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This is the finisher’s medal for the Louisiana Marathon that took place on January 19, 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Here is a pic of the Louisiana Half Marathon medal, front and back:

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[Medals submitted by Terry Williams, follow on Twitter @TerryMcWilliams, by Naomi Pipes, follow her on Twitter @NaomiPipes, and my James Pipes, follow him on Twitter @jameswpipes]

This is the finisher’s medal for runDisney’s Tinkerbell Half Marathon that was held on January 19, 2014 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

Fun set of wings!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #10 Dianna Seda. – Follow her on Twitter @DiannaSeda]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Inaugural Citrus Heritage Run Half Marathon that was held on January 11, 2014 in Riverside, California.

Nice and sparkly medal! Also, very fitting to the theme.

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[Medal submitted by Megan Johnston. Follow her on Twitter @__MeganJohnston]

These are the medals for the New Years Double Half Marathon and 5K races that were held on December 31, 2013 and January 1, 2014 in Allen, Texas.

If you run races on both days, you not only get a medal each day but a plate to combine them in! Love the steampunkness of the gears! Congrats to RIF #60 Christy who ran the half marathon AND 5K on BOTH days!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers – follow her on Twitter @run2bake]

This is the shiny, sparkly medal for the New Year’s Race Half Marathon that was held on January 4, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Who needs a flash light for a night race when you have something this blingy!

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[Medal submitted by Raquel Perez, follow her on Twitter @KickingRox]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Kiawah Island Half Marathon that took place on December 14, 2013 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

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[medal photo submitted by Heather Crittenden – follow her on Twitter @runningmommy08]

Coupon for two basketball tickets to Tennessee Tech play Jacksonville State

Runners can’t jump worth a dime. Something about the day in and day out running that conditions the running muscles and decommissions the jumping muscles. Inability to jump is a condition basketball players call white man’s disease. Runners have it. They end up bound to the ground, able to run over it but not jump off it. No matter. Until they trip on a curb, they probably don’t miss the lost skill.
But just in case there’s a runner of the Cummins Falls Marathon still holding a soft spot for jumping, arrangements have been made. Yes indeed, tired runners can recoup and at least watch some high jumping. Turns out the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team is loaded with high leapers that play above the rim, players who don’t jump so much as fly. In one recent game the team threw down eleven dunks. That’s some high-flying action.
Each runner of Cummins Falls Marathon – and this applies to the 5K, 10K and half marathon, too – receives in his/her goodie bag a coupon for two tickets to watch the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks the evening of the race. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. that Saturday, February 22. Just turn in the coupon at the ticket window of Hooper-Eblen Center. They’ll hand you two tickets. Easy, no hassle. After all, this is about recouping. Rest up while you watch a furious game. No charge, unless you want to buy some popcorn and coke.
During halftime, the man and woman winner of each of the four Cummins Falls races will be called to center court for recognition and congratulations by Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson.
In case you didn’t get enough of the Golden Girls dance team, the Cheerleaders and Awesome Eagle during the race, here’s another shot! The whole indefatigable bunch will re-appear at the game, promoting team spirit as they always do. When do they ever sleep?
After the game, if you need more rest, I’d recommend Father Tom’s Pub, on Cedar Avenue. Just show Father Tom your race number and ask for a free beer. Tell him I said I’d pay for it later. It’s worth a try.

This is the medal for the Dallas Icicle Marathon & Half Marathon that took place on December 8, 2013 in and around Dallas, Texas.

This was an impromptu “race” that took place following the cancellation of the Dallas Marathon because of Icepocolypse 2013. The North Texas Runners even had bibs and medals. Nothing stops runners…not even ice! Congratulations to everyone who braved the weather to get their run in.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers – follow her on Twitter @run2bake]

The St. Jude Marathon and Half Marathon in Memphis, Tennessee was cancelled earlier this evening by race directors due to safety concerns for runners, volunteers, and spectators after a nasty ice storm and cold temperatures invaded the area on Friday.

However, unlike with cancellations at other marathons, race directors are offering three options for runners to not be totally left out in the cold according to The Commercial Appeal:

“Runners have three options, and donating the registration fee is one of them. St. Jude will also refund the fee, or apply it to one of three upcoming marathons: P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon and Half-Marathon in Phoenix Jan. 19; the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon and Half-Marathon Feb. 2 or the St. Jude Country Music Marathon and Half-Marathon in Nashville April 26.”

So runners can 1. Donate the entry fee to St. Jude, 2. Refund the fee to the runner, or 3. apply it to either the Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon/Half, Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon/Half, or St. Jude Country Music Marathon/Half.

“Registered participants will also get first dibs to sign up for the 2014 event, which will be on the first Saturday in December, during a special registration window that will be announced later.”

It sounds like race directors made the right call in canceling the race according to reports we are hearing from runners and residents in the area.

The Dallas Marathon was cancelled earlier in the day due to similar conditions and concerns.

This is the finisher’s medal for the Shiner Beer Run Half Marathon that took place on November 23, 2013 in Shiner, Texas.

The medal is also a handy bottle opener.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers – follow her on Twitter @run2bake]