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Coupon for two basketball tickets to Tennessee Tech play Jacksonville State

Runners can’t jump worth a dime. Something about the day in and day out running that conditions the running muscles and decommissions the jumping muscles. Inability to jump is a condition basketball players call white man’s disease. Runners have it. They end up bound to the ground, able to run over it but not jump off it. No matter. Until they trip on a curb, they probably don’t miss the lost skill.
But just in case there’s a runner of the Cummins Falls Marathon still holding a soft spot for jumping, arrangements have been made. Yes indeed, tired runners can recoup and at least watch some high jumping. Turns out the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team is loaded with high leapers that play above the rim, players who don’t jump so much as fly. In one recent game the team threw down eleven dunks. That’s some high-flying action.
Each runner of Cummins Falls Marathon – and this applies to the 5K, 10K and half marathon, too – receives in his/her goodie bag a coupon for two tickets to watch the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks the evening of the race. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. that Saturday, February 22. Just turn in the coupon at the ticket window of Hooper-Eblen Center. They’ll hand you two tickets. Easy, no hassle. After all, this is about recouping. Rest up while you watch a furious game. No charge, unless you want to buy some popcorn and coke.
During halftime, the man and woman winner of each of the four Cummins Falls races will be called to center court for recognition and congratulations by Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson.
In case you didn’t get enough of the Golden Girls dance team, the Cheerleaders and Awesome Eagle during the race, here’s another shot! The whole indefatigable bunch will re-appear at the game, promoting team spirit as they always do. When do they ever sleep?
After the game, if you need more rest, I’d recommend Father Tom’s Pub, on Cedar Avenue. Just show Father Tom your race number and ask for a free beer. Tell him I said I’d pay for it later. It’s worth a try.

This is the cute finisher’s medal for the Santa Run 5K that was held on December 8, 2013 in Exeter, United Kingdom.

I love Halloween and Christmas race medals. Lot of cool stuff there. And this one is awesome with Rudolph!

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[medal photo submitted by Martyn Ewers – follow him on Twitter @greasygringo666]

These are the medals for the Coughlin Chevrolet 5K Series that ended on November 16, 2013 with the Gameday 5K in Westerville, Ohio.

Clever way to make the Chevy bowtie with the series (Stingray 5K, Fast 5 5K, Flash 5 5K, and Gameday 5K)! Congrats to Matt Corriel who PRd at the Gameday 5K!

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[medal photo submitted by Matt Corriel – follow him on Twitter @RunningDad133]

This is the lovely finisher’s medal for the Champions of Hope 5K that was held on August 31, 2013 in Jackson, Tennessee.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #4 Marj Mitchell. Follow her on Twitter @marathonmarj]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Aloha Run 5K that was held on September 7, 2013 in San Diego, California.

Very cute medal and perfect for this run. I hear there were actually 2 choices for medals at this event. The other one was the Tiki medal. This is the one I would have chosen.

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[Medal photo submitted by Loreen vS. Follow her on Twitter @allyant]

RIF #190 John Kent Leighton

New Leader RIF #190 John Kent Leighton!

Here are the June Extreme Racer Standings and there is a new leader this month. RIF #190 John has taken over the lead from RIF #159 Diane! Congratulations John! The race between 1st and 2nd is still close but RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is in the lead with 1009.2 points, followed by RIF #159 Diane Bolton in 2nd with 980.7 points and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 849.37 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #287 Carol Earles in 2nd with 626.9 points and RIF #217 Elaine Bickel Green in 3rd with 528.5 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by George in 2nd and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 745.4 points.

In the last 6 months, our RIF Club Members have raced 17,589.65 miles! That total is made up of 816 races, including 315 marathons, 14 100 Milers, 17 50 Milers, 45 50Ks, 102 Half Marathons, 134 5Ks, 38 10Ks, and 151 races of non-traditional distances. And that’s just from 72 of the 289 club members reporting in! In total, 74 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 72 Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through June:

