October 11th Edition Medal Monday brings many stories of achievement for our members. Here are 10 of them, as posted on the Marathon Maniacs/Half Fanatics Facebook pages. Tim Mullican (MM7665) Mo’ Bell ultra for me. I dropped down to the 50K due to my Achille’s tendonitis. We had a choice of running a 3 mile,Continue reading “10 Short Stories from Medal Monday Volume 5 Part 1”
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Getting Their Star in London
This past weekend was the London Marathon. It is also one of the stops on the Abbott World Marathon Majors where you can earn one of running’s greatest prizes, the Six Star Medal. Many Marathon Maniacs earned their star last weekend. Here are a few of them. Jodi Moore MM12047 #medalmondayMarathon #49 in London. HadContinue reading “Getting Their Star in London”
10 Short Stories from Medal Monday Volume 4
October 4th Edition Medal Monday brings many stories of achievement for our members. Here are 10 of them, as posted on the Marathon Maniacs/Half Fanatics Facebook pages. Nathan Jeffrey HF18515 Belated, and long, first ever half fanatic post, and first #medalmonday post . While running my second ever half Mud Mountain Dam Marathon Sunday, my wife was talking to aContinue reading “10 Short Stories from Medal Monday Volume 4”
10 Short Stories from Medal Monday Volume 3
September 27th Edition Medal Monday brings many stories of achievement for our members. Here are 10 of them, as posted on the Marathon Maniacs/Half Fanatics Facebook pages. Lisa Braesel –HF18508 So excited to finally qualify to become a half-fanatic !! Tried in 2020, but due to the obvious, most of my races were cancelled. HappyContinue reading “10 Short Stories from Medal Monday Volume 3”
Running by Rushmore
Joanne Blatchley — HF14845 39 (lifetime) and a new state in the books! Ran the @vacationraces Mount Rushmore half marathon yesterday. Beautiful course but OMG, the hills. 8 freaking miles of UPHILL running is a killer. Add to that the change in elevation for me. The course itself had about a 1850 ft gain butContinue reading “Running by Rushmore”
10 Short Stories from Medal Monday Volume 2
September 20th Edition Medal Monday brings many stories of achievement for our members. Here are 10 of them, as posted on the Marathon Maniacs/Half Fanatics Facebook pages. Steve Walters MM338 DA9 HF21 Completed my 450th marathon/ultra at the Appletree Marathon in Vancouver Washington. Tina Torun HF16109 Equinox Full Marathon Fairbanks, AK. One of the toughestContinue reading “10 Short Stories from Medal Monday Volume 2”
Level Up! Reaching Titanium and Everest.
Lisa Seidel MM9014 DA699 HF6155 Today I hit Maniac Titanium status as well as Everest Double Agent status. I’ve completed 29 marathons and 5 Ultras(50Ks) in 30 states and 68 half marathons in 18 states since 9/15/2020. The MainlyMarathons Series acknowledges runners who achieve these levels at their races with unique medals. To learn moreContinue reading “Level Up! Reaching Titanium and Everest.”
10 Short Stories from Medal Monday
September 13th Edition Medal Monday brings many stories of achievement for our members. Here are 10 of them, as posted on the Marathon Maniacs/Half Fanatics Facebook pages. Paula Jamieson HF6154 Happy Medal Monday – Revel Big Cottonwood Half marathon in Salt Lake… Cannot say enough good things about how awesome this race is: the course,Continue reading “10 Short Stories from Medal Monday”
Pikes Peak Ascent — Eric Sessums -HF18457
I’ve been talking about Pikes Peak for about 6 months now. The week finally came!For reference, here’s the course. My friends have ran this race; both the Ascent & the Marathon. I am now convinced that I never actually understood just how hard it was. Don’t get me wrong. I knew it would be tough,Continue reading “Pikes Peak Ascent — Eric Sessums -HF18457”
Sweltering Sangria Half Marathon — Joanne Blatchley — HF14845
I ran the Sweltering Sangria Half Marathon this morning in Cobden, Illinois and the race is aptly named; Sweltering.It was overcast for most of the race, with the temp at start 75 degreees and ended with it at 80 degrees with 79% humidity. 🥵This was a smaller race which started and ended at StarView VineyardsContinue reading “Sweltering Sangria Half Marathon — Joanne Blatchley — HF14845”