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RIF #1 Joshua Holmes and RIF #259 Rob Distante

It’s time for the August Extreme Racer update! Not much has changed since the July update though. RIF #159 Diane Bolton is still in the lead with 1387.9 points, followed by RIF #190 John Kent Leighton in 2nd with 1246.3 points, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 1185.6 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #287 Carol Earles in 2nd with 798.59 points, and RIF #218 Carol Goslin is back in 3rd with 748.3 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by Joshua in 2nd and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 1064.07 points.

Once again, the Top Ten is split evenly with 5 Women and 5 Men which is very cool to see! Many of the Top Ten…in fact, quite a few Run It Fast Club members, are racing addicts with 50, 100, and 200+ races under their belts. When you realize how much they race, it’s not suprising that the in the last 8 months, our RIF Club Members have raced 21,575.96 miles! That total is made up of 992 races, including:

-17 100 Milers
-19 50 Milers
-55 50Ks
-382 Marathons
-120 Half Marathons
-53 10Ks
-176 5Ks
-170 races of non-traditional distances.

And that’s just from 74 of the 299 club members reporting in! In total, 76 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 74 RIF Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through August:

Top Ten Overall
1. Diane Bolton – 1387.9 (RIF #159)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1246.3 (RIF #190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1185.6 (RIF #1)
4. George Southgate – 1064.07 (RIF #279)
5. Carol Earles – 798.59 (RIF #287)
6. Carol Goslin – 748.3 (RIF #218)
7. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF #88)
8. Elaine Bickel Green – 716.7 (RIF #217)
9. Kerri Haskins – 661.6 (RIF #261)
10. Rob Distante – 624.63 (RIF #259)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1246.3 (RIF #190)
2. Joshua Holmes – 1185.6 (RIF #1)
3. George Southgate – 1064.07 (RIF #279)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF #88)
5. Rob Distante – 624.63 (RIF #259)
6. Denis McCarthy – 574.9 (RIF #263)
7. Danny Staggs – 454.9 (RIF #186)
8. Eric Waterman – 408.7 (RIF #289)
9. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF #101)
10. Jeff Le – 320.16 (RIF #248)
11. Houston Wolf – 317.7 (RIF #254)
12. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF #169)
13. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF #27)
14. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF #116)
15. Arland Blanton – 236.7 (RIF #290)
16. Kevin Brandon – 203.7 (RIF #214)
17. Mark Watson – 194 (RIF #173)
18. Nathan Bass – 186.1 (RIF #174)
19. Jeff Liu – 178.6 (RIF #275)
20. Mark Ogletree – 163.7 (RIF #247)
21. Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF #203)
22. Steven Reagan – 156.3 (RIF #157)
23. Dennis Arriaga – 148.9 (RIF #140)
24. Josh Liggett – 142.5 (RIF #147)
25. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF #67)
26. Bill Baker – 106 (RIF #196)
27. Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF #234)
28. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF #255)
29. Kevin Ronayne – 89.1 (RIF #11)
30. Robin Robbins – 81.4 (RIF #33)
31. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF #111)
32. Stephen Griffin – 60.3 (RIF #48)
33. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF #252)
34. Jason Scott – 55.5 (RIF #265)
35. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF #2)
36. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF #89)
37. Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF #141)
38. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF #223)
39. Brennan Thompson – 25.5 (RIF #274)
40. Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF #187)
41. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF #241)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 1387.9 (RIF #159)
2. Carol Earles – 798.59 (RIF #287)
3. Carol Goslin – 748.3 (RIF #218)
4. Elaine Bickel Green – 716.7 (RIF #217)
5. Kerri Haskins – 661.6 (RIF #261)
6. Heather Zeigler – 545 (RIF #246)
7. Suzanne Spiceland – 468.2 (RIF #280)
8. Michelle Walker – 422.3 (RIF #124)
9. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF #268)
10. Laura Raeder – 392.5 (RIF #20)
11. Christy Scott – 382.8 (RIF #231)
12. Robin Mancinelli – 364.6 (RIF #134)
13. Lisa Gonzales – 319.26 (RIF #5)
14. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF #220)
15. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
16. Alicia Eno – 246.1 (RIF #126)
17. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF #171)
18. Donna England – 222.2 (RIF #277)
19. Amanda Staggs – 209.3 (RIF #210)
20. Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF #283)
21. Marj Mitchell – 188.6 (RIF #4)
22. Jennifer Wood – 183.4 (RIF #243)
23. Donna Pittman – 162.7 (RIF #181)
24. Beth Hosick – 145.5 (RIF #219)
25. Melanie Casey – 144 (RIF #202)
26. Christy Bowers – 131.22 (RIF #60)
27. Michelle Mitchell – 127.4 (RIF #133)
28. Jennifer Whitley – 82 (RIF #160)
29. Leigh Marsh – 61.7 (RIF #192)
30. Jill Hassen – 57.2 (RIF #242)
31. Natalie Torres – 55.5 (RIF #72)
32. Marlene Deem – 52.4 (RIF #189)
33. Martine Kincade – 26.2 (RIF #260)

Now that summer is coming to a close, I expect the racing to pick up. Will it have any affect on the standings? Check back next month to find out!

Some RIF Club business…

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #261 Kerri Haskins! We will be sending her a Gone For A Run sign!

Don’t forget to submit your points/monthly miles next month for a chance to win! Anyone who submits races or miles or even to say they didn’t race/run because life got in the way is eligible for the drawing. We just want to hear what everyone is up to and it’s fun to see the race miles add up.

