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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]

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]

This is the medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Half Marathon that took place on November 3, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia.

I REALLY like this medal. I love that it’s not the standard circular medal that most of the RnR medals are and very cool that it incorporates the iron work that Savannah is known for too!

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[Medal photo submitted by Darius.  Follow him on Twitter @dzoid11]

This is the medal for the Battleship Half Marathon that took place on November 4, 2012 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Fantastic medal! Love the detail and the cutout. This is the dedication on the back of the medal:

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[Medal photo submitted by MM~J – follow her on Twitter @crasianMMJ]

This is the medal for the inaugural BG 26.2 – Bowling Green Marathon that was held on November 4, 2012 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Congratulation Shannon on your first marathon!

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[Medal photo submitted by Shannon Bryan.  Follow Shannon on Twitter @badjulio]

This is the medal for the Tatton Half Marathon that was held on November 4, 2012 in Tatton Park, England.

Very pretty medal!

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[Medal photo submitted by Natalie Sanchez – follow her on Twitter @NatalieSanche20]

This is the medal for the Raleigh City of Oaks Half Marathon that was held on November 4, 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

A picture of the medal from the Raleigh City of Oaks (Full) Marathon can be found below:

Great shape for this medal!

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[Half medal photo submitted by Kelly O. Follow her on Twitter @odysseywoman. Full medal photo submitted by Mike Chappell. Follow him on Twitter @mcchappell]

This is the medal for the Dallas Running Club Half Marathon that was held on November 4, 2012 in Dallas, Texas.

Love the sparkly green. Great medal!

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[Medal photo submitted by Michelle K.  Follow her on Twitter @Rnrgrltx]

This is the “medal” for the Hot Chocolate 15K that was held on November 4, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.

A mug is totally appropriate for this run. Even better would be if it were filled with hot chocolate and marshmallows at the finish line!

*Update* What do you know…it was! Here is a photo of Dianna drinking her hot chocolate as she enjoys the view of the Sears Tower.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF Member #10 Dianna Seda. Follow her on Twitter @DiannaSeda]

This is the medal for the Glow Run 5K that was held on November 3, 2012 in Miami, Florida.

Love glow in the dark medals!

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[Medal submitted by Felipe Zambrana. Follow on Twitter @JustBringit247]