Grandfather Mountain Marathon
I ran this marathon in July 2003. The last year the race had results on marathonguide.com was 2021. Perhaps the race did not survive COVID. [more …]
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Marathon Reports
2019 Mississippi Blues Marathon
I’m happy with my 68th marathon finish in my 35th state. [more …]
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2020 Celebration Marathon
The Town of Celebration is near Disney World and only a two-hour drive from Tampa. Their annual marathon was on the same Sunday morning as the 2020 Chronotrack Conference, so I took advantage of the schedule to extend my marathon or longer finish streak to 28 years. [more …]
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10 Things One Needs to Complete a Marathon in Each of the 50 States
Thirty years provides a long time to compile a list of what one needs to complete the 50-state journey. My list includes: [more …]
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2023 Minnehaha Marathon (aka Center of the Nation Series Day 5)
This marathon was my 85th in my 50th state. [more …]
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2023 Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon
I finished a marathon in my 49th state in the 49th state in the 49th edition of the Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon. [more …]
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2023 Prairie Series (Day 4) Marathon
my readiness level was 1%. My FitBit app recommended, “Your body might need rest. For active recovery, try light walks, stretches, or restorative yoga.” If I tried the stretches or restorative yoga, I would never get through 26 miles. So, I went the light walk route. [more …]
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2023 Prairie Series (Day 3) Marathon
The Kansas race was in Hiawatha, a small town 40 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Saint Joseph is where many Oregon Trail wagon trains organized and started their trek [more …]
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2022 Hawai’i Bird Conservation Marathon
I know that monitoring the weather is an essential factor in race preparation. For once, I had to monitor volcanos. This running stuff is good for your brain. [more …]
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2022 Route 66 Marathon
I decided to get out of town on JFK weekend. That way, I would not experience weather nostalgia. On Thursday, November 17, I headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to run Sunday’s Route 66 Marathon. [more …]
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