To achieve pop idol status, I ran:
1 – (#1) Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona
2 – (#5) Rock ‘n’ Roll Pasadena (Rock Encore medal)
3 – (#7) Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans (Triple Crown medal)
4 – (#8) Rock ‘n’ Roll USA (Grand Slam medal)
5 – (#17) Rock ‘n’ Roll Portland (Rock Star medal)
6 – (#19) Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego (Super Six medal)
7 – (#20) Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle (Rock Legend & Pacific Peaks Medals)
8 – (#30) Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver
9 – (#39) Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles
10 – (#48) Rock ‘n’ Roll Vegas (Pop Idol Medal)
(Then I threw in one more in January: Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona 2013 as a bonus race and got my Desert Double Down medal.)