As I completed my 34th and 35th states, and my 30th marathon in the past 4 ½ years, I thought of the Van Morrison song, “Days Like This”. In Fargo North Dakota, my 34th state, I limped to the start line because of an IT Band issue that had been irritating me ever since my […]
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As I completed my 33rd state just a couple of weeks ago, on April 18th, in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island, it dawned on me that what I see while running could be very different from what others are seeing. Yes, it’s a fact that each runner in this or that race are running on the
I took off running one recent morning with a goal of a strong, fast 1 hour run in mind and after just two miles I knew my body and mind had other ideas. I could list all of the excuses that crossed my mind as to why I didn’t I have the energy or desire
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We are just over a month into 2026 and I’ve completed two more marathons! I’m now at 32 states completed in all (27 in the last 4 years) but wow do I have some insights and lessons learned to share from these two – Nevada and Florida. Embrace the nuances of each race… My choice of
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Are you an avid runner, just getting the running bug, or perhaps just looking for a fun reason to visit all 50 US states? If you answered yes to any of those questions this blog post is for you. I’ve completed a marathon in 30 states so far and I’m aggressively pursuing my goal of completing
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