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This is the finisher’s medal for the Black Diamond 40 Mile that was held on Black Friday – November 29, 2013 in Jackson, Tennessee.

This race has individual and relay categories.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #4 Marj Mitchell. Follow her on Twitter @marathonmarj]

RIF #1 Joshua Holmes and fellow RIFers at the Flying Monkey Marathon

RIFers raced around the world! Well, they have raced over 25,000 miles so far this year so if they had done a relay, they would have run around the world…and then some. 🙂 Here are the October 2013 Extreme Racer Standings:

The race for 1st and 2nd is really close right now.  RIF #159 Diane Bolton is still in the lead with 1621.45 but RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is only 6.55 points behind her in 2nd with 1614.9 points! RIF #1 Joshua Holmes rounds out the Top 3 in 3rd with 1422.8 points.

There was no change in the Top 3 of either the Women’s or Men’s Leaderboards. On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 2nd with 1144.4 points, and RIF #287 Carol Earles in 3rd with 1043.59 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, John is in 1st followed by Joshua in 2nd and RIF #279 George Southgate in 3rd with 1205.77 points.

Through October, our RIF Club Members have raced 25,760.01 miles! That total is made up of 1210 races, including:

-18 100 Milers
-23 50 Milers
-63 50Ks
-462 Marathons
-148 Half Marathons
-65 10Ks
-220 5Ks
-222 races of non-traditional distances.

76 of our 300 club members have reported races through October. In total, 78 RIF Club members have submitted points and/or monthly miles so far for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 76 RIF Club members are listed below).

Here are the full standings through October:

Top Ten Overall
1. Diane Bolton – 1621.45 (RIF#159)
2. John Kent Leighton – 1614.9 (RIF#190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 1422.8 (RIF#1)
4. George Southgate – 1205.77 (RIF#279)
5. Carol Goslin – 1144.4 (RIF#218)
6. Carol Earles – 1043.59 (RIF#287)
7. Denis McCarthy – 986.1 (RIF#263)
8. Kerri Haskins – 923.6 (RIF#261)
9. Rob Distante – 879.63 (RIF#259)
10. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF#217)

Men’s Leaderboard
1. John Kent Leighton – 1614.9 (RIF#190)
2. Joshua Holmes – 1422.8 (RIF#1)
3. George Southgate – 1205.77 (RIF#279)
4. Denis McCarthy – 986.1 (RIF#263)
5. Rob Distante – 879.63 (RIF#259)
6. Hideki Kinoshita – 727.4 (RIF#88)
7. Danny Staggs – 573.5 (RIF#186)
8. Jeff Le – 474.96 (RIF#248)
9. Eric Waterman – 408.7 (RIF#289)
10. Houston Wolf – 400.9 (RIF#254)
11. David Wingard – 333.9 (RIF#101)
12. Billy Cannon – 306.8 (RIF#169)
13. Anthony Ohrey – 293.6 (RIF#27)
14. Kevin Brandon – 265.7 (RIF#214)
15. Arland Blanton – 239.8 (RIF#290)
16. Nicholas Norfolk – 238.9 (RIF#116)
17. Mark Ogletree – 234.9 (RIF#247)
18. Jeff Liu – 231 (RIF#275)
19. Steven Reagan – 215.9 (RIF#157)
20. Nathan Bass – 201.6 (RIF#174)
21. Mark Watson – 194 (RIF#173)
22. Dennis Arriaga – 162 (RIF#140)
23. Rodrigo Jiménez – 158.32 (RIF#203)
24. Jason Scott – 147.2 (RIF#265)
25. Josh Liggett – 142.5 (RIF#147)
26. Robin Robbins – 132 (RIF#33)
27. James Krenis – 126.8 (RIF#67)
28. Kevin Ronayne – 108.4 (RIF#11)
29. Bill Baker – 106 (RIF#196)
30. Nikiah Nudell – 94.8 (RIF#234)
31. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF#255)
32. Stephen Griffin – 86.5 (RIF#48)
33. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF#111)
34. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF#252)
35. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF#2)
36. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF#89)
37. Brian Wooldridge – 26.2 (RIF#141)
38. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF#223)
39. Brennan Thompson – 25.5 (RIF#274)
40. Daniel Escue – 22.4 (RIF#187)
41. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF#241)
42. Al Edwards – 13.1 (RIF#291)

Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 1621.45 (RIF#159)
2. Carol Goslin – 1144.4 (RIF#218)
3. Carol Earles – 1043.59 (RIF#287)
4. Kerri Haskins – 923.6 (RIF#261)
5. Elaine Bickel Green – 769.1 (RIF#217)
6. Heather Zeigler – 702.2 (RIF#246)
7. Laura Raeder – 510.4 (RIF#20)
8. Suzanne Spiceland – 468.2 (RIF#280)
9. Michelle Walker – 422.3 (RIF#124)
10. Christy Scott – 419.9 (RIF#231)
11. Katrina Mumaw – 399.5 (RIF#268)
12. Robin Mancinelli – 395.6 (RIF#134)
13. Lisa Gonzales – 319.26 (RIF#5)
14. Donna England – 310.2 (RIF#277)
15. Sandy Staggs – 274 (RIF#220)
16. Michelle Mitchell – 262.6 (RIF#133)
17. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF#44)
18. Alicia Eno – 246.1 (RIF#126)
19. Shannon Burke – 236.8 (RIF#171)
20. Amanda Staggs – 209.3 (RIF#210)
21. Marj Mitchell – 201.7 (RIF#4)
22. Michelle Lenahan – 192.08 (RIF#283)
23. Christy Bowers – 191.72 (RIF#60)
24. Donna Pittman – 188.9 (RIF#181)
25. Beth Hosick – 184.8 (RIF#219)
26. Jennifer Wood – 183.4 (RIF#243)
27. Melanie Casey – 144 (RIF#202)
28. Jennifer Whitley – 82 (RIF#160)
29. Natalie Torres – 81.7 (RIF#72)
30. Leigh Marsh – 61.7 (RIF#192)
31. Jill Hassen – 57.2 (RIF#242)
32. Marlene Deem – 52.4 (RIF#189)
33. Martine Kincade – 26.2 (RIF#260)
34. Debra Jacildo – 15.2 (RIF#98)

