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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Wisconsin Marathon that took place on May 5, 2012 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

I love the colors, picture, and heritage of the state in this photo. I just feel bad that the waitress was beaten the night before posing for the medal.  Hopefully someone reported that.  Surely Mel was the first one the detectives questioned.

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[Submitted by Bill Goerich. Follow him on Twitter @BillGoerich]

Here is the finisher’s medal from The Marathon of the North that took place on May 6, 2012 in Sunderland, England within the United Kingdom.

The ribbon is nicer than the medal but still a nice medal nonetheless.

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[Submitted by Daniel Farrelly. Follow him on Twitter @danielfarrelly]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Kalamazoo Marathon that took place on May 6, 2012 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1992 lives on!!!

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[Submitted by RIF #108 Mark Sikkila. Follow him on Twitter @MarkSikkila]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Rock ‘N’ River Marathon that took place on May 6, 2012 in Reno, Nevada.

Simple, strong, stayed between the lines.

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[Submitted by Willie Way. Follow him on Twitter @williewaysworld]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Western Pacific Half Marathon that took place on May 5, 2012 in Fremont, California.

This is a beautiful, strong, and powerful medal. You almost feel as if that locomotive is going to run straight off the medal to victory.

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

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Provo City Marathon that took place May 5, 2012 in Provo, Utah.

Big fan of this medal. It’s simple yet powerful in many ways.

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[Submitted by Jason Howard. Follow him on Twitter @Jasonrunsutah]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 34th Annual Whiskey Row Marathon that took place on May 5, 2012 in Prescott, Arizona.

Complimentary cap-gun and holsters were not included with the medal.

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[Submitted by RIF #66 Robert Boluyt. Follow him on Twitter @Bateluer]

This is the medal for the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, the largest half marathon in the United States, held yearly in Indianapolis.  Runners are treated to a full loop on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which amounts to over 2.5 miles of the 13.1-mile race.

This year’s men’s race was won by George Towett in 1:05:08 and Lilian Mariita won the women’s race in 1:15:23.

It’s a pretty good medal.  Nothing spectacular about it, but it hits the right notes: colorful, detailed engraving of a racecar and a checkered ribbon.

Here’s a picture of the special medal given to the first 500 finishers:

For a full recap, please visit Dan’s Marathon.

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Savage Gulf Trail Marathon that took place on March 18, 2012 in Savage Gulf State Park near Dunlap, Tennessee.

It was a first year event and the park rangers that put on the race did almost everything right. The race/park was stunningly beautiful, and the marathon was extremely challenging with climbs over big boulders. It took finisher’s on average 2-3 hours longer than usual.

Bling you say? Well as you can see there was no official bling. Something I’m sure will be rectified next year.

However, there was a swag table full of giveaways. So I saw the Skull Candy headphones and headed for the food tent.

[submitted by Joshua Holmes. Follow him on Twitter @bayou]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Frisco Railroad Run – 50 Mile, 50K, Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 8K and 50K Relay – that took place on April 28, 2012 in Willard, Missouri.

Extremely beautiful medal with a lot of detail and pop to it. You won’t find many medals much better than this one.

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[Submitted by RIF #58 Eric Van Zee]