Run It Fast®

This is the 2nd place age group medal (along with the very cool colorful race shirt) for the Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital 5K Run that was held on August 18, 2012 in Reed City, Michigan.

Congratulations to RIF #108 Mark Sikkila for getting 2nd place in his age group! Way to Run It Fast!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #108 Mark Sikkila – follow him on Twitter @MarkSikkila]

This is the medal for the Tour De Pain which took place on August 10-11, 2012 in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Tour De Pain is 3 races: a 4 mile beach run on Friday night, a 5K on Saturday morning, and a 1 mile on Saturday night. The times for all 3 races are then added together. It would be a challenge to figure out how hard to run each race!

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[Medal submitted by E. Smith – follow him on Twitter @beardrunjax]

This is the medal for the 30th Annual Elvis Presley 5K run that was held on August 11, 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee.

I’m sure there were quite a few Elvis sightings that day. If you were fast enough to catch him anyway. 😉 Congratulations to RIF #33 Robin Robbins for winnig the Men 55-59 age group at the 5K!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #33 Robin Robbins – follow him on Twitter @rockinrobin1954]

This is the medal for the Runyon 5K that was held on August 12, 2012 in New York.

The runners in this 5K get to run through Yankee Stadium! The runners speed along the concourses, ramps, stairs between levels, and the warning track that circles the field. Very cool race course! Check out the course description here: Runyon 5K Route.

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[Medal submitted by Seth Tabor – follow him on Twitter @Taborifica]

Here is the medal for Memorial Day 5K that was held on June 23, 2012 (rescheduled date) in Orange Park, FL.

Very cool red, white, & blue medal for a Memorial Day run.

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[Medal submitted by BeardRunJax. Follow him on Twitter @BeardRunJax]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Foam Fest 5K that took place on May 26, 2012 in Southern California.

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[Medal submitted by Scot Britton. Follow him on Twitter @scotbritton]

The Extreme Runner Points program is well under way and we’ve had a great turnout so far. 43 Run It Fast – The Club members have submitted their races and miles for the first 4 months of the year. This is a summary of all the races and miles that have been entered so far:

Pretty cool, huh? So far, Run It Fast – The Club members have run almost half way around the world and run a boat load of races! But that’s not all. I’d also like to highlight some of the fun run things they shared with us when they submitted their races and miles.

January

2 members ran a couple of firsts: Congratulations to Daniela Obregon #49 (@Nanyob) for running her first half marathon and Rick Jarvis #13 who ran his first marathon (and also ran another one in January!).

Nicholas Norfolk #116 (@absolut_zer0) became a Marathon Maniac!

2 members set PRs in January: Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) set a 5K PR and Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) set a marathon PR at the MS Blues and then again a week later at Houston! Congratulations to you both on Running It Fast!

February

3 members set PRs in February:  Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) set a 10K PR this time and Kevin Ronayne #11(@KRona217) set a PR in the 5 Mile. Once again that running machine, Hideki Kinosita #88 (@RunKino), set a marathon PR! Yay! That’s how you Run It Fast!

March

Daniela Obregon #49 (@Nanyob) ran her first marathon! GoDani Go!

 There were a slew of PRs set:  Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) set another 5K PR, Kevin Ronanye #11 (@KRona217) also set a 5K PR, Nadia Ruiz Gonzales #69 set a marathon PR at the LA Marathon, and Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) set ANOTHER marathon PR at NOLA. Way to Run It Fast!

Congratulations to Perry Ligon #146 (@perry_ligon) who placed 4^th in his age group (50-59) at the St. Patty’s Scramble 15K Trail Race!

April

For firsts in April, we have Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) who ran his first half marathon! Congrats Dennis!

4 members set April PRs: Mark Sikkila #108 set a PR for the half marathon, Christy Bowers #60 set a PR for the 10K, Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) set a 4 Mile PR, and Michelle Mitchell #133 set a PR in the 100K. Awesome job of Running It Fast you guys!

