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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!

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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 Lisa Gonzales]

RIF #121 Ed Ettinghausen

We are a little late getting started but Extreme Racer 2014 is off and running!

RIF #121 Ed Ettinghausen is in the lead with 300 points! Ed, the Jester, is followed by RIF #279 George Southgate in second with 292.3 points and RIF #259 Rob Distante in third with 255.805 points. They are also the top 3 on the Men’s Leaderboard.

RIF #323 Jennifer Hatcher leads the women with 194.1 points. Jennifer is followed by RIF #277 Donna England in second with 118.6 points and RIF #231 Christy Scott in third with 113 points.

Here are the full standings through February 2014:

Top Ten
1. Ed Ettinghausen – 300 (RIF #121)
2. George Southgate – 292.3 (RIF #279)
3. Rob Distante – 255.805 (RIF #259)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 245.4 (RIF #88)
5. Joshua Holmes – 209.6 (RIF #1)
6. John Kent Leighton – 206.1 (RIF #190)
7. Jennifer Hatcher – 194.1 (RIF #323)
8. Danny Staggs – 139.3 (RIF #186)
9. Bill Wells – 135.8 (RIF #327)
10. Eric Spencer – 121.23 (RIF #320)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Jennifer Hatcher – 194.1 (RIF #323)
2. Donna England – 118.6 (RIF #277)
3. Christy Scott – 113 (RIF #231)
4. Robin Mancinelli – 112.4 (RIF #134)
5. Kim Crowe – 112.3 (RIF #245)
6. Suzanne Spiceland – 91.7 (RIF #280)
7. Amber Goetz – 82.2 (RIF #15)
8. Christy Bowers – 71 (RIF #60)
9. Amanda Staggs – 57.2 (RIF #210)
10. Natalie Torres – 13.1 (RIF #72)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. Ed Ettinghausen – 300 (RIF #121)
2. George Southgate – 292.3 (RIF #279)
3. Rob Distante – 255.805 (RIF #259)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 245.4 (RIF #88)
5. Joshua Holmes – 209.6 (RIF #1)
6. John Kent Leighton – 206.1 (RIF #190)
7. Danny Staggs – 139.3 (RIF #186)
8. Bill Wells – 135.8 (RIF #327)
9. Eric Spencer – 121.23 (RIF #320)
10. Denis McCarthy – 114.12057 (RIF #263)
11. Jeff Le – 107.2 (RIF #248)
12. Jeff Liu – 82.4 (RIF #275)
13. Ben Pennington – 62 (RIF #315)
14. Nathan Bass – 44.1 (RIF #174)
15. Alex Barrientos – 41.7 (RIF #258)
16. Jeff Van Demark – 41.7 (RIF #322)
17. Stephen Griffin – 26.2 (RIF #48)
18. Dennis Arriaga – 26.2 (RIF #140)
19. Robin Robbins – 6.2 (RIF #33)
20. Steven Reagan – 3.1 (RIF #157)
21. Bill Baker – 3.1 (RIF #196)

This has been a tough winter for racing but now that spring is here…mostly…racing should be kicking into high gear! Good luck RIFers and Run It Fast!

Since we didn’t do a January post, we picked 2 names for our drawing winners from the submissions for January and February. This month’s  winners of the random drawings are RIF #15 Amber Goetz and RIF #248 Jeff Le! Congratulations!

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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 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 #259 Rob Distante

It’s time for the August Extreme Racer update! Not much has changed since the July update though. RIF #159 Diane Bolton is still in the lead with 1387.9 points, followed by RIF #190 John Kent Leighton in 2nd with 1246.3 points, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 1185.6 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #287 Carol Earles in 2nd with 798.59 points, and RIF #218 Carol Goslin is back in 3rd with 748.3 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by Joshua in 2nd and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 1064.07 points.

Once again, the Top Ten is split evenly with 5 Women and 5 Men which is very cool to see! Many of the Top Ten…in fact, quite a few Run It Fast Club members, are racing addicts with 50, 100, and 200+ races under their belts. When you realize how much they race, it’s not suprising that the in the last 8 months, our RIF Club Members have raced 21,575.96 miles! That total is made up of 992 races, including:

-17 100 Milers
-19 50 Milers
-55 50Ks
-382 Marathons
-120 Half Marathons
-53 10Ks
-176 5Ks
-170 races of non-traditional distances.

