$6,000+ Raised Towards My $10,000 Goal https://kirkwoodareaeverychildpromise.org I feel extremely blessed to have “found” running after the birth of our two kids, Seamus and Finley. When I was younger, I joined the track team because it was something that I was kind of good at, though I didn’t necessarily enjoy it. But as a stay-at-home … More 10,000 Miles, $10,000
The Rocket City Marathon was the perfect penultimate race for my 50 BQ quest. Huntsville boasts a fast course, and we couldn’t have had more perfect weather: 44 degrees all morning with limited wind. I stayed at the Embassy Suites downtown which connected to the Von Braun Center. This is where we picked up our … More Rocket City Marathon (December 2019)
The Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma is felt like a nonstop, 26.2 mile party; it is the first marathon that I have run where I really wished I wasn’t trying to hit a time goal. (I’m fairly sure that only about 10- 15% of us were actually “trying” out there.) Route 66 is the … More Route 66 Marathon (November 2019)
I had no real expectations for the Marshall Marathon in West Virginia. This wasn’t a state that I was particularly excited to visit, and I figured that it would be a fairly “blah” small town race. I was pleasantly surprised by the entire experience. Huntington, West Virginia is a seven- hour drive from Saint Louis, … More Marshall Marathon (November 2019)
I’ve spent the last couple of months stressing out over the Atlantic City Marathon. (Essentially ever since Go! Saint Louis changed its race date.) My race in Hartford the week prior went very well, but this will be my first experience with running two marathons a week apart. I felt pretty good going into the … More Atlantic City Marathon (October 2019)
I’ve had my last fifteen marathons mapped out on the calendar for over a year. As I got closer to state #50, I realized that getting these final events to fall correctly in a timeline would be as important as the training itself. My “master schedule” had me at forty- eight states by December of … More Hartford Marathon (October 2019)
I ran the Clarence DeMar Marathon in Keene, New Hampshire in September, and I am just now writing about it in January. It’s a very nice small- town race, but I was disappointed in my performance, so I’ve procrastinated on having to recap it…. Everything about this marathon should have set it up to be … More Clarence DeMar Marathon (September 2019)
While I did not need to run a marathon in Washington DC to complete my 50 states goal, the 50 BQ club that I belong to requires members to complete a marathon in the District of Columbia. Being that this is a tiny blip on the map area- wise, there aren’t a ton of races … More Abebe Bikila Day Marathon (September 2019)
Of all the races on my calendar, Alaska and Hawaii were the two that had me the most worried. Both require long flights and are expensive destinations, and I hoped that Jim and I wouldn’t have to re- run either. I’ve had some great marathon performances this year, though, so I felt good going into … More Juneau Marathon (July 2019)
I chose this little marathon on Sauvie Island—just outside of Portland—because it advertised a flat course and cooler temperatures for a July race. I figured that it would also be a nice tune- up for Juneau in late July. I would have loved to run Revel Mt. Hood after my success at Mt. Charleston in … More Sauvie Island Marathon (July 2019)
