Run It Fast®

We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 54 of you responded!

Good luck to you all this weekend and Run It Fast!

Joshua Holmes – Scenic City Trail Marathon – Chattanooga, TN #runitfastRIF #1

David Chaloupka – Running to the lake! #takingsometimeoff #summer2012

Lisa Gonzales  – I’m running in the mountains on Sat to watch Stage 7 of the Tour of California! Running 20 miles + boys on bikes = birthday fun!!

Caroline – I will be running in the Tie-Dye Invitational 5k on Saturday. Hoping to win a third trophy in my age division.

Jason Howard – running the Ogden marathon this Saturday.

Mitch Brannen  – Fallen Soldier 5K in Baumholder, Germany

LG – kirkwood spring fling 5k – atlanta

Chris Haynes – The inaugural Viola Valley Half Marathon on Saturday, in Viola, Tennessee!

Ms. Swan  –  #Merrill #DownNDirtyMudRun #Chicago

Wunderkind – Kassel City Marathon, Germany 😉

Fitzer2 – MS 5K run inGlenwood SpringsColorado!!!!

michael c. miller – running with my dog through discovery park, seattle.

LaraCateJ – Memphis in May #triathlon in Tunica, MS.Its a flat, fast course. Let’s hope my running doesn’t totally ruin that ‘fast’ thing!

Romana DL – #PujadaTibidabo 9Km #trailrunning +500http://www.uphillrunning.org 🙂

Gregory Wilson – Wildcat 5k on Saturday in El Sobrante, CA

Kent S Thomsen – on sunday I’ll be running the Copenhagen Marathon together with 12000 others.

Dennis Arriaga  – Bay to Breakers, San Francisco!

Kent Vaughan – running my first 100k. #TNF100 in the Blue Mountains, Sydney, Australia.

Matthew Young – Tewkesbury Half in the UK. Just me and 13x 6 minute miles. #showdown

Gavin  – Manchester 10k for me

Lynsey Rimmer – the Great Manchester Run, UK x

Team Marwell 10k – Team of 19 #zoo staff doing the Marwell #10k Sun 20th.

Angie Gerber – Cheering many friends running the first Portland, OR RnR Half!

Jim Wade –  #BlueNose2012 in Halifax

Julie Randolph – Patriot Band 10k in Olive Branch, MS 🙂#SouthernRunning

ashley hook – Scenic City Marathon, Chattanooga, TN.

Josh Gambill – Schamburgh, IL! Marathon at a cool expected 84°

Steve Colvin  – any 10K or 1/2 close to London, England next weekend 5.26.12?

Amanda Fire – Rite-Aid Cleveland Marathon! @clevemarathon

MM~J – Warrior Dash, Charlotte, NC!

Brian L. Shepherd  – run with the foxes in Indiana

Stephane Rodriguez – Brooklyn Half Marathon!

Skip Keltner – Geist Half Marathon Fishers, IN

Eero Kuusisto – Copenhagen Marathon! My first full one!

Lauren Sell – Green Bay, WI @cellcommarathon

Michelle Walker – Denver: #colfaxmarathon

Jorge Angel – running in Bogota, 2,600 meters above sea level or 8.600 ft closer to the stars!!

Brooke F – Running tonight’s Sevierville 5K!

Ben Brown  – Track practice Saturday am in Raymond Field at Acadia then Track meet Monday at Canada Games Track in Saint John#PushItFast

Elizabeth Kalifeh – Superhero 1/2 Marathon in NJ!

Running Shoes Guru – Count us in for the Brooklyn Half-Marathon this weekend. Just like the movie “Warriors,” but with more gel packs.

Robyn Diez  – Baton Rouge @ LSU Lakes and New Orleans @ Lakefront!

