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This is the finisher’s medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Liverpool Half Marathon that took place on May 25, 2014 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

As always, a cool medal by Rock ‘n’ Roll.

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[medal photo submitted by 100 MedalMissionMart – follow him on Twitter @greasygringo666]

These are the finisher’s medals for the Woody’s RV World Red Deer Half Marathon that took place on May 18, 2014 in Red Deer, Canada.

Congratulations to RIF #270 Kevin who PRd there!

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[Medals submitted by RIF #244 Susan Warcholak and RIF #270 Kevin Warcholak. Follow on Twitter @dothingsalways]

This is the bling the finisher’s of the Toronto Women’s Half Marathon received on May 25, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.

Pretty cool bling!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #294 Dawn – follow her on Twitter @inkdgirl55]

This is the finisher’s medal for the West Tennessee Warrior Run Half Marathon that took place on May 24, 2013 in Gadsden, Tennessee.

Also pictured is the Age Group medal that RIF #4 Marj won at the event. Congrats Marj!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #4 Marj Mitchell. Follow her on Twitter @marathonmarj]

This is the beautiful finisher’s medal for the Patriot Half Marathon that took place on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014 in Rockwall, Texas.

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

RIF #287 Carol Earles

It’s spring and in the spring a runner’s thoughts turn to racing! Here are the Extreme Racer Standings through April 2014. RIF #121 Ed Ettinghausen is still in the lead with 743.8 points! Ed, the Jester, is followed by RIF #279 George Southgate in second with 523.77 points and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is now in third with 472 points. They are also the top 3 on the Men’s Leaderboard.

There was a little bit of a switch on the Women’s Leaderboard. RIF #287 Carol Earles is now in first with 387.1 points. She is followed by RIF #323 Jennifer Hatcher in second with 360.9 points and RIF #280 Suzy Michelson in third with 230.8 points.

46 Run It Fast Club Members are participating so far this year (only 43 have submitted race miles). They have raced 8,090.05 miles in 354 races (73 5Ks, 16 10Ks, 52 Half Marathons, 127 Marathons, 16 50Ks, 9 50 Milers, 5 100Ks, 12 100 Milers, and 44 Other race distances).

Here are the full standings through March 2014:

Top Ten Leaderboard
1. Ed Ettinghausen – 743.8 (RIF #121)
2. George Southgate – 523.77 (RIF #279)
3. John Kent Leighton – 472 (RIF #190)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 459.8 (RIF #88)
5. Bill Wells – 424 (RIF #327)
6. Joshua Holmes – 415.1 (RIF #1)
7. Carol Earles – 387.1 (RIF #287)
8. Jennifer Hatcher – 360.9 (RIF #323)
9. Danny Staggs – 295.1 (RIF #186)
10. Shane Tucker – 284.25 (RIF #337)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. Ed Ettinghausen – 743.8 (RIF #121)
2. George Southgate – 523.77 (RIF #279)
3. John Kent Leighton – 472 (RIF #190)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 459.8 (RIF #88)
5. Bill Wells – 424 (RIF #327)
6. Joshua Holmes – 415.1 (RIF #1)
7. Danny Staggs – 295.1 (RIF #186)
8. Shane Tucker – 284.25 (RIF #337)
9. Denis McCarthy – 271.32057 (RIF #263)
10. Rob Distante – 255.805 (RIF #259)
11. Ben Pennington – 207.6 (RIF #315)
12. Jeff Liu – 141 (RIF #275)
13. Jeff Le – 138.2 (RIF #248)
14. Eric Spencer – 121.23 (RIF #320)
15. Nathan Bass – 106.8 (RIF #174)
16. Bill Baker – 79.3 (RIF #196)
17. Jeff Van Demark – 71 (RIF #322)
18. Robin Robbins – 56.7 (RIF #33)
19. Arland Blanton – 55.5 (RIF #290)
20. Alex Barrientos – 41.7 (RIF #258)
21. Dennis Arriaga – 39.3 (RIF #140)
22. Stephen Griffin – 26.2 (RIF #48)
23. Jason Scott – 26.2 (RIF #265)
24. Steven Reagan – 16.2 (RIF #157)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Carol Earles – 387.1 (RIF #287)
2. Jennifer Hatcher – 360.9 (RIF #323)
3. Suzanne Michelson – 230.8 (RIF #280)
4. Christy Scott – 230.7 (RIF #231)
5. Heather Zeigler – 202.7 (RIF #246)
6. Kim Crowe – 174.3 (RIF #245)
7. Amber Goetz-Bouchard – 172.8 (RIF #15)
8. Donna England – 168.9 (RIF #277)
9. Robin Mancinelli – 138.6 (RIF #134)
10. Alicia Eno – 129.1 (RIF #126)
11. Christy Bowers – 127.67 (RIF #60)
12. Julia Beavers – 125.6 (RIF #339)
13. Amanda Staggs – 122.7 (RIF #210)
14. Michelle Lenahan – 65.5 (RIF #283)
15. Tiffani Glass – 64.8 (RIF #328)
16. Marj Mitchell – 54.3 (RIF #4)
17. Kristen Love – 26.2 (RIF #238)
18. Sue Stephens-Wright – 22.4 (RIF #321)
19. Natalie Torres – 13.1 (RIF #72)

Here is what all of the individual Races Leaderboards look like:

Will there be any shakeups for the May Standings? How much racing did they do? Check back next month to find out! And until then…good luck and Run It Fast!

This month’s  winners of the random drawing was RIF #283 Michelle Lenahan! Congratulations Michelle!

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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 Lisa Gonzales]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Portland Half Marathon that took place on May 18, 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

Here’s another view of the medal (along with the race shirt) that also doubles as a bottle opener:

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[medal photos submitted by Wild West Running – follow her on Twitter @WildWestRunning] and by Tim Bledsoe – follow him on Twitter @TimBledsoe]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Brooklyn Half Marathon that took place on May 17, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York.

Great detail on this medal.

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[Medal photo submitted by Sandy – follow her on Twitter @syliness]

This is the cool buckle the finishers of the Thunder Rock 100 received on May 16-17, 2014 in Ducktown, Tennessee.

Congratulations to RIF #166 Nathan for completing his first 100 Miler! You rock Nathan!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #166 Nathan Judd – follow him on Twitter @Beukdeup]

This is the pretty medal the finishers of the Sugarloaf Marathon received on May 18, 2014 in Carrabassett Valley, Maine.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #126 Alicia Eno. Follow her on Twitter @karhu262girl]