idea from Lindsay at Chasing the Kenyans
Objective
I have a long term goal to run a marathon in all 50 states.
For several years, I had an objective to qualify for the New York City Marathon, but I qualified in Oct 2011.
Now, I’d like to break 3 hours in the marathon.
I am Marathon Maniac #194
Current PRs
1m: 5:58/5:58 (2011)
5k: 21:16/6:52 (2011)
4m: 28:52/7:14 (2008)
5m: 35:05/7:01 (2011)
10k: 41:23/6:40 (2011)
13.1m: 1:33:44/7:09 (2011)
26.2m: 3:09:52/7:15 (2012)
50k: 6:15:49/12:26 (2008)
States (Provinces) Completed
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alberta
2012
Marathons run:
Race highlights:
- Set a huge (20min) PR at the Houston Marathon, running sub-3:10.
2011
Marathons run:
Race highlights:
- Set a 5K PR at the Valentine’s Day PR (coming off injury)
- A week later, set a 5 mile PR at the Snowman Stampede
- A week after that, set a PR at the Fight for Air Stair Climb
- Set a 10K PR at the Bolder Boulder and then improved further on it at the Mesa Turkey Trot 6 months later
- Set a half marathon PR at the Slacker Half-Marathon
- Participated in the Epic Rocky Mountain Relay
- Set a one mile PR – and didn’t hate running it! At the Metro Mile.
- Doubled Pikes Peak (ran the Ascent Saturday and the Marathon Sunday)
- Placed 2nd in my age group, and ran sub-6 hours in the Pikes Peak marathon
- A week later, placed first in my age group in the Pikes Peak Road Ascent (and became one of only a handful of “triplers” of the Pikes Peak races)
- Qualified for the New York City Marathon and set a big PR at the Rock and Roll Denver Half
2010
Marathons Run:
- Big Sur
- Pikes Peak Marathon
Race highlights:
- Set a big half marathon PR at the Rock and Roll Arizona Half Marathon
- Participated in the Bourbon Chase relay
2009
Marathons Run:
- Rock and Roll Arizona Marathon
- Last Chance for Boston Marathon
- Boston Marathon
- Steamboat Springs Marathon
- Pikes Peak Marathon
- American Discovery Trail Marathon
- California International Marathon
Race highlights:
- Set a new marathon PR at the Rock and Roll Arizona Marathon
- Placed first in my age group at the Last Chance for Boston Marathon
- Ran with Mom through her first marathon
2008
Marathons Run:
Race highlights:
- Set a new 50K PR at the Buckeye Trail 50K (shaving an hour and 45 minutes off my previous PR)
- Completed my 20th marathon
2007
Marathons Run:
2006
Marathons Run:
Race Highlights:
- Completed the Inaugural Goofy Challenge (half marathon on Saturday, marathon on Sunday)
- Completed my first 50K
- Set a marathon PR of 3:29:41 in Chicago
2005
Marathons Run:
Race Highlights:
- Ran the Boston Marathon
- Participated in the Hood to Coast Relay
- Set a marathon PR of 3:30:05 at Steamtown
- Completed three marathons in three consecutive weekends
- Joined the Marathon Maniacs at the Silver Level
2004
Marathon Run:
Race Highlights:
- Completed my first marathon
- Qualified for the Boston Marathon
