Thanks to everyone who nominated and voted in the 2012 #RunChat Blog Awards, sponsored by the Key West Half Marathon. Voting was extremely tight this year, with every category being decided by 15 votes or less.
Winning blogs will receive a pair of PRO Compression socks or sleeves and a #RunChat prize pack of a special badge to post on their site, a visor, temporary tattoos and stickers. Two runners up in each category will receive temporary tattoos and stickers.
If you won, we will be in touch with you within the next week to get your mailing information or you can send us your details through our Contact page.
Without further delay, here are this year’s winners:
Best Overall Running Blog
Pavement Runner, pavementrunner.com
Runners up: Mile Posts, Miss Zippy
Best New Running Blog
The Runner Dad, therunnerdad.com
Runners up: Fit Happy Girl, Confessions of a Newbie Runner
Funniest Running Blog
The Boring Runner, theboringrunner.com
Runners up: Will Run for Beer, Fueled by LOLZ
Most Inspirational Running Blog
A Long Way to Boston, alongwaytoboston.com
Runners up: Pace of Me, Misadventures of a Darwinian Fail
Best #RunChat Participant
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Made runners up
– but sincere congrats 2 @therunchat winners of the 2012 #runchat awards, sponsored by @KeyWestHalf http://t.co/7AJdcVZ9
Thanks everyone for voting, honored to be a runner up!
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I didn’t win but came pretty close as first runner up! Congrats to @TheRunnerDad for best new running blog! #runhappy http://t.co/97CPEqiF
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Thanks to all who voted for me! I won! “@therunchat: The winners of the 2012 #runchat awards, are … http://t.co/WJ6TYYFL” #FitFluential
Fabulous choices — congrats to all of them!!!!!
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Congrats to the #runchat blog award winners! http://t.co/34r79zbS maybe a goal to get my blogging rolling for next year??
congrats to all the winners!
Thanks to everyone who voted! I’m the @theRunChat funny blog winner!! http://t.co/4KOn3IFl #RunChat
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Thanks to all. My blog, http://t.co/XxvJ8Qp7 was voted most inspirational blog. 2012 #RunChat Blog Awards:The winners- http://t.co/MyuckYhU
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Honestly, I’m kind of digging that so many guys won. Really refreshing in this female-dominated blogging world. Go, men!
And congrats to you specifically!
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