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Marathon 47 & 48 in 50 of the #50in50: CT & IL (10/12-10/13/2019)

  1. NEW YORK 11/4/18: @nycmarathon

  2. NEVADA 11/11/18: @runrocknroll Vegas

  3. PENNSYLVANIA 11/18/18: @Philly_Marathon

  4. WASHINGTON 11/25/18: @seattlemarathon

  5. TENNESSEE 12/1/18: @stjude Memphis

  6. ALABAMA 12/8/18: @irunrocketcity

  7. FLORIDA 1/13/19: @rundisney #wdwmarathon

  8. LOUISIANA 1/20/19: @thelamarathon

  9. MISSISSIPPI 1/26/19: Mississippi blues Marathon

  10. ARIZONA 2/9/19: Mesa-Phoenix Marathon @phxmarathon

  11. TEXAS 2/17/19: Austin marathon @austinmarathon

  12. MASSACHUSETTS 2/24/19: Hyannis Marathon @hyannismarathon

  13. SOUTH CAROLINA 3/2/19: Myrtle Beach marathon @runmbm

  14. ARKANSAS 3/3/19: Little Rock marathon @lrmarathon

  15. NORTH CAROLINA 3/9/19: Wrightsville Beach marathon @wbmarathon

  16. GEORGIA 3/17/19: Publix Atlanta marathon @atlantatrackclub

  17. NEW MEXICO 3/21/19: Dust Bowl Series - New Mexico

  18. OKLAHOMA 3/22/19: Dust Bowl Series - Oklahoma

  19. KANSAS 3/24/19: Chisholm Trail marathon @chisholmtrail44

  20. MISSOURI 4/7/19: Go! St Louis marathon @gostlouis

  21. KENTUCKY 4/27/19: Kentucky Derby marathon @kyderbyfestival

  22. NEW JERSEY 4/28/19: New Jersey marathon @njmarathon

  23. OHIO 5/5/19: Flying Pig marathon @runflyingpig

  24. NORTH DAKOTA 5/18/19: Fargo marathon @fargo.marathon

  25. COLORADO 5/19/19: Denver Colfax marathon @runcolfax

  26. VERMONT 5/26/2019: Vermont City marathon @runvermont

  27. UTAH 6/1/2019: Utah Valley marathon @runutahvalley

  28. DELAWARE 6/18/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Bear DE

  29. MARYLAND 6/19/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Elkton MD

  30. ALASKA 6/22/2019: Anchorage Mayor’s marathon @anc_marathon

  31. HAWAII 6/30/2019: Kona marathon @konamarathon

  32. IOWA 7/11/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Clinton IA

  33. WISCONSIN 7/12/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Sparta WI

  34. MINNESOTA 7/13/2019: Mainly Marathons - Heartland series - St Cloud MN

  35. RHODE ISLAND 7/21/2019: Violet State marathon

  36. CALIFORNIA 7/28/2019: San Francisco marathon

  37. NEBRASKA 8/20/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Chadron, NE

  38. WYOMING 8/21/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Sundance, WY

  39. SOUTH DAKOTA 8/22/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Belle Fourche, SD

  40. IDAHO 8/31/2019: Pocatello marathon - Pocatello, ID

  41. OREGON 9/21/2019: Pacific Northwest marathon - Eugene, OR

  42. MONTANA 9/22/2019: Foy’s to Blacktrail marathon - Kalispell, MT

  43. INDIANA 9/28/2019: Mill Race marathon - Columbus, IN

  44. WEST VIRGINIA 9/30/2019: Eastern Panhandle marathon - Martinsburg, WV

  45. NEW HAMPSHIRE 10/5/2019: New Hampshire marathon - Bristol, NH

  46. MAINE 10/6/2019: Maine marathon - Portland, ME

  47. CONNECTICUT 10/12/2019: Hartford marathon - Hartford, CT

  48. ILLINOIS 10/13/2019: Chicago marathon - Chicago, IL

This was one of my most challenging doubleheader weekends in terms of logistics and travel. I took a train up to Hartford on Friday 10/11, got my packet from the expo and checked into my hotel for the night. I got up early the next day and did a couple of interviews before the race with the local media, including one with Patricia Del Rio of WFSB.

