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March is upon us and with it, longer, warmer days! Looking at these numbers, the cold didn’t keep these runners from getting out.  February brought in 1,825.32 miles with a total for the year at 3822.64 miles so far in 2017. This update is through the end of February. Who will be our 2017 winner? The numbers are really close right now. Below are the ones leading the charge for now and it’s anyone’s to win. If you forgot to enter your race miles you still can and we will include them in the next update. Don’t forget to update your points for March as soon as your races are finished. Looking for races to enter? Be sure to check out the Run It Fast – Club Race Discounts in the Facebook group.

Leading the women is RIF #525 Karen Vollan with 336 points. Second place, RIF #644 Ila Brandli with 335.8 points. Coming in third place is RIF #432 Cheryl Bryll with 258.5 points.

Leading the men is RIF #279 George Southgate with 309.2 points. Second place, RIF #263 Denis McCarthy  with 297.52 points. Coming in third place is RIF #638 Ken Fattmann with 287.5 points..

Here are the standings through February:

Extreme Racer Top Ten Leaderboard

1. Karen Vollan – 336 points (RIF #525)
2. Ila Brandli – 335.8 points (RIF #644)
3. George Southgate – 309.2 points (RIF #279)
4. Denis McCarthy – 297.52 points (RIF #263)
5. Ken Fattmann – 287.5 points (RIF #638)
6. Cheryl Bryll – 258.5 points (RIF #432)
7. Andrea Kooiman – 202.4 points (RIF #404)
8. Teal Clark – 198.9 points (RIF #473)
9. Calix Fattmann – 182.7 points (RIF #653)
10. John Kent Leighton – 149.9 points (RIF #190)

Extreme Racer Women’s Leaderboard

1. Karen Vollan – 336 points (RIF #525)
2. Ila Brandli – 335.8 points (RIF #644)
3. Cheryl Bryll – 258.5 points (RIF #432)
4. Andrea Kooiman – 202.4 points (RIF #404)
5. Teal Clark – 198.9 points (RIF #473)
6. Patricia Klein – 138.9 points (RIF #450)
7. Diane Bolton – 118.9 points (RIF #159)
8. Kit Brazier – 95.4 points (RIF #548)
9. Tiffani Glass – 79.5 points (RIF #328)
10. Christy Bowers – 32.4 points (RIF #60)
11. Robin Brunet – 31 points (RIF #564)
12. Aimee Shilling – 26.2 points (RIF #418)
13. Juleann Roberts – 20.16 points (RIF #623)
14. Michelle Talbott – 12 points (RIF #527)
15. Jill Williams – 9.3 points (RIF #521)

Extreme Racer Men’s Leaderboard

1. George Southgate – 309.2 points (RIF #279)
2. Denis McCarthy – 297.52 points (RIF #263)
3. Ken Fattmann – 287.5 points (RIF #638)
4. Calix Fattmann – 182.7 points (RIF #653)
5. John Kent Leighton – 149.9 points (RIF #190)
6. Joshua Holmes – 126.2 points (RIF #1)
7. Jeremy Reed – 110 points (RIF #642)
8. Shane Tucker – 106.1 points (RIF #337)
9. Aaron Smith – 92.8 points (RIF #640)
10. Stewart Crouch – 81 points (RIF #89)
11. Mike Samuelson – 52.4 points (RIF #282)
12. Shane Beck – 46.2 points (RIF #585)
13. Aaron Braunstein – 26.2 points (RIF #355)
14. Darrell Richardson – 22.2 points (RIF #625)
15. Charles Roberts – 16.16 points (RIF #622)
16. Steve Acciarito – 15 points (RIF #607)
17. David Essary – 6.2 points (RIF #475)

“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one that endures that the final victory comes.” ~Buddha

[Extreme Racer points are awarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.

It’s a new year and a new Extreme Racer Competition! January has started us off with 1,346.72 miles for the beginning of 2017. This update is through the end of January. Who will be our 2017 winner? Below are the ones leading the charge so far and it’s anyone’s to win. If you forgot to enter your race miles you still can and we will include them in the next update. Don’t forget to update your points for February as soon as your races are finished. Looking for races to enter? Be sure to check out the Run It Fast – Club Race Discounts in the Facebook group.

Leading the women is RIF #525 Karen Vollan with 257.4 points. Second place, RIF #432 Cheryl Bryll with 131 points. Coming in third place is RIF #404 Andrea Kooiman with 113.1 points.

