Hurricane Sandy came close to making the 2012 ING New York City Marathon not take place, but Mayor Bloomberg has spoken and it will go on as planned.

This will also be the first year since 1993 that the marathon will be aired nationally on television.

The NYC Marathon will air on ESPN 2 on Sunday, November 4, 2012 from 9am – 12:30pm ET.

ESPN’s Darren Rovell also got this interesting tidbit out of NYRR CEO Mary Wittenberg:

We’ve had names on bibs for five or six years. What we’ve done this year is tell the uniform and shoe companies not to give athletes who are similar in height the same outfits or shoe colors. We also know the picture will be clearer than ever before because it will be in HD for the first time. It will pop like a painting with the runners and all the fall colors.

Tune in on Sunday to watch one of the most popular marathons in the world take place live.

This is the medal for the Marine Corps Marathon that was held on October 28, 2012 in Washington, DC.

This is one of the most beautiful medals you can earn! Here are more views of this fabulous medal:

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[medal photos submitted by Brian Lueb – follow him on Twitter @bmlueb and by Les Kinman – follow him on Twitter @LesKinman and by Mike Johnson]

This is the medal for the Auckland Marathon that was held on October 28, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Very cool medal. Love the cut-out.

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[Medal photo submitted by Thor R. Follow him on Twitter @thor_nz]

This is the medal for the Dublin Marathon that was held on October 29, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.

It’s a beautiful medal. Sadly, some runners did not get a medal because they ran out. The race organizers will be sending them out to those that didn’t get it though. In the meantime, check out these other photos submitted by RIF readers:

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[medal photos submitted by Mark Ramsey – follow him on Twitter @AMarkRamsey and by Little_Quootie – follow her on Twitter @Little_Quootie and by Runners Knees.  Follow on Twitter @RunnersKnees]

This is the medal for the Venice Marathon that was held on October 28, 2012 in Venice Italy.

Great medal and definitely earned with the high winds and rain that occured during the Venice Marathon! Here is another view of it:

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[Medal submitted by Nicolo Centemero. Follow on on Twitter @docNSC]

This is the medal for the Snowdonia Marathon that was held on October 27, 2012 in Llanberis in Snowdonia National Park in Wales.

The Snowdonia Marathon was voted the best marathon in the UK last year. I may have to look into it!

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[Medal photo submitted by Gavin Reeves – follow him on Twitter @GavinJReeves]

Here is a look at where everyone is running this weekend. We had 41 responses this week. Good luck to everyone and Run It Fast!

Best of luck to everyone, especially those at the Marine Corps Marathon in D.C.

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Where Run It Fast Runners Are Running This Weekend (Oct 27-28, 2012)

Storified by Joshua Holmes · Fri, Oct 26 2012 14:59:11

Some great medals were submitted to the Bling Case in August. It was hard to pick which ones to use for the August vote but we narrowed it down to 15 medals. As I’m sure you know by now, the medal chosen as the Best Race Medal for August 2012 will be included in the contest for the Best Race Medal of 2012 at the end of the year.

By the way, the July Best Medal 2012 Vote is still going on. You have 2 more weeks to cast your vote for your favorite July medal.

The Best Race Medal winners so far this year:
January – Inaugural Louisiana Marathon Medal 2012 
February – Surf City Marathon Medal 2012
March – Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Half Marathon Medal 2012
April – Flying Pirate Half Marathon Medal 2012
May – Safari Park Half Marathon Medal 2012
June – Navy Ten Nautical Miler Medal 2012

What do you think? Which August 2012 race medal is the best? Pick your favorite out of these 15:

Thanks for voting!

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This is the medal for the Grand Marathon International de Casablanca that was held on October 21, 2012 in Casablanca, Morocco.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #79 Dallas Smith. Follow Dallas on Twitter @smithbend]

This is the medal for the Lago Maggiore Marathon and Half Marathon that was held on October 21, 2012 in from Arona to Verbania, Italy.

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[medal photo submitted by Gianluca Albe’ – follow on Twitter @gianluca_albe]