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RIF #259 Rob Distante

 It’s only March and RIF Club Members have already raced 102 marathons, 8 50 Milers, 30 50Ks, 45 Half Marathons, 36 5Ks, and handful of 100 milers, 10Ks, and other distances. What a year we are having! We now have 57 RIF Club members who have submitted points and/or monthly miles for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 54 Club members are listed below)

We have a new member in the top 3! Superwoman, RIF #159 Diane Bolton, is still in the lead with 506.9 points, followed by RIF #259 Rob Distante with 409.13 in 2nd and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton rounds out the top 3 with 403.9 points in 3rd.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #44 Heather Shoemaker in 2nd with 261.8 points and RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 3rd with 195.1 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, Rob is in 1st, followed by John in 2nd, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 355.5 points.

Besides RIF #259 Rob, RIF #88 Hideki Kinoshita (266 points) is new to the top 10 along with RIF #248 Jeff Le (197.76 points) and RIF #261 Kerri Haskins (192 points). The new members are really giving the rest of us a run for our money!

Here are the full standings:

Top Ten Overall
1.   Diane Bolton – 506.9  (RIF #159)
2.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
3.   John Kent Leighton – 403.9  (RIF #190)
4.   Joshua Holmes – 355.5  (RIF #1)
5.   Hideki Kinoshita – 266  (RIF #88)
6.   Heather Shoemaker – 261.8  (RIF #44)
7.   Danny Staggs – 244.1  (RIF #186)
8.   Jeff Le – 197.76  (RIF #248)
9.   Carol Goslin – 195.1  (RIF #218)
10.   Kerri Haskins – 192  (RIF #261)

Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 506.9  (RIF #159)
2.   Heather Shoemaker – 261.8  (RIF #44)
3.   Carol Goslin – 195.1  (RIF #218)
4.   Kerri Haskins – 192  (RIF #261)
5.   Sandy Staggs – 175.1  (RIF #220)
6.   Elaine Bickel Green – 162  (RIF #217)
7.   Laura Raeder – 157.2  (RIF #20)
8.   Lisa Gonzales – 137.96  (RIF #5)
9.   Heather Zeigler – 122.7  (RIF #246)
10.   Christy Scott – 117.8  (RIF #231)
11.   Alicia Eno – 91  (RIF #126)
12.   Melanie Kayal – 89.6  (RIF #202)
13.   Jennifer Whitley – 82  (RIF #160)
14.   Amanda Staggs – 68.6  (RIF #210)
15.   Jennifer Wood – 65.5  (RIF #243)
16.   Leigh Marsh – 61.7  (RIF #192)
17.   Marj Mitchell – 52.4  (RIF #4)
18.   Marlene Deem – 52.4  (RIF #189)
19.   Beth Hosick – 43.6  (RIF #219)
20.   Christy Bowers – 41.7  (RIF #60)
21.   Jill Hassen – 31  (RIF #242)
22.   Donna Pittman – 23.5  (RIF #181)
23.   Natalie Torres – 19.3  (RIF #72)

Men’s Leaderboard
1.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
2.   John Kent Leighton – 403.9  (RIF #190)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 355.5  (RIF #1)
4.   Hideki Kinoshita – 266  (RIF #88)
5.   Danny Staggs – 244.1  (RIF #186)
6.   Jeff Le – 197.76  (RIF #248)
7.   Nicholas Norfolk – 156.2  (RIF #116)
8.   Billy Cannon – 120.3  (RIF #169)
9.   Mark Watson – 117.5  (RIF #173)
10.   Anthony Ohrey – 99.6  (RIF #27)
11.   Charles Carmen – 89.63  (RIF #255)
12.   Nathan Bass – 88  (RIF #174)
13.   Rick Thiounn – 79.5  (RIF #111)
14.   Kevin Brandon – 75.1  (RIF #214)
15.   David Wingard – 65.5  (RIF #101)
16.   Neil Dryland – 57.2  (RIF #252)
17.   Josh Liggett – 55.3  (RIF #147)
18.   Steven Reagan – 53.4  (RIF #157)
19.   James Krenis – 52.4  (RIF #67)
20.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 51.31  (RIF #203)
21.   Naresh Kumar – 50  (RIF #2)
22.   Robin Robbins – 45.2  (RIF #33)
23.   Dennis Arriaga – 39.3  (RIF #140)
24.   Bill Baker – 39.3  (RIF #196)
25.   Kevin Ronayne – 37.4  (RIF #11)
26.   Stewart Crouch – 29.3  (RIF #89)
27.   Chris Haynes – 26.2  (RIF #223)
28.   Nikiah Nudell – 26.2  (RIF #234)
29.   Stephen Griffin – 22.4  (RIF #48)
30.   Austin Coates – 22.4  (RIF #241)
31.   Brian Wooldridge – 13.1  (RIF #141)