Congratulations to Alicia Eno #126 who was 2^nd Woman Overall at the Dash for Dad 13.1 in Memphis, Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) who placed 3^rd in his age group at the Martian Marathon, Marj Mithchell #4 who placed 1^st in her age group at the Shiloh Run In The Park 4 Miler, and Michelle Mitchell #133 who won a 2 mile race and placed 2^nd in her half marathon

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As you can see, Run It Fast – The Club members have started off the year with a bang! I know the rest of the year is going to be just as fun. No, even better. I can’t wait to see everyone Run It Fast in 2012!

So come on! Don’t be shy. If you haven’t submitted your races and miles for the Extreme Runner Points program for January through April, you can do so here:

Run It Fast – The Club Extreme Runner Entry Form

You can click here to find out more information about it: Extreme Racer Standings Program (details).

In case you missed the post on the current standings thru April 2012, click here: Run It Fast – The Club Extreme Runner Point Standings (thru April 2012)

And for information on joining Run It Fast – The Club click HERE. Join us today and be a part of the fun!

P.S. If you submitted races but forgot to submit your monthly mileage totals, you can leave a comment here or send me an email or a tweet and I will add them for you.

We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 45 of you responded!

Good luck to you all this weekend and Run It Fast!

David Chaloupka – Warrior Dash 2012 Amity, AR, run it clean or run it dirty, but #Runitfast !! Gotta go!

Vanessa Goodman – #YMCA Conroe, Tx 5K trail run fund-raiser for equine therapy program

TribalEspresso – Mt Tremblant Qc, Biking IM Tremblant 90k loop

Ricardo Sosa Pieck – merida, mexico!

michael c. miller – i’m running my first half marathon…the kirkland half, kirkland WA.

Shannon Clark – I’m running a Mother’s Day Virtual 10k on Sunday-my 1st 10k! 🙂

Rudy Regalado – New Prauge Half Marathon

Nicholas L. Norfolk –  I’ll be in #LittleRock at Jesse is Awesome Half Marathon on Sunday. #JIA12 #ARKrun

Kathy Shirley – Running an easy 10-miler along the beautiful San Diego coast!

Phillip Forsyth – Maclehose Stages 4-6 in Hong Kong. Around 32clicks

Jerry Armstrong Ⓥ – Representing @trailandultra at “Fear the Deer 1/2 Marathon!

Lisa Gonzales – Just running local roads/trails this weekend. Prepping for my 12HR! #ultra #gettingloopy

Brian Rice – SALUTE A SOLDIER 5K IN GILBERT AZ

Jason Orlinsky – 11th Annual Lou Gehrig’s Disease 10K Run in Coconut Grove (miami,fl) .. C’MON!!

Mary Grieder – Should be a 22 miler for marathon training but sidelined by injury instead 🙁 #disappointed #idratherberunning #run

Linda Tendler – Santa Barbara Wine Country 1/2 Marathon!!

Sheri Sandahl Mahnke – Walking for March for Dimes

Angie Gerber – Beautiful Portland, OR! Hoping for an easy 6 miles. Still recovering from The Ave.

Caloy Bautista – I’m doing my #Anywhere5K on the streets of Kidapawan

Aron Lanie – Brunswick Forest Duathlon in NC!

Michael Ceglinski – Paducah iron mom, half marathon in Paducah, KY

Christy Bowers – Ran Katy Trail 5K last night; just training runs this weekend

Jonathan Bobbitt – ’roundhere

RunTramp – Hammer Trail Marathon, Bornholm, Denmark. Will send a pic’ of the medal if I finish!

Murray Meads – Edmonton River Valley trails with my Canada Day 10 mile clinic

sutah ann robins – DE Marathon in @Running_Skirts

Kevin Erb – “Run with the Knights” – 5K fundraiser for alma mater high school in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Jeff Cook – Warrior Dash Arkansas in Amity AR.