Murray Meads – Mill Creek Ravine, Edmonton 9.5km tempo

Tiffany Mallard – Joplin Memorial Run – Joplin, MO

E.B. – Turtle Crawl Olympic Distance Triathlon, Jekyll Island, GA

Kevin Ronayne – rail trails in Central Mass this weekend

Alex Morrow – Xterra Trail Half Marathon. Oak Mt. State Park. Pelham, AL

hamish brown – running Magic Shoe 5K with CalCoast in Newport Beach, CA ☺

Eric Secker – Joplin Memorial Run Half Marathon… Joplin, Mo

Leah Thorvilson –  @cellcommarathon #cgbm12

lisa trevino – Ogden Utah

caro tesi rocha – mount Vernon trail

Lexie Stempihar – Warrior Dash in Huntersville, NC

Victoria – Beach to Bay, Corpus Christi, TX.

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The Walt Disney World Marathon is getting a course facelift to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the popular race.  The changes should please many veterans of the popular Florida race.

Earlier today WDW released a video, featuring Mickey Mouse, that highlights the biggest changes to the course for 2013.

The most noticeable changes will be removing one of the big loops around EPCOT to start the race. Instead the race will go from EPCOT straight to the Magic Kingdom where runners will run through Cinderella’s Castle just before Mile 6. This will be roughly 4 miles sooner than in past years.

Runners will also be running through the Disney Motor Speedway this year, around the NASCAR track, instead of outside of the facility, before rejoining the traditional course that then goes to the Animal Kingdom.

The last major difference will be that instead of the unpopular out and back at Mile 20 from previous WDW Marathons, runners will instead run to the Disney Wide World of Sports where they will run around the inside of Spring Training stadium of the Atlanta Braves.

Runners will then head to Hollywood Studios before finishing back at EPCOT.

The 2013 Walt Disney World Marathon will take place on January 13, 2013 in Orlando, Florida.

The WDW Half Marathon takes place the day before in the same location.  

Runners can complete both races in what is called the Goofy Challenge. The GC does fill up fast.

2013 Walt Disney World Race Maps (January)

• Walt Disney World® Marathon
• Walt Disney World® Half Marathon
• Disney Family Fun Run 5K
• Mickey Mile

The Extreme Runner Points program is well under way and we’ve had a great turnout so far. 43 Run It Fast – The Club members have submitted their races and miles for the first 4 months of the year. This is a summary of all the races and miles that have been entered so far:

Pretty cool, huh? So far, Run It Fast – The Club members have run almost half way around the world and run a boat load of races! But that’s not all. I’d also like to highlight some of the fun run things they shared with us when they submitted their races and miles.

January

2 members ran a couple of firsts: Congratulations to Daniela Obregon #49 (@Nanyob) for running her first half marathon and Rick Jarvis #13 who ran his first marathon (and also ran another one in January!).

Nicholas Norfolk #116 (@absolut_zer0) became a Marathon Maniac!

2 members set PRs in January: Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) set a 5K PR and Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) set a marathon PR at the MS Blues and then again a week later at Houston! Congratulations to you both on Running It Fast!

February

3 members set PRs in February:  Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) set a 10K PR this time and Kevin Ronayne #11(@KRona217) set a PR in the 5 Mile. Once again that running machine, Hideki Kinosita #88 (@RunKino), set a marathon PR! Yay! That’s how you Run It Fast!

March

Daniela Obregon #49 (@Nanyob) ran her first marathon! GoDani Go!

 There were a slew of PRs set:  Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) set another 5K PR, Kevin Ronanye #11 (@KRona217) also set a 5K PR, Nadia Ruiz Gonzales #69 set a marathon PR at the LA Marathon, and Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) set ANOTHER marathon PR at NOLA. Way to Run It Fast!

Congratulations to Perry Ligon #146 (@perry_ligon) who placed 4^th in his age group (50-59) at the St. Patty’s Scramble 15K Trail Race!

April

For firsts in April, we have Dennis Arriaga #140 (@dennarr) who ran his first half marathon! Congrats Dennis!

4 members set April PRs: Mark Sikkila #108 set a PR for the half marathon, Christy Bowers #60 set a PR for the 10K, Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) set a 4 Mile PR, and Michelle Mitchell #133 set a PR in the 100K. Awesome job of Running It Fast you guys!