We did a random drawing to pick one RIF Club member who submitted points in April and this month’s winner is RIF #157 Steven Reagan! We’ll be sending him 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 Rob Distante]

Run It Fast Club members will be representing at the Boston Marathon this year! There will be quite a few members there from Tennessee, Mississippi, New York, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, California, South Carolina, Oregon, and New Hampshire. They’ll all be going for the medal shown above, probably a PR too, and hopefully an Age Group win or two. Whatever their goals, we are so happy and proud that Run It Fast members will be running it fast from Hopkinton, up Heartbreak Hill, and across the finish line in Boston.

Check out our list of Run It Fast Club members who will be there and send them some good luck and well wishes:

RIF #159 Diane Bolton (Bib #26967) will be running her 4th Boston Marathon. Diane is a running machine and just recently completed marathons in Antarctica and Chile in her quest to run this world. Go Diane!

 RIF #28 Kenneth Williams (Bib #20561) has run Boston over 10 times. He’s not only a runner but a coach as well and has travelled the world to run marathons. You can follow him on Twitter here @MarathonKoach and check out his Run It Fast Profile here for more fun facts: Kenneth Williams Profile.

RIF #105 Kathy Shirley (Bib #20098) will be running her 3rd Boston Marathon. You can follow Kathy on Twitter @ipoddess

RIF #92 Steven Lee (Bib #6645) will be running his first Boston Marathon this year. He completed his 50 States quest at the Honolulu Marathon in December and has run a sub 4 marathon in all 50 states. You can follow him on Twitter here: @steventlee

RIF #206 Gary Krugger (Bib #309) will be running his 5th Boston on Monday. He ran a 2:44:48 there last year…when it was hot. It will be exciting to see what he does this year with better weather.

RIF #124 Michelle Walker (Bib #13916) will be running her 1st Boston Marathon. She also just recently completed marathons in Chile and Antarctica. You can follow her on Twitter here @MarathonMomof6, read about her Road to Boston here: Road to Boston, or check out her profile to learn more about her here: Michelle Walker Profile.

RIF #79 Dallas Smith (Bib #18431) will be running his 6th Boston Marathon on Monday. The last 2 years, Dallas finished 2nd in his Age Group! Go Dallas! He also holds quite a few Age records in the state of Tennesse. You can follow him on Twitter here @smithbend and check out his blog here: http://dallasfallsforward.blogspot.com/.

RIF #70 Chuck Engle (Bib #276) “Marathon Junkie” has run a sub 3 hour marathon in all 50 states and has over 275 sub 3 hour marathons on his resume. You can follow him on Twitter here: @MarathonJunkie and read more about him on his blog here: MarathonJunkie.

RIF #101 David Wingard (Bib #19810) will be running his 2nd Boston Marathon. He just completed his quest to run a marathon in each state at the Walt Disney World Marathon. You can follow him on Twitter here: @CockyDW.

RIF #261 Kerri Haskins (Bib #23693) will be running her 1st Boston Marathon. Kerri is on a quest to run a marathon in every state and has only 5 states to go! You can follow her on Twitter here @khrunner0815 and check out her Run It Fast Profile for more fun running facts here: Kerri Haskins Profile.

RIF #139 JD Leman (Bib #3575) is running his 1st Boston Marathon on Monday. It will be only his 4th full marathon. You can follow JD on Twitter here: @lefthash.

RIF #69 Nadia Ruiz Gonzales (Bib #8682) Nadia has completed over 90 marathons and has qualified for Boston over 50 times! You can learn more about her on her Facebook page Nadia Ruiz/Athlete or by checking out her blog: Nadia The Runner. You can also follow her on Twitter here: @IrongirlNadia.

If we left you off it wasn’t intentional. Just message us RunItFast@gmail.com and we’ll add you to the list!!! 🙂

Quite a list, isn’t it? Good luck to everyone running! We will be following along on Monday to see what they are up to. We hope you’ll join us on Monday too and follow along to get the latest info on all the Run It Fast Club members…and oh, yeah…the elites who will be running as well. 😉

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Fast Run It Fast Club Members!

It’s time for an Extreme Racer update. We now have 48 RIF Club members who have submitted points and/or monthly miles for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 45 Club members are listed below)

There was a slight change in the top 3 for Overall, Men, and Women. RIF #159 Diane Bolton is still in the lead with 327.8 points, followed by RIF #190 John Kent Leighton with 208.5 points in 2nd, and not far behind is RIF #186 Danny Staggs with 191.7 points in 3rd.

