Medal Monday brings many stories of achievement for our members. Here are recent stories from the Marathon Maniacs and Half Fanatics, as told by you, as posted on the Marathon Maniacs/Half Fanatics Facebook pages. Jill Britton (HF14534) – I found Elvis. He was in Fargo all along! 😆Kicking assphalt, one state at a time. StateContinue reading “20 Tales From Medal Monday Volume 2 Chapter 8”
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12 Hours At The Armed Forces Endurance Run
Amy Lambert (MM12758) – Medal Monday12 hour fixed time Armed Forces Endurance Run in Fort Wayne, InWhen the race director is a runner it makes such a difference. The medals, awards, shirts, aid station, chip time, awards…i just can’t say enough good things about this inaugural event. This was held at the Veterans National MemorialContinue reading “12 Hours At The Armed Forces Endurance Run”
Battling Mother Nature at the Brookings Marathon
Merry Mullins (MM15936) –Brookings South Dakota Marathon certainly let The wind in on Saturday. Lol. I have to admit that wind blows way harder in South Dakota when your running against it. The picture of my bib that Mother Nature ripped off me twice. 😀. First time for everything. It rained a little the majorityContinue reading “Battling Mother Nature at the Brookings Marathon”
My Flying Pig Marathon Adventure
Brian Johnson (MM8807, DA707, HF7287) To say the Flying Marathon on May 7 was an adventure would be an understatement. But there is a bit of a build up to get to that point. I started Marathoning 10 years ago. I have never completed this race. I have heard about the hills and how “legendary”Continue reading “My Flying Pig Marathon Adventure”
20 Tales From Medal Monday Volume 2 Chapter 7
Medal Monday brings many stories of achievement for our members. Here are recent stories from the Marathon Maniacs and Half Fanatics, as told by you, as posted on the Marathon Maniacs/Half Fanatics Facebook pages. Paul Vining (MM15580, DA3647, HF18444) This past Sunday I completed the very wet Flying Pig Marathon, took me a long timeContinue reading “20 Tales From Medal Monday Volume 2 Chapter 7”
Racing and Celebrating at the Tacoma City Marathon
Gysel Parajon (MM8995, DA3751, HF18751) – This is a tad bit late post but after running the Tacoma City Marathon on April 30th, I went back to the grind almost immediately after returning home. Anyway I came in as the last runner managing to keep a good distance from the sweeper, Brian Johnson, 🙂 andContinue reading “Racing and Celebrating at the Tacoma City Marathon”
Never Been So Proud To Be DFL
Linda Snell (MM16006, DA3757, HF18475) – Jim Thorpe Area Running Festival I’ve never been so proud to be DFL:I am not sure where to even begin with this post…this was my first marathon of 2 I’m doing a week apart because I’m trying to qualify for the Marathon Maniacs group. So. Much. Went. Wrong. AndContinue reading “Never Been So Proud To Be DFL”
When the Going Gets Tough
Jun Ulama (MM12617) – When the going gets tough, you betcha, it’s really tough and just need to keep on rollin’!😆🏃♂️ Tacoma City Marathon 2023 in the books! We got lucky to have an almost perfect weather today for the 20th Anniversary race of the Marathon Maniacs! #runningwithfriends #marathonmaniacs #insaneasylum #Washington Photo and Post CreditContinue reading “When the Going Gets Tough”
Run Family Sightings April 29-30, 2023
Before we race, we like to do a “Family Photo” if we can. The Marathon Maniac/Half Fanatic Run Family can be found at races all over the country and internationally. Here are some of the photos they took before races April 29-30, 2023 Half Fanatics & Marathon Maniacs at the OKC Memorial (April 30) DerbyContinue reading “Run Family Sightings April 29-30, 2023”
Running the Streets of London at the London Marathon
Pascal Radley (MM2051) – London did not disappoint! Even though my finishing time kinda did (4:56:20). Such a spectacle with 50,000 runners, absolutely huge crowds of spectators, and running past many of London’s iconic sights. I think I missed an opportunity for a good costume race. If I ever have the opportunity to run thisContinue reading “Running the Streets of London at the London Marathon”