JC Santa Teresa (MM1883, DA3285, HF17343) – MM paced the 4:45 group in Berlin. Glad to run with some of my MM friends! Hope to see some you in Chicago in two weeks! Photo and Post Credit JC Santa Teresa
Category Archives: Profiles
Member Profile; Holly Smith Abbott
Holly Smith Abbott (HF897) My name is Holly Abbott (HF#897) and I reside in Carmel, Indiana. I joined Half Fanatics in March 2011 after learning about the awesome group and meeting Tony at a race expo. At that time I was working towards running a half marathon in every US state and Washington DC. IContinue reading “Member Profile; Holly Smith Abbott”
Revel Big Cottonwood – Julia K Garling
Julia K Garling (MM3960) – Revel big cottonwood was my 16th marathon for the year, my 296th lifetime marathon, and my 33rd state for round 4 of the 50 states. It was amazing to see my running family again and even better to see them crushing it down that mountain. I have no idea how IContinue reading “Revel Big Cottonwood – Julia K Garling “
Celebrating 100 Half Marathons at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Congratulations to Jorgina Sanders (HF16456) & Krista Shuler (HF18241) who both completed their 100th half marathon at the 2023 Battle of Fredericksburg 5k & Half Marathon in Comfort Texas this past weekend. Jorgina Sanders (HF16456) – “Half #100 was amazing…The race director outdid himself by making us banners with our names in them.” Krista ShulerContinue reading “Celebrating 100 Half Marathons at the Battle of Fredericksburg”
Getting the Boston Qualifier at Tunnel Light
Jessie Abraham – (HF9690) – I did it! Finally BQ’d at the Tunnel Light Marathon on Sunday. Fingers crossed that I get accepted to run the Boston Marathon and collect that 6 Star Medal. 🙏🏾🤞🏽🦄⭐️ Photo and Post Crédit Jessie Abraham
A Great Day at The Orca Running Craft Classic
Andrea Eason (HF16779) – A great race day at the Orca Running Craft Classic for half marathon number 69! This is the end of a training cycle and I was less than a minute from PR’ing but knew to kept it easy with more races coming up. Super happy with my results today because it’sContinue reading “A Great Day at The Orca Running Craft Classic”
Welcome to the Club Sarah!
Sarah Modlin (HF #18797) – I just joined the club and I can’t wait to contribute! I just wanted to share a short story/milestone! I ran my first half marathon 2 years ago while I was living in Philadelphia, PA (even though I currently live in Morgantown, WV)! It was the Philadelphia Distance Run on 09/19/2021Continue reading “Welcome to the Club Sarah!”
20 Tales From Medal Monday Volume 2 Chapter 12
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. Sameer Khurana (MM13642, DA2835, HF15807) –– Sioux Falls Marathon, SD ~ 41st Lifetime Marathon and 15th State! It was nice toContinue reading “20 Tales From Medal Monday Volume 2 Chapter 12”
200th Half Marathon Complete at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Salt Lake City Half
Kevin Gonzalez (HF613, DA413, MM6572) – #MedalMonday Today I Finished My 200th Half Marathon at the Inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Salt Lake City Half Marathon. It was one of the toughest Half Marathon courses which I have endured particularly within the early portion of the race, but it was also one that I was proudContinue reading “200th Half Marathon Complete at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Salt Lake City Half”
Becoming the Latest Member of the 100×100 club
Van Phan, Maniac 27 Huge Congratulations to our friend Van Phan! Completing 100, 100 mile races! Van is the latest member of the 100×100 club. Van “Pigtails” Phan (100 finishes), age 52 in 2023, from Lakewood, Washington, finished her 100th 100-miler at Hamster 32 Hour Endurance Run in Bellingham, Washington. She began running ultras inContinue reading “Becoming the Latest Member of the 100×100 club”