Leading the men is RIF #263 Denis McCarthy with 157.2 points. Second place, RIF #638 Ken Fattmann  with 147.2 points. Coming in third place is RIF #279 George Southgate with 145.8 points..

Here are the standings through January:

Extreme Racer Top Ten Leaderboard

1. Karen Vollan – 257.4 points (RIF #525)
2. Denis McCarthy – 157.2 points (RIF #263)
3. Ken Fattmann – 147.2 points (RIF #638)
4. George Southgate – 145.8 points (RIF #279)
5. Cheryl Bryll – 131 points (RIF #432)
6. Andrea Kooiman – 113.1 points (RIF #404)
7. Teal Clark – 107.2 points (RIF #473)
8. Joshua Holmes – 50 points (RIF #1)
9. Shane Tucker – 44.1 points (RIF #337)
10. Tiffani Glass – 39 points (RIF #328)

Extreme Racer Women’s Leaderboard

1. Karen Vollan – 257.4 points (RIF #525)
2. Cheryl Bryll – 131 points (RIF #432)
3. Andrea Kooiman – 113.1 points (RIF #404)
4. Teal Clark – 107.2 points (RIF #473)
5. Tiffani Glass – 39 points (RIF #328)
6. Robin Brunet – 31 points (RIF #564)
7. Kit Brazier – 26.2 points (RIF #548)
8. Christy Bowers – 16.2 points (RIF #60)
9. Michelle Talbott – 8 points (RIF #527)
10. Juleann Roberts – 4.96 points (RIF #623)

Extreme Racer Men’s Leaderboard

1. Denis McCarthy – 157.2 points (RIF #263)
2. Ken Fattmann – 147.2 points (RIF #638)
3. George Southgate – 145.8 points (RIF #279)
4. Joshua Holmes – 50 points (RIF #1)
5. Shane Tucker – 44.1 points (RIF #337)
6. Aaron Braunstein – 26.2 points (RIF #355)
7. Darrell Richardson – 22.2 points (RIF #625)
8. Steve Acciarito – 15 points (RIF #607)
9. Charles Roberts – 4.96 points (RIF #622)

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~T.S. Eliot

[Extreme Racer points are awarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]

RIF #121 Ed "The Jester" Ettinghausen

March saw a big increase in points for many of our top 10 runners and a few new additions to the top 3.

RIF #121 Ed Ettinghausen is still in the lead with 743.8 points! Ed, the Jester, is followed by RIF #279 George Southgate in second with 434.3 points and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes is now in third with 385.8 points. They are also the top 3 on the Men’s Leaderboard.

RIF #323 Jennifer Hatcher leads the women with 298.9 points. Jennifer is now followed by RIF #287 Carol Earles in second with 295.4 points and RIF #280 Suzy Michelson in third with 175.3 points.

Here are the full standings through March 2014:

