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Here is the medal for the Backass Jackal Trail Marathon that was held on June 24, 2012 in Jackson, TN.

The fun & unique medal was custom made by RIF #151 Chris Estes’s brother Micah Estes. The Backass Jackal was run by 5 hardcore runners the day after the Jackal Trail Marathon. Two relay teams also took part in the Backass Jackal. You can see the results for both races here:

THE JACKAL TRAIL MARATHON AND BACKASS JACKAL TRAIL MARATHON RESULTS

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[Medal submitted by RIF #49 Dani Obregon. Follow her on Twitter @nanyob]

Here is the medal for the Jackal Trail Marathon that was held on June 23, 2012 in Jackson, TN.

I love this medal and wish I’d been able to run this so I could get one! The jackal on it is fierce and has tons of attitude which is perfect for a trail marathon.

THE JACKAL TRAIL MARATHON RESULTS

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[Medal submitted by RIF #40 Scott Stader. Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottStader]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Navy Ten Nautical Miler that took place on June 3, 2012 in Millington, Tennessee.

Run It Fast – Club member Victor Fleitas also submitted his first place age group medallion that you can see below.

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[Medal submitted by RIF #21 Victor Fleitas. Follow him on Twitter @lawyerrunner]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 34th Strolling Jim 40 Mile Run that took place on May 5, 2012 in Wartrace, Tennessee.

The best medal they’ve had so far in the history of the event. The medal was large as you can see the outline of a quarter to the left of the medal.

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

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Go Johnny Go 5K that took place on May 12, 2012 in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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[Submitted by John Fesler. Follow John on Twitter @Fesman70]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Savage Gulf Trail Marathon that took place on March 18, 2012 in Savage Gulf State Park near Dunlap, Tennessee.

It was a first year event and the park rangers that put on the race did almost everything right. The race/park was stunningly beautiful, and the marathon was extremely challenging with climbs over big boulders. It took finisher’s on average 2-3 hours longer than usual.

Bling you say? Well as you can see there was no official bling. Something I’m sure will be rectified next year.

However, there was a swag table full of giveaways. So I saw the Skull Candy headphones and headed for the food tent.

[submitted by Joshua Holmes. Follow him on Twitter @bayou]

Huntsville’s Blake Thompson won the 34th Strolling Jim 40 Miler on May 6, 2012 with a winning time of 5:17:29 for the 41.2 mile course.

Thompson’s time was the slowest winning time in race history according to Race Director Mike Melton.  This was due in large part to the high temperatures and humidity that took a toll on all of the runners throughout the grueling hills of Wartrace, Tennessee.

Second place went to Strolling Jim veteran Dink Taylor (5:29:01) who has run 24+ Jims.  Third place went to ‘Bruce’ Sung Ho Choi (5:33:21) of Jacksonville, Florida.

Top overall female went to Huntsville native Kathy Youngren with a time of 6:04:35.

Second place female was Beth McCurdy (6:33:01) with third place female going to Kim Nosenchuk-Brooks (6:46:57).

Top 34th Strolling Jim Finishers

1. Blake Thompson – 5:17:29
2. Dink Taylor – 5:29:01
3. ‘Bruce’ Sung Ho Choi – 5:33:21
4. David Jones – 5:36:22
5. Tom Dolan – 5:48:59
6. Andy Bruner – 5:56:33
7. Kathy Youngren – 6:04:35 (F)
8. Christopher Cadotte – 6:10:11
9. Timothy Pitts – 6:11:19
10. Dwayne Satterfield – 6:14:00
11. Robert Youngren – 6:14:50
12. Carl Laniak – 6:25:40
13. Robby Callahan – 6:27:17
14. Evan Dare – 6:31:34
15. Beth McCurdy – 6:33:01 (F)
16. Gary Dawkins – 6:35:39
17. Hal McClure – 6:38:23
18. Orlando Baez – 6:45:20
19. Kim Nosenchuk-Brooks – 6:46:57 (F)
20. George Menyhert – 6:46:58
21. William Arnold – 6:51:34
22. Dana MacCorquodale – 6:58:37

One of the scarier and heroic moments of the race happened during the last mile when Chris Estes, who was on a 6:30ish finishing pace, jumped over a guardrail to help save a fellow runner who had fallen over the guardrail (full story).

[photo via Dink: Kathy Youngren, Blake Thompson, Dink Taylor]

Here is the finisher’s medal/wood from the Oak Barrel Half Marathon that took place on April 7, 2012.

This beautiful medal is made from the oak barrels that Jack Daniels uses to store Tennessee’s Finest No7.

Oak Barrel is onne of the better half marathons in the country takes place every April in Lynchburg, Tennessee.

Brad Chronister was the overall winner of the OBHM on Saturday.

There is also a photo below of one of the age group awards courtesy of Daniel Solera who finished third in his age division.

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[Images submitted by Daniel Solera (@rundansmarathon), Scott Stader (@scottstader), and Elizabeth Kalifeh (@ekalifeh)

Tullahoma’s Brad Chronister won the Oak Barrel Half Marathon on April 7, 2012 in Lynchburg, Tennessee with a time of 1:13:00.

Chronister was barely able to hold off Geno Phillips who finished just 18 seconds behind in 1:13:18.  Third place went to Shane Thread in 1:19:30.

The top overall female was Winchester’s Shanda Wells with a winning time of 1:33:02.

Second place female went to Fran Glass in 1:33:32 with third place going to Misty Griffin in 1:34:28.

Full 2012 Oak Barrel Half Marathon Results

[image: Daniel Solera]

Jackson native Paul Meyers died during the Andrew Jackson Half Marathon on March 31, 2012.  Meyers was just 33-years old.

Meyers was an assistant public defender for the 26th Judicial District of Tennessee.  A graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis and the University of Mississippi School of Law.  He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

His death is the first in the 40 years of the Andrew Jackson Marathon and Half Marathon.  The race takes place every spring in Jackson, Tennessee.

“He was (lying) on the road and people had gathered around,” Charleyn Reviere said. “There was no pulse and we put him in the car and got him to Regional as quickly as we could.”

Meyers collapsed and fell around mile marker 8 of the race. He was found by Reviere, as she stood near the street, waiting to cheer her husband on during the race.

Meyers father and brother both died tragically young from heart related issues as well.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Paul’s family and friends!

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