Obaid Rahman – Will be running the folloing route on Sat morning with@fehrtrade http://bit.ly/Jxsszu

Jim Elliott – my daughter is running her 1rst 5K with “Girls on the Run” in San Francisco this weekend, the day before her 9th birthday!

Pablo Solano – 21k at San José tomorrow and 10k on Sunday at Cartago, Costa Rica

Samantha Firman – Title9K+ at the Boulder Reservoir in beautiful Boulder, Colorado on Mother’s Day!

Mark Sikkila – Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K Going for a sub 2:00:00#nervous #RIF108

Lauren S. – my last long run in STL before moving…10 miles in Forest Park

E. Smith – Early morning long run 10+ miles on Saturday, Jacksonville, FL.

Ted Lascari – 5/3 River Bank Run 25K in Grand Rapids, MI

Natalia Tanyadji – tomorrow morming long run before Singapore Sundown Marathon on the 26th will be road with the sea breeze 🙂

Robin – 3 Days at the Fair, NJ. There are 72, 48, 24, 12 and 6 hour races. Great races from the NJ Trail Series!

Lisa Edwards – Fifth/Third River Bank Run (25k) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both MI RIF members will be there 🙂 I’m totally out of shape. Fun.

Sean Higgins – susan g komen Philadelphia 5k

elizabeth v rehmer – trail run in Bozeman tonight, long run on Sunday. 🙂

Joshua Holmes – Strawberry Festival 10K

rian c p – UOB heartbeat race

Scott Gorski – my first 10 mile run in prep for the Summerfest Rock & Sole half marathon next month. #Summerfest #bestfestonagreatlake

Michelle Mitchell – raced a 1000m TT then 5000m tempo run last night at Moscow State U trying to get my legspeed back post 100k. It’s getting there:)

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We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 88 of you responded!

Good luck to you all this weekend and Run It Fast!

Joshua Holmes – The Strolling Jim 40 Miler (41.2 miles) – The greatest and oldest ultramarathon in the south. #runitfast

Marcia Larsen – Pittsburgh 1/2 Marathon on 5/6. How can you pass up being named a Runner of Steel!

Lisa Gonzales – I’m running the Safari Park Half Marathon in San Diego on Sunday. #AnimalRacing

Kim Yates – Running @CapCityHalf in Columbus, Ohio w/ my friend@MLSwinehart #go us

Nicole Segalini – In a half marathon on Sunday in Providence RI@coxrhoderaces

Michelle – Lake Lowell Marathon in Nampa, ID!

don morris – Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati! My first full!

Tanjie K – Run for the Roses 10k in Madison, AL

Larry Medina – #njhalfmarathon this Sunday. Looking for a PR.#runlarryrun

Corey Barton – Pacing the kzoo half on Sunday!

K7Lee – I am running Lincoln half marathon in good ole Nebraska. Yeah praying for no rain. No rain dancing at the moment.

Lexie Stempihar – Swamp Rabbit 5k Friday night in Travelers Rest, SC

smithcincinnati – flying pig marathon!! Squeal!

christopher russo – Broad St 10 miler in Philly

Erin Manzo – Expedition Everest Challenge!

Perry Ligon – The North Face Endurance Challenge 50k Bear Mountain NY Saturday 🙂

tracie-lyn – just running in my neighborhood!

Alex Flores – I will be running the Whiskey Row marathon on Prescott, AZ.

Raezzelle – Oak Hall Run 5k for St. Jude !!!

Wade Anderson – Strolling Jim Wartrace , TN

Robert Boluyt – Whiskey Row Marathon, Prescott AZ

Ryan J. Copico – Cotton Classic 10k Greenville, MS

Kristi Puls – Lincoln half marathon this Sunday.

737 Guy – pandoras Box of Rox trail marathon in Burnet Texas on Sat.

Ike ¦) – I’m racing a 10k at Mt. Hood community college tomorrow @runitfast#ready #pumped #allornothing

Serg Aloma – OC Marathon

Anne Burke – Lincoln, NE! National Guard Marathon 🙂

Nayeli – Flying Pig Marathon @RunFlyingPig in Cincinnati, OH this Sunday! My first full!

