Dan and Paula’s 50th State celebration at the Marthas Vineyard Marathon. Rarely in life do you meet people so devoted to offering kindness and grace to all, such is the case with Dan and Paula. I haven’t known them long, but they’re family to all that know them from the first meeting. It was my…
Tag: marathons
Starved Rock Country Marathon 2019
BLT #23 for 2019 complete at the Starved Rock Country Marathon in Ottawa, IL. 5 miles of suburbia, and 21 of farm land and hills in the state park. The regular course was changed this year due to flooding. I found the course rather dull, but the community was very supportive. I suppose it might…
Providence Marathon 2019
20th sub-4 hour marathon state complete today at a rainy Providence Marathon, in Providence, Rhode Island on Cinco De Mayo. Rolling hills through downtown Providence along the Seekonk and Providence Rivers with a fair piece on bike paths. VERY well supported (seriously I was offered gu at two different aide stations before the first 5k)…
Kentucky Derby Marathon Festival 2019
State 33 for the 3rd round of the states completed at the Kentucky Derby Marathon Festival Marathon in Louisville, Kentucky. 8 miles bouncing around L’ville, a trip through Churchill Downs, then down to Iroquois Park, over some hills then back into downtown bouncing around and ending at the riverfront. Local support was good, and I…
Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon 2019
Amy’s 50th State done at the Coastal Delaware Running Festival in Rehoboth, Delaware. The marathon course is substantially similar to the one in December, a few hills on mostly bike trail and asphalt through Cape Henlopen Park and the surroundings but less drinky. A great weekend with the race wife and company my only regret…
Go! St. Louis 2019
Big Long Thing (marathon or longer) #200 complete at the Go! St. Louis Marathon in Missouri. Not as hilly as I expected but several seemingly endless climbs. I was tired but semi-functional today, so that’s a good sign. Great volunteers made the somewhat dull course more interesting though I loved the finish. Oodles of amigos…
The Hogeye 2019
Big long thing number 18 for calendar year 2019 at the Hogeye Marathon in Springdale, Arkansas. The current iteration of the course is rolling hills through a small downtown, tree lined suburban streets, a quick stop through the Double-A ball park, and a significant amount of asphalt bicycle paths around the local parks system. What…
Two Rivers Marathon 2019
This weekend was supposed to be a double, but after a first day finish of almost 6 hours it was clear I’m doing myself no favors. I thought long and hard about whether or not to do the second day and went with no. That messes up my scheduled 200, but maybe this experience will…
Skidaway Marathon 2019
Another rough and inconsistent day today at the Skidaway Marathon, in Savannah, Georgia for Lifetime Marathon 197. Course was flat, weather was relatively cool, but persistent glute pain made for a rough day. Good news is that I was able to spend most of my race with Smiley and Shelly who were bright spots on…