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I ran a good race, even with some rain towards the end.

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The medal is really nice!

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I went back to my hotel for a quick minute to clean up then rushed to airport to catch a flight to Chicago so I could meet up with Ferdinand to run the Chicago marathon. The logistics of getting my packet in time are too much to get into, but it was hard! Somehow I made it in time I stayed with my friend Dave, who happens to live just a few blocks from the start line. Ferdinand stayed in a hotel nearby. On the morning of the race, I met up with Ferdinand and a couple of his friends who were also running the marathon (first timers, too). The four of us ran together for the first hour or so. I wasn’t able to keep the pace probably because I ran the Hartford marathon the day before a little harder than I had planned. I really wanted Ferdinand to PR so I told him to run ahead and I would finish a few minutes behind him. I ran a decent race, not a PR, but a race I felt good about. I met Ferdinand at the end and he did in face PR! I was a few minutes off.

These are two outstanding races. The Hartford marathon is a great Northeastern race with a scenic course. And the Chicago marathon has to be in the top list of any serious marathon enthusiast’s races. It is extremely challenging, logistically, to pull off doing both the Hartford and Chicago marathons in the same weekend. If you can do it, go for it!

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Marathon 45 & 46 of the #50in50: NH & ME (10/5-10/6/2019

  1. NEW YORK 11/4/18: @nycmarathon

  2. NEVADA 11/11/18: @runrocknroll Vegas

  3. PENNSYLVANIA 11/18/18: @Philly_Marathon

  4. WASHINGTON 11/25/18: @seattlemarathon

  5. TENNESSEE 12/1/18: @stjude Memphis

  6. ALABAMA 12/8/18: @irunrocketcity

  7. FLORIDA 1/13/19: @rundisney #wdwmarathon

  8. LOUISIANA 1/20/19: @thelamarathon

  9. MISSISSIPPI 1/26/19: Mississippi blues Marathon

  10. ARIZONA 2/9/19: Mesa-Phoenix Marathon @phxmarathon

  11. TEXAS 2/17/19: Austin marathon @austinmarathon

  12. MASSACHUSETTS 2/24/19: Hyannis Marathon @hyannismarathon

  13. SOUTH CAROLINA 3/2/19: Myrtle Beach marathon @runmbm

  14. ARKANSAS 3/3/19: Little Rock marathon @lrmarathon

  15. NORTH CAROLINA 3/9/19: Wrightsville Beach marathon @wbmarathon

  16. GEORGIA 3/17/19: Publix Atlanta marathon @atlantatrackclub

  17. NEW MEXICO 3/21/19: Dust Bowl Series - New Mexico

  18. OKLAHOMA 3/22/19: Dust Bowl Series - Oklahoma

  19. KANSAS 3/24/19: Chisholm Trail marathon @chisholmtrail44

  20. MISSOURI 4/7/19: Go! St Louis marathon @gostlouis

  21. KENTUCKY 4/27/19: Kentucky Derby marathon @kyderbyfestival

  22. NEW JERSEY 4/28/19: New Jersey marathon @njmarathon

  23. OHIO 5/5/19: Flying Pig marathon @runflyingpig

  24. NORTH DAKOTA 5/18/19: Fargo marathon @fargo.marathon

  25. COLORADO 5/19/19: Denver Colfax marathon @runcolfax

  26. VERMONT 5/26/2019: Vermont City marathon @runvermont

