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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Harvest Half Marathon that took place on October 5, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta (Canada).

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #244 Susan Warcholak – follow her on Twitter @dothingsalways]

This is the finisher’s medals for the Edmonton 10K and Edmonton Half Marathon that was held on August 24-25, 2013 in Edmonton, Canada.

Simple and classic…I like it.

Congratulations to RIF #274 Brennan who ran the 10K on Saturday and then PRd the Half Marathon on Sunday!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #274 Brennan Thompson. Follow on Twitter @bthompson_91]

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 finisher’s medal for the Millarville “Run to the Farmer’s Market” Half Marathon that was held on June 15, 2013 in Millarville, Alberta, Canada.

Congratulations to RIF #274 Brennan for completing his first half marathon there!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #274 Brennan Thompson. Follow on Twitter @bthompson_91]

 
Here is the finisher’s medal from the Calgary Half Marathon that took place on May 26, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Happy belated birthday to RIF #270 Kevin! No better way to celebrate a birthday than to race! 🙂

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[Medal submitted by RIF #244 Susan Warcholak and RIF #270 Kevin Warcholak ]

This is the finisher’s medal for the 10th Annual Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon that was held on May 19, 2013 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Beautiful anniversary medal!

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[Medal photo submitted by Ashley Pilkey.  Follow on Twitter @ashleypilkey]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Sporting Life 10K that was held on May 12, 2013 in Toronto, Canada.

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[medal photo submitted by Azifikare. Follow on Twitter @Azifikare]

Below is the complete list of elite men and women runners for the 117th Boston Marathon that takes place on April 15, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Best of luck to these elite runners and all of the Run It Fast – Club members who are running on Monday as well.

This is the medal for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon that was held on October 14, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

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[medal photo submitted by Azifikare. Follow on Twitter @Azifikare]

Carmen Hudson #93

This week’s Run It Fast – The Club profile is Carmen Hudson #93. Carmen is our first international RIF Club member to be profiled! One of the great things about running and RIF – The Club is that there are no boundaries. A runner is a runner no matter where they are and that brings us all together!

So let’s meet Carmen from Canada:

INFO

Name: Carmen Hudson
RIF #: 93
Twitter: @carmenh18

STATS

Years Running: 3
Favorite Race Distance: 1/2 Marathon
Favorite Race: Miami ING Marathon

Favorite Bling: Miami spinning medal

Next Race: Banff Winterstart
What Makes You FEEL Fast?: That cool down jog after speedwork. You look at your pace and realize that your “jog” is actually faster than race pace. Always feels awesome!
     

FUN RUNNING QUESTIONS

What’s the most beautiful place that you’ve run? Right here in Medicine Hat Alberta. The Fall season in my fair city is truly spectacular with the changing of the leaves. Breathtaking running along the river.

What is your favorite go-to pre-race meal? Sprouted grain toast with almond butter and banana

Why do you race? I love the feeling of camaraderie. The cheering volunteers always bring tears to my eyes.

What is the one piece of running gear you can’t leave the house without? My garmin. It’s my pace buddy!

What was your biggest “don’t” of a race? Don’t try anything new on race day!!

What running moment are you most proud of? My first race. It was slow and painful. But it was my start into a new journey, a new and healthy addiction.

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I have to share with you a story that Carmen shared with me: Carmen told me about how when she first started running, the running group she’d joined wasn’t ideal for a starting runner (not a lot of support and not a lot of information). But there was one runner in the group who took her under his wing and helped her train for her first 5K. She recently returned the favor and helped him train for his first half marathon! I know that the support and encouragement from all the Run It Fast Club members means a lot to her…and me as well. Sometimes that kind of support and encouragement is all someone needs to keep going instead of giving up. We can all remember how frustrating running can be when we start out, right? But if we can offer encouragement to a new runner or answer their running questions, we just might be able to get them to a point where they enjoy running and get to feel that same sense of accomplishment that Carmen felt after her first race. And started her healthy “addiction”. 😉

Thanks for sharing Carmen! Good luck at the Banff Winterstart!

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[All photos submitted by Carmen Hudson]