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8-time Olympic speed skating champion Apolo Ohno ran the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday in NYC.

Ohno showed he is a great all-around athlete by running the 26.2 mile course in 3:25:12.

Apolo decided to enter the race back in February when Subway spokesman Jared Fogle challenged him to do it (full story).

He jokingly tweeted a warning to fellow warnings pre-race:

Warning 2 all, I apologize in advance 4 those who run on my left side. I’ve a severe tendency 2 take sharp lefts consistently. #shorttrack

Follow Apolo Anton Ohno on Twitter @ApoloOhno

Congrats to Apolo!

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Related: Geoffrey Mutai won the 2011 ING NYC Marathon

Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai broke away from a crowded elite field around mile 20 to amass an impressive lead in winning the 2011 ING New York City Marathon in 2:05:06.

American Meb Keflezighi finished in 6th with a time of 2:09:13

Top 10 Elite Male 2011 ING NYC Marathon Results

1. Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) – 2:05:06
2. Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya) – 2:06:28
3. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:07:13
4. Gebre Gebremariam (Ethiopia) – 2:07:59
5. Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) – 2:08:27
6. Meb Keflezighi (USA) – 2:09:13
7. Abdellah Falil (Morocco) – 2:10:35
8. Mathew Kisorio (Kenya) – 2:10:58
9. Ezkyas Sisay (USA) – 2:11:04
10. Ed Moran (USA) – 2:11:46

Dado Firehiwot Wins ING NYC Marathon in 2:23:15 (Elite Women Results)

Congrats to Geoffrey, Dado, and all the thousands of runners who ran the ING NYC Marathon this morning.

We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and a record 37 of you responded!

Good luck to everyone running this weekend.  Run It Fast!!!!

Joshua Holmes – @bayou – Time to head to Chattanooga tomorrow for the start of our 2nd year of @runitfast running @RagnarRelay

Mandy B. – @the_mandyb – Road2Hope half marathon in Hamilton, ON!

Julian Maine – @jmaine52 – Fairwood Common X-Country

Navin Sadarangani – @navin48 – 26.2 miles all over NYC baibay, woohoo!

Tianna Marshall – @TrunsLA – Running the Santa Clarita Marathon!

Grace Bateman Greene – @perupaper – Savannah, GA marathon!

Gerard Pescatore – @GPescatore – Doing a 12-mile taper run along Forbidden Drive in Philadelphia

Beyond Limits – @NoLimitsTweets – Am in running a 5 miler this weekend the second to last in a series our club puts on. Second in my age group right now.

Joe Spano – @JoeSpano1 – running NYC marathon this weekend!!!

Row.Row. – @MiniRowRow – I’m running in Fresno’s (CA) Two Cities Half Marathon! =]

Humberto Vazquez – @jhvv99 – Monterrey México 10k Ternium

Ricky Wood – @WoodRicky – i will be running my 35th half marathon this year in MARLOW!!!

Rodney Zayas – @rodneyzayas – just training in Central Park for the Miami half marathon…

Andy Scott – @DAndrewScott – RnR Savannah Half marathon with my wife on her 2nd 39th birthday! @RunRocknRoll

Shawna – @ssulax33 – Anything is Possible 5k in Kennesaw, GA. Sunday, Start time: 1:50am will be done before I started.

Craig Brett – @craigbrett – Castle Combe relays.

Emir Manhães – @Emirsms – Asics golden four Brasília 21 km

Aaron Johnstone – @aarongeek – tapering for San Antonio Rock ‘n Roll marathon on 11/13! Just a ‘short’ 8 mile run.

MJ – @CoffeeMonkey001 – indianapolis monumental marathon 🙂

Jill H. – @iRunForTheHills – @RagnarRelay #RagnarTN ! 195 miles from Chattanooga to Nashville with 11 other #TrunkMonkeys

Lisa Maier – @LisaAnn72688 – saturday the Hot Chocolate 15k race in Chicago!

Michael Rosenberg – @roseyrosenberg – Rockville MD 10K

Troy Thompson – @thomfin – The High Trestle Trail near Woodward Iowa

S Farkosh – @buttrfly7kisses – Robert Morris University’s 6th Annual Susan Hofacre 5k Memorial Run! This Saturday, 11/5 at 9:00 AM!

E.B. – @theycallmebum – Savannah inaugural Rock and Roll Marathon

Larry Huffman – @LarryHuffman – Mountain Masochist 50M, Lynchburg, VA. First 50!

Sean Storie – @TheTrueSS – Mendon Ponds Trail 20k. Rochester, NY

Sarah Warner – @elbow17green – 1st full marathon #marshallmarathon Huntington, WV

Juan R. – @jrodz11 – running the say no to drugs 10k with @SRLA at universal studios

Shawna Mullener – @SMullener – Zeitgeist half in Boise, Idaho!! My first 13.1 and hopefully not my last!!