  27. UTAH 6/1/2019: Utah Valley marathon @runutahvalley

  28. DELAWARE 6/18/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Bear DE

  29. MARYLAND 6/19/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Elkton MD

  30. ALASKA 6/22/2019: Anchorage Mayor’s marathon @anc_marathon

  31. HAWAII 6/30/2019: Kona marathon @konamarathon

  32. IOWA 7/11/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Clinton IA

  33. WISCONSIN 7/12/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Sparta WI

  34. MINNESOTA 7/13/2019: Mainly Marathons - Heartland series - St Cloud MN

  35. RHODE ISLAND 7/21/2019: Violet State marathon

  36. CALIFORNIA 7/28/2019: San Francisco marathon

  37. NEBRASKA 8/20/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Chadron, NE

  38. WYOMING 8/21/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Sundance, WY

  39. SOUTH DAKOTA 8/22/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Belle Fourche, SD

  40. IDAHO 8/31/2019: Pocatello marathon - Pocatello, ID

  41. OREGON 9/21/2019: Pacific Northwest marathon - Eugene, OR

  42. MONTANA 9/22/2019: Foy’s to Blacktrail marathon - Kalispell, MT

  43. INDIANA 9/28/2019: Mill Race marathon - Columbus, IN

  44. WEST VIRGINIA 9/30/2019: Eastern Panhandle marathon - Martinsburg, WV

  45. NEW HAMPSHIRE 10/5/2019: New Hampshire marathon - Bristol, NH

  46. MAINE 10/6/2019: Maine marathon - Portland, ME

We drove up to Portland for the long weekend and checked into the hotel. Ferdinand was going to run both marathons this weekend with me. On early Saturday morning on 10/5, the plan was we would drive from Portland to Bristol, NH to run the New Hampshire marathon then drive back to Portland, spend the night then run the Maine Marathon on Sunday 10/6.

On our first night in Portland, we all ate a bunch of lobster chowder. Portland is a great place to go out to eat.

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Ferd and I ran a really good race in New Hampshire. We met a couple of great people that we ran with for a bit. One of them PRed by running with us. We were really happy to share that moment with her. The medals were pretty cool.

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We drove back to Portland right after the marathon. Ate more lobster (rolls) and more lobster chowder. We picked up our packets from the expo and went to bed early to be ready for an early start the next day.

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We finished in a very decent time considering that we ran 2 hilly marathons back to back. We met a couple of other people who had done the back to back NH and ME marathon that weekend, too.

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Two amazing marathons, perfectly timed for a double header weekend. I highly recommend these two scenic marathons. I highly recommend them both and if you do attempt this double header, stay in Portland and eat a bunch of the local food!

PLEASE DOWNLOAD GWENEVIERE’S ALBUM

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Marathon 43 & 44 of the #50in50: IN & WV (9/28-9/30/2019)