Top Ten Overall
1. John Kent Leighton – 1009.2 (RIF #190)
2. Diane Bolton – 980.7 (RIF #159)
3. George Southgate – 849.37 (RIF #279)
4. Joshua Holmes – 745.4 (RIF #1)
5. Carol Earles – 626.9 (RIF #287)
6. Hideki Kinoshita – 608.2 (RIF #88)
7. Elaine Bickel Green – 528.5 (RIF #217)
8. Rob Distante – 524.63 (RIF #259)
9. Carol Goslin – 503.6 (RIF #218)
10. Kerri Haskins – 502 (RIF #261)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1009.2 (RIF #190)
2. George Southgate – 849.37 (RIF #279)
3. Joshua Holmes – 745.4 (RIF #1)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 608.2 (RIF #88)
5. Rob Distante – 524.63 (RIF #259)
6. Denis McCarthy – 496.3 (RIF #263)
7. Danny Staggs – 399.4 (RIF #186)
8. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF #101)
9. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF #169)
10. Jeff Le – 293.96 (RIF #248)
11. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF #27)
12. Houston Wolf – 282.6 (RIF #254)
13. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF #116)
14. Kevin Brandon – 203.7 (RIF #214)
15. Eric Waterman – 198.1 (RIF #289)
16. Mark Watson – 194 (RIF #173)
17. Nathan Bass – 179.9 (RIF #174)
18. Jeff Liu – 178.6 (RIF #275)
19. Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF #203)
20. Steven Reagan – 147 (RIF #157)
21. Mark Ogletree – 137.5 (RIF #247)
22. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF #67)
23. Dennis Arriaga – 122.7 (RIF #140)
24. Josh Liggett – 122.6 (RIF #147)
25. Bill Baker – 106 (RIF #196)
26. Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF #234)
27. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF #255)
28. Kevin Ronayne – 89.1 (RIF #11)
29. Robin Robbins – 81.4 (RIF #33)
30. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF #111)
31. Stephen Griffin – 60.3 (RIF #48)
32. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF #252)
33. Jason Scott – 55.5 (RIF #265)
34. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF #2)
35. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF #89)
36. Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF #141)
37. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF #223)
38. Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF #187)
39. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF #241)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 980.7 (RIF #159)
2. Carol Earles – 626.9 (RIF #287)
3. Elaine Bickel Green – 528.5 (RIF #217)
4. Carol Goslin – 503.6 (RIF #218)
5. Kerri Haskins – 502 (RIF #261)
6. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF #268)
7. Heather Zeigler – 397.8 (RIF #246)
8. Suzanne Spiceland – 378.6 (RIF #280)
9. Christy Scott – 356.6 (RIF #231)
10. Michelle Walker – 317.5 (RIF #124)
11. Laura Raeder – 311.3 (RIF #20)
12. Lisa Gonzales – 289.96 (RIF #5)
13. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF #220)
14. Robin Mancinelli – 264.6 (RIF #134)
15. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
16. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF #171)
17. Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF #283)
18. Alicia Eno – 185.1 (RIF #126)
19. Donna England – 169.8 (RIF #277)
20. Marj Mitchell – 159.3 (RIF #4)
21. Amanda Staggs – 144.5 (RIF #210)
22. Melanie Kayal – 144 (RIF #202)
23. Donna Pittman – 127.5 (RIF #181)
24. Michelle Mitchell – 127.4 (RIF #133)
25. Christy Bowers – 125.5 (RIF #60)
26. Beth Hosick – 116.2 (RIF #219)
27. Jennifer Wood – 91.7 (RIF #243)
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)

July was another big month for at least 2 of our RIFers that I know of…who ran a little 500K race across TN…so the standings could change next month! I hope John and George did some racing in July or they are going to be caught!

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #72 Natalie Torres! 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! We are nosy that way. 😉

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[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]

These are the finisher’s medals for the Zombie Survivor 5K that was held on July 20, 2013 in Calgary, Canada.

Congrats to RIF #270 Kevin for surviving the Zombie Apocalypse! Sadly, RIF #244 Susan was infected. 🙁 And she was so nice too… 😉

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[Medals submitted by RIF #244 Susan Warcholak and RIF #270 Kevin Warcholak. Follow on Twitter @dothingsalways]

This is the fun finisher’s medal for the Bolt To the Q 5K that was held on July 21, 2013 in San Diego California.

It’s part of the NFL Run Series and took place at Qualcom Stadium and finished on the 50 yard line. Fun football shaped medal! But probably more fun if you are a Chargers fan.

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[Medal photo submitted by Loreen vS. Follow her on Twitter @allyant]

RIF #159 Diane Bolton

Time for May Extreme Racer Standings! In the last 5 months, our RIF Club Members have raced 650 races, including 250 marathons, 14 100 Milers, 12 50 Milers, 38 50Ks, 90 Half Marathons, 109 5Ks, 32 10Ks, and 105 races of non-traditional distances. That’s 12,859.52 miles raced so far this year! 71 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 69 Club members are listed below).

We have new club members in the Top 3 Overall, Men, and Women and in the Top 10! AND…there are more women than men in the Top 10 this month! Woo!

The race between 1st and 2nd looks to be getting a little closer but RIF #159 Diane Bolton is still in the lead with 809.9 points, followed by RIF #190 John Kent Leighton in 2nd 741.7 points and RIF #279 George Southgate is now 3rd with 598.7 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by 2 new club members to the top 3. RIF #287 Carol Earles is in 2nd with 466.4 points and RIF #231 Christy Scott is in 3rd with 432.6 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by George in 2nd and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 584.1 points.

