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Will Caviness Firefighter Dies at Chicago Marathon

RIF Condolences to Will Caviness Who Died Running the Chicago Marathon

Marathon running, like any extreme sport or life in general has its risks, today firefighter William ‘Will’ Caviness, from North Carolina, died while running the Chicago Marathon.

He was declared dead at a Chicago hospital after collapsing in the last 500 yards of the 26.2 mile race.

Caviness was running the Chicago Marathon to raise money for burn victims.  He had raised well over $2,000 before the race and donations have since reached over $3,400 since his passing.  You can still DONATE HERE!!

Asked what his family felt as the charity effort transformed instantly into a tragedy, his uncle, Bill Caviness of Tennessee, choked back tears and came up with one word.

“Disbelief,” he said.

“He was very fit, a tremendous runner.”

His death marked the first in the marathon since 2007, organizers said. Caviness’ death was the sixth fatality at the event since 1998, according to Tribune archives.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in this time of grief and sadness.

Read LOTS MORE about the life of Will Caviness!

[image: facebook photo]

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Chicago Marathon Medal (2011)

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

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon 10-9-11

Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon Medal (2011)

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

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2011 Chicago Marathon Results

You can search the link below for searchable results from the 2011 Chicago Marathon after the race.

Male Results
1. Moses Mosop – 2:05:37
2. Wesley Korir – 2:06:15
3. Bernard Kipyego – 2:06:29
4. Bekana Daba – 2:07:59
5. Ryan Hall (USA) – 2:08:04
6. Evans Cheruiyot – 2:10:29
7. Kouji Gokaya – 2:12:15
8. Hirunori Arai – 2:13:17
9. Takashi Horiguchi – 2:14:48
10. Madani Shinoju – 2:17:49

Female Results
1. Lilya Shobukhova – 2:18:20
2. Ejegayehu Dibaba – 2:22:09
3. Kayoko Fukushi – 2:24:38
4. Belainesh Zemedkun Gebre – 2:26:17
5. Christelle Daunay – 2:26:41
6. Claire Hallissey – 2:29:27
7. Yue Chao – 2:32:57
8. Askale Tafa – 2:33:35
9. Cruz Nonata da Silva – 2:35:35
10. Jeanette Faber (USA) – 2:36:58

Searchable 2011 Chicago Marathon Results

I will be updating this post after the race as soon as I can obtain a WIFI signal to publish the top 10 men and women finishers.

LIVE BLOG
Tweets from Ryan Hall’s Wife and Runner’s World:

“@runnersworld: Shobukhova, first threepeater in #ChiMarathon history, wins in unofficial 2:18:19. 2nd fastest woman ever behind Paula Radcliffe.”

“@higdonmarathon: Moses won in a course record 2:05. Ryan Hall 5th in 2:08”

“@runnersworld: If Shobukhova breaks 2:19, she’ll be only the third woman in history to do so. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Wesley Korir second, 2 minutes under his old PR, Kipyego 3rd. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Mosop wins in unofficial 2:05:36, 5 seconds under course record. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: First-time marathoner Dibaba (in 2nd) on pace to break 2:21 – could be 2nd fastest debut after Paula Radcliffe’s 2:18:56. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Mosop will run a huge negative split–his first half was 1:02:54, and his second half will be under 1:02. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: 4:54 23rd mile for Mosop. Let’s go Ryan, you can get that AR!!!”

“@runnersworld: Barring a disaster Mosop will be more than a minute under the current course record of 2:05:41. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: 4:40 last mile for Mosop. He’s up on his toes sprinting! Can’t see Ry”

“@runnersworld: Mosop opening up lead. He’s on 2:04:30 pace. Shobukhova leading women. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Korir 1:28:46 at 30K, Mosop 1 second back. That last 5K went in 14:31. It’s now a two-man race. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: New American record for 30k! Yay Ryan! 1:29.47”

“@StepsFoundation: Ryan’s riding out the surges and staying even, but he’s got some work to do to catch the lead pack, they are rolling! A 4:38 last mile”

“@runnersworld: Hall is now 15 seconds behind the five men in the lead pack at 15 miles. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: 9 sec of the 25k American Record- so close! He’s got a good one going, can get the 30k by maintaining pace”

“@StepsFoundation: Here’s @RyanHall3 at Mile 13. #chicagomarathon  http://t.co/N1trzH4Z”

“@runnersworld: Hall and Gomes dos Santos gone from immediate lead pack. Lead pack just ran a 4:36 mile. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: Halfway- 62:53. 2:05.47 pace”

“@StepsFoundation: Still a tight pack, they are under course record pace! 6th mile 4:46, 10k- 29:38. He got his cytomax at 2nd stop!”