  1. NEW YORK 11/4/18: @nycmarathon

  2. NEVADA 11/11/18: @runrocknroll Vegas

  3. PENNSYLVANIA 11/18/18: @Philly_Marathon

  4. WASHINGTON 11/25/18: @seattlemarathon

  5. TENNESSEE 12/1/18: @stjude Memphis

  6. ALABAMA 12/8/18: @irunrocketcity

  7. FLORIDA 1/13/19: @rundisney #wdwmarathon

  8. LOUISIANA 1/20/19: @thelamarathon

  9. MISSISSIPPI 1/26/19: Mississippi blues Marathon

  10. ARIZONA 2/9/19: Mesa-Phoenix Marathon @phxmarathon

  11. TEXAS 2/17/19: Austin marathon @austinmarathon

  12. MASSACHUSETTS 2/24/19: Hyannis Marathon @hyannismarathon

  13. SOUTH CAROLINA 3/2/19: Myrtle Beach marathon @runmbm

  14. ARKANSAS 3/3/19: Little Rock marathon @lrmarathon

  15. NORTH CAROLINA 3/9/19: Wrightsville Beach marathon @wbmarathon

  16. GEORGIA 3/17/19: Publix Atlanta marathon @atlantatrackclub

  17. NEW MEXICO 3/21/19: Dust Bowl Series - New Mexico

  18. OKLAHOMA 3/22/19: Dust Bowl Series - Oklahoma

  19. KANSAS 3/24/19: Chisholm Trail marathon @chisholmtrail44

  20. MISSOURI 4/7/19: Go! St Louis marathon @gostlouis

  21. KENTUCKY 4/27/19: Kentucky Derby marathon @kyderbyfestival

  22. NEW JERSEY 4/28/19: New Jersey marathon @njmarathon

  23. OHIO 5/5/19: Flying Pig marathon @runflyingpig

  24. NORTH DAKOTA 5/18/19: Fargo marathon @fargo.marathon

  25. COLORADO 5/19/19: Denver Colfax marathon @runcolfax

  26. VERMONT 5/26/2019: Vermont City marathon @runvermont

  27. UTAH 6/1/2019: Utah Valley marathon @runutahvalley

  28. DELAWARE 6/18/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Bear DE

  29. MARYLAND 6/19/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Elkton MD

  30. ALASKA 6/22/2019: Anchorage Mayor’s marathon @anc_marathon

  31. HAWAII 6/30/2019: Kona marathon @konamarathon

  32. IOWA 7/11/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Clinton IA

  33. WISCONSIN 7/12/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Sparta WI

  34. MINNESOTA 7/13/2019: Mainly Marathons - Heartland series - St Cloud MN

  35. RHODE ISLAND 7/21/2019: Violet State marathon

  36. CALIFORNIA 7/28/2019: San Francisco marathon

  37. NEBRASKA 8/20/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Chadron, NE

  38. WYOMING 8/21/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Sundance, WY

  39. SOUTH DAKOTA 8/22/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Belle Fourche, SD

  40. IDAHO 8/31/2019: Pocatello marathon - Pocatello, ID

  41. OREGON 9/21/2019: Pacific Northwest marathon - Eugene, OR

  42. MONTANA 9/22/2019: Foy’s to Blacktrail marathon - Kalispell, MT

  43. INDIANA 9/28/2019: Mill Race marathon - Columbus, IN

  44. WEST VIRGINIA 9/30/2019: Eastern Panhandle marathon - Martinsburg, WV

On Friday evening on 9/27/2019, I took a quick flight out to Indianapolis, IN and then drove to nearby Columbus, IN.

I checked into the hotel. I got really lucky as my hotel was only 2 blocks from the start line and bib pick up. I picked up my bib and went to bed. I got up early the next day, had breakfast in the hotel which was ready early for marathon runners. I ran a good, decent race and was happy with my time. I walked back to the hotel, washed up and went to check out. I discovered that the hotel had a mascot named Miles. He was super friendly and loved pictures.

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I ran such a good race that I was in the top 100 finishers and got another nice medal for it.

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I flew back to NYC to rest for a day before my next race, the Eastern Panhandle marathon, on Monday 9/30 in Martinsburg, WV. I decided the most efficient way for me to get to there was to rent a car in NYC and drive down early in the morning on Monday, run the race, then drive back the same day right after the race.

The course was very scenic and was a multi-loop race.

It was lightly raining towards the end of the race. There were these really interesting green fruits(?) that looked like brains growing off of trees all along the course.

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The medal was pretty cool.

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Overall, the both races were great. I highly recommend them if you’re looking for September marathons in IN and WV.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD GWENEVIERE’S ALBUM

She was excited about releasing an album that she had just finished, but she passed before she could realize that dream, so we released her album so that we could fulfill that dream for her. Buy & listen to the album here. 





Marathon 41 & 42 of the #50in50: OR & MT (9/21-9/22/2019)

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  1. NEW YORK 11/4/18: @nycmarathon

