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RIF #101 David Wingard, from Greenville, South Carolina, is the winner of the Run It Fast Club’s – 2013 Extreme Racer.

David accumulated 1,928.3 points for 2013. Run It Fast – Club members earn 1 point for every 1 race mile from races they complete during the year. So David ran races totaling 1,928.3 miles for the year. He averaged 160.7 race miles per month in becoming ‘Extreme Racer of the Year.’

It was a very close race for the top spot as runner-up RIF #190 John Leighton finished the year with 1,910.9 points, less than 18 points behind David.  RIF #1 Joshua Holmes finished in third place with 1,834.7 points.

RIF #159 Diane Bolton, who let Extreme Racer, for most of the year ended up in 4th place and the female with the most ER points for 2013. Other women to finish in the Top 10 Overall included RIF #218 Carol Goslin, RIF #287 Carol Earles, and RIF #261 Kerri Haskins.

Top Ten 2013 Extreme Racer Finishers Leaderboard
1.  David Wingard – 1928.3 (RIF #101)
2.  John Kent Leighton – 1910.9 (RIF #190)
3.  Joshua Holmes – 1834.7 (RIF #1)
4.  Diane Bolton – 1783.45 (RIF #159)
5.  George Southgate – 1524.04 (RIF #279)
6.  Carol Goslin – 1388.8 (RIF #218)
7.  Carol Earles – 1284.19 (RIF #287)
8.  Denis McCarthy – 1117.3625 (RIF #263)
9.  Kerri Haskins – 1026.5 (RIF #261)
10.  Rob Distante – 992.73 (RIF #259)

Here is a look at all of the Run It Fast men who submitted points in 2013. Congrats to all who submitted points and especially those that broke 1,000 points for the year. (John Leighton – 2nd overall – pictured above)

Men’s Final 2013 Extreme Racer Leaderboard
1.  David Wingard – 1928.3 (RIF #101)
2.  John Kent Leighton – 1910.9 (RIF #190)
3.  Joshua Holmes – 1834.7 (RIF #1)
4.  George Southgate – 1524.04 (RIF #279)
5.  Denis McCarthy – 1117.3625 (RIF #263)
6.  Rob Distante – 992.73 (RIF #259)
7.  Danny Staggs – 758.3 (RIF #186)
8.  Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF #88)
9.  Jeff Le – 682.16 (RIF #248)
10.  Eric Waterman – 509.481 (RIF #289)
11.  Houston Wolf – 400.9 (RIF #254)
12.  Nicholas Norfolk – 361.31 (RIF #116)
13.  Arland Blanton – 345.81 (RIF #290)
14.  Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF #169)
15.  Nathan Bass – 306.5 (RIF #174)
16.  Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF #27)
17.  Kevin Brandon – 265.7 (RIF #214)
18.  Steven Reagan – 261.65 (RIF #157)
19.  Mark Ogletree – 234.9 (RIF #247)
20.  Jeff Liu – 231 (RIF #275)
21.  Mark Watson – 194 (RIF #173)
22.  Dennis Arriaga – 181.3 (RIF #140)
23.  Jason Scott – 176.5 (RIF #265)
24.  Robin Robbins – 165.8 (RIF #33)
25.  Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF #203)
26.  Josh Liggett – 142.5 (RIF #147)
27.  James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF #67)
28.  Winston Trice – 126 (RIF #29)
29.  Stephen Griffin – 112.05 (RIF #48)
30.  Kevin Ronayne – 108.4 (RIF #11)
31.  Bill Baker – 106 (RIF #196)
32.  Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF #234)
33.  Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF #255)
34.  Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF #111)
35.  Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF #252)
36.  Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF #2)
37.  Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF #89)
38.  Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF #141)
39.  Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF #223)
40.  Brennan Thompson – 25.5 (RIF #274)
41.  Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF #187)
42.  Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF #241)
43.  Al Edwards – 13.1 (RIF #291)

Congrats to all of the women who took part in Extreme Racer for 2013. Here is a look at all of the women who submitted races for points for the year. Congrats to Diane Bolton (pictured above), Carol Goslin, and Carol Earles for making the top 3.

