29-FEB-2020 Jackson, MS, USA Strava Link Garmin Link Calendar Day 184/366 One of my long-range life goals has been to run a marathon or ultramarathon at some point in my life on every single calendar day. This of course necessitates a marathon on Leap Day (February 29), a day so rare it only comes around…
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Mississippi River Marathon 2019
Big Long Thing Number 189 at the Mississippi River Marathon a point to point road marathon from Lake Village, Arkansas across the Mississippi River to Greenville, Mississippi. It was a cold, windy, overcast day that made miles 8-22 an endless slog against a biting wind. I set a goal of 4 hours and missed it…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon 2018
Year to date big long thing #25 completed at the Mississippi gulf coast marathon in Biloxi, Mississippi. Chilly and overcast, on a super flat course along the beach. The only hill was an overpass with a wicked camber in the last 2 miles. Last year this race was too short because of a turnaround. Having…
Stennis Space Center Marathon 2017
Big, long thing #150, at the Stennis Space Center Marathon in Stennis, Mississippi. A two loop course, very flat, but mostly along service roads in the space center. Not much support (crowd’s quite limited when you have to go through security) and the race caters to the half marathon from what I can tell. A…