Bob and Trish Evans – we will be joggling (running + juggling) in Vancouver, BC 😉

Nick Kane – Jersey marathon baby 26.2 #6

Rachel Zides – Providence RI half marathon

Steven Thorstenson – ONE AMERICA 500 FESTIVAL MINI MARATHON Indianapolis.

Azifikare – #TorontoMarathon this Sunday. Just another long run..

Amy Hanavan – Wallis Sands half-marathon Rye, New Hampshire!

Nicholas L. Norfolk – No races. I’ll be at @BealeStMusicFes this weekend. Long runs still on deck though. As @MarathonJunkie would say#RUNMORE

Stephen G – the @HoustonDynamo Go for Goal 5K

Paul Sargent – Pittsburgh! I’m trying to become a #RunnerofSteel. My first marathon!

Trey Pittman – New Balance Uptown 5K in Shreveport, LA!

David W – Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon.

Dennis Arriaga – Western Pacific Half Marathon in Fremont, CA

Daniel – Long Island Half Marathon!

Kate Runner – 17 miles- nature preserve and suburban streets (8 miles out, then “run home”)

Stephanie Mary – broad street run in Philadelphia on Sunday! #10miles#runitfast

lindsay – 10-miler in beautiful Ann Arbor! Hoping this rain quits.

Sarah – Brazen Western Pacific 5K in Fremont!

Christie Jester – doing my first half in Kenosha, WI on Saturday!!

KFun – Oak Hall for St Jude on Sunday in Memphis!

Meredith – Diva 1/2 Marathon in San Francisco!

Mands! – @PGHMarathon !!! Doing the half!!!!

Mike McCoy – OC marathon in SoCal this weekend to support autism and @TACAfoundation .

Gregory Wilson – The Western Pacific 10k Saturday at Quarry Lakes Regional Park in Fremont, CA.

Lea Boyd  – Flying from Toronto to Philadelphia to run my first race ever: the Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 miler.

PerOla Axelsson – half marathon “Kungsholmen runt”

Amber Goetz – the Flying Pig Marathon (1/2 Mary for me) in Cincinnati OH on Sunday! 😀

Lena Tamplin – Tricities 3rd Annual 10k Run and 5k Run/Walk, Sat. at 8 am.

Elle – Toronto Marathon this weekend!

Alvin Lee – Pittsburgh Marathon…Here’s to becoming a Runner of Steel!

Skip Keltner – running the One America 500 Festival Mini Marathon Saturday with 35,000 runners. #Indy

Laura Raeder – The Flying Pig Marathon cincinnati Ohio!

Robin – Pocono half marathon.

Amber Meranda – The entire @JonniesGoodguys team is running@500Festival #MiniMarathon Saturday in Indianapolis. Give us a follow!!

Robin Robbins – a little trail running and road running near home this weekend in Milan, TN

Courtney – Broad Street Run, Philadelphia!

Allie – Cincinnati Flying Pig, my first marathon and 26th birthday!

Adele Read – Toronto Half Marathon. Whoot Whoot!!

Jaclyn Janicky – NJ Marathon in Long Branch !!!

Kelsey Stevens – I’ll be running at my local park to train for my first 5 mile race in three weeks in Boston!

Nathan Kreeger – Hoping 4 a night training run for the ‘supermoon’ Sat. night. 30 miles for my 30th b-day with a 30% brighter moon to light my way

Kelley – I’m running the #Blend5k on the East Coast!

Jenn DeSimone – Frederick Running Festival, Frederick, MD. Half Marathon! 🙂

Joseph Raymond Ruiz – 2012 South Padre Island Jail Break 5/5/12

Colleen Hood – running in beautiful ann arbor – training for upcoming#annarbormarathon

Mark Sikkila – Kalamazoo Marathon for #RIF108 Damn worried about the heat, but first official run with the RIF shirt.

