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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

MORE PHOTOS OF MARATHON/ULTRA BLING & BUCKLES

[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

MORE PHOTOS OF MARATHON/ULTRA MEDALS

[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

More Marathon and Ultramarathon Medals & Belt Buckles

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

Several marathons and ultramarathons took place today but none bigger than the Chicago Marathon.  Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2011 Chicago Marathon.

“Let’s Run Together”

Congrats to all of the finishers today at the Chicago Marathon.

Top 10 Male and Female Finisher’s at the 2011 Chicago Marathon

[medal photo submitted by marathoner Mike Tully. You can follow him on twitter @mtulls.  Special thanks to @BhamAlex and @bobbiwilson for submitting photos as well.]

VIEW THE ENTIRE RUN IT FAST MEDAL CASE

Also See: 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon Medal

Here is the newly minted 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon medal from the race that took place today in the ‘Mile High City.’

Congrats to all of the finishers of the Rock ‘n’ roll Denver Marathon & 1/2 Marathon.

2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon Results

[medal photo submitted by Scott Stader. You can follow him on twitter @scottstader]

VIEW THE ENTIRE RUN IT FAST MEDAL CASE

Also See: 2011 Chicago Marathon Medal

Here is the extremely impressive finisher’s medal from the 2011 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon (website) that took place in Winchester, Tennessee on October 1, 2011.

This piece of hardware is massive, thick, and so gangsta that I’ve had four West Coast rappers contact me about purchasing it.  One went as far as to offer his ’68 Caddy and catalog of 13 unpublished 2Pac recordings.

2011 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Results

Photos Below Show the Impressive Size of this STP Bling

[STP Bling images by Joshua Holmes. You can follow him on Twitter @bayou]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2011 Fox Cities Marathon that took place on September 18, 2011.

Michael Heidke won the race with a time of 2:39:25.

The Marathon Maniacs held it’s annual reunion at Fox Cities this year.

Fox Cities Marathon Website

[medal image submitted by @scottstader]

Here is the 38th Berlin Marathon finisher’s medal from the grand marathon that was run on September 25, 2011 where Patrick Makau set the world record in a time of 2:03:38.

More 2011 Berlin Marathon Stories

• 38th Berlin Marathon Elite Male & Female Results
• Patrick Makau Smashes World Record at 38th Berlin Marathon
• 2011 Berlin Marathon Live Blog, Photos & Results
• The 10 Fastest Male Marathon Times of All-Time

[medal image via @runkino who set his own PR at the race in a time of 3:38 (just a week after running 104 miles in 24 hours). Congrats, Kino!]