  2. NEVADA 11/11/18: @runrocknroll Vegas

  3. PENNSYLVANIA 11/18/18: @Philly_Marathon

  4. WASHINGTON 11/25/18: @seattlemarathon

  5. TENNESSEE 12/1/18: @stjude Memphis

  6. ALABAMA 12/8/18: @irunrocketcity

  7. FLORIDA 1/13/19: @rundisney #wdwmarathon

  8. LOUISIANA 1/20/19: @thelamarathon

  9. MISSISSIPPI 1/26/19: Mississippi blues Marathon

  10. ARIZONA 2/9/19: Mesa-Phoenix Marathon @phxmarathon

  11. TEXAS 2/17/19: Austin marathon @austinmarathon

  12. MASSACHUSETTS 2/24/19: Hyannis Marathon @hyannismarathon

  13. SOUTH CAROLINA 3/2/19: Myrtle Beach marathon @runmbm

  14. ARKANSAS 3/3/19: Little Rock marathon @lrmarathon

  15. NORTH CAROLINA 3/9/19: Wrightsville Beach marathon @wbmarathon

  16. GEORGIA 3/17/19: Publix Atlanta marathon @atlantatrackclub

  17. NEW MEXICO 3/21/19: Dust Bowl Series - New Mexico

  18. OKLAHOMA 3/22/19: Dust Bowl Series - Oklahoma

  19. KANSAS 3/24/19: Chisholm Trail marathon @chisholmtrail44

  20. MISSOURI 4/7/19: Go! St Louis marathon @gostlouis

  21. KENTUCKY 4/27/19: Kentucky Derby marathon @kyderbyfestival

  22. NEW JERSEY 4/28/19: New Jersey marathon @njmarathon

  23. OHIO 5/5/19: Flying Pig marathon @runflyingpig

  24. NORTH DAKOTA 5/18/19: Fargo marathon @fargo.marathon

  25. COLORADO 5/19/19: Denver Colfax marathon @runcolfax

  26. VERMONT 5/26/2019: Vermont City marathon @runvermont

  27. UTAH 6/1/2019: Utah Valley marathon @runutahvalley

  28. DELAWARE 6/18/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Bear DE

  29. MARYLAND 6/19/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Elkton MD

  30. ALASKA 6/22/2019: Anchorage Mayor’s marathon @anc_marathon

  31. HAWAII 6/30/2019: Kona marathon @konamarathon

  32. IOWA 7/11/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Clinton IA

  33. WISCONSIN 7/12/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Sparta WI

  34. MINNESOTA 7/13/2019: Mainly Marathons - Heartland series - St Cloud MN

  35. RHODE ISLAND 7/21/2019: Violet State marathon

  36. CALIFORNIA 7/28/2019: San Francisco marathon

  37. NEBRASKA 8/20/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Chadron, NE

  38. WYOMING 8/21/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Sundance, WY

  39. SOUTH DAKOTA 8/22/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Belle Fourche, SD

  40. IDAHO 8/31/2019: Pocatello marathon - Pocatello, ID

  41. OREGON 9/21/2019: Pacific Northwest marathon - Eugene, OR

  42. MONTANA 9/22/2019: Foy’s to Blacktrail marathon - Kalispell, MT

I took off early on Friday and flew into Eugene, Oregon and went straight to pick up my bib for my first of two marathons this weekend - the Pacific Northwest marathon.

I got up the next day and ran a good marathon and headed to the airport.

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On my way to my second marathon, I flew through Salt Lake City and got to see Gwen’s parents again for a few hours for lunch.

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Once I got into Montana I went straight to the hotel. The next morning I got up very early to get to the race start.

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I picked up my bib and a huge can of bear spray which runners were required to carry. We boarded a bus and we were taken to the start.

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The race included a 5,000 ft climb. I felt unprepared for the race compared to the other runners. I was dressed like a road marathon runner, and the rest of runners were dressed like rugged trail marathon runners complete with camelbacks, trucker hats and beards. I didn’t carry any food or water on me. I went miles at a time without food or drink, because the course was very mountainous and the aid stations were spread far apart. I saw a lot of what I presume to be bear poop, but didn’t see any bears.

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The views were amazing!

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I completely underestimated the time it would take to run such a challenging trail marathon. About 3 hours into the marathon, I calculated I wasn’t going to make my flight home, so I called Delta while on the course. Because I had flown so many miles with them on 50 in 50, they were able to reschedule me on another route home. It took me forever to finish the race, but I got through it. My new itinerary took me through Salt Lake City again, so I got to see Gwen’s parents again for the 2nd time in a weekend.

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The medal is amazing! It was made by a local artist using wood from the local trees.

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Overall, both of these marathons are amazing course and the scenery is just breathtaking. I highly recommend them.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD GWENEVIERE’S ALBUM

She was excited about releasing an album that she had just finished, but she passed before she could realize that dream, so we just released her album so that we could fulfill that dream for her. Buy & listen to the album here. 








