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Six started, three finished. It was ugly, bloody, and extremely tough!

And now we have proof that it actually took place.

Here is the finisher’s buckle from the inaugural Bloody 11W 100 Mile Ultra that took place on September 3-5, 2011 in Tennessee.

Bloody 11W 100 Mile Ultra Website

[Submitted by RD Naresh Kumar. Follow him on Twitter @iamarunr]

Here is the unique and creepy finisher’s medal from the 2011 Cookeville Haunted Half Marathon that took place on October 22, 2011 in Cookeville, Tennessee.

A very cool medal….notice the swinging legs hanging off the knee joints?

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[submitted by the great Dallas Smith who set the Tennessee state record for a 71-yr old in the half marathon with a time of 1:36. He took nearly 8 minutess off the old time.. Follow him on Twitter @smithbend]

Many of you were busy over the weekend, and we have the bling to validate your claims.

Here is the 2011 finisher’s medal from the Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Marathon & Half Marathon.

This race took place on October 23, 2011 in Pennsylvania.

Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Marathon Website

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[Medal photo submitted by Kevin Hunsicker. Follow him on Twitter @KevOCCRN]

Here is the freshly minted Ragnar Relay Las Vegas medal from the 2011 race that took place over the weekend on October 21-22, 2011.

Also included is the ‘Saints & Sinners’ Ragnar Relay medal for completing both the Las Vegas Ragnar and Wasatch Back Ragnar Relays.

Ragnar Relay Website

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[special thanks to Jordan Lee for submitting the bling photo. You can follow him on Twitter @JoJo_runnr]

Finisher’s medal from the Triple Lakes Trail Race 40 mile ultra marathon that took place on October 15, 2011 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Nice Skull n’ Crossbones that is reminiscent of the finisher’s medal from the Tupelo Marathon (see HERE).

Triple Lakes Trail Race Website

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[submitted by Nathan Kreeger. Follow him on Twitter @kreegsauceruns]

You likely haven’t seen a pumpkin belt buckle before….but now you have!

Here is the finisher’s belt buckle from the inaugural 2011 Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd (100 Mile Ultra) that took place in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on October 15/16, 2011.

The race was well organized and put on.  I will try to get up a race report on it at some point.

Pumpkin Holler Races Website

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Here is our first look at the 2011 California Wine Country Marathon that took place on October 16, 2011 in Healdsburg, California.

This cork-stopper is a medal that actually might be used beyond the day it was handed down at the finish line.

Several points to the RD for creativity!

[medal pic submitted by Navin Sadarangani. You can follow him on Twitter @navin48]

We’ve heard rumors about the Little Rock Marathon medal, but now we have photos of the 2011 version to back up the claims of how massive this piece of bling actually is.

This medal 7 3/4″ long and 5″ wide. It weighs 1.5 pounds and the earth/globe spins like your cousin’s rims.  See video of the ‘spinner’ in action HERE.

More Photos of the 2011 Little Rock Marathon Medal

Little Rock Marathon Website

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[medal pics submitted by Darron Tytler. Follow him on Twitter @datman65]

Here is the BEAUTIFUL finisher’s medal from the 2011 Portland Marathon that took place on October 9, 2011 in Portland, Oregon.

The 2011 edition was the 40th anniversary of the famed marathon, and race organizers made sure to embolden the historic date on the back of this gold medal (see photo below).

The front of the medal has the word ‘Portlandia’ at the top, with stars circling the upper edge of the medal. The center of the medal is an engraved image of Portlandia.  To the right of her is the word ‘Finisher’ along with the roman numerals MMXI (2011).

Per Wikipedia:

Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey located above the entrance of Michael Graves’ Portland Building in downtown Portland, Oregon, at 1120 SW 5th Avenue. It is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States, after the Statue of Liberty.

WOW! What a hot piece of medal! It feels very olympic-ish!  One of the best medals of 2011 for sure.

40th Anniversary Portland Marathon Medal Photos

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[submitted by Tracy Pellizzari who completed the Portland Marathon. You can follow her on Twitter @themarathonproj]

Here is the finisher’s belt buckle from the 2011 Heartland 100 Mile ‘Spirit of the Prairie’ Ultramarathon that was held on October 8-9, 2011 in Kansas.

Heartland 100 Website

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[Heartland 100 buckle submitted by ultramarathoner Joseph Nance.  Congrats to Joseph on his first 100 miler.]