Terri Preast – Strolling Jim, Wartrace, Tennessee!

Meredith Marciano – New Jersey Marathon this Sunday. On the train now to the EXPO to pick up bib.

Brooke F – SMARM 5K (Sevierville, TN)

SKORA Running – Bloomsday 12k!

Jeff Courvoisier – Running the half at @OCMarathon on Sunday w/@mindfuljogger and I’ve got 100+ students running #KidsRuntheOCtomorrow! #KROC

California Footwear – the longest party in California, also known as The Relay. 🙂

Mary Jane Schriver – Pittsburgh 1/2 marathon. Runner of Steel!

Bill Ebersohl – Doing the #Greenland50K tomorrow between Colorado Springs and Denver.

Cordell Lewis – Track Conference at IWU tonight! 800m for me#wonderhowthatwillgodown

Frank S – I’ll be racing in the @BMOVanMarathon this Sunday, May 6th in #Vancouver

Kiki – I am running in the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon in Indianapolis, IN. Largest half marathon in the country!

Kristopher Gauson – racing at Hayward field this weekend for the twilight meet. Hoping for a fast 1500/800 combo. Place of my current 800 PR

Domenick P. Addesi – @IBXRun10 Blue Cross 10-Mile Broadstreet Run in Philadelphia!! #cantwait

Scott Gorski – 8 mile run around Wind Lake.

Colleen F. – Here! View from packet pickup at the #DoorCounty Half Marathon.http://bit.ly/IJrhSd

Kelly Webb – the Mississauga Half Marathon.

Michelle Mitchell – Moscow International Half Marathon 6-May

Natalie Torres – I will be running around my neighborhood this weekend.

Naresh Kumar – RIF#2 will be at Strolling Jim 40 Mile

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We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 73 of you responded!

Good luck to you all this weekend and Run It Fast!

Joshua Holmes – Just some short recovery runs.

Lisa Gonzales – I’m hitting the local trails. Maybe up a mountain. Probably.

Kevin Ronayne – long runs on portions of the Boston Marathon course Saturday & Sunday

ashley hook – Boston Marathon!

Erica Meier – Big House Big Heart race in Ann Arbor, MI

JenniLoLo – running my 1st half marathon on Sunday after just beginning running in January — Go! St. Louis

Chad Dawson – #bostonmarathon !

J.R. Jamison – — in training for the #indymini. Long training run in store for me tomorrow. Beautiful weather for it here in the Midwest.

LG – 4/14 EAV 5k & pub crawl in atlanta, ga

Erin Manzo – Not racing this weekend, but running around my neighborhood in sunny Orlando, FL.

dricks gonzales – 21k for earth run here in PI

Kwame Robert – Highbanks trails @CbusMetroParks

Tianna Marshall – Nike She Runs LA 10k

Bryan Beavers – Racing Redbud Classic 10K in Oklahoma City Sunday

Kinetic Family – we’re running in the @VancouverSunRun 10K this Sunday

tlcesq – Hoping to run a 5k on Sat

Dani Obregón – 5K in Jackson, TN. Will @bayou join me? #runitfast

Jog Planet – Inaugural Austin 10/20! Ten miles with 20 bands

Hedzer – rotterdam marathon 🙂

Kay-Cee vd Parre – Running a 5k race in Rotterdam on sunday

brad dixon – presidio 10 miler

Angie Gerber – Final 21 mile training run in Portland, OR. Taper starts Monday!

joey – training run around cronulla! 15kms in preparation for the Great Ocean Road Half Marathon!

Kiki – I’m doing the Tomorrow’s Children 5K in Frankfort, KY.

Josh Gambill – 4/14 Winona Lake,IN 30mile trail. My first ultra!! Wish me luck!

Mands! – Cigna 5k in pittsburgh!

Amber Goetz – running @ Burlington, NC for the #TwitterCharityRun – U pick the distance & send the ‘registration fees’ to charity of choice 🙂

Brandon Sherrill – my first 10k in Davidson, NC!