“@StepsFoundation: 7th mile-4:43. They are ROLLING! Ryans still chilling in the back, no ones broken from pack”

“@runnersworld: Women’s pace is erratic (5:09 7th mile, 5:25 8th mile). May cause problems for new marathoner Dibaba and 2nd-timer Fukushi. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: Ryan’s got a great shot at the 25k and 30k American Records!!!”

“@runnersworld: Women on low 2:18 pace through 15K, men on course record low 2:05 pace. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: For the Tv commentators wondering, it’s normal for Ryan to blow his nose this much!”

“@StepsFoundation: Cytomax successfully grabbed again! Ryan still content to sit in the back. No ones broken from the back of 9”

“@StepsFoundation: Correction- they are on 2:05.24 pace”

“@StepsFoundation: 4:44 last mile, rabbits are going half way, their goal 62:40. will be interesting to see what happens when they pull out.”

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Chicago Marathon Logo 2011

Elite Runners at the 2011 Chicago Marathon (List)

Here is a look at the list of all of the elite runners that will be running at the 2011 Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 9, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.

Many are looking at American Ryan Hall to put down a spectacular time and perhaps win it all after he set the U.S. marathon record earlier this year at the Boston Marathon.

Men
Moses Mosop
Ryan Hall
Bazu Worku
Evans Cheruiyot
Marilson Dos Santos
Bernard Kipyego
Bekana Daba
Joshua Chelanga
Atsushi Sato
Wesley Korir
Dickson Kiptolo Chumba
Terefe Maregu
Takayuki Matsumiya
Feyisa Tusse
Takashi Horiguchi
Kouji Gokaya
Joseph Chirlee
Hironori Arai
Masaki Shimoju
Kyeva Mutuku
Jason Gutierrez
Yuuki Moriwaki
Martin Fagan
Clint Verran
Miguel Nuci
Tyler McCandless
Michael McKeeman
Joe Driscoll
Mario Macias
Jesse Davis
Shawn Forrest
KEN
USA
ETH
KEN
BRA
KEN
ETH
KEN
JPN
KEN
KEN
ETH
JPN
ETH
JPN
JPN
USA
JPN
JPN
KEN
COL
JPN
IRL
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
AUS
2:03:06
2:04:58
2:05:25
2:06:25
2:06:34
2:07:01
2:07:04
2:07:05
2:07:13
2:08:24
2:08:44
2:09:03
2:10:04
2:11:39
2:12:05
2:12:07
2:12:10
2:12:17
2:12:18
2:12:20
2:13:24
2:13:34
2:14:06
2:14:12
2:15:34
2:17:09
2:17:42
2:18:22
2:18:34
2:18:47
Debut

Women

Liliya Shobukhova
Askale Tafa
Maria Konovalova
Christelle Daunay
Yue Cao
Belainesh Gebre
Claire Hallissey
Jeannette Faber
Leah Thorvilson
Kayoko Fukushi
Ejegayhu Dibaba
Malika Mejdoub
Cruz Nonata da Silva
RUS
ETH
RUS
FRA
CHN
ETH
GBR
USA
USA
JPN
ETH
MAR
BRA
2:20:15
2:21:31
2:23:49
2:24:22
2:29:50
2:32:13
2:36:13
2:39:41
2:39:43
2:40:52
Debut
Debut
Debut

RELATED: Ryan Hall Nude in ESPN’s ‘Bodies We Want 2011’ Issue

Check back on Sunday for results from the Chicago Marathon

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Marathoner Suzy Seely

Suzy Seely Becomes Second Woman to Run Marathon in All 50 States Sub-4 Hours

Houston marathoner Suzy Seely recently became the second woman to run a sub-4 hour marathon in all 50 states.

She finished the Casper Marathon in Wyoming to reach 50 states but had to go back to New York to run a sub-4 hour marathon there to reach the historic milestone.  Seely had run and finished the ING New York City Marathon there back in 1997 but it took her over 4 hours. She ran the marathon that day with her daughter.

How she became interested in running a marathon in all 50 United States:

Seeley, who was named an “outstanding marathoner” in 2005 by marathonguide.com, has now run 161 marathons. She undertook the 50-state effort at the urging of Steve and Paula Boone, the Humble couple who founded the 50 States Marathon Club (website). But it wasn’t until Seeley had completed more than 30 that she started to take it seriously.

