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Fort 2 Base Medal

Cloudspitter 50K Medal

Basingstoke Half Marathon Medal

Adams County Marathon Medal

Bournemouth Half Marathon Medal

Wineglass Marathon & Half Marathon Medals

Southern Tennessee Power Classic Marathon Medal

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Eliude Kipchoge Wins 2014 Chicago Marathon

Kenya’s Eliude Kipchoge won the 2014 Chicago Marathon on Saturday in a time of 2:04:11.

The 29-year old ran a 1:02:11 first half and finished it with a slight negative split of 1:02:00 over the last 13.1 miles. It was a tight top-3 with less than 21 seconds separating the three.

His fellow countrymen helped sweep the podium with second place going to Sammy Kitwara in 2:04:28 and third place going to Dickson Chumba in 2:04:32.

The highest finishing American was Bobby Curtis finishing in 9th place in 2:11:20.

Rita Jeptoo Top Woman at 2014 Chicago Marathon

On the women’s side, the great Rita Jeptoo (Kenya) won the Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:24:35.

Second place went to Ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba in 2:25:37 and third place to Kenyan Florence Kiplagat in 2:25:57.

Highest finished American woman was Amy Hastings in 5th place with a time of 2:27:03.

Full Results from the 2014 Chicago Marathon (HERE)

Both winners won $100,000 each for their wins. Jeptoo won an additional $55,000 for the series win.

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Ultimate Extreme Ultra 0.1K Finisher’s Medal that took place on September 27, 2014 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Yeap, a 0.1K medal!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #108 Mark Sikkila (@MarkSikkila)]

The marathon World Record was crushed by Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto on Sunday at the Berlin Marathon where Dennis ran a 2:02:57 becoming the first human to ever break 2 hours and 3 minutes for 26.2 miles.

Kimetto took 26 seconds off the World Record that was set at last year’s Berlin Marathon by fellow countryman Wilson Kipsang.

Kimetto’s the best marathoner in the world having won three of the world’s six major marathons in the past year.

He kicked it up a notch to leave Emmanuel Mutai in his wake with less than 5 kilometers to go. Mutai’s second place finish broke the previous World Record as well. Mutai finished in 2:03:13. Ethiopia’s Abera Kuma took third in 2:05:56.

Kimetto ran a negative split, running the second half of the race 33 seconds than the first half. His WR pace for 26.2 miles was an astonishing 4 minutes and 41 seconds per mile.

Dennis Kimetto’s Marathon-ology

1. Berlin Marathon – 2:02:57 (September 28, 2014) WR/Won
2. Chicago Marathon – 2:03:45 (October 13, 2013) CR/Won
3. Berlin Marathon – 2:04:16 (September 30, 2012) 2nd Place/1 second behind winner
4. Tokyo Marathon – 2:06:50 (February 24, 2013) CR/Won

Kimetto plans to run next in the New York City Marathon in just a few weeks.

Actor Shia Labeouf, known of late for his erratic off-screen behavior, ran what he dubbed a ‘#Metamarathon‘ over the weekend in Amsterdam (while wearing “day-glo spandex” or “violet and green lyca” depending upon the source).

The ‘Metamarathon’ consisted of Labeouf running 144 times around the Stedelijk museum in Amsterdam. No word yet on how far it actually is around the museum.

Museum curator Hendrik Folkerts tried to explain what the heck LaBeouf was doing running 144 circles around the outside of the museum to The Independent:

Hendrik Folkerts, the Stedelijk museum’s public curator, explained toAFP that he was hosting a conference about how the world would be perceived by children of the Eighties if they were similarly absorbed by social media and the cult of the celebrity.

“As we are having a ‘marathon’ conference inside the Stedelijk, we also wanted a reflection of that outside,” he said. “Nobody can do it better than Shia and the other artists at this performance.”

Shia posted on Twitter his Nike+ GPS data for his ‘Metamarathon’ which clearly shows that 26.87 miles were covered:

We just ran 26.87 mi with Nike+. http://t.co/JorQ4bXav1 #METAMARATHON pic.twitter.com/XlwIGBIWEi

— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) September 25, 2014

However, not so fast my friends! Although Shia’s Nike+ travelled 26.8 miles, it appears according to the museum’s Twitter feed that spectators could watch Shia run, run with him, or run FOR him, hmmmm!

In the line up to run with Shia LaBeouf! Around 130 lapse to go. Run with him for him or make him run! #metamarathon pic.twitter.com/X90rlok4BP

— Stedelijk Museum (@Stedelijk) September 25, 2014

A look at Shia’s Twitter feed in recent days shows the hard training he put into getting ready for his one-man race:

But perhaps he was leaving subtle clues days before the ‘race’ via Twitter to his rules for his marathon:

RUN: - to move swiftly on foot - to PROCESS or execute a PROGRAM or instruction - an unbroken series of PERFORMANCES pic.twitter.com/bXdTe4NguJ

— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) September 21, 2014

PERFORMANCES!

Congrats to Shia’s Nike+ on completing the one-man ‘Metamarathon.’

Watch Shia running his ‘Metamarathon’ with a Fellow Runner Below:

In all seriousness, Shia got many people out there to be physically active in running a lap with him or for him. And that’s a great thing to espouse to help inspire others to take up a healthier lifestyle.

PS: Remember to tell the next person that asks about your jogging that you are a performer not a jogger.

