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This is the medal for the Ragnar Relay Florida Keys that was held on January 4-5, 2013 from Miami to Key West, Florida.

This was a relay race of 197 miles for teams of 6-12. You can check out the series here: Ragnar Relay

Here is another photo of the relay medal:

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[Medal photos submitted by Larry Keister, follow him on Twitter @royalkeister and Winey and We know It, follow them on Twitter @WineyatRagnar]

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]

This is the medal for the Mile Cup that was held on December 23, 2012 in Russia.

Congratulations to RIF #133 Michelle who took 3rd in her age group at the indoor mile! Here is a photo of the back.

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[medal photos submitted by RIF #133 Michelle Mitchell – follow her on Twitter @runnerchickey]

This is the medal for the Paramount Ranch Trail Half Marathon that was held on December 15, 2012 in Calabasas, California.

This trail race takes place on an old western movie set so the cowboy boots fit this race perfectly. It’s a fun medal with a cool design!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #5 Lisa Gonzales. Follow her on on Twitter @runlikeacoyote]

This is the medal for the Last Chance 50K that was held on December 15, 2012 in Cordesville, South Carolina.

Great medal! Love the Mayan symbols on it. Definitely appropriate given the name of the race. Here’s a photo of the back which is just as cool.

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[Marathon medal photo submitted by Ned Barrett. Follow him on Twitter @NedBarrett1]

There were 60+ medals submitted to the Bling Case in October! What a month! I had no idea October would be such a popular race month. Let me tell you, it was hard to narrow it down. The best I could do was narrow it down to 25 medals. I chose them because they either were great representations of their race (like the Hershey Half Marathon Medal) or they had a unique shape (like the Yellowstone-Teton 100 Mile Buckle), or they were unique (like the Showdown Half Marathon Medal that let the participants choose the color of their medal), or they were just plain fun (the Halloween medals especially)! Good luck picking a favorite! I have no idea which one I’m going to vote for yet.

Anyway…the medal chosen as the Best Race Medal for October 2012 will be included in the contest for the Best Race Medal of 2012 at the end of the year. Oh, and the September Best Medal 2012 Vote is still going on so you have 2 more weeks to cast your vote for your favorite September medal if you haven’t done so already.

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
July – Sogonapmit Marathon Medal 2012
August – North Country Run Medal (2012)

Vote for your favorite October 2012 race medal:

Thanks for voting!

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Here is the finisher’s medal from the Murray Ridge Inland Trail Marathon (and half marathon) that took place on November 4, 2012 in Elyria, Ohio.

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

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Marathon that took place on November 4, 2012 in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #134 Robin Mancinelli. Follow her on Twitter @robinmrr2]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the St. Louis Track Club Half Marathon that took place on November 4, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri.

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #187 Daniel Escue.]

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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