Posted on 03 May 2013. Tags: Backside Trail Marathon, bling, Donna Johnson Pittman, Kentucky, marathon, medal, Run It Fast - The Club, trails

This is the fun finisher’s medal for the Backside Trail Marathon that took place on April 28, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.
What a lucky medal. 🙂 It must have been lucky for RIF #181 Donna because she was one of only 35 people to finish this muddy, hard trail marathon. Go Donna!
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[medal photo submitted by RIF #181 Donna Pittman. Follow her on Twitter @RunslikePhoebe]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Marathon, Medals, THE CLUB, Trails
Posted on 03 May 2013. Tags: 10k, bling, medal, Neil Dryland, Norway, Run It Fast - The Club, Sentrumslopet 10K

This is the finisher’s medal for the Sentrumslopet 10K that was held on April 27, 2013 in Oslo, Norway.
The medal commemorates the sponsoring club’s 100th Anniversary.
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[medal photo submitted by RIF #252 Neil Dryland. Follow him on Twitter @ndryland]
Posted in Bling, Featured, International, Medals, THE CLUB
Posted on 03 May 2013. Tags: bling, Christy Bowers, half marathon, King's Mountain Marathon, marathon, medal, Run It Fast - The Club, South Carolina

This is the unique finisher’s medal for the Kings Mountain Marathon and Half Marathon that was held on April 27, 2013 at King’s Mountain in Clover, South Carolina.
Each medal was handmade by the RD’s family and per Christy “the cedar smell is fantastic”. Very cool!
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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers. Follow her on Twitter @run2bake]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Half Marathon, Marathon, Medals
Posted on 02 May 2013. Tags: 100K, 100K European Championships, bling, France, medal, Michelle Mitchell, Run It Fast - The Club

This is the finisher’s medal for the 100K European Championships that was held on April 27, 2013 in Belves, France.
Very cool medal! Congrats to RIF #133 Michelle for setting a 100K PR there on a tough, hilly course!
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[medal photo submitted by RIF #133 Michelle Mitchell – follow her on Twitter @runnerchickey]
Posted in Bling, Featured, International, Medals, THE CLUB, Ultra Marathon
Posted on 02 May 2013. Tags: Big Sur International Marathon, Big Sur Marathon, bling, California, Dennis Arriaga, marathon, medal, Run It Fast - The Club

This is the finisher’s medal for the Big Sur International Marathon that was held on April 28, 2013 in Big Sur, California.
This is a beautiful and unique medal for a tough and beautiful marathon!
Congratulations to RIF #14o Dennis on his PR there!
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[Medal submitted by RIF #140 Dennis Arriaga. Follow him on on Twitter @dennarr]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Marathon, Medals, THE CLUB
Posted on 25 April 2013. Tags: 100 miler, bling, buckle, joshua holmes, Labor of Love 100 Miler, Nevada, Run It Fast - The Club

Here is the buckle the finishers of the Labor of Love 100 Miler received on April 20-21, 2013 in Lovell Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Very cool detailing on the buckle. I like it. Also, here is a photo of the cactus that RIF #1 Joshua won for winning his age group:

Way to Run It Fast #1! Congratulations!
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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes. Follow him on Twitter @bayou]
Posted in Bling, Buckles, Featured, Medals, THE CLUB, Ultra Marathon
Posted on 25 April 2013. Tags: Carol Goslin, Danny Staggs, Diane Bolton, Extreme Racer, Heather Shoemaker, Hideki Kinoshita, Jeff Le, John Kent Leighton, joshua holmes, Kerri Haskins, Rob Distante, Run It Fast - The Club, Steven Reagan

