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“The Cowtown races took place this past weekend, February 22 and 23, in Fort Worth, Texas.

There is a 10K, adults 5K and a children’s 5K on Saturday, and on Sunday there is the half marathon, marathon and 50K.

If you run a race both days, that’s known as The Cowtown Challenge. For your efforts you earn an additional medal (and an extra technical shirt!).

I ran the 10K (PR!) and the half marathon. What’s really fun about the medals is that it’s designed as a spur on a leather (pleather?) strap and it spins! There were color designations and designations on the ribbons for the half (green), full (yellow) and ultra (orange). I also love that the ribbons say “I earned my spurs”. Too fun!”

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[Medal photo and description submitted by Christy Bowers.  Follow her on Twitter @run2bake]

This is the medal the finishers of the Cummins Falls Marathon received on February 22, 2014 in Cookeville, Tennessee.

This medal is made out of wood and was engraved with a laser. It’s unique!!

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[Medal photo submitted by Jeff Liu.  Follow him on Instagram @marathonjeff]

These are the very cool medals for the Gasparilla Distance Classic that was held on February 22 & 23, 2014 in Tampa Florida.

The 15K and 5K were held on Saturday and the 8K and Half Marathon were held on Sunday. The runner’s who completed all 4 races over the weekend also received the Michelob Ultra Challenge. Now that’s a most excellent haul of pirate booty! Congrats to RIF #108 Mark who completed the Ultra Challenge!

Here are a couple more photos of the 5K and Half Marathon medals:

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[Medals submitted by RIF #108 Mark Sikkila – follow him on Twitter @MarkSikkila and by RIF #322 Jeff Van Demark – follow him on Twitter @66mustang16]

This is the unique medal that the finishers of the Key West Half Marathon received on January 19, 2014 in Key West, Florida.

Bonus…the medal is also a bottle stopper!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #322 Jeff Van Demark – follow him on Twitter @66mustang16]

This is the medal the finishers of the Old Deer Park Half Marathon received on February 23, 2014 in London, United Kingdom.

Pretty cool design.

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[Medal submitted by Runners Knees. Follow on Twitter @runnersknees]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Winchester 10K that was held on February 23, 2014 in Winchester, United Kingdom.

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[Medal submitted by Steve Whitehead. Follow him on Twitter @swhitehead184]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Run The Line Half Marathon that was held on February 16, 2014 in Texarkana, USA.

The race starts and finishes on the stateline for Texas and Arkansas. Half the race is run in each state.

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[medal photo submitted by Carie Tagorda.]

This is the fun medal the finishers of the Myrtle Beach Marathon received on February 15, 2014 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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[medal photo submitted by Brandon Duwe. – follow him on Twitter @brandonduwe]

This is the medal the finishers of the Mercedes Marathon received on February 16, 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Very shiny! I wonder if the winner gets a car too?

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[Medal photo submitted by Drew.  Follow him on Twitter @trippingandy]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Bandit 50K that was held on February 16, 2014 in Simi Valley, California.

Fun medal for a tough race! Congratulations to RIF #1 Joshua for running a 30 minute PR for this race. You can read his race recap here:  Mugged by the Bandit 50K (Race Report)

And it’s Joshua’s birthday! Happy Birthday Josh!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes. Follow him on Twitter @bayou]