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This is the medal the finishers of the Houston Double Challenge received on January 18-19, 2014 in Houston, Texas.

Runners who completed the ABB 5K on Saturday and either the Houston Marathon or Houston Half Marathon on Sunday received this cool Double Medal. Congrats to RIF #48 Stephen who ran the 5K and the half marathon in Houston this weekend! Check out his half marathon and 5K medals:

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[medal photos submitted by RIF #48 Stephen Griffin – follow him on Twitter @stepheng73]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Aramco Houston Marathon that took place on January 13, 2013 in Houston, Texas.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #89 Stewart Crouch.  Follow her on Twitter @SWCrunner]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Aramco Houston Half Marathon that took place on January 13, 2013 in Houston, Texas.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #208 Robin Crouch.  Follow her on Twitter @rockinr1016]

Here is a quick rundown of the male and female winners from the 2011 Half Marathon Championship in Houston on Saturday.

MEN
1. Mo Trafeh, 1:02:17
2. Ryan Hall, 1:02:20
3. Patrick Smyth, 1:02:32
4. Fasil Bizuneh, 1:02:47
5. Jason Lehmkuhle, 1:02:49

Ryan Hall was leading at the 13 mile mark before Trafeh unleashed a Michael Phelps like kick over the  last tenth of a mile to beat Hall by three seconds.  It was a tight finish among the top five with just 32 seconds separating the group.

WOMEN
1. Jen Rhines, 1:11:14
2. Serena Burla, 1:11:38
3. Nan Kennard, 1:12:03
4. Katie McGregor, 1:12:12
5. Tera Moody, 1:12:30

The women had a little more separation with Rhines winning by 24 seconds over Burla.  5th place finisher Tera Moody finished 1:16 behind Rhines.  The win for Rhines, a 3-time Olympian, was a personal record.

The same course will be used next year for Olympic Marathon qualifying.