RIF #259 Rob Distante
It’s only March and RIF Club Members have already raced 102 marathons, 8 50 Milers, 30 50Ks, 45 Half Marathons, 36 5Ks, and handful of 100 milers, 10Ks, and other distances. What a year we are having! We now have 57 RIF Club members who have submitted points and/or monthly miles for 2013 (only points count in the standings so only 54 Club members are listed below)
We have a new member in the top 3! Superwoman, RIF #159 Diane Bolton, is still in the lead with 506.9 points, followed by RIF #259 Rob Distante with 409.13 in 2nd and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton rounds out the top 3 with 403.9 points in 3rd.
On the Women’s Leaderboard, Diane is in 1st, followed by RIF #44 Heather Shoemaker in 2nd with 261.8 points and RIF #218 Carol Goslin in 3rd with 195.1 points. On the Men’s Leaderboard, Rob is in 1st, followed by John in 2nd, and RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd with 355.5 points.
Besides RIF #259 Rob, RIF #88 Hideki Kinoshita (266 points) is new to the top 10 along with RIF #248 Jeff Le (197.76 points) and RIF #261 Kerri Haskins (192 points). The new members are really giving the rest of us a run for our money!
Here are the full standings:
Top Ten Overall
1. Diane Bolton – 506.9 (RIF #159)
2. Rob Distante – 409.13 (RIF #259)
3. John Kent Leighton – 403.9 (RIF #190)
4. Joshua Holmes – 355.5 (RIF #1)
5. Hideki Kinoshita – 266 (RIF #88)
6. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
7. Danny Staggs – 244.1 (RIF #186)
8. Jeff Le – 197.76 (RIF #248)
9. Carol Goslin – 195.1 (RIF #218)
10. Kerri Haskins – 192 (RIF #261)
Women’s Leaderboard
1. Diane Bolton – 506.9 (RIF #159)
2. Heather Shoemaker – 261.8 (RIF #44)
3. Carol Goslin – 195.1 (RIF #218)
4. Kerri Haskins – 192 (RIF #261)
5. Sandy Staggs – 175.1 (RIF #220)
6. Elaine Bickel Green – 162 (RIF #217)
7. Laura Raeder – 157.2 (RIF #20)
8. Lisa Gonzales – 137.96 (RIF #5)
9. Heather Zeigler – 122.7 (RIF #246)
10. Christy Scott – 117.8 (RIF #231)
11. Alicia Eno – 91 (RIF #126)
12. Melanie Kayal – 89.6 (RIF #202)
13. Jennifer Whitley – 82 (RIF #160)
14. Amanda Staggs – 68.6 (RIF #210)
15. Jennifer Wood – 65.5 (RIF #243)
16. Leigh Marsh – 61.7 (RIF #192)
17. Marj Mitchell – 52.4 (RIF #4)
18. Marlene Deem – 52.4 (RIF #189)
19. Beth Hosick – 43.6 (RIF #219)
20. Christy Bowers – 41.7 (RIF #60)
21. Jill Hassen – 31 (RIF #242)
22. Donna Pittman – 23.5 (RIF #181)
23. Natalie Torres – 19.3 (RIF #72)
Men’s Leaderboard
1. Rob Distante – 409.13 (RIF #259)
2. John Kent Leighton – 403.9 (RIF #190)
3. Joshua Holmes – 355.5 (RIF #1)
4. Hideki Kinoshita – 266 (RIF #88)
5. Danny Staggs – 244.1 (RIF #186)
6. Jeff Le – 197.76 (RIF #248)
7. Nicholas Norfolk – 156.2 (RIF #116)
8. Billy Cannon – 120.3 (RIF #169)
9. Mark Watson – 117.5 (RIF #173)
10. Anthony Ohrey – 99.6 (RIF #27)
11. Charles Carmen – 89.63 (RIF #255)
12. Nathan Bass – 88 (RIF #174)
13. Rick Thiounn – 79.5 (RIF #111)
14. Kevin Brandon – 75.1 (RIF #214)
15. David Wingard – 65.5 (RIF #101)
16. Neil Dryland – 57.2 (RIF #252)
17. Josh Liggett – 55.3 (RIF #147)
18. Steven Reagan – 53.4 (RIF #157)
19. James Krenis – 52.4 (RIF #67)
20. Rodrigo Jiménez – 51.31 (RIF #203)
21. Naresh Kumar – 50 (RIF #2)
22. Robin Robbins – 45.2 (RIF #33)
23. Dennis Arriaga – 39.3 (RIF #140)
24. Bill Baker – 39.3 (RIF #196)
25. Kevin Ronayne – 37.4 (RIF #11)
26. Stewart Crouch – 29.3 (RIF #89)
27. Chris Haynes – 26.2 (RIF #223)
28. Nikiah Nudell – 26.2 (RIF #234)
29. Stephen Griffin – 22.4 (RIF #48)
30. Austin Coates – 22.4 (RIF #241)
31. Brian Wooldridge – 13.1 (RIF #141)
We did a random drawing to pick one RIF Club member who submitted points in April and this month’s winner is RIF #157 Steven Reagan! We’ll be sending him a Gone For A Run sign. Don’t forget to submit your points/monthly miles next month for a chance to win!
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 Rob Distante]
Posted in Extreme Racer, Running, THE CLUB
Posted on 24 April 2013. Tags: bling, Carmel Half Marathon, half marathon, Indiana, Jill Hassen, medal, Run It Fast - The Club

This is the finisher’s medal for the Carmel Half Marathon that was held on April 20, 2013 in Carmel, Indiana.
Here is another view of the medal from RIF #242 Jill celebrating her 5 minute PR:

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[Medal photos submitted by Al Edwards, follow him on Twitter @AlEdwards4454 and by RIF #242 Jill Hassen]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Half Marathon, Medals, THE CLUB
Posted on 22 April 2013. Tags: bling, buckle, California, Griffith Park Trail Marathon, joshua holmes, marathon, medal, Run It Fast - The Club, trails

Here is the race bling for the inaugural Griffith Park Trail Marathon that was held on April 13, 2013 in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California.
All finishers of this tough trail marathon received the buckle in the middle of the photo above. Yes, I said a buckle. Not the norm for a marathon but a very cool buckle. The medal at the bottom of the photo was also provided to those who signed up in the in the initial lottery for the race.
And finally, congratulations to RIF #1 Josh who was 10th Overall Male and got to take home a mug as well!
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[Medal photo submitted by RIF #1 Joshua Holmes. Follow him on Twitter @bayou]
Posted in Bling, Buckles, Featured, Marathon, Medals, THE CLUB, Trails
Posted on 22 April 2013. Tags: Big D Marathon, bling, Christy Bowers, marathon, medal, Run It Fast - The Club, texas

This is the finisher’s medal for the Big D Marathon that took place on April 14, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.
Definitely an appropriate medal for the 10th anniversary of this marathon. Congratulations to RIF #60 Christy for completing her first marathon! Check out the glass she also received:

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[medal photo submitted by RIF #60 Christy Bowers. Follow her on Twitter @run2bake]
Posted in Bling, Featured, Marathon, Medals, THE CLUB