And that’s just from 74 of the 299 club members reporting in! 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 August:

Top Ten Overall
1. Diane Bolton – 1387.9 (RIF #159)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1246.3 (RIF #190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1185.6 (RIF #1)
4. George Southgate – 1064.07 (RIF #279)
5. Carol Earles – 798.59 (RIF #287)
6. Carol Goslin – 748.3 (RIF #218)
7. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF #88)
8. Elaine Bickel Green – 716.7 (RIF #217)
9. Kerri Haskins – 661.6 (RIF #261)
10. Rob Distante – 624.63 (RIF #259)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1246.3 (RIF #190)
2. Joshua Holmes – 1185.6 (RIF #1)
3. George Southgate – 1064.07 (RIF #279)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF #88)
5. Rob Distante – 624.63 (RIF #259)
6. Denis McCarthy – 574.9 (RIF #263)
7. Danny Staggs – 454.9 (RIF #186)
8. Eric Waterman – 408.7 (RIF #289)
9. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF #101)
10. Jeff Le – 320.16 (RIF #248)
11. Houston Wolf – 317.7 (RIF #254)
12. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF #169)
13. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF #27)
14. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF #116)
15. Arland Blanton – 236.7 (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 – 156.3 (RIF #157)
23. Dennis Arriaga – 148.9 (RIF #140)
24. Josh Liggett – 142.5 (RIF #147)
25. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF #67)
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. 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 – 1387.9 (RIF #159)
2. Carol Earles – 798.59 (RIF #287)
3. Carol Goslin – 748.3 (RIF #218)
4. Elaine Bickel Green – 716.7 (RIF #217)
5. Kerri Haskins – 661.6 (RIF #261)
6. Heather Zeigler – 545 (RIF #246)
7. Suzanne Spiceland – 468.2 (RIF #280)
8. Michelle Walker – 422.3 (RIF #124)
9. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF #268)
10. Laura Raeder – 392.5 (RIF #20)
11. Christy Scott – 382.8 (RIF #231)
12. Robin Mancinelli – 364.6 (RIF #134)
13. Lisa Gonzales – 319.26 (RIF #5)
14. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF #220)
15. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
16. Alicia Eno – 246.1 (RIF #126)
17. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF #171)
18. Donna England – 222.2 (RIF #277)
19. Amanda Staggs – 209.3 (RIF #210)
20. Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF #283)
21. Marj Mitchell – 188.6 (RIF #4)
22. Jennifer Wood – 183.4 (RIF #243)
23. Donna Pittman – 162.7 (RIF #181)
24. Beth Hosick – 145.5 (RIF #219)
25. Melanie Casey – 144 (RIF #202)
26. Christy Bowers – 131.22 (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)

Now that summer is coming to a close, I expect the racing to pick up. Will it have any affect on the standings? Check back next month to find out!

Some RIF Club business…

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #261 Kerri Haskins! 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]

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]

RIF #190 John Kent Leighton

New Leader RIF #190 John Kent Leighton!

Here are the June Extreme Racer Standings and there is a new leader this month. RIF #190 John has taken over the lead from RIF #159 Diane! Congratulations John! The race between 1st and 2nd is still close but RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is in the lead with 1009.2 points, followed by RIF #159 Diane Bolton in 2nd with 980.7 points and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 849.37 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #287 Carol Earles in 2nd with 626.9 points and RIF #217 Elaine Bickel Green in 3rd with 528.5 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by George in 2nd and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 745.4 points.

In the last 6 months, our RIF Club Members have raced 17,589.65 miles! That total is made up of 816 races, including 315 marathons, 14 100 Milers, 17 50 Milers, 45 50Ks, 102 Half Marathons, 134 5Ks, 38 10Ks, and 151 races of non-traditional distances. And that’s just from 72 of the 289 club members reporting in! In total, 74 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 72 Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through June:

Top Ten Overall
1. John Kent Leighton – 1009.2 (RIF #190)
2. Diane Bolton – 980.7 (RIF #159)
3. George Southgate – 849.37 (RIF #279)
4. Joshua Holmes – 745.4 (RIF #1)
5. Carol Earles – 626.9 (RIF #287)
6. Hideki Kinoshita – 608.2 (RIF #88)
7. Elaine Bickel Green – 528.5 (RIF #217)
8. Rob Distante – 524.63 (RIF #259)
9. Carol Goslin – 503.6 (RIF #218)
10. Kerri Haskins – 502 (RIF #261)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1009.2 (RIF #190)
2. George Southgate – 849.37 (RIF #279)
3. Joshua Holmes – 745.4 (RIF #1)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 608.2 (RIF #88)
5. Rob Distante – 524.63 (RIF #259)
6. Denis McCarthy – 496.3 (RIF #263)
7. Danny Staggs – 399.4 (RIF #186)
8. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF #101)
9. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF #169)
10. Jeff Le – 293.96 (RIF #248)
11. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF #27)
12. Houston Wolf – 282.6 (RIF #254)
13. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF #116)
14. Kevin Brandon – 203.7 (RIF #214)
15. Eric Waterman – 198.1 (RIF #289)
16. Mark Watson – 194 (RIF #173)
17. Nathan Bass – 179.9 (RIF #174)
18. Jeff Liu – 178.6 (RIF #275)
19. Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF #203)
20. Steven Reagan – 147 (RIF #157)
21. Mark Ogletree – 137.5 (RIF #247)
22. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF #67)
23. Dennis Arriaga – 122.7 (RIF #140)
24. Josh Liggett – 122.6 (RIF #147)
25. Bill Baker – 106 (RIF #196)
26. Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF #234)
27. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF #255)
28. Kevin Ronayne – 89.1 (RIF #11)
29. Robin Robbins – 81.4 (RIF #33)
30. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF #111)
31. Stephen Griffin – 60.3 (RIF #48)
32. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF #252)
33. Jason Scott – 55.5 (RIF #265)
34. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF #2)
35. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF #89)
36. Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF #141)
37. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF #223)
38. Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF #187)
39. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF #241)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 980.7 (RIF #159)
2. Carol Earles – 626.9 (RIF #287)
3. Elaine Bickel Green – 528.5 (RIF #217)
4. Carol Goslin – 503.6 (RIF #218)
5. Kerri Haskins – 502 (RIF #261)
6. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF #268)
7. Heather Zeigler – 397.8 (RIF #246)
8. Suzanne Spiceland – 378.6 (RIF #280)
9. Christy Scott – 356.6 (RIF #231)
10. Michelle Walker – 317.5 (RIF #124)
11. Laura Raeder – 311.3 (RIF #20)
12. Lisa Gonzales – 289.96 (RIF #5)
13. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF #220)
14. Robin Mancinelli – 264.6 (RIF #134)
15. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
16. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF #171)
17. Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF #283)
18. Alicia Eno – 185.1 (RIF #126)
19. Donna England – 169.8 (RIF #277)
20. Marj Mitchell – 159.3 (RIF #4)
21. Amanda Staggs – 144.5 (RIF #210)
22. Melanie Kayal – 144 (RIF #202)
23. Donna Pittman – 127.5 (RIF #181)
24. Michelle Mitchell – 127.4 (RIF #133)
25. Christy Bowers – 125.5 (RIF #60)
26. Beth Hosick – 116.2 (RIF #219)
27. Jennifer Wood – 91.7 (RIF #243)
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)

July was another big month for at least 2 of our RIFers that I know of…who ran a little 500K race across TN…so the standings could change next month! I hope John and George did some racing in July or they are going to be caught!

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #72 Natalie Torres! 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! We are nosy that way. 😉

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

Time for May Extreme Racer Standings! In the last 5 months, our RIF Club Members have raced 650 races, including 250 marathons, 14 100 Milers, 12 50 Milers, 38 50Ks, 90 Half Marathons, 109 5Ks, 32 10Ks, and 105 races of non-traditional distances. That’s 12,859.52 miles raced so far this year! 71 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 69 Club members are listed below).

We have new club members in the Top 3 Overall, Men, and Women and in the Top 10! AND…there are more women than men in the Top 10 this month! Woo!

The race between 1st and 2nd looks to be getting a little closer but RIF #159 Diane Bolton is still in the lead with 809.9 points, followed by RIF #190 John Kent Leighton in 2nd 741.7 points and RIF #279 George Southgate is now 3rd with 598.7 points.

On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by 2 new club members to the top 3. RIF #287 Carol Earles is in 2nd with 466.4 points and RIF #231 Christy Scott is in 3rd with 432.6 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by George in 2nd and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 584.1 points.