Marathon 40 in 50 of the #50in50: ID (8/31/2019)

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  • NEW YORK 11/4/18: @nycmarathon

  • NEVADA 11/11/18: @runrocknroll Vegas

  • PENNSYLVANIA 11/18/18: @Philly_Marathon

  • WASHINGTON 11/25/18: @seattlemarathon

  • TENNESSEE 12/1/18: @stjude Memphis

  • ALABAMA 12/8/18: @irunrocketcity

  • FLORIDA 1/13/19: @rundisney #wdwmarathon

  • LOUISIANA 1/20/19: @thelamarathon

  • MISSISSIPPI 1/26/19: Mississippi blues Marathon

  • ARIZONA 2/9/19: Mesa-Phoenix Marathon @phxmarathon

  • TEXAS 2/17/19: Austin marathon @austinmarathon

  • MASSACHUSETTS 2/24/19: Hyannis Marathon @hyannismarathon

  • SOUTH CAROLINA 3/2/19: Myrtle Beach marathon @runmbm

  • ARKANSAS 3/3/19: Little Rock marathon @lrmarathon

  • NORTH CAROLINA 3/9/19: Wrightsville Beach marathon @wbmarathon

  • GEORGIA 3/17/19: Publix Atlanta marathon @atlantatrackclub

  • NEW MEXICO 3/21/19: Dust Bowl Series - New Mexico

  • OKLAHOMA 3/22/19: Dust Bowl Series - Oklahoma

  • KANSAS 3/24/19: Chisholm Trail marathon @chisholmtrail44

  • MISSOURI 4/7/19: Go! St Louis marathon @gostlouis

  • KENTUCKY 4/27/19: Kentucky Derby marathon @kyderbyfestival

  • NEW JERSEY 4/28/19: New Jersey marathon @njmarathon

  • OHIO 5/5/19: Flying Pig marathon @runflyingpig

  • NORTH DAKOTA 5/18/19: Fargo marathon @fargo.marathon

  • COLORADO 5/19/19: Denver Colfax marathon @runcolfax

  • VERMONT 5/26/2019: Vermont City marathon @runvermont

  • UTAH 6/1/2019: Utah Valley marathon @runutahvalley

  • DELAWARE 6/18/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Bear DE

  • MARYLAND 6/19/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Elkton MD

  • ALASKA 6/22/2019: Anchorage Mayor’s marathon @anc_marathon

  • HAWAII 6/30/2019: Kona marathon @konamarathon

  • IOWA 7/11/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Clinton IA

  • WISCONSIN 7/12/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Sparta WI

  • MINNESOTA 7/13/2019: Mainly Marathons - Heartland series - St Cloud MN

  • RHODE ISLAND 7/21/2019: Violet State marathon

  • CALIFORNIA 7/28/2019: San Francisco marathon

  • NEBRASKA 8/20/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Chadron, NE

  • WYOMING 8/21/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Sundance, WY

  • SOUTH DAKOTA 8/22/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Belle Fourche, SD

  • IDAHO 8/31/2019: Pocatello marathon - Pocatello, ID

I flew into Salt Lake City a couple of days before the marathon and stayed with Gweneviere’s family. It always nice to see and visit them. The next day I drove up to Pocatello, ID to stay the night before the race. They made a nice poster with Gwen and me for the race I race in Provo a few week earlier.


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The landscape here reminds me of Wyoming and Nebraska. Big Sky country.


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The speed limit was 80 in Idaho and there were plenty of cars going much faster than that!

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The Pocatello Marathon gave me bib #50 in honor of our 50 marathons in 50 states campaign. What a really nice gesture.

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The race course itself was breathtaking. A lot of incredible landscape. The course was very fast with quite a bit of downhill. Like Utah, the air in Idaho was cool and dry, so you can get dehydrated quickly. Keep that in mind if you run this race. I would love to do this course again.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD GWENEVIERE’S ALBUM

She was excited about releasing an album that she had just finished, but she passed before she could realize that dream, so we just recently released her album so that we could fulfill that dream for her. Buy & listen to the album here. 

Banner photography by Emiliano Granado