On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st, followed by Danny in 2nd, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 179.3 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 2nd with 139.6 points, and RIF #220 Sandy Staggs in 3rd with 122.7 points.

Very cool to see the Top 10 filled with 50/50 men and women! Here are the full standings:

Extreme Leaderboard Top 10
1. Diane Bolton – 327.8 (RIF#159)
2. John Kent Leighton – 208.5 (RIF#190)
3. Danny Staggs – 191.7 (RIF#186)
4. Joshua Holmes – 179.3 (RIF#1)
5. Carol Goslin – 139.6 (RIF#218)
6. Sandy Staggs – 122.7 (RIF#220)
7. Mark Watson – 114.4 (RIF#173)
8. Nicholas Norfolk – 110 (RIF#116)
9. Christy Scott – 102.3 (RIF#231)
10. Heather Shoemaker – 94.6 (RIF#44)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 208.5 (RIF#190)
2. Danny Staggs – 191.7 (RIF#186)
3. Joshua Holmes – 179.3 (RIF#1)
4. Mark Watson – 114.4 (RIF#173)
5. Nicholas Norfolk – 110 (RIF#116)
6. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF#111)
7. Anthony Ohrey – 67.2 (RIF#27)
8. Billy Cannon – 67.2 (RIF#169)
9. David Wingard – 65.5 (RIF#101)
10. Rodrigo Jiménez – 51.31 (RIF#203)
11. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF#2)
12. Kevin Brandon – 44.1 (RIF#214)
13. Josh Liggett – 36.7 (RIF#147)
14. Robin Robbins – 31 (RIF#33)
15. Nathan Bass – 31 (RIF#174)
16. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF#89)
17. Dennis Arriaga – 26.2 (RIF#140)
18. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF#223)
19. Nikiah Nudell – 26.2 (RIF#234)
20. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF#241)
21. Bill Baker – 13.1 (RIF#196)
22. Stephen Griffin – 9.3 (RIF#48)
23. Kevin Ronayne – 5 (RIF#11)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 327.8 (RIF#159)
2. Carol Goslin – 139.6 (RIF#218)
3. Sandy Staggs – 122.7 (RIF#220)
4. Christy Scott – 102.3 (RIF#231)
5. Heather Shoemaker – 94.6 (RIF#44)
6. Lisa Gonzales – 90.56 (RIF#5)
7. Alicia Eno – 87.9 (RIF#126)
8. Jennifer Whitley – 82 (RIF#160)
9. Laura Raeder – 78.6 (RIF#20)
10. Melanie Kayal – 63.4 (RIF#202)
11. Leigh Marsh – 61.7 (RIF#192)
12. Elaine Bickel Green – 57.2 (RIF#217)
13. Marlene Deem – 52.4 (RIF#189)
14. Heather Zeigler – 39.3 (RIF#246)
15. Jill Hassen – 31 (RIF#242)
16. Amanda Staggs – 29.3 (RIF#210)
17. Jennifer Wood – 26.2 (RIF#243)
18. Marj Mitchell – 23.1 (RIF#4)
19. Christy Bowers – 19.3 (RIF#60)
20. Beth Hosick – 11.2 (RIF#219)
21. Natalie Torres – 6.2 (RIF#72)
22. Donna Pittman – 6.2 (RIF#181)

We did a random drawing to pick one RIF Club member who submitted points in February and the February winner is RIF #140 Dennis Arriaga! We’ll be sending him 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 Diane Bolton]

The Run It Staggs!

It’s a new year and a new chance for the Run It Fast – The Club members to race their legs off! They are off to a great start in 2013. 37 Club members submitted points and/or monthly miles in January (only points count in the standings so only 30 Club members are listed below)

2 familiar names are in the top 3 but…what’s this? We have a new contender in the mix! RIF #159 Diane Bolton is in the lead with 196.8 points, followed closely by RIF #186 Danny Staggs with 152.4 points in second, and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton in 3rd with 114.4 points.!

On the Men’s Leaderboard, Danny is in 1st, followed by John in 2nd, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 67.3 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #44 Heather Shoemaker in 2nd with 94.6 points, and RIF #220 Sandy Staggs in 3rd with 83.4 points.