So on Sunday, Suzy ran the Wineglass Marathon in Corning, NY in 3:22:16 to reach the sub-4 hour, 50 state feat.

Suzy is now part of the prestigious 50Sub4 Marathon Club (website).

Seely’s PR is a 3:14:52 at the 2006 Austin Marathon.

Congrats to Suzy on an amazing accomplishment.

Read More on Suzy Seely

[hat tip to Chuck Engle]

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David Cook ABC Running L.A. Marathon

Former American Idol Winner David Cook to Run Los Angeles Marathon

Singer David Cook, who won the 7th season of the reality singing contest American Idol, has announced that he plans to run the 2012 Los Angeles Marathon.

David is running to raise money for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2).  Cook lost his brother Adam to brain cancer back in 2009 at the age of 37-years old after a 11-year battle with the disease.

You can DONATE to his cause HERE!

The 27th L.A. Marathon will take place on March 18, 2012.

Los Angeles Marathon Website

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Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon Medal 201111

Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon Medal (2011)

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]

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Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon Finishing Line

2011 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Results

The 2nd Annual Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon & 1/2 Marathon took place earlier today in Winchester, Tennessee.

It was chilly at the start and windy throughout, but the race conditions overall were great.

2011 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon Finisher’s Medal (Perhaps the best of 2011!)

Here is a look at the top male and female finishers from the full and half marathon events:

Top Male STP Marathon Finishers

  1. Matthew Lawhern (Seymour, TN) – 2:53:02
  2. Jeff Mires (Greenville, IN) – 2:57:52
  3. Josh Hite (Cookeville, TN) – 3:02:08
  4. Michael Bennett (Locust Grove, GA) – 3:08:21
  5. Bill Menees (Madison, TN) – 3:31:06
  6. Christopher Rayder (Collierville, TN) – 3:32:20
  7. Tony King (Athens, AL) – 3:34:13
  8. Christopher Leburn (Columbus, MS) – 3:35:12
  9. Franklin Margaritha (Willemstad) – 3:35:16
  10. Joshua Holmes (Jackson, TN) – 3:40:15

Top Female STP Marathon Finishers

  1. Charlene Kevin (Oxford, MS) – 3:33:09
  2. Kerrie Sijon (Greer, SC) – 3:37:26
  3. Malinda Honkus (Knoxville, TN) – 3:41:17
  4. Susanna Rains (Athens, GA) – 3:51:43
  5. Jane Reneau (Madison, AL) – 4:03:17
  6. Pamela Hall (Madison, GA) – 4:04:42
  7. Kerry Demler (Tanner, AL) – 4:06:42
  8. Chelita McBurney (Clarksville, TN) – 4:11:00
  9. Heather Shoemaker (Alpharetta, GA) – 4:11:09
  10. Donna Thackwray (Morganton, NC) – 4:29:36

View List of All Marathon Finishing Times

Top Male STP Half Marathon Finishers

  1. Brad Chronister (Tullahoma, TN) – 1:15:49
  2. Eric Charette (Huntsville, AL) – 1:16:26
  3. Rodney Walker (Ooltewah, TN) – 1:30:01
  4. Lee Golden (Murfreesboro, TN) – 1:31:14
  5. Sean Donahue (Winchester, TN) – 1:36:56
  6. Ben Boggess (Elora, TN) – 1:37:08
  7. Brian Wooldridge (Franklin, TN) – 1:38:29
  8. Dean Bentley (New Market, AL) – 1:40:13
  9. Terry Quillen (Tullahoma, TN) – 1:40:44
  10. Steve Blume (Brentwood, TN) – 1:40:55

Top Female STP Half Marathon Finishers

  1. Chelsey Morris (Decherd, TN) – 1:37:36
  2. Mary Doman (Washington, D.C.) – 1:39:09
  3. Lisa Logan (Ringgold, GA) – 1:39:26
  4. Racheal Mason (White House, TN) – 1:39:36
  5. Samantha Wyatt (Decatur, AL) – 1:39:51
  6. Victoria Youngblood (Nashville, TN) – 1:40:45
  7. Michelle Hawkersmith (Winchester, TN) – 1:43:27
  8. Kari George (Nashville, TN) – 1:43:29
  9. Angel Stroop (Estill Springs, TN) – 1:44:34
  10. Amanda Clifton (Shelbyville, TN)  – 1:47:00

View List of All 1/2 Marathon Finishing Times

Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Website

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Fox Cities Marathon – 2011

Fox Cities Marathon Medal (2011)

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]

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