Scott Pearson (HF18577) – Completed my 25th half marathon today. Not a new state, but a beautiful race that I have been wanting to do for awhile. Mickelson Trail Half in Deadwood SD. It was appropriate that I was running it with Jeff Walls as he talked me into running my first Half Marathon andContinue reading “Running in Deadwood”
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Rock n Roll San Diego
Katie Galvin (HF18478)- #medalmonday State #18 half#29 ✅️ Rock n Roll San Diego Half Marathon Most days the races go well but Sunday was not one of those days… I had too much fun exploring San Diego on Saturday and did not hydrate well after the 5k. This was a great course, lots of music,Continue reading “Rock n Roll San Diego”
Bear Lake Trifecta Idaho
Amy Seagroves (MM15648, DA3652, HF18410)- Half fanatics race #52 state #27 Bear Lake Trifecta Idaho! I had planned to get Wyoming and Montana doing the grand Quad with vacation races and when I realized this race in Idaho was the Thursday in between I couldn’t resist the opportunity to get 3 states in one trip.Continue reading “Bear Lake Trifecta Idaho”
Grand Quad At Yellowstone
Amy Seagroves (MM15648, DA3652, HF18410) Half fanatics race #53 State #28 Yellowstone Half Marathon in Montana. I did this as part of the Grand Quad (Grand Teton 5K + half and Yellowstone 5K + half) with vacation races. This race is a trail race but it isn’t super technical. The biggest challenge is one hillContinue reading “Grand Quad At Yellowstone”
On the Course Again…
Steve Yee (MM1, HF1, DA1) It’s been over 2 years since my last marathon and with the lack of training I was pleasantly surprised to not hurt as much at the finish. My first time ever to North Dakota and the Fargo Marathón did not disappoint, with marathon state #48 completed. What I found outContinue reading “On the Course Again…”
Running in Fargo
Sharon Berger (MM11287) Fargo Marathon, state #47, in the books!👍🏻 Lifetime marathon #58.The race started inside the Fargodome, so we got to stay warm.😊 I was very surprised I warmed up (I’m a wuss with the cold lol) so quickly; after the first mile, I discarded my “throw-away” sweatshirt”! Temps eventually reached the low 40’sContinue reading “Running in Fargo”
Celebrating an Anniversary
Julia Garling (MM3960, DA2566, HF15262)A very special #tbt today, warning, it’s a long one! Everyone needs a support system, some call it a tribe, or a gang, or a clan; I call it a running family, whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. I found my running family 11 years ago, today,Continue reading “Celebrating an Anniversary”
Becoming an Ultra Marathoner
Natalie Uyeno(MM15186, HF17314, DA3505) I’M AN ULTRAMARATHONER!!! Completed 32 miles (a little over a 50K) in under 9 hours!!! Lifetime marathon or longer #8 (1st ultra) is in the books! I was way undertrained, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity when I was gifted a race entry to the Nanny Goat 12-hour race byContinue reading “Becoming an Ultra Marathoner”
Tales From Medal Monday Chapter 4
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. Patty Bishop – (HF12118) Well it only took #192 half marathons to place in my age group today. Honestly I stillContinue reading “Tales From Medal Monday Chapter 4”
Running the Indy Mini
Joanne Blatchley (HF14845) Mini Indy 500 – Indianapolis, IndianaThis weekend brought me to Indianapolis, Indiana for the Mini Indy Marathon Weekend.The expo was held at the Convention Center and was very well organized. Prior to entering the actual hall you’re greeted by a Mini Indy arch sign.You head to the back of the hall forContinue reading “Running the Indy Mini”