The Jackalope Jam 100

Katy Coleman (HF18344)- Jackalope Jam Race Report / My Running Journey Less than 4 years ago, I started running to reduce stress. I was managing our company, a household, and four little ones. I was in a fast-track grad school program, a challenging marriage, and a number of social groups. It’s exhausting just re-reading that…Continue reading “The Jackalope Jam 100”

New Year & New States In 50-State Quest

Chris Strub (HF18714) -Boom … it’s not even March and I’ve crossed four new-to-me states off the list, including a Top Male finish in New Mexico in January. New Mexico 🌴New Jersey 🥶Alabama 🐘Texas 🍖 That’s 25, 26, 27 and 28 down on the 50-state quest. Next up is Vegas this weekend (a 3x repeatContinue reading “New Year & New States In 50-State Quest”

Running Through the Cactus at the Saguaro Half

Dailyn Valdez (HF18660, DA3732, MM15916) – Saguaro Half Vacation Race weekend was so fun Got to hang out with my friend Ester who I met at Mt Rushmore 2 years ago. We volunteered and met more Vacation Race enthusiasts .The first 6 miles was asphalt full of rolling hills and tons of Saguaro cactuses 🌵Continue reading “Running Through the Cactus at the Saguaro Half”

Vacation Races Saguaro Half Marathon

Tina Torun (HF16109, MM15672, DA3665) – Medal Monday Saguaro Half Marathon in Tucson, AZ this past Saturday was a very challenging half with mixed terrain. First 7 miles or so on roads with rolling hills and then the next 6 miles was on single track trails, sandy trails, few rocky trails. The finish line areaContinue reading “Vacation Races Saguaro Half Marathon”

From Florida to Hawaii: 80-year-old Melbourne Beach man completes marathons in all 50 states

Slow and steady wins the race for Bob Sielski, (MM14290) who has accomplished the rare ironman-esque feat of finishing marathons in all 50 states — at age 80. The energetic octogenarian flew to Hawaii in December and completed the Honolulu Marathon, crossing the finish line in 7 hours, 11 minutes and 55 seconds. After addingContinue reading “From Florida to Hawaii: 80-year-old Melbourne Beach man completes marathons in all 50 states”

200th Marathon: Congratulations Brian Mount!

Congratulations to Brian Mount (MM5018, DA1174, HF10837) who recently completed his 200th marathon. From Brian, ” I started running to get healthy and lose some weight. I started off running local 5k and 10k races. I also ran half marathons. I had no desire to run marathons. I was running one night with a friendContinue reading “200th Marathon: Congratulations Brian Mount!”

20 Tales From Medal Monday Year 2 Chapter 2

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. Dani Shown – (MM8045, DA565, HF4557) – Completed Half 172 and State 32 of 50 States round 2 today at theContinue reading “20 Tales From Medal Monday Year 2 Chapter 2”

Running Tallahassee

Congratulations to Tommy Craft (MM15655, DA3657, HF17427) , Marcus Carmicle (MM15632, DA3648, HF17428) and Starr Gantz (HF14673) who completed the Tallahassee Half Marathon. on February 5th. From Tommy, “Today we ran the Tallahassee half marathon. It was rather hilly, but the clouds and temperature made it more comfortable. Now it’s time to head home! EveryoneContinue reading “Running Tallahassee”

Finishing a “Runners Dream” at Surf City

Jolanta Thorburn (HF18464, DA3742, MM15959) – The Surf City USA Half Marathon in Huntington Beach in California is a runner’s dream 🏃🏻‍♀️🏄‍♀️🌴☀️🌊The oceanfront course takes runners through the best of Huntington Beach on a mostly flat Pacific Coast Highway.Fantastic weekend soaking up the sun with some of my running buddies from @perrigoparkrun and @lakesammamishrunclubThis wasContinue reading “Finishing a “Runners Dream” at Surf City”

Finishing 50 States For The 7th Time

Congratulations to Glen Anderson who finished another round of 50 states this past weekend at the Mississippi River Marathon in Greenville, MS. This is Glen’s (MM2674) 7th round of 50 states. Congratulations! Photo credit Karen Anderson

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