Top Ten Leaderboard
1. Ed Ettinghausen – 743.8 (RIF #121)
2. George Southgate – 434.3 (RIF #279)
3. Joshua Holmes – 385.8 (RIF #1)
4. John Kent Leighton – 345.8 (RIF #190)
5. Jennifer Hatcher – 298.9 (RIF #323)
6. Carol Earles – 295.4 (RIF #287)
7. Bill Wells – 293 (RIF #327)
8. Denis McCarthy – 271.32057 (RIF #263)
9. Rob Distante – 255.805 (RIF #259)
10. Hideki Kinoshita – 245.4 (RIF #88)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. Ed Ettinghausen – 743.8 (RIF #121)
2. George Southgate – 434.3 (RIF #279)
3. Joshua Holmes – 385.8 (RIF #1)
4. John Kent Leighton – 345.8 (RIF #190)
5. Bill Wells – 293 (RIF #327)
6. Denis McCarthy – 271.32057 (RIF #263)
7. Rob Distante – 255.805 (RIF #259)
8. Hideki Kinoshita – 245.4 (RIF #88)
9. Danny Staggs – 242.7 (RIF #186)
10. Ben Pennington – 140.6 (RIF #315)
11. Jeff Le – 138.2 (RIF #248)
12. Eric Spencer – 121.23 (RIF #320)
13. Nathan Bass – 106.8 (RIF #174)
14. Jeff Liu – 82.4 (RIF #275)
15. Bill Baker – 79.3 (RIF #196)
13. Shane Tucker – 58.05 (RIF #337)
17. Jeff Van Demark – 57.9 (RIF #322)
18. Arland Blanton – 55.5 (RIF #290)
19. Alex Barrientos – 41.7 (RIF #258)
20. Dennis Arriaga – 39.3 (RIF #140)
21. Stephen Griffin – 26.2 (RIF #48)
22. Jason Scott – 26.2 (RIF #265)
23. Robin Robbins – 19.3 (RIF #33)
24. Steven Reagan – 16.2 (RIF #157)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Jennifer Hatcher – 298.9 (RIF #323)
2. Carol Earles – 295.4 (RIF #287)
3. Suzanne Michelson – 175.3 (RIF #280)
4. Donna England – 155.8 (RIF #277)
5. Amber Goetz-Bouchard – 146.6 (RIF #15)
6. Robin Mancinelli – 138.6 (RIF #134)
7. Amanda Staggs – 122.7 (RIF #210)
8. Christy Scott – 119.2 (RIF #231)
9. Kim Crowe – 112.3 (RIF #245)
10. Christy Bowers – 95.27 (RIF #60)
11. Alicia Eno – 86.7 (RIF #126)
12. Marj Mitchell – 47.2 (RIF #4)
13. Kristen Love – 26.2 (RIF #238)
14. Tiffani Glass – 26.2 (RIF #328)
15. Natalie Torres – 13.1 (RIF #72)

Here is what all of the individual Races Leaderboards look like:

Looks like spring racing is in full swing! Good luck everyone and Run It Fast!

This month’s  winners of the random drawing was RIF #263 Denis McCarthy! Congratulations!

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]

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.

RIF #190 John Kent Leighton

There is a new leader in the Extreme Racer Standings! Here are the November 2013 Extreme Racer Standings:

RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is our new Extreme Racer Leader with 1845.7 points and RIF #159 Diane Bolton is now in 2nd with 1731.05 points. RIF #1 Joshua Holmes rounds out the Top 3 in 3rd with 1655.9 points.

There was no change in the Top 3 of either the Women’s or Men’s Leaderboards. On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 2nd with 1261.6 points, and RIF #287 Carol Earles in 3rd with 1043.59 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by Joshua in 2nd and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 1408.07 points.

Through November, our RIF Club Members have raced 32,972.23 miles! That total is made up of 1315 races, including:

-20 100 Milers
-27 50 Milers
-68 50Ks
-503 Marathons
-157 Half Marathons
-71 10Ks
-244 5Ks
-225 races of non-traditional distances.

77 of our 300 club members have reported races through November. In total, 79 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 77 RIF Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through November:

Top Ten Overall
1. John Kent Leighton – 1845.7 (RIF #190)
2. Diane Bolton – 1731.05 (RIF #159)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1655.9 (RIF #1)
4. George Southgate – 1408.07 (RIF #279)
5. Carol Goslin – 1261.6 (RIF #218)
6. Denis McCarthy – 1074.4 (RIF #263)
7. Carol Earles – 1043.59 (RIF #287)
8. Kerri Haskins – 987 (RIF #261)
9. Rob Distante – 979.63 (RIF #259)
10. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF #217)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1845.7 (RIF #190)
2. Joshua Holmes – 1655.9 (RIF #1)
3. George Southgate – 1408.07 (RIF #279)
4. Denis McCarthy – 1074.4 (RIF #263)
5. Rob Distante – 979.63 (RIF #259)
6. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF #88)
7. Danny Staggs – 705.9 (RIF #186)
8. Jeff Le – 582.16 (RIF #248)
9. Eric Waterman – 408.7 (RIF #289)
10. Houston Wolf – 400.9 (RIF #254)
11. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF #101)
12. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF #169)
13. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF #27)
14. Arland Blanton – 293.41 (RIF #290)
15. Kevin Brandon – 265.7 (RIF #214)
16. Nathan Bass – 250.2 (RIF #174)
17. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF #116)
18. Mark Ogletree – 234.9 (RIF #247)
19. Jeff Liu – 231 (RIF #275)
20. Steven Reagan – 215.9 (RIF #157)
21. Mark Watson – 194 (RIF #173)
22. Dennis Arriaga – 181.3 (RIF #140)
23. Jason Scott – 176.5 (RIF #265)
24. Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF #203)
25. Josh Liggett – 142.5 (RIF #147)
26. Robin Robbins – 139.6 (RIF #33)
27. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF #67)
28. Kevin Ronayne – 108.4 (RIF #11)
29. Bill Baker – 106 (RIF #196)
30. Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF #234)
31. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF #255)
32. Stephen Griffin – 89.6 (RIF #48)
33. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF #111)
34. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF #252)
35. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF #2)
36. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF #89)
37. Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF #141)
38. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF #223)
39. Brennan Thompson – 25.5 (RIF #274)
40. Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF #187)
41. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF #241)
42. Al Edwards – 13.1 (RIF #291)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 1731.05 (RIF #159)
2. Carol Goslin – 1261.6 (RIF #218)
3. Carol Earles – 1043.59 (RIF #287)
4. Kerri Haskins – 987 (RIF #261)
5. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF #217)
6. Heather Zeigler – 763.9 (RIF #246)
7. Laura Raeder – 565.9 (RIF #20)
8. Christy Scott – 483 (RIF #231)
9. Robin Mancinelli – 480.8 (RIF #134)
10. Suzanne Spiceland – 468.2 (RIF #280)
11. Michelle Walker – 422.3 (RIF #124)
12. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF #268)
13. Donna England – 370.5 (RIF #277)
14. Alicia Eno – 329.7 (RIF #126)
15. Amanda Staggs – 327.2 (RIF #210)
16. Lisa Gonzales – 319.26 (RIF #5)
17. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF #220)
18. Michelle Mitchell – 262.6 (RIF #133)
19. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
20. Beth Hosick – 251.37 (RIF #219)
21. Marj Mitchell – 237.9 (RIF #4)
22. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF #171)
23. Christy Bowers – 204.82 (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)

What a year we’ve had so far! I’m sure December was just as strong and just as amazing. Check back next month to see how the 2013 Extreme Racer finishes. Will John keep the lead? Will Diane take it back? Will Joshua be the dark horse in all this? Check back to see!

Now for some RIF Club business…

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #134 Robin Mancinelli! We will be sending her a Gone For A Run sign and we are sure it will get a lot of use!

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 and it’s fun to see the race miles add up. 

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]

RIF #1 Joshua Holmes and fellow RIFers at the Flying Monkey Marathon

RIFers raced around the world! Well, they have raced over 25,000 miles so far this year so if they had done a relay, they would have run around the world…and then some. 🙂 Here are the October 2013 Extreme Racer Standings:

The race for 1st and 2nd is really close right now.  RIF #159 Diane Bolton is still in the lead with 1621.45 but RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is only 6.55 points behind her in 2nd with 1614.9 points! RIF #1 Joshua Holmes rounds out the Top 3 in 3rd with 1422.8 points.

There was no change in the Top 3 of either the Women’s or Men’s Leaderboards. On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 2nd with 1144.4 points, and RIF #287 Carol Earles in 3rd with 1043.59 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by Joshua in 2nd and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 1205.77 points.

Through October, our RIF Club Members have raced 25,760.01 miles! That total is made up of 1210 races, including:

-18 100 Milers
-23 50 Milers
-63 50Ks
-462 Marathons
-148 Half Marathons
-65 10Ks
-220 5Ks
-222 races of non-traditional distances.

76 of our 300 club members have reported races through October. In total, 78 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 76 RIF Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through October:

