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Here is the medal for the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon & 10K that was held on June 10, 2012 in Las Colinas, Texas.

This is a great medal which honors all branches of the military. The race benefits the Semper Fi Fund.

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[Medal submitted by Kyra – Follow Kyra on Twitter @KyraTX]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Texas Independence Relay that took place on  March 31 – April 1, 2012 in Texas (Bastrop to San Jacinto).

The relay covered 203 miles through Texas (website):

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[Submitted by Run It Fast Member #89 Stewart Crouch. Join Run It Fast – The Club HERE]

This is the finisher’s medal (and shirt) for the Bearathon Half Marathon which took place in Waco, TX on March 24, 2012. 

This is a great medal for the Bearathon which is known as the “”The Toughest Half-Marathon in the State of Texas”. Love the bear paw with wings over all of the inspirational words!

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[This medal was submitted by Aaron Johnstone RIF #94 – follow him on twitter @TexasRunnr]

 This is the medal for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon that took place in Dallas, Texas on March 25, 2012.

I like this medal a lot. I think the big boots and the sparkle on DALLAS are exactly what you’d expect to see for that city. Everything is bigger in Texas, right?

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[medals submitted by Brian L (follow on twitter –  @bmleub) and MassielSm (follow on twitter – @massielSm)]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the Armadillo Dash Half Marathon that took place on March 4, 2012 in College Station, Texas.

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[medal photo submitted by A.J. Reese. Follow him on Twitter @AJisrunning]

You win some and you lose some….sometimes during the same race.  

Oklahoma native Scott Downard won the 2012 Cowtown Marathon on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas in 2:31:40.

However, minutes later he was stripped of his win after race officials discovered that Downard had never registered for the race. He had a bib though, but the bib belonged to a friend who was unable to compete in the marathon.

Downard admitted it freely and didn’t cause a stir.  The runner-up, Kolin Styles, was declared the winner. Styles finished the race in 2:37:53.

This is a practice that isn’t rare. It happens often, but the difference is that it is almost never if ever the race winner doing it. Usually the top dog is comped or signed up weeks in advance of the race.

The reason it is happening more and more is because of the rapid rate that a lot of marathons are selling out months in advance. So runners are signing up months in advance for races that they might never run. Injury, work, illness, family, conflicts can get in the way when trying to plan or train so far in advance.

Then on the flipside you have runners who really want to run these races who got shut out.  So bibs are usually transferred often at a fraction of the cost the original runner paid or given to a friend or buddy.

To me it’s no harm no foul…unless you win!

Unless of course you are helping a friend cheat their way into a BQ or age bracket win. It does get complicated on a certain level but for the most part runners just want to run.

Downard didn’t cheat the race or course. He won fair and square. He just didn’t sign up for the race. The race officials made the right decision.

Some races (fewer and fewer) will let you transfer a bib/registation to another runner before a certain date or for a small feel.

Congrats to both Scott and Kolin on winning the Cowtown Marathon.

[image: Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the The Cowtown Half Marathon that was held on February 26, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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[medal photos submitted by Alex Castillo. Follow him on Twitter @acast2377]

Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2012 LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon that took place in Austin, Texas on February 19, 2012.

Cool medal. Lot of detail and references to Austin. Stays true to the LIVESTRONG brand.

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[medal photo submitted by Aaron Johnstone. Follow him on Twitter @TexasRunnr]

Here is the Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile Trail Race finisher’s belt buckle from the 2011 race that took place in Huntsville, Texas.

The race is really well put on and has superb aid stations throughout the 20-mile loop.

Rocky Raccoon Race Website

2011 Rocky Raccoon Results