The fall running season heats up just as the cooler temps set in. Runners who spent the summer gearing up are finally ready to show off their stuff.


And what better way to commemorate a fall race than with a priceless finish-line photo?


We don't care whether you're as suave as "Ridiculously Photogenic Guy"[1] , who was captured running a South Carolina race[2] while looking like a catalog model or more likely to elicit reactions like, "Is she... sneezing?!" At the end of the day, your running photos are a memento of an accomplishment we think you should be very proud of. (And who has the space to save all those "finisher" medals, anyway?)


So in the spirit of this season's many, many races, we want to celebrate all runners. Here are some of our favorite finish-line moments from our Facebook fans and Twitter followers. Send yours to HealthyLiving@huffingtonpost.com and we just might add it to the bunch!

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  • This was my first marathon, and I only trained for about a month for it, yet still got a time below four hours. At this point (end of the race) I felt DEAD. After I stopped running, my body felt like it was still running (kind of like when you get off a boat, you still feel the rocking back and forth)! --Drew R. Bridges




  • First marathon I ran. Fab feeling. Not a runner till I was 31. Used to get winded running across street. -<a href="https://twitter.com/nicolerayna/status/264044137064591360" target="_blank">Nicole Plotkin</a>




  • I'm the one with the blue gloves on. This was my fifth marathon ever; I did NYC in 2006. It was my friend Rob's first. Words cannot begin to describe the feeling when you cross that finish line. For me, it is a very personal, emotional thing. I've cried every time. It is such a HUGE feeling of accomplishment. And at that moment all the pain you've endured for the closing miles seems to go away -- but only for a brief moment. As runners say, "if you're on the inside you can't explain it, and if you're on the outside (non-runner), you don't understand it". It was also an amazing finish, in that it was not just a miracle that Rob finished, but that he even started. The morning of the race he woke up pretty much "sick as a dog" with a horrible sore throat and all the symptoms of a very nasty cold. But, to quote him, "I didn't train all these months or miles to NOT do it". So off we went. That was in 2006. After that race I SWORE I would never do another marathon again! I felt five was enough and I had nothing to prove by doing more. I was wrong. In January 2013, I toed the start line of the Disney World Marathon for the second time, my sixth marathon. --Sandy Ramseth




  • Ultra Trail Mont Blanc after 21 hours. 100 kilometers and 6000 meters of elevation gain... together. -<a href="http://www.yogaxrunners.com/" target="_blank">Tite Togni</a>




  • It felt like it was raining awesome. This was the 2012 Baltimore Marathon. I was dead for the last six miles, but I got a second wind on the home stretch and sprinted while winking and cheesing for all the finish line cameras. -Brenden Woodley




  • The first marathon I finished is now a bit of a blur. I finished. It was hot. It was hard. I was overwhelmed. Finishing my second (that's what this picture is from, the Pasadena, California Marathon in May 2012) was amazing. I allowed myself to truly celebrate the accomplishment because it is VERY HARD, not just physically but mentally. The finish brings overwhelming price, complete satisfaction. I was very, very thankful I was healthy and courageous enough to try something like running 26.2 miles for fun. -Amy Schaumburg




  • Just after the finish line of the Philly marathon 11.20.11...felt awesome & ready to run another! -<a href="https://twitter.com/healthygirlatc/status/264039947076530176/photo/1" target="_blank">@healthygirlatc</a>




  • At MOE OLive Run, Singapore. -Martini Abdul Talib




  • My Mom and I ran the Santa Barbara half marathon together -- it's become our favorite mother/daughter hobby! Not only was the weather beautiful as we ran along the coast, but the vibe was amazing! Everyone was cheering for everyone else -- I wouldn't be surprised if that alone was the reason we crossed the finish line. Crossing that finish line felt great! What an addictive achievement. Onto the next! -Brittany Doohan




  • It felt euphoric to have finished my first marathon! -Karen Hawkins (<a href="https://twitter.com/@Enjoyfood_">@Enjoyfood_ </a>)




  • I completed my first marathon in Portland, Oregon on October 6, 2013. This event was in celebration of letting my heart free and experiencing the love and support of my friends in the running community. I ran for me and for my life, and I crossed the finish line as a thank you to all of them. -Mary Grace Baxendale