a marathon in each state at the Walt Disney World Marathon. You can follow him on Twitter here: @CockyDW.

RIF #261 Kerri Haskins (Bib #23693) will be running her 1st Boston Marathon. Kerri is on a quest to run a marathon in every state and has only 5 states to go! You can follow her on Twitter here @khrunner0815 and check out her Run It Fast Profile for more fun running facts here: Kerri Haskins Profile.

RIF #139 JD Leman (Bib #3575) is running his 1st Boston Marathon on Monday. It will be only his 4th full marathon. You can follow JD on Twitter here: @lefthash.

RIF #69 Nadia Ruiz Gonzales (Bib #8682) Nadia has completed over 90 marathons and has qualified for Boston over 50 times! You can learn more about her on her Facebook page Nadia Ruiz/Athlete or by checking out her blog: Nadia The Runner. You can also follow her on Twitter here: @IrongirlNadia.

If we left you off it wasn’t intentional. Just message us RunItFast@gmail.com and we’ll add you to the list!!! 🙂

Quite a list, isn’t it? Good luck to everyone running! We will be following along on Monday to see what they are up to. We hope you’ll join us on Monday too and follow along to get the latest info on all the Run It Fast Club members…and oh, yeah…the elites who will be running as well. 😉

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RIF #261 Kerri Haskins

This week’s Run It Fast – The Club Profile is Kerri Haskins. Kerri is one of our newest members and is on a mission to run 100 marathons. She’s half way there! Read on to get to know a little more about Kerri.

INFO

Name: Kerri Haskins
RIF #: 261
Twitter: @khrunner0815
Facebook: Kerri Haskins

STATS

Years Running: 12 years (age 8 to 22)-track and field (sprints and throws), 7 years (2006 to present) marathons
Favorite Race Distance: Ultras
Favorite PR: Vermont City Burlington VT 2007
Favorite Race: Akron Marathon (fireworks at start, great race and finishing at the baseball stadium).
Favorite Bling: Little Rock 2013, of course.
Next Race: Boston marathon…1st one…so excited.
What Makes You FEEL Fast?: Getting to mile 18 and there is still something left in the tank..to finish.

FUN RUNNING QUESTIONS

Why did you start running?
A transition in life and a relative passed away from being sick. Run for charity and just went from there in 2006.

Who inspires your running and why?
All of my fellow runners…their determination and support has been great. And when I see a person who just started running or those that are older just doing it…so motivational.

What’s the most beautiful place that you’ve run?
Green River Wyoming – small marathon, beautiful scenery and race at 8000 feet.

What is the thing you splurge on after a race?
Beer..and good food. My downfall, but the post parties and dinners are great ; )

Big races or small races? And why?
Small races between 1000 and 3000 runners. Just more of a shared, community feel.

What running moment are you most proud of?
My 50th marathon in Rehobeth Beach Delaware..a fellow runner had a beer in their hand waiting for me when they announced my name and the 50th marathon. From there I knew I could do the 50 states and start the quest for 100 marathons.

I asked Kerri if there’s anything else she would like the rest of the club to know and she had this to say:
I’ve run 50 marathons and 6 ultras to date and run about 600 to 700 race miles a year. 5 states to go to get my 50 states, finishing in July. Then on to ultras (favorite races) and going for 100 marathons.

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What a go-getter, eh? Love that she just joined the club and is already volunteering to be a profile. Obviously, she is driven which you can see by her goals and what she’s accomplished so far. Whatever your goals are, go after them! And if you need a little push or encouragement, that’s what we are here for. 🙂

Good luck at Boston Kerri! I hope you have a lot of fun, savor your first run there…and Run It Fast!

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[All photos submitted by Kerri Haskins]

This is the medal for the Moscow 5K that was held on April 7, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.

Kind of unique, eh? And here is the 2nd place medal that RIF #133 Michelle won:

Way to Run It Fast Michelle!

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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 inaugural  Fairview Half Marathon that was held on April 6, 2013 in Fairview, Texas.

Very pretty…and big! Here is another view of the medal:

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[Medal submitted by Fairview Half. Follow on on Twitter @FairviewHalf]