Here is the finisher’s wood from the Gorgeous Relay that took place on September 21, 2014 finishing in Portland, Oregon.

“We’ll start in Wyeth (just east of Cascade Locks), travel down the Gorge on the Historic Columbia River Highway, through Troutdale, onto the Fairview-Gresham Trail to connect to the Springwater Trail, finishing at Base Camp Brewing Company in Portland.”

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[medal photo submitted by Angie Gerber – follow her on Twitter @runningdaiz]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the inaugural Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation 5K that took place on September 21, 2014 in Los Angeles, California at Dodger Stadium.

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[medal photo submitted by Rackle – follow her on Twitter @kickingrox]

Vote for the Best Race Medal for the Week of September 15, 2014 

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Stanky Creek 50K/25K Medal

Maritime Race Weekend Medals

Belfast Half Marathon Medal

Six Days in the Dome Buckle

Medellin De Las Flores Half Marathon Medal

Pine to Palm 100 Mile Endurance Buckle

Lazarus Lake and Steve Durbin debuted the inaugural Barkley Fall Classic on September 20, 2014 at Frozen Head State Park in East Tennessee. The race took place on the famed trails where the Barkley Marathons (100 Miler), the toughest footrace in the world, takes place every spring.

This was a scaled down ‘runner friendly’ version with aid stations, course markings, and was advertised as a 50K but many runners claimed it was closer to 36 miles on the rough and wicked trails of FHSP.

Read more (click HERE) about The Barkley Fall Classic description from Laz’s announcement of the race back earlier this year.

The finishing times were a bit faster than expected but still very slow by any 50K standard.

Darren Thomas was the winner finishing in 6:28:26. He was closely tailed by runner-up Scott Breeden in 6:33:25 with Henry Wakley not too far behind in 6:41:02 for third.

Top 10 Overall The Barkley Fall Classic

1. Darren Thomas – 6:28:26
2. Scott Breeden – 6:33:25
3. Henry Wakley – 6:41:02
4. Michael Jones – 7:54:44
5. Andrew Snope – 8:12:17
6. Jack Kurisky – 8:15:02
7. Brad Reed – 8:31:25
8. Nicklaus Combs – 8:32:45
9. Keith Knipling – 8:32:45
10. Jeffrey Garstecki – 8:37:58

Kathy Smith was the female winner in 8:56:16. She was chased by runner-up Beth Frye who finished ten minutes back in 9:06:08. Third place went to Brooke McClanahan in 9:32:23

Top 5 The Barkley Fall Classic Women

1. Kathy Smith – 8:56:16
2. Beth Frye – 9:06:08
3. Brooke McClanahan – 9:32:23
4. Kendra Versendaal – 9:44:39
5. Michelle McLellan – 9:46:41

The Run It Fast®- Club had several members at the race. Nicklaus Combs finished highest in 8th place in 8:32:45. Shane Tucker 12:08:28. Tim Waz 12:14:00. Roy Tamez 12:22:48. Terri Durbin 12:51:29.

The race had 156 finishers with David Milner being the last runner across the finish line in 13:18:01.

VIEW ALL of the 2014 Barkley Fall Classic RESULTS

[image: Jobie Williams/RIF]

The term ‘RUNFIE‘ spurted up recently and made a mini-splash on Twitter, Instagram, and most vastly on Facebook.  While the popularity of the term has sky-rocketed in the past few weeks, the word has annoyed just as many runners, if not more.

So what is a Runfie?

Here’s one definition via RunSelfieRepeat:

RUNFIE: A PHOTOGRAPH THAT YOU TAKE OF YOURSELF BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER A RUN TO SHARE YOUR RUNNER’S HIGH, YOUR LATEST RUNNING FASHION STATEMENT, OR TO SHOW OFF SOME FORM OF BADASSERY.

Show off some form of badassery? (Someone should probably check rule #1 of The Unspoken Rules of Being a Badass: A Runner’s Guide)

The Facebook Group ‘Runfies of the World‘ quickly gained 3,000+ members by becoming a place where runners simply post sweaty runfies/selfies of themselves running or standing completely still after supposedly running. Some of the photos are works of art, a few are inspirational, many are quite egotistical, and others are very humorous!

And then there are those that post photos of their new hair color while sitting in a salon chair. I’m pretty sure that’s a confused selfie posted within the runfies. I also came across photos on ‘Runfies of the World’ that were tagged colorfie, hairfie, plankies, and outfie (woman laying across a bed). When I was growing up an outfie was the funny way my younger sibling would talk about his protruding belly button, technically an outtie, but he always said it in his toddler english as ‘outfie.’

When it comes down to it, there’s actually not all that many true runfies on ‘Runfies of the World.’

Personally, I believe the term runfie sounds way too similar to roofie, the date rape drug. It makes me think it’s some sort of pill runners are slipping their competition, in their handhelds (or at water tables), to make them groggy and/or passout so they can scoot right past and beat them.

VOTE: Do you like the term ‘Runfie?’

Do we really need another selfie term specifically customized for runners? Is it a form of aggravated abuse to add the hashtag #runfie to our running posts that already annoy so many of our non-running Facebook friends?

Or is it a cool, hip term that is going to take over social media, and runners will still be using the phrase to describe their running selfies 5-10 years from now?

Love it or hate it, the term ‘runfie’ is uniting a certain sect of runners that have found a bond amongst themselves because of the transformed word.