Marathon number 24 for 2017, and state number 45 for the second go, at the Bismarck marathon in Bismarck, North Dakota. A flat suburban marathon, well supported with volunteers on a cool day with a misting. I began the morning by scouting out other maniacs, and met a nice group of Canadians before I ran…
Big Cottonwood Marathon 2017
Big Cottonwood Marathon in Salt Lake City. The “controlled falling” marathon is not a favorite genre, but the views are nice and it offers me an opportunity to spend time with Deb Greene, so why not? Fun fact: The first Kentucky Fried Chicken was not in Kentucky. Col. Sanders’ restaurant was called “Sanders Court and…
Pocatello Marathon 2017
Pocatello Marathon in Pocatello, Idaho. Started cool with great predawn views that didn’t come out in my photos sadly. Early miles with Richard Ervais and Zander, as well as Alicja Grace. As it warmed up we spent a bit of time with Amy Melissa Guimond and Kimberlee Lafferty. Finished, thanked the volunteers and got the…
CDMX Marathon 2017
Marathon CDMX in Ciudad Mexico, Mexico of course complete, and my 7th country. Have you ever had everything go so well only to have it completely ruined in the end? That was the case with this race. Not my performance, it was a train wreck from the beginning, but the marathon itself was great, lots…
ET Midnight Marathon 2017
My first 51k (31.7 miles) at the ET Full Moon Midnight 51k in Rachel, Nevada a little town of about 35 on the Extraterrestrial Highway as it has been named. Starting at midnight, the course is a slow 13 mile climb and a 7 mile drop that passes the finish for the shorter distance races,…
Frank Maier Marathon 2017
The Frank Maier Marathon in Juneau, Alaska is a moderately hilly marathon held across the Gastineau Channel on Douglas Island. An out and back course on mostly rolling hills with a picturesque view of the Mendenhall Glacier from miles 11-15. Unfortunately the half marathoners turn around too soon for the spectacular view. Cool with a…
Mad Marathon 2017
Marathon #18 for the calendar year and state #40 for the second trip around was a hilly romp through Vermont’s farm country. When I initially signed up for the race I looked forward to a quiet, small race, but one of my clubs decided to encourage folks to register for this race as part of…
Foot Traffic Flat Marathon 2017
Marathon or greater #134 at the Foot Traffic Flat Marathon on Sauvie Island, bordered by the Multnomah Channel, the Willamette, and the Columbia Rivers just outside Portland. A quick 13 hour turnaround didn’t leave much time, but there was time enough for the important stuff like chatting with Kimberlee Lafferty and Steve Walters. Sharing a…
Grandma’s Marathon 2017
Last year Grandma’s was a goal race for me, but in the last 3-4 miles it slipped out of my fingers and I decided to goof off. It was a reminder that I do this for fun. This year it was not a goal race, and a couple friends had some travel issues and we…