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Conservation of our Land and Water

I’ve been blessed to run challenging races in National and State Parks in some of the most beautiful parts of the United States. In doing so I’ve seen sunrises, sunsets, mountains, canyons, rivers, and wildlife more beautiful than my most vivid imagination.

I’m never going to agree fully with every action of any president, but I’m thankful for the actions President Obama has taken to protect more land and water than any president in U.S. history.

I hope his successor will value conservation just as much as President Obama no matter the letter that might appear next to his or her name. Let’s also do our part to protect and keep clean our deserts, forests, oceans, and mountains.

And the best way to conserve our health is to get out, be active, run, hike, and swim in these beautiful places.

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#FindYourPark#ActOnClimate #thanksObama@whitehouse #conservation #RunItFast

This is the medal the finishers of the Trail 13.1 received on April 26, 2014 in Pinckney, Michigan.

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

This is the finisher’s medal for the Osmotherley Trail Half Marathon that took place on February 16, 2014 in Osmotherley, United Kingdom.

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[medal photos submitted by Amanda Crozier – follow her on Twitter @Crozzlebum]

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 cool finisher’s medal for the Speedgoat 50K that took place on July 27, 2013 in Snowbird Resort, Utah.

Love the shape and the cut outs! Congratulations to RIF #289 Eric for completing this very tough 50K!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #289 Eric Waterman.]

 
This is the finisher’s medal for the Jackal Trail Marathon that was held on June 22, 2013 in Jackson Tennessee.

This was part of a 4 race series:
The Jackal Trail Marathon
The Backass Jackal Marathon
The Asphalt Jackal Marathon
The Dragonfly Jackal Marathon

Runners could run 1 or all 4 of the marathons…and some did! They earned a pretty cool, fierce medal for their efforts!

You can check out more about these races (including results and photos) on The Jackal Marathons Facebook page.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #12 Kevin Leathers. Follow on Twitter @kevinleathers]

This is the coaster the finishers of the 50K received at the Horseshoe Lake Trail Run that was held on May 19, 2013 in Palo Alto, California.

Congratulations to RIF #140 Dennis who completed his first 50K!

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

This is the fun finisher’s medal for the Backside Trail Marathon that took place on April 28, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.

What a lucky medal. 🙂 It must have been lucky for RIF #181 Donna because she was one of only 35 people to finish this muddy, hard trail marathon. Go Donna!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #181 Donna Pittman. Follow her on Twitter @RunslikePhoebe]

Here is the race bling for the inaugural Griffith Park Trail Marathon that was held on April 13, 2013 in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California.

All finishers of this tough trail marathon received the buckle in the middle of the photo above. Yes, I said a buckle. Not the norm for a marathon but a very cool buckle. The medal at the bottom of the photo was also provided to those who signed up in the in the initial lottery for the race.

And finally, congratulations to RIF #1 Josh who was 10th Overall Male and got to take home a mug as well!

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

This is the finisher’s medal for the Xterra Black Mountain 6K Trail Run that was held on 4/14/13 in San Diego, California.

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[Medal submitted by Jose Reyes. Follow him on on Twitter @JoseReyes858]