Details on joining Run It Fast – The Club

[Extreme Racer points are rewarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]

[photo from Joshua Holmes]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Valmiera Marathon that was held on September 15, 2013 in Valmiera, Latvia.

Very pretty medal.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #133 Michelle Mitchell – follow her on Twitter @runnerchickey]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Run For Ella 10K that was held on September 14, 2013 in Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Love this medal. Simple, yet classy.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #37 Whitney Franklin.  Follow her on Twitter @OleMistWhit]

This is the medal the finishers of the Big Cottonwood Marathon & Half Marathon received on September 14, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This is a big medal and it’s a spinner! They take Go Big seriously. 🙂 Here are a few more pics of it from RIF #10 Dianna who PRd the half marathon and from RIF #1 Josh who PRd the marathon.

Congrats Dianna and Josh! Way to Run It Fast!

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[medal photos submitted by RIF #10 Dianna Seda – follow her on Twitter @DiannaSeda, and by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes – follow him on Twitter @bayou]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon that took place on September 15, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I like this one. Nice red, white, and blue theme  on “aged” wood and it has the LIberty Bell on it…perfect!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #140 Dennis Arriaga.  Follow him on Twitter @dennarr]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Chicago Half Marathon that was held on September 8, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.

Here are a few more pics of this great medal, including one from Bob Kibble who completed his first half marathon there! Congrats Bob!

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[medal photos submitted by RIF #10 Dianna Seda – follow her on Twitter @DiannaSeda, and by Bob Kibble – follow him on Twitter @Bobs1stMarathon, and by Daniel Schell – follow him on Twitter @thedanielschell]

This is the 100 Mile Club buckle for the Silverton 1000 that was held from August 27th to September 1st, 2013 in Silverton, Colorado.

The Silverton 1000 is held over 6 days and there are 6 day, 72 Hour, 48 Hour, and 24 Hour options. For an even bigger challenge, runners can choose to try the Silverton 1000 challenge (to be completed in 18 days with special rules – like you have to run at least 1 loop each hour!). The course is a rocky 1 mile loop at 9,318 ft elevation and the course has a gain and loss of 250 ft each loop. Oh, and there are bears! This is a beautiful and tough!

Congratulations to RIF #1 Joshua Holmes who was 1st Overall in the 48 Hour and set a course record of 110 miles! And that’s just ONE week after running the Lean Horse 100! Way to Run It Fast Josh!

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[Buckle submitted by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes – follow him on Twitter @bayou]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Kaua’i Marathon that was held on September 1, 2013 on the island of Kaua’i, Hawaii.

Pretty medal…but I’m sure the scenery was a lot prettier! I envy those who ran it! One of these days…

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[Medal submitted by RIF #20 Laura Raeder – follow her on Twitter @LauraRaeder]

This week’s Run It Fast Club Member profile is RIF #258 Alex Barrientos. Alex hasn’t been running very long but he’s a racing fiend. I follow him on Instagram and it seems like he’s doing a 5K every weekend. Or close to it. And we all know how much pain a 5K is! Check out Alex’s profile below to learn more about him:

INFO

Name: Alex Barrientos
RIF #: 258
Twitter: @alexb214
Instagram: alexb214

STATS

Years Running: 1 yr, 7 mos
Favorite Race Distance: Half marathon ( for now)
Favorite PR: Big D Half Marathon – 1:44:35
Favorite Race: Carrollton Trails 5k. It is a local race and real close to where I grew up. This summer my entire family ran the 5k. My daughter and I placed in the top 3 in AG.

Favorite Bling: Dallas Rock n Roll Half Marathon

Next Race: Dallas Cowboys 5k
What Makes You FEEL Fast?:Running downhill.

FUN RUNNING QUESTIONS

Why did you start running?
I first started running to lose weight, after losing 20 lbs I was addicted to running.

Who inspires your running and why?
Everyone on the RIF team, Instagram and Twitter friends. I am always inspired when I see someone post a new PR, new long distance achievement or a favorite running spot.

What’s the most beautiful place that you’ve run?
It would be running on the Oahu Island.

What is your favorite go-to pre-race meal?
Chicken pasta alfredo.

Why do you race?
I like the overall aspect of preparing for a, pushing your body to the limits on race day. I also like to collect race bibs.

What is the one piece of running gear you can’t leave the house without?
iPhone

What running moment are you most proud of?
It would have to be completing the Dallas Marathon relay last year with 4 friends. Last year I was training to run the marathon but got injured three months before race date. I had to cancel my plans on running the marathon.  I did convince four friends to do the marathon relay with me instead. Most of them were not runners but accepted the challenge. We trained hard and completed the marathon relay in 4:20.

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I absolutely love the photos that Alex shared with us. The photo of him with his family is awesome! The family that runs together…obviously has fun together. 🙂 The photo from the Dallas Marathon is another great example of how Alex is not only encouraging his family to run but his friends as well. And don’t you think the Must Dash photo is great? 🙂 We think Alex is inspiring and a great addition to the Run It Fast Club. We can’t wait to see what he accomplishes in the coming months!

Thank you for sharing with us Alex! Rock the Dallas Cowboys 5K and Run It Fast!

If you’d like to join Run It Fast – The Club or would like more information about it, please click this link:

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[All photos submitted by Alex Barrientos]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Fort 2 Base 10 Nautical Mile that was held on August 25, 2013 from Fort Sheridan to Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago, Illinois.

Beautiful medal. I love the “Train-Race-Conquer” on the banner.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #10 Dianna Seda. Follow her on Twitter @DiannaSeda]