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Sweet finisher’s medal from the Latin Music Miami Beach 1/2 Marathon that was held on December 11, 2011.  (A Rock ‘n’ Roll/Competitor event.)

This was the third half marathon run by Shawna Block.  She finished with a time of 2:23:51.  She has lost 48 pounds since she started running and is an inspiration to many that it can be done.

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[Medal photo submitted by Shawna. Follow her on Twitter @ssulax33]

Here is the colorful and festive finisher’s medal from the 2011 Holualoa Tucson Marathon that took place in Tucson, Arizona on December 11, 2011.

A great race and super fast place to try to set a PR.

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[Medal photo submitted by Scott Stader. Follow him on Twitter @scottstader]

The 2011 Death Valley Trail Marathon was technically cancelled by the race director due to 70 MPH winds up in the Titus Canyon. However, that didn’t stop a group of us from meeting and deciding to hold the marathon ourselves.  About 40-50 runners went over to the canyon there in Death Valley, braved the winds, and ran a memorable marathon that none of us will ever forget.

[Medal photos submitted by Joshua Holmes. You can follow me on Twitter @bayou]

It was a trainwreck on Sunday night in Las Vegas at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & Half Marathon but a few survived…and some of us even received a medal for finishing.

For the rest of you? You can expect to receive your medal in 4-6 weeks according to the Competitor Group. Running out of medals at any event is a disaster, but it was the least of the disasters Sunday night (Full Story).

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[Marathon medal photo via Kate Gosselin.  Half Marathon photo submitted by Lisa Gonzales. Follow her on Twitter @runlikeacoyote]

The St. Jude Marathon in Memphis, Tennessee is always a great race for a super cause, the kids of St. Jude battling life-threatening cancers.

Here is the finisher’s medal from this year’s race that was held on December 3, 2011.

Congrats to all of the finishers of the full and half marathon that day. Special Run It Fast congrats to Jonathan and Leah Harrison who completed their first full marathon together at SJ. Well done!

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[Medal photo submitted by Marathon Maniac Scott Stader. You can follow him on Twitter @scottstader]

Here is the rather large finisher’s medal from the Dallas White Rock Marathon that took place on December 4, 2011.

The marathon had 6,000 runners with the half marathon capped at 13,000.

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[Medal photo submitted by Beth Lynch. Follow her on Twitter @bethlynch]

Here is the finisher’s medal from The Palm Beaches Marathon Festival. I kind of felt like an NFL player in pre-game introductions listing his school as THE Ohio State University….which I hate.

The medal is from the collection of Navin Sadarangani who ran the Palm Beaches Marathon this past weekend as part of a double-marathon weekend. He finished with a time of 3:50:21.  The previous day he ran Reggae Marathon (bling photo) in 3:50:43.

Additional medal photo (below) submitted by Evan Gilead (@wanderingpenman), who along with Lauren Phipps (@HurricanePhipps), finished their first marathon at Palm Beach. Congrats to both of them as well!

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[Medal photo submitted by Navin Sadarangani. Follow him on Twitter @navin48]

We love it when we receive medals from international races. Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2011 Reggae Marathon that took place on December 3, 2011 in Negril, Jamaica.

The medal is from the collection of Navin Sadarangani who ran the Reggae this past weekend as part of a double-marathon weekend. He finished with a time of 3:50:43.  The following day he ran The Palm Beaches Marathon (PBM Bling Pic) in 3:50:21.

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[Medal photo submitted by Navin Sadarangani. Follow him on Twitter @navin48]

Run It Fast contributor/runner extraordinaire Naresh Kumar ran the Foothills Trail 77 Mile Ultra Marathon this past weekend (Nov 26-27, 2011).  He said it was one of the hardest races he has ever done, and Naresh has done some hellacious races.

He said it was 2nd on his list of difficulty only to the Last Annual Vol State 500K, a race in which he which he was the first unaided runner to finish. Read his Vol State 500K race report HERE.

The finisher’s bling from this tough race was the well earned, funny, and slightly offensive wallet you see above.

Five people started this race and only three finished. Naresh was the 2nd to cross the finish line.  Only 20 people have ever finished the FHT 77 Miler.

Naresh needs an appropriate sponsor. Let’s help the ‘Vibram Viking’ fine one!!!

[You can follow Naresh on Twitter @iamarunr]

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Flat and fast would describe the Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon. Colorful and unique would describe the finisher’s medal from the 21st anniversary of this 26.2 mile race that took place on November 26, 2011.

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[Medal photo submitted by David Wilson. Follow him on Twitter @DavidRoadRunner]