Here are the full standings through May:

Top Ten Overall
1.   Diane Bolton – 809.9  (RIF #159)
2.   John Kent Leighton – 741.7  (RIF #190)
3.   George Southgate – 598.7  (RIF #279)
4.   Joshua Holmes – 584.1  (RIF #1)
5.   Carol Earles – 466.4  (RIF #287)
6.   Christy Scott – 432.6  (RIF #231)
7.   Elaine Bickel Green – 424  (RIF #217)
8.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
9.   Katrina Mumaw – 399.5  (RIF #268)
10.   Carol Goslin – 397.8  (RIF #218)

Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 809.9  (RIF #159)
2.   Carol Earles – 466.4  (RIF #287)
3.   Christy Scott – 432.6  (RIF #231)
4.   Elaine Bickel Green – 424  (RIF #217)
5.   Katrina Mumaw – 399.5  (RIF #268)
6.   Carol Goslin – 397.8  (RIF #218)
7.   Kerri Haskins – 359.7  (RIF #261)
8.   Heather Zeigler – 296.1  (RIF #246)
9.   Heather Shoemaker – 261.8  (RIF #44)
10.   Suzanne Spiceland – 259.7  (RIF #280)
11.   Laura Raeder – 258.9  (RIF #20)
12.   Sandy Staggs – 243  (RIF #220)
13.   Lisa Gonzales – 216.56  (RIF #5)
14.   Alicia Eno – 149.6  (RIF #126)
15.   Robin Mancinelli – 142.3  (RIF #134)
16.   Shannon Burke – 136.8  (RIF #171)
17.   Amanda Staggs – 121  (RIF #210)
18.   Michelle Mitchell – 112.4  (RIF #133)
19.   Melanie Kayal – 108.9  (RIF #202)
20.   Jennifer Wood – 91.7  (RIF #243)
21.   Christy Bowers – 91.5  (RIF #60)
22.   Marj Mitchell – 85  (RIF #4)
23.   Jennifer Whitley – 82  (RIF #160)
24.   Michelle Lenahan – 76.58  (RIF #283)
25.   Beth Hosick – 76.2  (RIF #219)
26.   Donna Pittman – 62.8  (RIF #181)
27.   Leigh Marsh – 61.7  (RIF #192)
28.   Jill Hassen – 57.2  (RIF #242)
29.   Natalie Torres – 55.5  (RIF #72)
30.   Marlene Deem – 52.4  (RIF #189)
31.   Martine Kincade – 26.2  (RIF #260)

Men’s Leaderboard
1.   John Kent Leighton – 741.7  (RIF #190)
2.   George Southgate – 598.7  (RIF #279)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 584.1  (RIF #1)
4.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
5.   Hideki Kinoshita – 396.2  (RIF #88)
6.   Danny Staggs – 348.9  (RIF #186)
7.   Jeff Le – 293.96  (RIF #248)
8.   Denis McCarthy – 271.3  (RIF #263)
9.   Nicholas Norfolk – 225.8  (RIF #116)
10.   Billy Cannon – 208.9  (RIF #169)
11.   Mark Watson – 194  (RIF #173)
12.   Houston Wolf – 182.2  (RIF #254)
13.   Jeff Liu – 178.6  (RIF #275)
14.   Anthony Ohrey – 167  (RIF #27)
15.   Nathan Bass – 145.4  (RIF #174)
16.   Kevin Brandon – 116.3  (RIF #214)
17.   Dennis Arriaga – 109.6  (RIF #140)
18.   Nikiah Nudell – 94.8  (RIF #234)
19.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 93.56  (RIF #203)
20.   Charles Carmen – 89.63  (RIF #255)
21.   Steven Reagan – 88.2  (RIF #157)
22.   Josh Liggett – 85.7  (RIF #147)
23.   James Krenis – 84.8  (RIF #67)
24.   Rick Thiounn – 79.5  (RIF #111)
25.   Kevin Ronayne – 72.9  (RIF #11)
26.   Mark Ogletree – 70.3  (RIF #247)
27.   David Wingard – 65.5  (RIF #101)
28.   Stephen Griffin – 60.3  (RIF #48)
29.   Robin Robbins – 58.3  (RIF #33)
30.   Neil Dryland – 57.2  (RIF #252)
31.   Jason Scott – 55.5  (RIF #265)
32.   Naresh Kumar – 50  (RIF #2)
33.   Bill Baker – 39.3  (RIF #196)
34.   Stewart Crouch – 29.3  (RIF #89)
35.   Brian Wooldridge – 26.2  (RIF #141)
36.   Chris Haynes – 26.2  (RIF #223)
37.   Daniel Escue – 22.4  (RIF #187)
38.   Austin Coates – 22.4  (RIF #241)

I know June was a HUGE month for Run It Fast Club members and can’t wait to see what happens. Will there be a big mix-up in the standings? Who will emerge next month? Check back next month to find out!

Oh, we also did a random drawing to pick one RIF Club member who submitted points for May and this month’s winner is RIF #181 Donna Pittman 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!

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 Lisa Gonzales]

This is the patriotic medal the finisher’s of the Patriots Run 5K received on May 25, 2013 in San Diego, California.

Love the shape!

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[Medal photo submitted by Loreen vS. Follow her on Twitter @allyant]