Women’s Final 2013 Extreme Racer Leaderboard

10.  Katrina Mumaw – 519.53 (RIF #268)
11.  Christy Scott – 512.3 (RIF #231)
12.  Robin Mancinelli – 480.8 (RIF #134)
13.  Donna England – 390.5 (RIF #277)
14.  Alicia Eno – 332.8 (RIF #126)
15.  Amanda Staggs – 327.2 (RIF #210)
16.  Lisa Gonzales – 319.26 (RIF #5)
17.  Michelle Mitchell – 312.6 (RIF #133)
18.  Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF #220)
19.  Beth Hosick – 268.57 (RIF #219)
20.  Marj Mitchell – 264.1 (RIF #4)
21.  Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
22.  Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF #171)
23.  Christy Bowers – 231.02 (RIF #60)
24.  Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF #283)
25.  Donna Pittman – 188.9 (RIF #181)
26.  Jennifer Wood – 183.4 (RIF #243)
27.  Melanie Casey – 144 (RIF #202)
28.  Jennifer Whitley – 82 (RIF #160)
29.  Natalie Torres – 81.7 (RIF #72)
30.  Leigh Marsh – 61.7 (RIF #192)
31.  Jill Hassen – 57.2 (RIF #242)
32.  Marlene Deem – 52.4 (RIF #189)
33.  Debra Jacildo – 28.3 (RIF #98)
34.  Trisha Leonard – 26.2 (RIF #144)
35.  Martine Kincade – 26.2 (RIF #260)

Here’s a summary of the submitted races:

And George Southgate was the random drawing winner.

Extreme Racer is open to all members of Run It Fast – The Club. The Club is comprised of very driven runners of all levels from all over the world. Click the link below for more information or to join.

Kenyan Dennis Kimetto won the 2013 Chicago Marathon on Sunday while setting a course record in the process of 2:03:45.

Kimetto was able to hold off fellow countryman Emannuel Mutai who finished on his heels in 2:03:52.

Third place went to Kenya’s Sammy Kitwara in 2:05:16.

First USA finisher was Dathan Ritzenhein in 2:09:45 (5th place overall).

2013 Chicago Marathon Top 10 Men

1. Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) – 2:03:45 (CR)
2. Emannuel Mutai (Kenya) – 2:03:52
3. Sammy Kitwara (Kenya) – 2:05:16
4. Micah Kogo (Kenya) – 2:06:56
5. Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) – 2:09:45
6. Ayele Abshero (Ethiopia) – 2:10:10
7. Hiroaki Sano (Japan) – 2:10:29
8. Moses Mosop (Kenya) – 2:11:19
9. Yoshinori Oda (Japan) – 2:11:29
10. Matt Tegankamp (USA) – 2:12:28

The female winner of the 2013 Chicago Marathon was Rita Jeptoo, from Kenya, who broke 2 hours 20 min in 2:19:57.

She finished nearly a minute ahead of countrywoman Jemima Sumgong Jelegat (2:20:48). Third place female went to Russia’s Maria Konovalova in 2:22:46.

First USA woman to cross the tape was Clara Santucci in 2:31:39.

2013 Chicago Marathon Top 10 Women

1. Rita Jeptoo (Kenya) – 2:19:57
2. Jemima Sumgong Jelegat (Kenya) – 2:20:48
3. Maria Konovalova (Russia) – 2:22:46
4. Aliaksandra Duliba (BLR) – 2:23:44
5. Atsede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:26:42
6. Ehitu Kiros Reda (Ethiopia) – 2:27:42
7. Yukiko Akaba (Japan) – 2:27:49
8. Abebech Afework (Ethiopia) – 2:28:38
9. Clara Santucci (USA) – 2:31:39
10. Melissa White (USA) – 2:32:37

Congrats to these elite finishers along with every single male and female who started and finished the Chicago Marathon today.

Lookup and view all 2013 Chicago Marathon Results HERE

Here is a quick look at the top male and female finishers from the 20th Walt Disney World Marathon that was run on January 13, 2013.

Top 5 Walt Disney World Marathon Men

1. Adriano Bastos – 2:21:16
2. Fredison Costa – 2:21:32
3. Matt Hensley – 2:24:58
4. Ronnie Halassie – 2:25:26
5. Brian Johnson – 2:36:50
6. Mike Hensley – 2:37:43
7. Evan Dehart – 2:40:27
8. Adam Siepiola – 2:40:41
9. Richard Tuttle – 2:41:31
10. Douglas Morton – 2:42:21

Top 5 Walt Disney World Marathon Women

1. Renee High – 2:48:30
2. Antonia Silva – 2:59:30
3. Claudia Dumont – 2:59:36
4. Beth Woodward – 3:01:36
5. Christine Irish – 3:02:34
6. Leah Foley – 3:03:34
7. Alison Sanchez – 3:04:01
8. Megan Tursi – 3:04:32
9. Leah Thorilson – 3:09:38
10. Luciana Araujo – 3:10:36

Here is the link to check in on LIVE RESULTS (HERE) from the 2013 Walt Disney World Marathon as they happen and results for any runner if you have their name or bib # once it’s over HERE.

Walt Disney World Half Marathon results from yesterday can be found at the link above as well.

Good luck to everyone that is taking part this weekend in the Run Disney races down in Orlando.