Here are the full standings through May:

Top Ten Overall
1.   Diane Bolton – 809.9  (RIF #159)
2.   John Kent Leighton – 741.7  (RIF #190)
3.   George Southgate – 598.7  (RIF #279)
4.   Joshua Holmes – 584.1  (RIF #1)
5.   Carol Earles – 466.4  (RIF #287)
6.   Christy Scott – 432.6  (RIF #231)
7.   Elaine Bickel Green – 424  (RIF #217)
8.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
9.   Katrina Mumaw – 399.5  (RIF #268)
10.   Carol Goslin – 397.8  (RIF #218)

Women’s Leaderboard
1.   Diane Bolton – 809.9  (RIF #159)
2.   Carol Earles – 466.4  (RIF #287)
3.   Christy Scott – 432.6  (RIF #231)
4.   Elaine Bickel Green – 424  (RIF #217)
5.   Katrina Mumaw – 399.5  (RIF #268)
6.   Carol Goslin – 397.8  (RIF #218)
7.   Kerri Haskins – 359.7  (RIF #261)
8.   Heather Zeigler – 296.1  (RIF #246)
9.   Heather Shoemaker – 261.8  (RIF #44)
10.   Suzanne Spiceland – 259.7  (RIF #280)
11.   Laura Raeder – 258.9  (RIF #20)
12.   Sandy Staggs – 243  (RIF #220)
13.   Lisa Gonzales – 216.56  (RIF #5)
14.   Alicia Eno – 149.6  (RIF #126)
15.   Robin Mancinelli – 142.3  (RIF #134)
16.   Shannon Burke – 136.8  (RIF #171)
17.   Amanda Staggs – 121  (RIF #210)
18.   Michelle Mitchell – 112.4  (RIF #133)
19.   Melanie Kayal – 108.9  (RIF #202)
20.   Jennifer Wood – 91.7  (RIF #243)
21.   Christy Bowers – 91.5  (RIF #60)
22.   Marj Mitchell – 85  (RIF #4)
23.   Jennifer Whitley – 82  (RIF #160)
24.   Michelle Lenahan – 76.58  (RIF #283)
25.   Beth Hosick – 76.2  (RIF #219)
26.   Donna Pittman – 62.8  (RIF #181)
27.   Leigh Marsh – 61.7  (RIF #192)
28.   Jill Hassen – 57.2  (RIF #242)
29.   Natalie Torres – 55.5  (RIF #72)
30.   Marlene Deem – 52.4  (RIF #189)
31.   Martine Kincade – 26.2  (RIF #260)

Men’s Leaderboard
1.   John Kent Leighton – 741.7  (RIF #190)
2.   George Southgate – 598.7  (RIF #279)
3.   Joshua Holmes – 584.1  (RIF #1)
4.   Rob Distante – 409.13  (RIF #259)
5.   Hideki Kinoshita – 396.2  (RIF #88)
6.   Danny Staggs – 348.9  (RIF #186)
7.   Jeff Le – 293.96  (RIF #248)
8.   Denis McCarthy – 271.3  (RIF #263)
9.   Nicholas Norfolk – 225.8  (RIF #116)
10.   Billy Cannon – 208.9  (RIF #169)
11.   Mark Watson – 194  (RIF #173)
12.   Houston Wolf – 182.2  (RIF #254)
13.   Jeff Liu – 178.6  (RIF #275)
14.   Anthony Ohrey – 167  (RIF #27)
15.   Nathan Bass – 145.4  (RIF #174)
16.   Kevin Brandon – 116.3  (RIF #214)
17.   Dennis Arriaga – 109.6  (RIF #140)
18.   Nikiah Nudell – 94.8  (RIF #234)
19.   Rodrigo Jiménez – 93.56  (RIF #203)
20.   Charles Carmen – 89.63  (RIF #255)
21.   Steven Reagan – 88.2  (RIF #157)
22.   Josh Liggett – 85.7  (RIF #147)
23.   James Krenis – 84.8  (RIF #67)
24.   Rick Thiounn – 79.5  (RIF #111)
25.   Kevin Ronayne – 72.9  (RIF #11)
26.   Mark Ogletree – 70.3  (RIF #247)
27.   David Wingard – 65.5  (RIF #101)
28.   Stephen Griffin – 60.3  (RIF #48)
29.   Robin Robbins – 58.3  (RIF #33)
30.   Neil Dryland – 57.2  (RIF #252)
31.   Jason Scott – 55.5  (RIF #265)
32.   Naresh Kumar – 50  (RIF #2)
33.   Bill Baker – 39.3  (RIF #196)
34.   Stewart Crouch – 29.3  (RIF #89)
35.   Brian Wooldridge – 26.2  (RIF #141)
36.   Chris Haynes – 26.2  (RIF #223)
37.   Daniel Escue – 22.4  (RIF #187)
38.   Austin Coates – 22.4  (RIF #241)

I know June was a HUGE month for Run It Fast Club members and can’t wait to see what happens. Will there be a big mix-up in the standings? Who will emerge next month? Check back next month to find out!

Oh, we also did a random drawing to pick one RIF Club member who submitted points for May and this month’s winner is RIF #181 Donna Pittman 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!

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]