Here are the full standings:

Top Ten Overall
1.   Diane Bolton – 196.8  (RIF #159)
2.   Danny Staggs – 152.4  (RIF #186)
3.   John Kent Leighton – 114.4  (RIF #190)
4.   Heather Shoemaker – 94.6  (RIF #44)
5.   Sandy Staggs – 83.4  (RIF #220)
6.   Carol Goslin – 71.7  (RIF #218)
7.   Joshua Holmes – 67.3  (RIF #1)
8.   Leigh Marsh – 61.7  (RIF #192)
9.   Laura Raeder – 52.4  (RIF #20)
10.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 51.31  (RIF #203)

Men’s Leaderboard
1.   Danny Staggs – 152.4  (RIF #186)
2.   John Kent Leighton – 114.4  (RIF #190)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 67.3  (RIF #1)
4.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 51.31  (RIF #203)
5.   Nicholas Norfolk – 48  (RIF #116)
6.   Mark Watson – 31  (RIF #173)
7.   Stewart Crouch – 29.3  (RIF #89)
8.   Chris Haynes – 26.2  (RIF #223)
9.   Nikiah Nudell – 26.2  (RIF #234)
10.   Josh Liggett – 16.2  (RIF #147)
11.   Kevin Brandon – 13.1  (RIF #214)
12.   Dennis Arriaga – 13.1  (RIF #140)
13.   Austin Coates – 13.1  (RIF #241)
14.   Billy Cannon – 10  (RIF #169)
15.   Anthony Ohrey – 10  (RIF #27)
16.   Kevin Ronayne – 5  (RIF #11)

Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 196.8  (RIF #159)
2.   Heather Shoemaker – 94.6  (RIF #44)
3.   Sandy Staggs – 83.4  (RIF #220)
4.   Carol Goslin – 71.7  (RIF #218)
5.   Leigh Marsh – 61.7  (RIF #192)
6.   Laura Raeder – 52.4  (RIF #20)
7.   Jennifer Whitley – 46  (RIF #160)
8.   Christy Scott – 40.3  (RIF #231)
9.   Lisa Gonzales – 32.86  (RIF #5)
10.   Alicia Eno – 29.3  (RIF #126)
11.   Marj Mitchell – 23.1  (RIF #4)
12.   Amanda Staggs – 13.1  (RIF #210)
13.   Jennifer Wood – 13.1  (RIF #243)
14.   Beth Hosick – 11.2  (RIF #219)

This year, we are going to be randomly selecting one club member each month who submitted points for that month for a little prize. The January winner is RIF #210 Amanda Staggs!

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 Amanda Staggs]

Steve Hughes (RIF #194) won Run It Fast’s Inaugural ‘Extreme Racer of the Year‘ contest with a whooping 2,742.4 points. The Arkansas native ran an amazing 82 marathons, fifteen 50K’s, and four other races consisting of 129 miles for a grand total of 2,742.4 race miles in 2012.

Second place (first female) went to Diane Bolton (RIF #159) with 1,961.91 points.

Joshua Holmes (RIF #1) finished in third with 1,652.1 points.  He was followed by John Kent Leighton (RIF #190) and Carol Goslin (RIF #218) rounded out the top five.

Runners in the ‘Extreme Racer’ standings are given 1 point for each mile of racing they complete. For example a marathon is worth 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, 50K 31.0 points, etc.

The competitive contest is open to members of Run It Fast – The Club. You can read more about joining HERE. The club is open to runners of all levels.

2012 Extreme Racer Final Standings

Top Ten Overall
1.   Steve Hughes – 2,742.4  (RIF #194)
2.   Diane Bolton – 1,961.91  (RIF #159)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 1,652.1  (RIF #1)
4.   John Kent Leighton – 1,648.88  (RIF #190)
5.   Carol Goslin – 1,188.3  (RIF #218)
6.   Hideki Kinoshita – 1,153.8  (RIF #88)
7.   Steven Lee – 1,044.4  (RIF #92)
8.   Elaine Bickel Green – 915.4  (RIF #217)
9.   Shannon McGinn – 820.79  (RIF #46)
10.   Michelle Walker – 801.5  (RIF #124)