Top Ten Overall
1. Diane Bolton – 1621.45 (RIF#159)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1614.9 (RIF#190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1422.8 (RIF#1)
4. George Southgate – 1205.77 (RIF#279)
5. Carol Goslin – 1144.4 (RIF#218)
6. Carol Earles – 1043.59 (RIF#287)
7. Denis McCarthy – 986.1 (RIF#263)
8. Kerri Haskins – 923.6 (RIF#261)
9. Rob Distante – 879.63 (RIF#259)
10. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF#217)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1614.9 (RIF#190)
2. Joshua Holmes – 1422.8 (RIF#1)
3. George Southgate – 1205.77 (RIF#279)
4. Denis McCarthy – 986.1 (RIF#263)
5. Rob Distante – 879.63 (RIF#259)
6. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF#88)
7. Danny Staggs – 573.5 (RIF#186)
8. Jeff Le – 474.96 (RIF#248)
9. Eric Waterman – 408.7 (RIF#289)
10. Houston Wolf – 400.9 (RIF#254)
11. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF#101)
12. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF#169)
13. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF#27)
14. Kevin Brandon – 265.7 (RIF#214)
15. Arland Blanton – 239.8 (RIF#290)
16. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF#116)
17. Mark Ogletree – 234.9 (RIF#247)
18. Jeff Liu – 231 (RIF#275)
19. Steven Reagan – 215.9 (RIF#157)
20. Nathan Bass – 201.6 (RIF#174)
21. Mark Watson – 194 (RIF#173)
22. Dennis Arriaga – 162 (RIF#140)
23. Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF#203)
24. Jason Scott – 147.2 (RIF#265)
25. Josh Liggett – 142.5 (RIF#147)
26. Robin Robbins – 132 (RIF#33)
27. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF#67)
28. Kevin Ronayne – 108.4 (RIF#11)
29. Bill Baker – 106 (RIF#196)
30. Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF#234)
31. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF#255)
32. Stephen Griffin – 86.5 (RIF#48)
33. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF#111)
34. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF#252)
35. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF#2)
36. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF#89)
37. Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF#141)
38. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF#223)
39. Brennan Thompson – 25.5 (RIF#274)
40. Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF#187)
41. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF#241)
42. Al Edwards – 13.1 (RIF#291)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 1621.45 (RIF#159)
2. Carol Goslin – 1144.4 (RIF#218)
3. Carol Earles – 1043.59 (RIF#287)
4. Kerri Haskins – 923.6 (RIF#261)
5. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF#217)
6. Heather Zeigler – 702.2 (RIF#246)
7. Laura Raeder – 510.4 (RIF#20)
8. Suzanne Spiceland – 468.2 (RIF#280)
9. Michelle Walker – 422.3 (RIF#124)
10. Christy Scott – 419.9 (RIF#231)
11. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF#268)
12. Robin Mancinelli – 395.6 (RIF#134)
13. Lisa Gonzales – 319.26 (RIF#5)
14. Donna England – 310.2 (RIF#277)
15. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF#220)
16. Michelle Mitchell – 262.6 (RIF#133)
17. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF#44)
18. Alicia Eno – 246.1 (RIF#126)
19. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF#171)
20. Amanda Staggs – 209.3 (RIF#210)
21. Marj Mitchell – 201.7 (RIF#4)
22. Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF#283)
23. Christy Bowers – 191.72 (RIF#60)
24. Donna Pittman – 188.9 (RIF#181)
25. Beth Hosick – 184.8 (RIF#219)
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. Martine Kincade – 26.2 (RIF#260)
34. Debra Jacildo – 15.2 (RIF#98)

The photo above was from the celebration for RIF #1 Joshua Holmes who had just run his 100th Marathon / Ultra at the Flying Monkey Marathon. This is just one example of how RIFers strive to run more and farther! Congrats Josh!

Now for some RIF Club business…

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #186 Danny Staggs! We will be sending him a Gone For A Run sign and we are sure it will get a lot of use!

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 and it’s fun to see the race miles add up. 

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 Joshua Holmes]

RIF #159 Diane Bolton

It’s time for the September Extreme Racer update! Time sure flies, huh? Especially when you are running. 🙂

The Top 3 on the Extreme Racer Leaderboard are still the same – RIF #159 Diane Bolton is in the lead with 1533.25 points, followed by RIF #190 John Kent Leighton in 2nd with 1426.7 points, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 1321.8 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, there was a flip with the 2 Carols – Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 2nd now with 974.1 points, and RIF #287 Carol Earles in 3rd with 933.69 points. The Men’s Leaderboard is still the same top 3 –  John is in 1st followed by Joshua in 2nd and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 1135.47 points.

Through September, our RIF Club Members have raced 23,696.51 miles! That total is made up of 1094 races, including:

-18 100 Milers
-20 50 Milers
-60 50Ks
-425 Marathons
-133 Half Marathons
-59 10Ks
-195 5Ks
-184 races of non-traditional distances.

