Route 66 Marathon finished in 4:02:55. Sacrificed a sub-4 for the Center of the Universe diversion. But hey, I got a coin, so Yatzee!
Tag: marathons
Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon 2015
49, It has special significance to me. My dad died at 49. If that had never happened I probably would never have started this strange journey. I’ve been very aggressive pursuing this, because you never know what day will be your last. Life is too short to not live your life fully and challenge yourself….
Cross County Trail Marathon 2015
State #49, Virginia–motherf–king Virginia–the Old Dominion State, completed at the Cross County Trail Marathon in Springfield, Virginia. Fun fact: Springfield is probably most famous for the “Mixing Bowl”, the interchange between Interstates 395, 495, and 95 that was once more of an M. C. Escher drawing than traffic interchange; it has gotten better in intervening…
Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon 2015
20-JUN-2015 Anchorage, Alaska, USA Alaska, the last frontier, state 39. Done. Fun fact: In 1867 Sec. Of State William Seward–who was also nearly killed the same April 14, 1865 night as Lincoln in a Confederate terrorist plot–purchased Alaska, which is almost 3 times larger than Texas, for 2 cents per acre.
Swan Lake Marathon 2015
14-JUN-2019 Viborg, South Dakota, USA State 38. Hot, humid day. Did a lot of talking and walking on what is a boring course at a Christian Camp. Fun fact: South Dakota is the home of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation.
Marathon to Marathon 2015
13-JUN-2015 Marathon, Iowa, USA State 37. Moderate temp, very humid. Fun fact: Quaker, in Cedar Rapids, is the world’s largest cereal company. Not so fun fact: Today is the day 6 years ago when my dad died. I very much miss him, but it made me very clear-eyed about the people, things, and activities that…
Rockford Marathon 2015
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….