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Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai broke away from a crowded elite field around mile 20 to amass an impressive lead in winning the 2011 ING New York City Marathon in 2:05:06.

American Meb Keflezighi finished in 6th with a time of 2:09:13

Top 10 Elite Male 2011 ING NYC Marathon Results

1. Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) – 2:05:06
2. Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya) – 2:06:28
3. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:07:13
4. Gebre Gebremariam (Ethiopia) – 2:07:59
5. Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) – 2:08:27
6. Meb Keflezighi (USA) – 2:09:13
7. Abdellah Falil (Morocco) – 2:10:35
8. Mathew Kisorio (Kenya) – 2:10:58
9. Ezkyas Sisay (USA) – 2:11:04
10. Ed Moran (USA) – 2:11:46

Dado Firehiwot Wins ING NYC Marathon in 2:23:15 (Elite Women Results)

Congrats to Geoffrey, Dado, and all the thousands of runners who ran the ING NYC Marathon this morning.

Ethiopian Firehiwot Dado came from far behind on Sunday morning to catch Kenyan Mary Keitany to win the 2011 ING New York City Marathon with a time of 2:23:15.

Keitany led the race by a large distance for 25 miles before Firehiwot and Buzunesh Deba caught her then left her in their tracks.  Dado then pulled away from Deba to win the ING NYC Marathon.

Top 10 ING NYC Marathon Female Results

1. Firehiwot Dado (Ethiopia) – 2:23:15
2. Buzunesh Deba (Ethiopia) – 2:23:19
3. Mary Keitany (Kenya) – 2:23:39
4. Ana Dulce Felix (Portugal) – 2:25:40
5. Kim Smith (Australia) – 2:25:46
6. Caroline Cheptonui Kilel (Kenya) – 2:25:57
7. Caroline Rotich (Kenya) – 2:27:06
8. Isabellah Andersson (Sweden) – 2:28:29
9. Jo Pavey (Great Britain) – 2:28:42
10. Galina Bogomolova (Russia) – 2:29:03

Geoffrey Mutai Impressie in Winning ING New York City Marathon (Elite Male Results)

Congrats, not only to the elites, but to EVERYONE who ran the ING NYC Marathon fast or simply just completed it. It’s a major feat either way.

The sixth Flying Monkey Marathon will take place on November 20, 2011.  This year’s event sold out in less than four minutes.

The race takes place in Nashville’s Harpeth Hills and is considered one of the most difficult road marathons in the United States.

The original version of this commercial was created by and narrated by Jobs. It was never released officially though.

The Flying Monkey Marathon is rated as the best marathon in Tennessee (story).

WOW! We’ve come to expect the best out of the Marines so it should be no surprise that the 36th Marine Corps Marathon medal is simply one of the best we’ve seen this year.

It looks like something straight out of an Austin Powers movie.

The MCM was run on October 30, 2011.  The race was won by Army first lieutenant Chad Ware (results).

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[Medal photo submitted by TriFlorida.  Follow them on Twitter @TriFlorida]

Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang ran the 2nd fastest marathon ever recorded (on an official course)  at the Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday morning in Germany in 2:03:42.

Fellow countryman Patrick Makau, just a month ago, set the new world record for the marathon at 2:03:38.

It was the second consecutive win for Kipsang at the Frankfurt Marathon.

Kenyans took home 9 of the top 10 spots.

Frankfurt Marathon Top 10 Results

1. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) – 2:03:42
2. Levy Matebo (Kenya) – 2:05:16
3. Albert Matebor (Kenya) – 2:05:25
4. Philip Sanga (Kenya) – 2:06:07
5. Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 2:06:29
6. Peter Kirui (Kenya) – 2:06:31
7. Chumba Dickson Kiptolo (Kenya) – 2:07:23
8. Siraj Gena (Ethiopia) – 2:08:31
9. Duncan Koech (Kenya) – 2:08:38
10. Henry Sugut (Kenya) – 2:08:56

Congrats to Wilson! I’m sure Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is extremely pleased with his good friend.

Mamitu Daska won the women’s race, finishing in 2:21:59.

Chad Ware won the 36th Marine Corps Marathon early Sunday morning in Washington, D.C. with a time of 2:26:37.  Ware is a first lieutenant in the United States Army.

Top 5 Male – Marine Corps Marathon Results

1. Chad Ware (Wheeling, IL) – 2:19:16
2. Michael Wardian (Arlington, VA) – 2:23:46
3. Patrick Fernandez (Alexandria, VA) – 2:26:37
4. Keith Matiskella (Leavenworth, KS) – 2:27:23
5. Adam Condit (Cedar Rapids, IA) – 2:29:28

Turkey native Tezata Dengersa won the women’s race in 2:45:28 just 27 seconds ahead of second place finisher Emily Shertzer.

Top 5 Female – Marine Corps Marathon Results

1. Tezata Dengersa (Ellicott City, MD) – 2:45:28
2. Emily Shertzer (Jonestown, PA) – 2:45:55
3. Getachew Shiferaw (Ellicott City, MD) – 2:47:30
4. Autumn Ray (Tucson, AZ)- 2:49:42
5. Sandra McClellan (Spring Park, MN) – 2:52:35

Marine Corps Marathon Results (Searchable)

Run It Fast Ragnar team member Scott Flowers ran his first marathon at MCM today and finished in 3:58:17.

Congrats to David, Narr, and all the runners that completed the MCM today.

The inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis Marathon & 1/2 Marathon took place over the weekend on October 23, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Both the full and half finisher’s medals were similar except for the color of the ring circling around the medal. The full was red (Cardinals red) and the half was navy.

Overall, I think it’s a very pretty medal that focuses on St. Louis’ most historic landmark, the Gateway Arch, with a riverboat at the base of it.

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[Stl full medal photo submitted by David D. Follow him on Twitter @bigcat48.  Stl half medal photos submitted by Lauren Stone (@laurens3386) and Kevin Kozuszek (@kkozuszek).

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Mount Lemmon Marathon & 1/2 Marathon that took place in Tucson, Arizona on October 23, 2011.

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Mount Lemmon Marathon Website

[Medal photo submitted by Robert Boluyt. Follow him on Twitter @Bateluer]

Above is the finisher’s medal from the 2011 Niagara Falls International Marathon that took place on October 23, 2011 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

The flag near the top of the medal spins and rotates between the USA and Canadian flags.

A very spiffy medal….we like it!!!

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Niagara Falls International Marathon Website

[NFIM medal pics submitted by Patrick Conlen. Follow him on Twitter @pconlen]

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]