Men’s Leaderboard
1.   Steve Hughes – 2,742.4  (RIF #194)
2.   Joshua Holmes – 1,652.1  (RIF #1)
3.   John Kent Leighton – 1,648.88  (RIF #190)
4.   Hideki Kinoshita – 1,153.8  (RIF #88)
5.   Steven Lee – 1,044.4  (RIF #92)
6.   Scott Stader – 665.9  (RIF #40)
7.   Danny Staggs – 510.3  (RIF #186)
8.   Alvin Lee – 499.5  (RIF #30)
9.   Nicholas Norfolk – 429  (RIF #116)
10.   Jason Howard – 379.9  (RIF #150)
11.   David Wingard – 365.4  (RIF #101)
12.   Mark Watson – 329.6  (RIF #173)
13.   Daniel Escue – 320.45  (RIF #187)
14.   Rick Thiounn – 299.9  (RIF #111)
15.   Rick Jarvis – 296.8  (RIF #18)
16.   Wade Anderson – 236.8  (RIF #22)
17.   Chris Estes – 226.2  (RIF #151)
18.   Dennis Arriaga – 215.56  (RIF #140)
19.   David Donald – 203.96  (RIF #54)
20.   Anthony Ohrey – 201.1  (RIF #27)
21.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 195.43  (RIF #203)
22.   Perry Ligon – 193  (RIF #146)
23.   Jonathan Bobbitt – 180.6  (RIF #3)
24.   David Pharr – 178.2  (RIF #185)
25.   Robin Robbins – 167.9  (RIF #33)
26.   Greg Smith – 144.4  (RIF #168)
27.   Kevin Leathers – 143  (RIF #12)
28.   Trent Rosenbloom – 141.6  (RIF #57)
29.   Steven Reagan – 139.82  (RIF #157)
30.   Nathan Bass – 135.4  (RIF #174)
31.   Chris Haynes – 135.3  (RIF #223)
32.   Winston Trice – 126.4  (RIF #29)
33.   Josh Liggett – 119.62  (RIF #147)
34.   Nathan Judd – 118.6  (RIF #166)
35.   Mark Sikkila – 113.4  (RIF #108)
36.   Kevin Ronayne – 106.3  (RIF #11)
37.   James Krenis – 83.6  (RIF #67)
38.   Naresh Kumar – 83.4  (RIF #2)
39.   Stephen Griffin – 82.7  (RIF #48)
40.   John Hudson – 79.6  (RIF #63)
41.   Brian Wooldridge – 77.9  (RIF #141)
42.   Victor Fleitas – 71.12  (RIF #21)
43.   Scott Lochridge – 65.5  (RIF #32)
44.   Stewart Crouch – 64.8  (RIF #89)
45.   JD Leman – 39.3  (RIF #139)
46.   Scott Gatlin – 29.3  (RIF #80)
47.   Scott Gorski – 25.5  (RIF #107)
48.   Chris Nelson – 19.3  (RIF #135)
49.   Patrick Johnson – 10  (RIF #87)

Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 1,961.91  (RIF #159)
2.   Carol Goslin – 1,188.3  (RIF #218)
3.   Elaine Bickel Green – 915.4  (RIF #217)
4.   Shannon McGinn – 820.79  (RIF #46)
5.   Michelle Walker – 801.5  (RIF #124)
6.   Heather Shoemaker – 730.9  (RIF #44)
7.   Nadia Ruiz Gonzales – 690.6  (RIF #69)
8.   Lisa Gonzales – 562.6  (RIF #5)
9.   Laura Raeder – 517.3  (RIF #20)
10.  Mikki Trujillo – 514.1  (RIF #13)
11.   Shannon Burke – 502.03  (RIF #171)
12.   Emily Conley – 426.4  (RIF #24)
13.   Robin Mancinelli – 413.8  (RIF #134)
14.   Alicia Eno – 405.7  (RIF #126)
15.   Michelle Mitchell – 365.7  (RIF #133)
16.   Leigh Marsh – 332.7  (RIF #192)
17.   Marlene Deem – 281.2  (RIF #189)
18.   Jennifer Whitley – 184.9  (RIF #160)
19.   Amber Goetz-Bouchard – 166.75  (RIF #15)
20.   Marj Mitchell – 148.4  (RIF #4)
21.   Donna Pittman – 147.2  (RIF #181)
22.   Christy Bowers – 143.9  (RIF #60)
23.   Daniela Obregon – 135.69  (RIF #49)
24.   Nicole Knutson – 104.8  (RIF #47)
25.   Lisa Edwards – 58  (RIF #122)
26.   Natalie Torres – 42.4  (RIF #72)
27.   Meredith Yox – 40.2  (RIF #128)
28.   Debra Jacildo – 17.39  (RIF #98)

Big thank you to all of the Run It Fast members that took part in the Extreme Racer program in 2012. You should have received a Thank You card in the mail along with a couple of Run It Fast temporary tattoos.

Top 10 overall finishers will be receiving a certificate to honor their accomplishment. Top 3 overall finishers will be receiving gift certificates to Running Warehouse.

We are already collecting data from January for the 2013 Extreme Racer standings. You can view that info or RIF members can enter their data HERE.