And that’s just from 74 of the 300 club members reporting in for 3/4ths of the year! In total, 76 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 74 RIF Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through September:

Top Ten Overall
1. Diane Bolton – 1533.25 (RIF#159)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1426.7 (RIF#190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1321.8 (RIF#1)
4. George Southgate – 1135.47 (RIF#279)
5. Carol Goslin – 974.1 (RIF#218)
6. Carol Earles – 933.69 (RIF#287)
7. Kerri Haskins – 851.2 (RIF#261)
8. Denis McCarthy – 818.9 (RIF#263)
9. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF#217)
10. Rob Distante – 755.63 (RIF#259)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1426.7 (RIF#190)
2. Joshua Holmes – 1321.8 (RIF#1)
3. George Southgate – 1135.47 (RIF#279)
4. Denis McCarthy – 818.9 (RIF#263)
5. Rob Distante – 755.63 (RIF#259)
6. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF#88)
7. Danny Staggs – 518 (RIF#186)
8. Eric Waterman – 408.7 (RIF#289)
9. Jeff Le – 372.56 (RIF#248)
10. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF#101)
11. Houston Wolf – 317.7 (RIF#254)
12. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF#169)
13. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF#27)
14. Kevin Brandon – 265.7 (RIF#214)
15. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF#116)
16. Arland Blanton – 236.7 (RIF#290)
17. Nathan Bass – 198.5 (RIF#174)
18. Mark Watson – 194 (RIF#173)
19. Steven Reagan – 193.5 (RIF#157)
20. Jeff Liu – 178.6 (RIF#275)
21. Mark Ogletree – 163.7 (RIF#247)
22. Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF#203)
23. Dennis Arriaga – 148.9 (RIF#140)
24. Josh Liggett – 142.5 (RIF#147)
25. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF#67)
26. Kevin Ronayne – 108.4 (RIF#11)
27. Bill Baker – 106 (RIF#196)
28. Robin Robbins – 96.9 (RIF#33)
29. Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF#234)
30. Jason Scott – 94.8 (RIF#265)
31. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF#255)
32. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF#111)
33. Stephen Griffin – 76.5 (RIF#48)
34. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF#252)
35. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF#2)
36. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF#89)
37. Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF#141)
38. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF#223)
39. Brennan Thompson – 25.5 (RIF#274)
40. Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF#187)
41. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF#241)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 1533.25 (RIF#159)
2. Carol Goslin – 974.1 (RIF#218)
3. Carol Earles – 933.69 (RIF#287)
4. Kerri Haskins – 851.2 (RIF#261)
5. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF#217)
6. Heather Zeigler – 597.4 (RIF#246)
7. Suzanne Spiceland – 468.2 (RIF#280)
8. Laura Raeder – 458 (RIF#20)
9. Michelle Walker – 422.3 (RIF#124)
10. Christy Scott – 416.8 (RIF#231)
11. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF#268)
12. Robin Mancinelli – 395.6 (RIF#134)
13. Lisa Gonzales – 319.26 (RIF#5)
14. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF#220)
15. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF#44)
16. Donna England – 248.4 (RIF#277)
17. Alicia Eno – 246.1 (RIF#126)
18. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF#171)
19. Amanda Staggs – 209.3 (RIF#210)
20. Marj Mitchell – 201.7 (RIF#4)
21. Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF#283)
22. Jennifer Wood – 183.4 (RIF#243)
23. Christy Bowers – 174.72 (RIF#60)
24. Beth Hosick – 171.7 (RIF#219)
25. Donna Pittman – 162.7 (RIF#181)
26. Melanie Casey – 144 (RIF#202)
27. Michelle Mitchell – 127.4 (RIF#133)
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)

We are having a great year so far!

Now for some RIF Club business…

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #4 Marj Mitchell! We will be sending her a Gone For A Run sign and we know she’ll use it a lot! Marj is a running machine!

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 and it’s fun to see the race miles add up. 

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 Joshua Holmes]

RIF #1 Joshua Holmes and RIF #159 Diane Bolton at VS500K

You know what they say…you can’t keep a good woman down! RIF #159 Diane Bolton is back in the lead in the Extreme Racer Standings. After running a little race called the Last Annual Vol State 500K in Tennesse in July, Diane has vaulted herself back into the lead with 1304 points! RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is now in 2nd with 1092.6 points followed closely by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 1059.4 point (after also completing the Last Annual Vol State 500K).

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #287 Carol Earles in 2nd with 734 points and RIF #217 Elaine Bickel Green in 3rd with 659.5 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by Joshua in 2nd and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 980.67 points.

