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)