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Here is some international bling for you! Above is the finisher’s medal from the 2012 Mumbai Marathon that was held on January 15, 2012 in Mumbai, India.

Kenyan Laban Moiben won the men’s event in 2:10:48, breasting the tape a fraction of a second ahead of Ethiopian Raji Assefa after a sprint finish.

Ethiopian Netsanet Abeyo ran a strong and aggressive race to leave the field far behind, winning in 2:26:12, a new female course record by 44 seconds.

Indian male Ram Yadav qualified for the 2012 London Olympics by running a 2:16:59 to meet the 2:18:00 qualifying standard for the games.

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Mumbai Marathon and Half-Marathon Finishing Medals

[medal photos submitted by Naresh Kumar. Follow him on Twitter @iamarunr]

New Years Double Challenge

The New Years Double Challenge took place on New Years Eve 2011 and New Years Day 2012. You can run anything from a 5K to a marathon either day and you receive a medal each day. If you run both days, you receive the Challenge Plate which allows you to combine the medals together! These are the individual medals:

New Years Eve Medal

New Years Day Medal

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[medals submitted by Beth Lynch, follow her on Twitter @bethlynch]

Sweet finisher’s medal from the Latin Music Miami Beach 1/2 Marathon that was held on December 11, 2011.  (A Rock ‘n’ Roll/Competitor event.)

This was the third half marathon run by Shawna Block.  She finished with a time of 2:23:51.  She has lost 48 pounds since she started running and is an inspiration to many that it can be done.

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[Medal photo submitted by Shawna. Follow her on Twitter @ssulax33]

Run It Fast contributor/runner extraordinaire Naresh Kumar ran the Foothills Trail 77 Mile Ultra Marathon this past weekend (Nov 26-27, 2011).  He said it was one of the hardest races he has ever done, and Naresh has done some hellacious races.

He said it was 2nd on his list of difficulty only to the Last Annual Vol State 500K, a race in which he which he was the first unaided runner to finish. Read his Vol State 500K race report HERE.

The finisher’s bling from this tough race was the well earned, funny, and slightly offensive wallet you see above.

Five people started this race and only three finished. Naresh was the 2nd to cross the finish line.  Only 20 people have ever finished the FHT 77 Miler.

Naresh needs an appropriate sponsor. Let’s help the ‘Vibram Viking’ fine one!!!

[You can follow Naresh on Twitter @iamarunr]

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The 2011 Lavaman Triathlon took place on April 3, 2011 in Waikoloa, Hawaii.

The finisher’s medal is colorful, unique, and keeps with Hawaiian tradition.

The triathlon was won by Erich Wegscheider with at total time of 1:53:31, followed by John Flanagan 1:56:28, and Jens Beck took third in 1:57:20.

Bree Wee was the first female finisher, finishing in 2:04:28. Shannon Donley followed in second 2:10:19.  Rani Tanimoto finished third with a time of 2:13:02.

Lavaman Waikoloa Triathlon Website

[photo: Rebecca McKee]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2011 Greenway Marathon that took place in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27, 2011.

The race was won by Chris Herren (2:33:39).

Solid bling for just $20 bucks from a small marathon.

Greenway Marathon Website

Here is a photo of the official medal, or is that finisher’s wood, from the 2010 Recover from the Holidays 50km trail ultra marathon that took place on December 31, 2010.

A very unique and desirable finisher’s medal for sure.

The race takes place in Huntsville, Alabama at the Huntsville Cross Country Running Park.

Recover from the Holidays 50km Website

Thanks to Chris Estes for sending in the photo of his newly acquired bling.

Here is the beautiful finisher’s medal from the 2010 Mardi Gras Marathon in historic New Orleans, Louisiana.

The course for the race is one of the most beautiful, flat, and enjoyable in the United States.

The 2011 Rock n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and Half Marathon is on February 13, 2011 (event website).

The Walt Disney World Marathon held a voting contest to determine the what the design of the 2011 medal would be, and the winner is….well, Mickey Mouse of course.

The design is different than the massive Mickey face from the past several years.  The medal is impressive and continues Disney’s tradition of providing some of the best bling on the marathon circuit.

The 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon is on January 9, 2011 (event website).

What do you think of the design?