Cade Remsburg (MM4393)- Yesterday’s Loopy Looper 100 miler (Pennsauken, NJ) was truly a labor of love – not for the race, but for myself. I wanted to quit at Mile 54 so bad but rather than consider that farther I found a tree and went legs on the wall. It helped – a little. AndContinue reading “A Labor of Love at the Loopy Looper 100 Miler”
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St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon
Dani Shown (HF4557, MM8045, DA565)– Completed State #37 for 50 States round 2 in Stillwater, MN. St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon. Great little race – well organized, beautiful scenery and great aid station and pacer support. First half in quite a while that my youngest son joined me for. Was great to have him outContinue reading “St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon”
Running the Bengaluru Ultra 50 K in India
Congratulations to Sivabalan Pandian (MM13150) who recently completed the Bengaluru Ultra 50 K (India ) on July 30, 2023. This was his 714th Marathon distance or longer. From Sivabalan, “Dear all, Successfully Did Bengaluru Ultra 50 K (India ) organized by NEB on 30 July, 2023 .Excellent route of 12.5 K loop with all supportContinue reading “Running the Bengaluru Ultra 50 K in India”
The Best Part About This Crazy Run Journey…
Karen Murray Anderson (MM8075, DA576, HF5492)- The best part about this crazy run journey are all the people you meet along the way! 🌟 Celebrating an Unexpected Achievement: Completing #333 Marathons (or greater)🌟Today, I am filled with immense gratitude and excitement as I share with you a milestone that was never part of my originalContinue reading “The Best Part About This Crazy Run Journey…”
Running the Inaugural Burning River Marathon
Laurie Weiner (MM15681, DA3668, HF9266) – Today, I had a new challenge. I ran the 26.2 mile event of the 17th Annual Burning River Endurance Run & Relay. This is my longest technical trail race and my goal was to finish in 8 hours. Well I finished in 7:30:31. It rained for a few hoursContinue reading “Running the Inaugural Burning River Marathon”
Running the Notchview Ultra
Claire Gladstone(MM12421) – Notchview Ultra (Windsor, Mass.) was an experience yesterday!! The first pic pretty much sums up the conditions 😂 I signed up for this race ages ago with my dear friend and mentor Cathy, who L❤️VED this race and the RD Benn. We had planned to do it together, but as many ofContinue reading “Running the Notchview Ultra”
20 Tales From Medal Monday Volume 2 Chapter 10
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. Robert Manon (MM6700, DA431, HF3646) -This morning I ran Day 2 of the Summer Camp series put on by Mainly Marathons.Continue reading “20 Tales From Medal Monday Volume 2 Chapter 10”
A Glimpse of Heaven…A Taste of Hell at the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run
Gysel Parajon (MM8995, DA3751, HF18751) –I’m a little late on my Medal Monday, or Plaque in this case, post but here it goes! What an incredible day Saturday was… Where to begin? Two and a half weeks ago I previewed a good portion of the course on a training run for my first 50 milerContinue reading “A Glimpse of Heaven…A Taste of Hell at the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Run”
Running The Alaska Skinny Raven Half Marathon
Tina “Luvs-Torun” Lam (HF16109 MM15672 DA3665) –Skinny Raven Half Marathon & 10k was yesterday. In Anchorage, we have two races named the Skinny Raven Half. The July race is hosted by Skinny Raven Sports Running store and the August race is hosted by the Anchorage Running Club, but sponsored by Skinny Raven during Anchorage RunFest.Continue reading “Running The Alaska Skinny Raven Half Marathon”
Running Pinetum Mind Games
Tim Mullican (MM7665)- I ran in the Pinetum Mind Games Endurance Event in Dixon, IL on Friday and Saturday. It was run in Lowell Park on a 0.411 mile paved loop. Almost exactly on the 7 pm start, a thunderstorm blew in and pounded us with rain which soaked my shoes and socks. After dark,Continue reading “Running Pinetum Mind Games”