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Here is a quick look at the top male and female finishers from the 20th Walt Disney World Marathon that was run on January 13, 2013.

Top 5 Walt Disney World Marathon Men

1. Adriano Bastos – 2:21:16
2. Fredison Costa – 2:21:32
3. Matt Hensley – 2:24:58
4. Ronnie Halassie – 2:25:26
5. Brian Johnson – 2:36:50
6. Mike Hensley – 2:37:43
7. Evan Dehart – 2:40:27
8. Adam Siepiola – 2:40:41
9. Richard Tuttle – 2:41:31
10. Douglas Morton – 2:42:21

Top 5 Walt Disney World Marathon Women

1. Renee High – 2:48:30
2. Antonia Silva – 2:59:30
3. Claudia Dumont – 2:59:36
4. Beth Woodward – 3:01:36
5. Christine Irish – 3:02:34
6. Leah Foley – 3:03:34
7. Alison Sanchez – 3:04:01
8. Megan Tursi – 3:04:32
9. Leah Thorilson – 3:09:38
10. Luciana Araujo – 3:10:36

Here is the link to check in on LIVE RESULTS (HERE) from the 2013 Walt Disney World Marathon as they happen and results for any runner if you have their name or bib # once it’s over HERE.

Walt Disney World Half Marathon results from yesterday can be found at the link above as well.

Good luck to everyone that is taking part this weekend in the Run Disney races down in Orlando.

This is the medal for the Last Chance Marathon that was held on December 31, 2012 in Bellingham, Washington.

Love the Big Foot! Very cool medal. Check out the back too:

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[Medal photo submitted by Jack Curtis through Facebook]

These are the medals for the New Years Double races that took place on December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2013 in Allen, Texas.

The New Years Double features a marathon, half marathon, and a 5K on both the 31st and the 1st. When you run a race on either day you get the appropriate medal for the day (the smaller ovals in the photo above). If you run a race on both days (any combination), then you get the larger plate as well to hold the other two medals making one BIG Challenge medal (5 1/2 inches).

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[Medal photo submitted by JessicaRuns. Follow her on Twitter @JessicaRuns]

Nashville resident Robbie Bruce is organizing an impromptu marathon, half marathon, 10K and 30K this weekend simply called the 26for26 Run.

Twenty-six being the number of victims from the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newton, Connecticut. The #26 also being the number of miles in a marathon (26.2).

Money raised through the marathon, scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday in front of the Nashville Running Company Store, 1105 Woodland Street, will go to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund, organizers said.

Runners can choose to go either 6.5, 13, 19.5 or 26 miles and are asked to donate at least $1 per mile run.

To make a donation, visit the X3 Endurance website.

Over 350 runners have committed to run one of the distances according to the Facebook Invite Page. Will more or less than that number actually show up? Hopefully hundreds will show up to help raise a bit of money for the families devastated by the lone gunman.

26.4.26 Run for Sandy Hook Facebook Page

You can help spread the word of this race by hitting the LIKE button on this post to share on your Facebook wall or by Tweeting it to your followers.

This is the medal for the Jacksonville Bank Marathon that was held on December 16, 2012 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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[Medal photo submitted by E. B.  Follow him on Twitter @theycallmebum]

This is the medal for the Pisa Marathon that was held on December 16, 2012 in Pisa, Italy.

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[Medal photo submitted by Daniele Pagni.  Follow him on Twitter @pag666]

This is the medal for the ZombieRunner Bay Trail Run Marathon that was held on December 15, 2012 in Palo Alto, California.

Congratulations to RIF #140 Dennis who completed his 1st marathon there!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #140 Dennis Arriaga.  Follow him on Twitter @dennarr]

Flagstaff’s Gary Krugger had his best marathon on December 9th at the Tucson Marathon where he set a PR in 2:32:02 while winning the race.

He dug deep, puking as he was crossing the finish line, to catch then leader Derek Delancey in the last 1/2 mile to garner the win by 12 seconds. Delancey went on to claim a close second in 2:32:14.  Third place male went to John Artley in 2:39:22.

Krugger, RIF #206 of Run It Fast – The Club, had thought his days of PRing by such a huge amount (6 minutes at Tucson) were over

“I thought my days of dropping a 5+min PR were over once I cracked the 3hr mark with one, but my last few have been huge. From 2:48:34, to 2:43:08, 2:38:02, now 2:32:02.”

He is now eying a sub 2:30 time next year, “Yeah, Tucson is such a fast course though. It’s hard to judge what it equates to, but I’m plenty close enough that I can make it happen next year”

Gary went on to describe the Tucson course as, “fast and painful!”

Top 5 Tucson Marathon Male Finishers

The winning female was Englewood, Colorado native Heather Utrata with a very impressive 2:41:36.

She easily beat out Julie Brekke who finished under 3-hours in 2:57:34. Third place female went to Mesa’s Amy Sessions with a time of 3:01:40.

Top 5 Tucson Marathon Female Finishers

View Full List of 2012 Tucson Marathon Finisher Results

Congrats to Gary and Heather on their victories and to everyone that took part and completed the 2012 Tucson Marathon and Half Marathon.

Registration for the Tupelo Marathon & 14.2 Miler has opened as of today.  The race will be on September 1, 2013 in Tupelo, Mississippi.

The race is a Southern favorite with it’s early 5am race start in the dark (to help avoid heat) and killer Skull ‘n Crossbones finisher’s medal and long-sleeved tie-dyed shirt.

This race always sells out and is capped around 800 entrants.

Tupelo is the birthplace of Elvis Presley and it’s a very quick trip just minutes away from where the race takes place.

You can register and read more about the race on the Tupelo Marathon & 14.2 Miler Website (HERE).

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Rocket City Marathon that took place on December 8, 2012 in Huntsville, Alabama.

Great medal from a really good and fast marathon that the great Dink Taylor and his wife put on each year.

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[Marathon medal photo submitted by RIF #187 Daniel Escue who is now a marathoner after Rocket City. Congrats!!!]