Lisa Edwards – I’m running Tough Mudder in Ohio with my cousins Saturday morning!

Katie Maas – 8 mile training run in prep for Sunburst Half Marathon in June!!

sylvia – das laufen ist ein Lebenselexier.

Lindsay Edwards – Home meet at The University of Tampa Saturday night!! Go SPARTANS!!

Julie Vilord – the Boston Marathon!!!

Ace – Getting chased by Martians in the invasion of races, better not get probed! #RIF108

elizabeth v rehmer – skiing/biking/running in red lodge mt at the Grizzly Adventure Race

Shane Huff – Running our kick off event for Sunrise Tri Club, a duathlon, 1.5m run/ 11m bike/ 1.5m run!! Here goes nothing!

Dennis Arriaga – Presidio 10 Miler in San Francisco!

Meredith – Benicia Run for Education 10k in Benicia, CA

Rachel Weinthal – More Half Marathon in Central Park, NYC!

Andrew Hall – no place special, but I’ll be running you can bet on that.

Renee Dudley – doing the Dallas marathon on Sunday. Correction- BEASTING it on sunday.

MissisB – 10km around Putney on Saturday and Richmond Park 10km race on Sunday 🙂

Brian Price – I’m running the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure: Greater Fort Worth 5K tomorrow. Gonna be fun!

Nova Physiotherapy – Lung Run – Halifax NS

titeyogarunner – into the mud for 42km up and down the hills

Emily Conley – Muir Woods trail marathon SF, Ca.

Donica’ Beckett – I’ll be at the @sistersnetwork Stop the Silence Run/Walk Sat!

Sarah Malaney – 12 miles on the bottom roads in Quincy with the #BTGTraining Group! Can’t wait!

Steve Houston – half-ironman in Clermont FL.

Jenn – Running GO STL half marathon 🙂

jea – 13mi LR prep for @kdfrunner Louisville Mini

Jared Friesen – back to back runs, 20 on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. First 50 miler in July!

Domenick P. Addesi – Walk + Run Against Hunger 5K in Philly at the Philadelphia Art Museum

Michelle Walker – I am pacing the Southern Indiana Classic Half Marathon in Evansville, IN!

Coloradodrew – Veda Earthday 5K this Sunday

Scott Stader – fellow #RIF‘er Jonathan Harrison and i will be running the Boston marathon! And maybe a local Jtown 5k tomorrow b4 we take off

Icar Hiponia – earth run on sunday 🙂 21k

Casey – I’m running the XTERRA Lake Las Vegas 21K trail run on Sunday.

Drew Michaels – Running the Hogeye Marathon in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Larissa –  @morefitnesshalf in NYC! #cantwait

Angela Rojas – University of Texas!!!

Mary Williams – No matter how slow you go, you’re lapping everybody on the couch! “Girls On The Run” tomorrow in Durham, NC #getupandmove

MarathonJunkie™Engle – sorry 4 not responding. I’ve been flying. I’m gonna run Gansett and Boston. If I can find one on Sunday, I’ll run it, 2 err…3.

Aron Lanie –  #stepupforsoldiers combat #mudrun in #Wilmington NC

y2kemo – I’m running the April Showers #Anywhere5K on Saturday. A free virtual race.

Melvin Owens – Denton county 5K!

Natalie Torres – I am hoping 2-3 miles through the neighborhood will help me bounce back from this cold.

Crystal – boston marathon!!!!!!

Michelle Mitchell – Kirzhach Half Marathon -Kirzhach Rus (starts where Gagarin was killed runs back to town) 2 hours out of Moscow-hellaciously hilly

Rigo Tellez – I’ll be running the Summerlin half-marathon tomorrow here in Las Vegas

Eric Secker – Rock the Parkway half in Kansas City

Robin – Running Boston!

Gavin – Vienna marathon for me on Sunday

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