RIF #190 John, RIF #159 Diane, and RIF #153 Justin

The year is almost over and WOW…Run It Fast – The Club members have done a LOT of racing! They have submitted 23,263.12 race miles thru November for 2012. They have almost raced their way around the world (and they probably have since not all members have submitted their points…ahem!)! Kind of mind boggling when you think about it but also very, very cool and inspiring.

RIF #194 Steve Hughes, a racing machine, has a seemingly insurmountable lead thru November with 2182.6 points! RIF #159 Diane Bolton is in 2nd place with 1616.51 points and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is still in 3rd with 1437.98 points.

The Men’s Leaderboard is the same as the Overall Leaderboard for the first two spots with RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd (1405.9 points) to round out the top 3. Joshua is right on John’s heels in points so that could change by the end of the year!

Diane is leading the women and she is followed by new RIF – The Club member RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 2nd (1096.6)  and RIF #124 Michelle Walker in 3rd (696.7 points).

Not only are 3rd and 4th really close in points but so are 5th and 6th! One more month to go but anything can happen! Who will come out on top? Here are the complete standings through November 2012:

Top Ten Overall
1.   Steve Hughes – 2182.6  (RIF #194)
2.   Diane Bolton – 1616.51  (RIF #159)
3.   John Kent Leighton – 1437.98  (RIF #190)
4.   Joshua Holmes – 1405.9  (RIF #1)
5.   Hideki Kinoshita – 1101.4  (RIF #88)
6.   Carol Goslin – 1096.6  (RIF #218)
7.   Michelle Walker – 696.7  (RIF #124)
8.   Heather Shoemaker – 680.9  (RIF #44)
9.   Nadia Ruiz Gonzales – 561.5  (RIF #69)
10.   Scott Stader – 514.9  (RIF #40)
 
Men’s Leaderboard
1.   Steve Hughes – 2182.6  (RIF #194)
2.   John Kent Leighton – 1437.98  (RIF #190)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 1405.9  (RIF #1)
4.   Hideki Kinoshita – 1101.4  (RIF #88)
5.   Scott Stader – 514.9  (RIF #40)
6.   Alvin Lee – 460.2  (RIF #30)
7.   Danny Staggs – 440.9  (RIF #186)
8.   Nicholas Norfolk – 398.8  (RIF #116)
9.   Jason Howard – 379.9  (RIF #150)
10.   David Wingard – 365.4  (RIF #101)
11.   Rick Thiounn – 299.9  (RIF #111)
12.   Rick Jarvis – 296.8  (RIF #18)
13.   Daniel Escue – 290.25  (RIF #187)
14.   Mark Watson – 244.9  (RIF #173)
15.   Chris Estes – 226.2  (RIF #151)
16.   David Donald – 203.96  (RIF #54)
17.   Perry Ligon – 193  (RIF #146)
18.   Jonathan Bobbitt – 180.6  (RIF #3)
19.   Dennis Arriaga – 176.26  (RIF #140)
20.   Wade Anderson – 170.6  (RIF #22)
21.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 167.2  (RIF #203)
22.   Kevin Leathers – 143  (RIF #12)
23.   Trent Rosenbloom – 141.6  (RIF #57)
24.   David Pharr – 128.2  (RIF #185)
25.   Winston Trice – 126.4  (RIF #29)
26.   Greg Smith – 118.2  (RIF #168)
27.   Robin Robbins – 115.9  (RIF #33)
28.   Steven Reagan – 113.62  (RIF #157)
29.   Mark Sikkila – 113.4  (RIF #108)
30.   Kevin Ronayne – 106.3  (RIF #11)
31.   Josh Liggett – 102.52  (RIF #147)
32.   Nathan Bass – 97.9  (RIF #174)
33.   James Krenis – 83.6  (RIF #67)
34.   Naresh Kumar – 83.4  (RIF #2)
35.   John Hudson – 79.6  (RIF #63)
36.   Brian Wooldridge – 77.9  (RIF #141)
37.   Victor Fleitas – 71.12  (RIF #21)
38.   Scott Lochridge – 65.5  (RIF #32)
39.   Stewart Crouch – 64.8  (RIF #89)
40.   JD Leman – 39.3  (RIF #139)
41.   Scott Gatlin – 29.3  (RIF #80)
42.   Scott Gorski – 25.5  (RIF #107)
43.   Chris Nelson – 19.3  (RIF #135)
44.   Patrick Johnson – 10  (RIF #87)
 
Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 1616.51  (RIF #159)
2.   Carol Goslin – 1096.6  (RIF #218)
3.   Michelle Walker – 696.7  (RIF #124)
4.   Heather Shoemaker – 680.9  (RIF #44)
5.   Nadia Ruiz Gonzales – 561.5  (RIF #69)
6.   Lisa Gonzales – 514  (RIF #5)
7.   Shannon Burke – 498.93  (RIF #171)
8.   Laura Raeder – 491.1  (RIF #20)
9.   Mikki Trujillo – 461.9  (RIF #13)
10.   Emily Conley – 426.4  (RIF #24)
11.   Robin Mancinelli – 413.8  (RIF #134)
12.   Alicia Eno – 382.3  (RIF #126)
13.   Michelle Mitchell – 357.2  (RIF #133)
14.   Shannon McGinn – 333  (RIF #46)
15.   Leigh Marsh – 306.5  (RIF #192)
16.   Marlene Deem – 265  (RIF #189)
17.   Jennifer Whitley – 184.9  (RIF #160)
18.   Donna Pittman – 147.2  (RIF #181)
19.   Marj Mitchell – 136.7  (RIF #4)
20.   Christy Bowers – 121.5  (RIF #60)
21.   Daniela Obregon – 107.7  (RIF #49)
22.   Amber Goetz-Bouchard – 105.98  (RIF #15)
23.   Nicole Knutson – 104.8  (RIF #47)
24.   Lisa Edwards – 58  (RIF #122)
25.   Natalie Torres – 42.4  (RIF #72)
26.   Meredith Yox – 40.2  (RIF #128)
27.   Debra Jacildo – 17.39  (RIF #98)

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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 Diane Bolton]

RIF #159 Diane Bolton has raced her way into 2nd place in the Run It Fast – Club Extreme Racer standings!  The women are slowly but surely gaining on the men as they now hold 6 of the top 10 spots on the Leaderboard. The men better step up!

RIF #194 Steve Hughes extended his lead even further during the month of October to keep his commanding lead (1832.4 points) in the standings. RIF #159 Diane Bolton is in 2nd place (1322.71 points), and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is now in 3rd (1304.58 points).

The Men’s Leaderboard is the same as the Overall Leaderboard for the first two spots with RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd (1286.8 points) to round out the top 3.

Diane is leading the women and she is followed by RIF #124 Michelle Walker in 2nd (618.1 points) and RIF #44 Heather Shoemaker in 3rd (544.4 points).

The race for places 2-4 is pretty close so check back next month to see what happens! In the meantime, here is the complete standings through October 2012:

Top Ten Leaderboard
1. Steve Hughes – 1832.4 (RIF#194)
2. Diane Bolton – 1322.71 (RIF#159)
3. John Kent Leighton – 1304.58 (RIF#190)
4. Joshua Holmes – 1286.8 (RIF#1)
5. Hideki Kinoshita – 1075.2 (RIF#88)
6. Michelle Walker – 618.1 (RIF#124)
7. Heather Shoemaker – 544.4 (RIF#44)
8. Nadia Ruiz Gonzales – 509.1 (RIF#69)
9. Shannon Burke – 498.93 (RIF#171)
10. Laura Raeder – 461.8 (RIF#20)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. Steve Hughes – 1832.4 (RIF#194)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1304.58 (RIF#190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1286.8 (RIF#1)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 1075.2 (RIF#88)
5. Scott Stader – 427 (RIF#40)
6. Alvin Lee – 381.6 (RIF#30)
7. David Wingard – 365.4 (RIF#101)
8. Danny Staggs – 322.3 (RIF#186)
9. Rick Thiounn – 299.9 (RIF#111)
10. Rick Jarvis – 296.8 (RIF#18)
11. Jason Howard – 295.1 (RIF#150)
12. Daniel Escue – 230.95 (RIF#187)
13. Mark Watson – 230.7 (RIF#173)
14. Chris Estes – 226.2 (RIF#151)
15. David Donald – 203.96 (RIF#54)
16. Perry Ligon – 193 (RIF#146)
17. Jonathan Bobbitt – 180.6 (RIF#3)
18. Wade Anderson – 170.6 (RIF#22)
19. Dennis Arriaga – 156.96 (RIF#140)
20. Kevin Leathers – 143 (RIF#12)
21. Trent Rosenbloom – 141.6 (RIF#57)
22. Nicholas Norfolk – 139.01 (RIF#116)
23. Greg Smith – 118.2 (RIF#168)
24. Mark Sikkila – 113.4 (RIF#108)
25. David Pharr – 102 (RIF#185)
26. Steven Reagan – 100.2 (RIF#157)
27. Robin Robbins – 98.8 (RIF#33)
28. Kevin Ronayne – 95.1 (RIF#11)
29. Nathan Bass – 94.8 (RIF#174)
30. James Krenis – 83.6 (RIF#67)
31. Naresh Kumar – 83.4 (RIF#2)
32. John Hudson – 79.6 (RIF#63)
33. Josh Liggett – 77.92 (RIF#147)
34. Brian Wooldridge – 74.8 (RIF#141)
35. Winston Trice – 72.8 (RIF#29)
36. Victor Fleitas – 71.12 (RIF#21)
37. Scott Lochridge – 65.5 (RIF#32)
38. Stewart Crouch – 64.8 (RIF#89)
39. JD Leman – 39.3 (RIF#139)
40. Scott Gatlin – 29.3 (RIF#80)
41. Scott Gorski – 25.5 (RIF#107)
42. Chris Nelson – 19.3 (RIF#135)
43. Patrick Johnson – 10 (RIF#87)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 1322.71 (RIF#159)
2. Michelle Walker – 618.1 (RIF#124)
3. Heather Shoemaker – 544.4 (RIF#44)
4. Nadia Ruiz Gonzales – 509.1 (RIF#69)
5. Shannon Burke – 498.93 (RIF#171)
6. Laura Raeder – 461.8 (RIF#20)
7. Lisa Gonzales – 445.4 (RIF#5)
8. Emily Conley – 426.4 (RIF#24)
9. Mikki Trujillo – 369.7 (RIF#13)
10. Michelle Mitchell – 357.2 (RIF#133)
11. Robin Mancinelli – 337.6 (RIF#134)
12. Shannon McGinn – 333 (RIF#46)
13. Alicia Eno – 313.7 (RIF#126)
14. Leigh Marsh – 306.5 (RIF#192)
15. Marlene Deem – 212.6 (RIF#189)
16. Jennifer Whitley – 184.9 (RIF#160)
17. Donna Pittman – 147.2 (RIF#181)
18. Marj Mitchell – 123.6 (RIF#4)
19. Daniela Obregon – 107.7 (RIF#49)
20. Amber Goetz-Bouchard – 105.98 (RIF#15)
21. Christy Bowers – 105.3 (RIF#60)
22. Nicole Knutson – 104.8 (RIF#47)
23. Lisa Edwards – 58 (RIF#122)
24. Natalie Torres – 42.4 (RIF#72)
25. Meredith Yox – 34 (RIF#128)
26. Debra Jacildo – 17.39 (RIF#98)

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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.]

RIF #194 Steve Hughes is now the overall leader in the Run It Fast – Club Extreme Racer standings thru the month of September 2012.

Steve has opened up a nice lead with 1,456 total points.  He has a 314 point lead over fellow new member RIF #190 John Kent Leighton (1,142.58 pts).  Third place male goes to RIF #1 Joshua Holmes with 1,124.8 points.

RIF #159 Diane Bolton has an even more impressive lead on the women’s side (4th overall). She has accumulated 1,055.91 points and has a 529.51 pt lead over second place female RIF #124 Michelle Walker (526.4 pts).  Third place female is RIF #69 Nadia Ruiz Gonzales with 509.1 points.

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.]

Diane Bolton (RIF #159) is the new female leader in the Run It Fast – Extreme Racer Points Standings. She passed RIF #24 Emily Conley to take the lead. RIF #124 Michelle Walker moved up into second place with Conley dropping to third.

Joshua Holmes (RIF #1) continues to lead the men, although RIF #88 Hideki Kinoshita did not report his totals for the past two months.  The third male through August is RIF #101 David Wingard.

(a point is awarded for every mile of racing done by each member. A marathon is worth 26.2 points, half 13.1 and so on.)

Here is a look at the complete standings:

The points competition is open to all members of Run It Fast – The Club.

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[image: Diane Bolton]

This is the medal for the Leading Ladies Marathon that was held on August 19, 2012 in Spearfish, South Dakota.

The theme for this year’s women only marathon was The Lead Mare and the medal was based on a painting of the same name by Sarah Rogers. It’s a colorful and unique medal for a fun, fun, fun race! Seriously… it’s my new favorite marathon and I highly recommend it for the views and the support and bling! You can read my recap of it here.

By the way…Run It Fast – The Club had 3 members representing at this marathon!

Lisa RIF #5, Diane RIF #159, and Michelle RIF #124

Congratulations to Michelle Walker RIF #124 for getting 3rd place in the 40-44 age group!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #5 Lisa Gonzales – follow me on Twitter @runlikeacoyote]