Congratulations to Alicia Eno #126 who was 2^nd Woman Overall at the Dash for Dad 13.1 in Memphis, Hideki Kinoshita #88 (@RunKino) who placed 3^rd in his age group at the Martian Marathon, Marj Mithchell #4 who placed 1^st in her age group at the Shiloh Run In The Park 4 Miler, and Michelle Mitchell #133 who won a 2 mile race and placed 2^nd in her half marathon

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As you can see, Run It Fast – The Club members have started off the year with a bang! I know the rest of the year is going to be just as fun. No, even better. I can’t wait to see everyone Run It Fast in 2012!

So come on! Don’t be shy. If you haven’t submitted your races and miles for the Extreme Runner Points program for January through April, you can do so here:

Run It Fast – The Club Extreme Runner Entry Form

You can click here to find out more information about it: Extreme Racer Standings Program (details).

In case you missed the post on the current standings thru April 2012, click here: Run It Fast – The Club Extreme Runner Point Standings (thru April 2012)

And for information on joining Run It Fast – The Club click HERE. Join us today and be a part of the fun!

P.S. If you submitted races but forgot to submit your monthly mileage totals, you can leave a comment here or send me an email or a tweet and I will add them for you.

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Western Mass Mother’s Day Half Marathon that took place on May 13 2012 in Whately, Massachusetts.

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[Submitted by RIF #129 Rob Bedini. Follow Rob on Twitter @BrnxBmbr17]

Claire Lomas was paralyzed from the neck down back in 2007 when she was in a horse riding accident.  Doctors told her she would never walk again.

So she finished the London Marathon days ago in a ‘bionic’ suit, sixteen days after the race started.  She is the first person to finish a marathon in a bionic suit.

With her husband Dan, mother Joyce and 13-month-old daughter Maisie by her side, Lomas walked about two miles a day to complete the course. More than a fortnight later, on May 8th, a tearful Lomas crossed the finish line as thousands of cheering supporters urged her forward.

“The support has been breathtaking and it feels fantastic to finally finish,” Lomas, who was given a guard of honor by members of the Household Cavalry and the Virgin endurance trophy by CEO Richard Branson’s daughter Holly.

The ‘bionic suit’ runs about $75,000.  The suit allows movement by detecting shifts in the movement of the human body.

Lomas was able to raise over $100,000 during her 16-day journey to complete the London Marathon.

However, organizers of the London Marathon refused to giver her a finisher’s medal or official time since she didn’t finish the marathon on the same day she started it.

But several generous marathoners gave Lomas their finisher’s medal from the race. She says she has over a dozen now.

People who win marathons can inspire others to run, but it’s people like Claire Lomas that inspire thousands of people, by overcoming impossible odds to complete what many consider an impossible task as it is.

Claire said her biggest accomplishment after the accident was giving birth to her baby daughter, Massie.

Congrats to Claire Lomas on her London Marathon finish!

About 25% of Run It Fast – The Club members have submitted their race data (January-April) to be tabulated into the Extreme Runner/Racer Standings.

The overall leader is Hideki Kinoshita (RIF #88) with 442.2 race points.  Second place goes to Joshua Holmes (RIF #1) with 380.6 points and David Wingard (RIF #101) is in third with 365.4 points.

Runners are awarded a point for every mile of a race they complete. (Example: marathon = 26.2 pts, half marathon = 13.1 points, 50K = 31 points, 5K = 3.1 points, etc.).  More details HERE

The male and female leaders at the end of the year will be named RIF’s Extreme Runner/Racer(s) of the Year.

Top 10 Overall Extreme Runner Point Standings

1. Hideki Kinoshita – 442.2 (RIF #88) – @runkino
2. Joshua Holmes – 380.6 (RIF #1) – @bayou
3. David Wingard – 365.4 (RIF #101)
4. Emily Conley (F) – 276.4 (RIF #24) – @trailjunke
5. Rick Jarvis – 245.1 (RIF #18)
6. Scott Stader – 222.4 (RIF #40) – @scottstader
7. Alvin Lee – 172.0 (RIF #30) – @aleedds
8. Laura Raeder (F) – 160.3 (RIF #20) – @lauraraeder
9. David Donald – 143.9 (RIF #54)
10. Trent Rosenbloom – 141.6 (RIF #57) – @hhflyingmonkey

