31-MAY-2015 Rockford, Illinois, USA Rockford Marathon is in the files. State 36, Illinois, the institutional corruption state–er, Land of Lincoln. Fun fact: Rockford is known as the Screw City. Read that however you like.
Med City Marathon 2015
24-MAY-2015 Rochester, Minnesota, USA State 35, Minnesota, the Gopher State. Med City Marathon in Rochester (home of the Mayo Clinic), cold and wet, rough race for me today. Fun fact: Minneapolis has a skyway system connecting 52 blocks (nearly five miles) of downtown, which makes it possible to live, eat, work and shop without going…
Fargo Marathon 2015
09-MAY-2015 Fargo, North Daktoa, USA State number 34 done, North Dakota, The Peace Garden State, and first of my -ota state hat trick. Time was going well despite pain in the right shin, up until the last 5 miles when the 3:50 pacer made me walk the plank. At that point my spirit was crushed….
Tobacco Road Marathon 2015
15-MAR-2015 Cary, North Carolina, USA It’s March, and that can mean only one thing in North Carolina: Tobacco Road Marathon! Just beat 4 Hours for state 25. Fun fact: founded in 1789, UNC is the oldest state university in the US. We won’t be discussing Notre Dame.
Kalamazoo Marathon 2014
I forgot how awesome Kalamazoo was. This makes 10 states, and I can join the 50 staters. Best $10 I’ll ever spend.