In the last 7 months, our RIF Club Members have raced 20,011.37 miles! That total is made up of 909 races, including 352 marathons, 16 100 Milers, 18 50 Milers, 52 50Ks, 109 Half Marathons, 155 5Ks, 45 10Ks, and 162 races of non-traditional distances. And that’s just from 73 of the 293 club members reporting in! In total, 75 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 73 Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through July:

Top Ten Overall
1.   Diane Bolton – 1304 (RIF#159)
2.   John Kent Leighton – 1092.6 (RIF#190)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 1059.4 (RIF#1)
4.   George Southgate – 980.67 (RIF#279)
5.   Carol Earles – 734 (RIF#287)
6.   Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF#88)
7.   Elaine Bickel Green – 659.5 (RIF#217)
8.   Rob Distante – 624.63 (RIF#259)
9.   Kerri Haskins – 595.9 (RIF#261)
10.  Denis McCarthy – 522.5 (RIF#263)

Men’s Leaderboard
1.   John Kent Leighton – 1092.6 (RIF#190)
2.   Joshua Holmes – 1059.4 (RIF#1)
3.   George Southgate – 980.67 (RIF#279)
4.   Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF#88)
5.   Rob Distante – 624.63 (RIF#259)
6.   Denis McCarthy – 522.5 (RIF#263)
7.   Danny Staggs – 428.7 (RIF#186)
8.   David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF#101)
9.   Houston Wolf – 317.7 (RIF#254)
10.   Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF#169)
11.   Eric Waterman – 306.7 (RIF#289)
12.   Jeff Le – 293.96 (RIF#248)
13.   Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF#27)
14.   Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF#116)
15.   Arland Blanton – 210.5 (RIF#290)
16.   Kevin Brandon – 203.7 (RIF#214)
17.   Mark Watson – 194 (RIF#173)
18.   Nathan Bass – 186.1 (RIF#174)
19.   Jeff Liu – 178.6 (RIF#275)
20.   Mark Ogletree – 163.7 (RIF#247)
21.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF#203)
22.   Steven Reagan – 147 (RIF#157)
23.   Dennis Arriaga – 135.8 (RIF#140)
24.   James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF#67)
25.   Josh Liggett – 122.6 (RIF#147)
26.   Bill Baker – 106 (RIF#196)
27.   Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF#234)
28.   Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF#255)
29.   Kevin Ronayne – 89.1 (RIF#11)
30.   Robin Robbins – 81.4 (RIF#33)
31.   Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF#111)
32.   Stephen Griffin – 60.3 (RIF#48)
33.   Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF#252)
34.   Jason Scott – 55.5 (RIF#265)
35.   Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF#2)
36.   Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF#89)
37.   Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF#141)
38.   Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF#223)
39.   Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF#187)
40.   Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF#241)

Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 1304 (RIF#159)
2.   Carol Earles – 734 (RIF#287)
3.   Elaine Bickel Green – 659.5 (RIF#217)
4.   Kerri Haskins – 595.9 (RIF#261)
5.   Carol Goslin – 503.6 (RIF#218)
6.   Suzanne Spiceland – 435.8 (RIF#280)
7.   Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF#268)
8.   Heather Zeigler – 397.8 (RIF#246)
9.   Christy Scott – 382.8 (RIF#231)
10.   Michelle Walker – 369.9 (RIF#124)
11.   Robin Mancinelli – 364.6 (RIF#134)
12.   Laura Raeder – 342.5 (RIF#20)
13.   Lisa Gonzales – 306.16 (RIF#5)
14.   Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF#220)
15.   Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF#44)
16.   Donna England – 248.4 (RIF#277)
17.   Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF#171)
18.   Alicia Eno – 197.5 (RIF#126)
19.   Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF#283)
20.   Marj Mitchell – 185.5 (RIF#4)
21.   Amanda Staggs – 173.8 (RIF#210)
22.   Jennifer Wood – 170.3 (RIF#243)
23.   Donna Pittman – 153.7 (RIF#181)
24.   Melanie Casey – 144 (RIF#202)
25.   Beth Hosick – 142.4 (RIF#219)
26.   Christy Bowers – 128.12 (RIF#60)
27.   Michelle Mitchell – 127.4 (RIF#133)
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)

Will anybody be able to catch Diane again? I know there are quite a few 100s and multi-day events coming up so it could happen. Unless Diane signs up for them too! We hope everyone has an awesome fall racing season.

Now for a little biz… This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #277 Donna England! 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 and it’s fun to see the race miles add up. 🙂

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 Joshua Holmes]