The photo above was from the celebration for RIF #1 Joshua Holmes who had just run his 100th Marathon / Ultra at the Flying Monkey Marathon. This is just one example of how RIFers strive to run more and farther! Congrats Josh!

Now for some RIF Club business…

This month’s random drawing winner is RIF #186 Danny Staggs! We will be sending him a Gone For A Run sign and we are sure it will get a lot of use!

Don’t forget to submit your points/monthly miles next month for a chance to win! Anyone who submits races or miles or even to say they didn’t race/run because life got in the way is eligible for the drawing. We just want to hear what everyone is up to and it’s fun to see the race miles add up. 

Details on joining Run It Fast – The Club

[Extreme Racer points are rewarded per each racing mile completed. Example: marathon = 26.2 points, half marathon 13.1 points, etc.]

[photo from Joshua Holmes]

This is the medal for the 51th Annual JFK 50 Mile that was held on November 23, 2013 in Washington County, Maryland.

Congrats to RIF #231 Christy who set a PR at the JFK 50 Mile!

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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #231 Christy Scott.]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Shiner Beer Run Half Marathon that took place on November 23, 2013 in Shiner, Texas.

The medal is also a handy bottle opener.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers – follow her on Twitter @run2bake]

Run It Fast – Club on Strava Club Leaderboard from the week ending November 17, 2013

Here is a look at how Run It Fast – Club members stacked up against each other on our Strava club page:

Total Distance:
1. Joshua Holmes – 100.2
2. John Leighton – 59.1
3. Dennis Arriaga – 43.7

Total Running Time:
1. Joshua Holmes – 25hr 24min
2. John Leighton – 12hr 34min
3. Marj Mitchell – 6hr 41min

Fastest Pace
1. Stewart Crouch – 7:29
2. Al Edwards – 8:03
3. Natalie Torres – 8:05

Longest Run
1. Joshua Holmes – 100.2 mi
2. John Leighton – 49.1 mi
3. Marj Mitchell – 26.3 mi

Most Elevation Gain:
1. Joshua Holmes – 19,678 ft
2. Nick Nudell – 4,783 ft
3. Dennis Arriaga – 3,351 ft

If you are a Run It Fast – Club member then join our club on Strava (free) and see where you compare week to week: http://www.strava.com/clubs/run-it-fast-the-club

Join Run It Fast – The Club HERE

This is the sub-30 buckle for the Chimera 100 Miler that was held on November 16-17, 2013 in the Cleveland National Forest, California.

This race has over 22,000 feet of elevation gain and is so difficult it has a sub-3o buckle instead of a sub-24 buckle.

Congratulations to RIF #1 Joshua who tamed the beast this weekend!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes. Follow him on Twitter @bayou]

This is the cool finisher’s medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon that was held on November 16, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Perfect medal for everyone who gambled and finished the race!

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #294 Dawn – follow her on Twitter @inkdgirl55]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Leo Run To Remember Meridian Marathon that was held on November 16, 2013 in Meridian, Mississippi.

Congratulations to RIF #4 Marj who PRd there and was 2nd in her Age Group!

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[Medal submitted by RIF #4 Marj Mitchell. Follow her on Twitter @marathonmarj]

This is the finisher’s medal for the Tennessee Ragnar Relay that was held from October 25-26, 2013 from Chattanooga to Nashville, Tennessee.

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers – follow her on Twitter @run2bake]

Run It Fast – Club on Strava Club Leaderboard from the week ending November 10, 2013

Here is a look at how Run It Fast – Club members stacked up against each other on our Strava club page:

Total Distance:
1. John Leighton – 66.0
2. Dennis Arriaga – 42.2
3. Mark Ogletree – 39.7

Total Running Time:
1. John Leighton – 25hr 24min
2. Mark Ogletree – 6hr 33min
3. Dennis Arriaga – 5hr 57min

Fastest Pace
1. Al Edwards – 7:47
2. Natalie Torres – 8:19
3. Alex Barrientos – 8:22

Longest Run
1. John Leighton – 56.0 mi
2. Joshua Holmes – 26.7 mi
3. Dennis Arriaga – 20.0 mi

Most Elevation Gain:
1. Joshua Holmes – 4,575 ft
2. Nick Nudell – 1,391 ft
3. Dennis Arriaga – 1,083 ft

If you are a Run It Fast – Club member then join our club on Strava (free) and see where you compare week to week: http://www.strava.com/clubs/run-it-fast-the-club

Join Run It Fast – The Club HERE