Here is the medal for the HFM Maritime Marathon that was held on June 24, 2012 in Manitowoc, WI.

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[Medal submitted by Arturo Moreno. Follow him on Twitter @marathonarturo]

Arthur Priddy won The Jackal Trail Marathon that was held on June 23, 2012 in Jackson, Tennessee with a time of 3:52:41

Priddy, who earlier this year won the Andrew Jackson Marathon, was able to hold off David Mickelsen who finished in 4:04:36.

The Jackal Trail Marathon Results – 2012

1. Arthur Priddy (Jackson, TN) – 3:52:41
2. David Mickelsen (Brentwood, TN) – 4:04:36
3. Joshua Holmes (Jackson, TN) – 4:32:32
4. Chris Estes (Murfreesboro, TN) – 4:34:53
5. Jeff Fugate (Jackson, TN) – 4:38:01
6. Dan Meier (Clarksville, TN) – 4:41:22
7. Nathan Judd (Finger, TN) – 4:41:41
8. Jonathan Harrison (Henderson, TN) – 4:52:26
9. Anthony Ohrey (Henderson, TN) – 4:59:52
10. Wade Anderson (Readyville, TN) – 5:16:41
11. Jonathan Young (Benton, AR) – 5:18:19
12. Sulaiman Seriki (La Vergne, TN) – 5:19:31
13. Todd Shadburn (Jackson, TN) – 5:24:35
14. Clark Bilbrey (Dickson, TN) – 5:31:14
15. Naresh Kumar (India) – 5:38:36
16. Mikki Trujillo (Cookeville, TN) – 6:13:17
17. David Oglesby (Jackson, TN) – 6:20:34

• Brad Box (Jackson, TN) – 4:38:10 (early 5am start)

On Sunday (June 24, 2012), five runners returned to attempt a second day of marathon madness in what was dubbed The Backass Jackal Trail Marathon.

The Backass Jackal was won by Chris Estes who finished the second day of the back-to-back with a time of 4:41:22.

The Backass Jackal Trail Marathon Results -2012

1. Chris Estes (Murfreesboro, TN) – 4:41:22
2. Joshua Holmes (Jackson, TN) – 4:52:51
3. Sulaiman Seriki (La Vergne, TN) – 6:02:15
4. Naresh Kumar (India) – 6:26:30
5. Mikki Trujillo (Cookeville, TN) – 6:38:05 (F)

These five runners were joined by four other runners that made up two relay teams during The Backass Jackal.

The Backass Jackal Trail Marathon Relay Team Results – 2012

1. Robin Robbins/Nathan Bass – 4:19:31
2. Daniela Obregon/Ben Pennington – 5:48:10

Congrats and thanks to all of the great runners who came out to make this a wonderful first time event.

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Canton Marathon that took place on June 17, 2012 in Canton, Ohio.

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[Medal submitted by Eric Stanbro. Follow him on Twitter @ess286]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 1/2 Sauer 1/2 Kraut Marathon that took place on June 16, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #20 Laura Raeder. Follow her on Twitter @LauraRaeder]

Here is the finisher’s medal from Grandma’s Marathon that took place on June 16, 2012 in Duluth, Minnesota.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #57 Trent Rosenbloom. Follow him on Twitter @HHFlyingMonkey]

This is the medal for the Utah Valley Marathon which was held on June 9, 2012 in Provo, Utah.

It’s a sweet medal with a fun spinner in it.

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[Medals submitted by RIF #20 Laura Raeder – follow Laura on twitter @LauraRaeder and RIF #150 Jason Howard – follow Jason on Twitter @Jasonrunsutah]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Minneapolis Marathon that took place on June 3, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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[Medal submitted by Dustin Washam. Follow him on Twitter @washamrunning]

Angela stands relaxed on Broad Street, Cookeville, TN, August 11, 2006

Note: As the title’s present tense suggests, this story about Angela Ivory was written when she was running and feeling well, back in 2006 after she’d fought breast cancer to a sulking standstill and after she’d run a marathon in each of the fifty states plus D.C. She would repeat that running feat and set a new and harder goal. It seemed a happy time for her. She had been free of cancer for two years. We know now, of course, cancer eventually came back. This story was written as a feature for the Herald-Citizen newspaper. It was reprinted in three running magazines and has since been adapted as a chapter in my recent book Going Down Slow. On the sad occasion of her death Thursday, May 31, I dug the story out. As we mourn her death maybe it can serve as a vivid reminder of the full, vibrant life Angela managed to live during her forty-four years.

Read the full story by Dallas Smith by clicking HERE

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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Edinburgh Marathon that took place on May 27, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Over 23,000 runners took part in Scotland’s largest running event (per the race website).

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[Medal submitted by Simon Anderson. Follow him on Twitter @jaakarhu69]