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Here is the finisher’s medal from the St. Luke’s Half Marathon that took place on April 29, 2012 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Pleasanton Half Marathon that took place on April 29, 2012 in Pleasanton, California

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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Glass City Half Marathon that took place on April 22, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio.

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19-year old Ryan James, making his marathon debut yesterday, won the 2012 St. Jude Country Music Marathon in Nashville, Tennessee with a time of 2:32:47.

James won easily by eight minutes over Arizona’s Steve Slaby (2:40:16) with third place going to Daniel Smoak (2:41:44).

Top overall female went to Georgia’s Erin Sutton in 2:54:16. It was her debut marathon as well.

Second place female was Karen Lockyer (2:56:21) and third went to Anya Bogdanets (3:02:15).

Only 11 runners of the 3,925 finishers went sub 3-hours on the hilly and hot course.

Top 10 St. Jude Country Music Marathon Finishers

1. Ryan James – 2:32:47
2. Steve Slaby – 2:40:16
3. Daniel Smoak – 2:41:44
4. Calvin Bannister – 2:51:25
5. Timothy Clarke – 2:53:21
6. Erin Sutton – 2:54:16
7. Colin Meyer – 2:54:33
8. Jadyn Stevens – 2:56:13
9. Karen Lockyer – 2:56:21
10. Tim Carven – 2:58:03

2012 St. Jude Country Music Marathon Searchable Results

I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from Ryan and Erin.

Top 5 St. Jude Country Music Half Marathon Finishers

1. Sammy Kiplagat – 1:10:08
2. Johnathan Lejeune – 1:11:44
3. Jordan Wilson – 1:12:44
4. Bradley Chronister – 1:14:19
5. Brian Shelton – 1:14:42

The female winner of the CMM Half Marathon was Sharon Thompson, from Franklin, with a time of 1:19:39. Second female went to Tamara Karrh (1:20:26) with third going to Ashley Evans (1:22:47).

Congrats to these top finishers and everyone who finished the Country Music Marathon or 1/2 Marathon yesterday.

Here is the finisher’s medal from this year’s Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon.  The men’s half marathon was won by Linus Chumba 1:02:40 and Alemtsehay Misganaw won the women’s race in 1:13:46.

I’m a huge fan of this medal, especially the fact that they minimized the “Presented by Walmart,” which used to feature much more prominently in previous years’ medals.  It’s not quite as badass as last year’s medal, but an excellent finisher’s prize nonetheless.

Posted by Dan Solera.

For a picture of the very colorful ribbon, click below:

Rock superstar Sheryl Crow ran the 2012 St. Jude Country Music Half Marathon on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee.

The weather was hot and the hills relentless, but it didn’t stop Crow from running an impressive 1:59:10.

Crow ran with bib #15465 which was registered to a Lisa Martin, a 51-year old from Franklin, TN.

Sheryl ran the half marathon to help raise money for the New Hope Academy which is a Christ-centered private school in Franklin, TN.  Crow has two adopted sons.  She ran with her ‘Run Baby Run’ team.

[images: Sheryl Crow, The Tennessean, Competitor Group, Lester Cacho/AP]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the San Luis Obispo Half Marathon that took place on April 22, 2012 in San Luis Obispo, California.

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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Carmel Half Marathon that took place in Carmel, Indiana on April 21, 2012.

Colorful and pretty with a nice mention of Earth Day along with the date at the bottom.

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[Submitted by Skip Keltner. Follow him on Twitter @skipkeltner]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Greer Earth Day Half Marathon that took place on April 21, 2012 in Greer, South Carolina.

It’s crisp, simple and well done. Kudos to the RD for not over thinking this medal. Now if you can plant that medal and it grows into a tree would really be something.

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[Submitted by Chris Forrester. Follow him on Twitter @caforrester]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Flying Pirate Half Marathon that took place on April 22, 2012 in Outer Banks, North Carolina.

One of the cooler medals you will ever lay eyes on it. It has a build in magnetic charm on the back. See photos below for more visuals of this amazing booty.

This medal will end up being one of the top 10 best medals of 2012.

Flying Pirate Half Marathon Medal Photos

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[Submitted by Darius. Follow him on Twitter @dzoid11]