Extreme Racer Male Leaderboard 

1. Hideki Kinoshita – 442.2 (RIF #88)
2. Joshua Holmes – 380.6 (RIF #1)
3. David Wingard – 365.4 (RIF #101)
4. Rick Jarvis – 245.1 (RIF #18)
5. Scott Stader – 222.4 (RIF #40)
6. Alvin Lee – 172.0 (RIF #30)
7. David Donald – 143.9 (RIF #54)
8. Trent Rosenbloom – 141.6 (RIF #57)
9. Rick Thiounn – 125.4 (RIF #111)
10. Jonathan Bobbitt – 97.2 (RIF #3)
11. Nicholas Norfolk – 84.1 (RIF #116)
12. Naresh Kumar – 83.4 (RIF #2)
13. Brian Wooldridge – 74.8 (RIF #141)
14. Jason Howard – 71.7 (RIF #150)
15. Stewart Crouch – 64.8 (RIF #89)
16. Perry Ligon – 33.0 (RIF #146)
17. Scott Lochridge – 62.4 (RIF #32)
18. John Hudson – 57.9 (RIF #63)
19. Dennis Arriaga – 47.9 (RIF #140)
20. JD Leman – 39.3 (RIF #139)
21. Wade Anderson – 26.2 (RIF #22)
22. Kevin Ronayne – 19.3 (RIF #11)
23. Chris Nelson – 19.3 (RIF #135)
24. Mark Sikkila – 16.2 (RIF #108)
25. Scott Gorski – 12.4 (RIF #107)
26. Josh Liggett – 9.3 (RIF #147)

Extreme Racer Female Leaderboard

1. Emily Conley – 276.4 (RIF #24)
2. Laura Raeder – 160.3 (RIF #20)
3. Michelle Mitchell – 137.4 (RIF #133)
4. Mikki Trujillo – 134.1 (RIF #13)
5. Heather Shoemaker – 128.6 (RIF #44)
6. Lisa Gonzales – 119.9 (RIF #5)
7. Alicia Eno – 117.9 (RIF #126)
8. Nicole Knutson – 104.8 (RIF #47)
9. Daniela Obregon – 55.5 (RIF #49)
10. Christy Bowers – 54.1 (RIF #60)
11. Marj Mitchell – 30.2 (RIF #4)
12. Natalie Torres – 29.3 (RIF #72)
13. Debra Jacildo – 17.4 (RIF #98)
14. Meredith Yox – 15.5 (RIF #128)
15. Lisa Edwards – 15.1 (RIF #122)

Thanks to all 41 members who have submitted race data to date. This should become a lot of fun as the year goes on and more members start to participate.

For information on joining Run It Fast – The Club click HERE.

Club Members be sure to read more about ERS and enter your races -> Extreme Racer Standings Program (details).

Complete Run It Fast – The Club Member Directory

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K that took place on May 12, 2012 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This race is billed as the largest 25K road race in the country. This year the race had 3,035 finishers.

Weird name for a race but a very nice medal.

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[Submitted by RIF #108 Mark Sikkila (@MarkSikkila) and RIF #122 Lisa Edwards (@Muddy_Mommy)]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Harpers Ferry Half Marathon that took place on May 12, 2012 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

This unique, home made medal is simple yet nice.

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[Submitted by Mike Clifford. Follow him on Twitter @madmikec1105]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Warrior Dash Arkansas that took place on May 12, 2012 in Amity, Arkansas.

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[Submitted by Jeff Cook. Follow him on Twitter @JayCee5505]

One from the vault for Mother’s Day:

On Fridays I would take Momma out for supper. One Friday we ate at Pizza Hut where I could have spaghetti. She wondered why. It was because my first race, a 10K which I’d kept a secret, was on the next morning. Four days after her death, I had surgery, and, following recovery, trained for eight weeks and ran my first marathon.

Running began a new life for me. For her, life itself was a hard run. By coincidence, it ended as my new one was beginning. Endurance had threaded her days. She left it with me.

Read the full story by Dallas Smith by clicking HERE