Jia – @jija21 – Los Angeles Muddy buddy!!

Elizabeth Johnston – @RunningWithGod – In Watertown, SD. I am coaching at a vball tourney so probably on the treadmill in the hotel

Pat Burton – @rocket_boy – Rock n’ Roll Marathon in Savannah, GA!

Skip Keltner – @skipkeltner – running the Indy Monumental Half Marathon this weekend. Looking forward to a PR.

Run7on7 – @Run7on7 – running NY marathon this weekend

Garrett Holt – @GarrettH24 – Bass Pro Shops 1/2 Mara in Springfield, Mo this Sunday!

Mary Jane Schriver – @MJSchriver – Stomp the Grapes 1/2 Marathon, Hartville Ohio!

The sixth Flying Monkey Marathon will take place on November 20, 2011.  This year’s event sold out in less than four minutes.

The race takes place in Nashville’s Harpeth Hills and is considered one of the most difficult road marathons in the United States.

The original version of this commercial was created by and narrated by Jobs. It was never released officially though.

The Flying Monkey Marathon is rated as the best marathon in Tennessee (story).

Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang ran the 2nd fastest marathon ever recorded (on an official course)  at the Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday morning in Germany in 2:03:42.

Fellow countryman Patrick Makau, just a month ago, set the new world record for the marathon at 2:03:38.

It was the second consecutive win for Kipsang at the Frankfurt Marathon.

Kenyans took home 9 of the top 10 spots.

Frankfurt Marathon Top 10 Results

1. Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) – 2:03:42
2. Levy Matebo (Kenya) – 2:05:16
3. Albert Matebor (Kenya) – 2:05:25
4. Philip Sanga (Kenya) – 2:06:07
5. Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 2:06:29
6. Peter Kirui (Kenya) – 2:06:31
7. Chumba Dickson Kiptolo (Kenya) – 2:07:23
8. Siraj Gena (Ethiopia) – 2:08:31
9. Duncan Koech (Kenya) – 2:08:38
10. Henry Sugut (Kenya) – 2:08:56

Congrats to Wilson! I’m sure Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is extremely pleased with his good friend.

Mamitu Daska won the women’s race, finishing in 2:21:59.

Chad Ware won the 36th Marine Corps Marathon early Sunday morning in Washington, D.C. with a time of 2:26:37.  Ware is a first lieutenant in the United States Army.

Top 5 Male – Marine Corps Marathon Results

1. Chad Ware (Wheeling, IL) – 2:19:16
2. Michael Wardian (Arlington, VA) – 2:23:46
3. Patrick Fernandez (Alexandria, VA) – 2:26:37
4. Keith Matiskella (Leavenworth, KS) – 2:27:23
5. Adam Condit (Cedar Rapids, IA) – 2:29:28

Turkey native Tezata Dengersa won the women’s race in 2:45:28 just 27 seconds ahead of second place finisher Emily Shertzer.

Top 5 Female – Marine Corps Marathon Results

1. Tezata Dengersa (Ellicott City, MD) – 2:45:28
2. Emily Shertzer (Jonestown, PA) – 2:45:55
3. Getachew Shiferaw (Ellicott City, MD) – 2:47:30
4. Autumn Ray (Tucson, AZ)- 2:49:42
5. Sandra McClellan (Spring Park, MN) – 2:52:35

Marine Corps Marathon Results (Searchable)

Run It Fast Ragnar team member Scott Flowers ran his first marathon at MCM today and finished in 3:58:17.

Congrats to David, Narr, and all the runners that completed the MCM today.

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Mount Lemmon Marathon & 1/2 Marathon that took place in Tucson, Arizona on October 23, 2011.

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Mount Lemmon Marathon Website

[Medal photo submitted by Robert Boluyt. Follow him on Twitter @Bateluer]

Here is the Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon finisher’s medal from the race that took place on October 23, 2012.

This medal was designed by Darius Daniel, who won a contest on Facebook to design the medal.  You can follow him on Twitter @dzoid11.

Memo to Race Directors: You might want to hire this guy to design your bling!!

Also, below you will see the beautiful Myrtle Beach 5K medal as well.

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[Medal photos submitted by Darius Daniel (see above) and Jen. Follow Jen on Twitter @PhilanthropyInk]

Above is the finisher’s medal from the 2011 Niagara Falls International Marathon that took place on October 23, 2011 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

The flag near the top of the medal spins and rotates between the USA and Canadian flags.

A very spiffy medal….we like it!!!

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Niagara Falls International Marathon Website

[NFIM medal pics submitted by Patrick Conlen. Follow him on Twitter @pconlen]

Many of you were busy over the weekend, and we have the bling to validate your claims.

Here is the 2011 finisher’s medal from the Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Marathon & Half Marathon.

This race took place on October 23, 2011 in Pennsylvania.

Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Marathon Website

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[Medal photo submitted by Kevin Hunsicker. Follow him on Twitter @KevOCCRN]