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I have completed a Life-Long Goal

by running a Marathon

Then: 50 marathons by the time I was 50....
Then: a marathon in all 50 States....

Here are the Marathons that I have run,
and the upcoming ones that I have registered for.

For those who are keeping track, my marathon count is and my State count is ....

#
Date
Name, City, State
Time
(Pace)
1st Half
2nd Half
Remarks
(Race details, pictures and more... )
Picture

S
1 02/18/01 Motorola, Austin, Tx 4'26"
(10"09) 		2'11"
(10"00) 		2'15"
(10"18) 		Awesome. ITB-Knee pain from 1. Great support and Crowd. Flat to down hill with great views of Austin. Motorolla Marathon *
2 10/28/01 Marine Corps, Arlington, VA 4'15"
(9"43) 		2'05"
(9"32) 		2'10"
(10"13) 		Stirring run. Injured Left foot on 10/14. Pentagon view unreal. Lots of crowd support. 26th Marine Corps Marathon *
3 11/18/01 Marathon in the Parks, Rockville, MD 4'01"
(9"11) 		1'58"
(9"00) 		2'03"
(9"23) 		Ran with MCRRC friends. 2 minutes fast of 9mm pace to 18. Strong finish. P2P, down Capitol Crescent bike trail, little crowd support but scenic. 2nd Marathon in the Parks *
4 01/06/02 Disney World, Orlando, FL 4'23"
(10"02) 		2'05"
(9"32) 		2'18"
(10"36) 		Blisters. Multiple stops for band aids. Lost 8-10 minutes. At 9mm pace at half. Rotten marathon... Good race support but little crowd interaction. Discouraging signs along route. 9th Walt Disney Marathon *
5 03/24/02 DC, Washington, DC 4'12"
(9"39) 		1'57"
(8"55) 		2'15"
(10"18) 		Unbelievable Cramps, starting at 22. Was 4 minutes off 9mm pace at 18. Only negative was post-race bag pickup. 1st Washington DC Marathon *
6 04/14/02 Athens, Athens, OH 4'28"
(10"15) 		2'02"
(9"18) 		2'26"
(11"08) 		Tiny race... 157 Runners. Very warm / humid. 60 at start 70 at fin. 5 minutes off 9mm pace at half. Blisters from 6; cramps at 15. Fell apart at 18. Little crowd support on out and back bike trail run. Cruel path/road transition and track lap. 10AM Start time. Race Director said: "Ready? Go!" 35th Athens Marathon *
7 05/05/02 Flying Pig, Cinci, OH 4'12"
(9"39)		 1'51"
(8"28)		 2'21"
(10"50)		 Great first half. 2 minutes fast at 16; even at 18. Fell apart at 20. Ton of Fun. Great crowd support and many runners wearing flying pig outfits. 5th Flying Pig *
8 05/26/02 Mad City, Madison, WI 4'23"
(10"06) 		1'59"
(9"05) 		2'24"
(11"00) 		Last minute run. Hot day, 60+ by 10. 15 seconds fast at half. Great 24 (8"); horrible 25 (19"). Many turns. Good finish. Blisters. Half marathon runners under ran due to course mis-marking. 7th Mad City Marathon *
9 10/13/02 LaSalle, Chicago, IL 4'25"
(10"06)

2'05"
(9"32)

 2'20"
(10"41)		 Incredible 35000 Runners. Amazing Start to finish crowd support. First half too hard to pass people; water stops had to actually stop due to crowds. 5 minutes slow of 9mm at half. Very cold (30 with wind). Blisters from 6. Fell apart at 20. 25th Chicago Marathon *
10 11/03/02 New York, NY 4'16"
(9"46)		 2'01"
(9"14) 		2'15"
(10"18) 		Another monster: 32000 Runners. Conditions similar to Chicago. Very well run race. Blisters from 6 Fell apart (you guessed it) at 20. Bridge crossings hard (windy, cold, concrete). Nice tour of City. Bussed to Start at 7AM and waited in the cold until 11AM. Stiff from start caused strained hamstrings and quads. Long recovery time. 32nd New York Marathon *
11 11/24/02 Philadelphia, PA 3'57"
(9"02) 		1'53"
(8"37)		 2'04"
(9"27)		 Finally broke the 4 hour barrier! 6 minutes fast at 18. Anti-Choice morons with pictures at 15/25. Blisters started at 6. Nice tour of City, though many areas were spectator-free. Felt great by next day! 9th Philidelphia Marathon *
12 12/14/02 Rocket City, Huntsville, AL 3'59"
(9"05)		 1'57"
(8"55)		 2'02"
(9"18)		 Well run race. Planned to run this one slowly, but settled into 9MM pace. Blisters from 6 forced me to stop at 13 (I lost 2"15, really making this another PR!). Saw guys from Athens and Flying Pig. Legs felt great the next day. This course had more turns than I thought possible. 26th Huntsville Marathon *
13 01/11/03 Mississippi, Clinton, MS 4'18"
(9"50)		 2'00"
(9"09)		 2'16"
(10"22)		 Tiny race... 163 runners. Planned to run this one slowly, but ran early 9MM pace. Pace dropped early, though. Hit wall early, at 14ish. No Blisters! Very Desolate, despite promise of cows. Out and back down the 2-lane / no-shoulder Natchez Trace Parkway. Mississippi Marathon *
14 02/02/03 Las Vegas, NV 4'35"
(10"32)		 2'14"
(10"13)

2'21"
(10"50)

 37th Las Vegas Marathon *
15 02/22/03 Myrtle Beach, SC 4'19"
(9"53)		 1'57"
(8"55)		 2'22"
(10"50)		 Warm and Humid 60+ and 80%. Achilles and lower back issues. Fell apart early. Nicely run race. Thin spectators. 6th Myrtle Beach Marathon *
16 03/16/03 Tokyo Imperial Palace Marathon 4'21"
(9"57)		 1'55"
(8"46)		 2'26"
(11"08)		 Nice run around the Imperial Palace -- 8 times around. Cruel 2.2K finish. Ran with Kunitachi Jogging Cub friends. Met Eco-Marathoner Hajime Nishi and was cheered on by 3-time olympic champion Akira Usami. Tokyo Imperial Palace *
17 04/05/03 Yakima Canyon Run, WA 4'25"
(10"06)		 2'00"
(9"09)		 2'25"
(11"04)		 Unbelievably Beautiful. Mount Everest style hills. Small, Homey and Well Run. 3rd Yakima Canyon River Run *
18 04/26/03 Country Music, TN 4'20"
(9"55)		 2'02"
(9"18)		 2'18"
(10"36) 		Hard. Hilly. Cool. Bands Every mile. Blisters Return! Had to stopped at 15 for band aids. 5th Country Music Marathon *
19 06/08/03 Deadwood, SD

4'49"
(11"01)

 2'21"
(10"45)		 2'28"
(11"17)		 Spectacular Views. 6000' altitude. Uphill for the first half. No oxygen the entire race. 2nd Deadwood Mickelson *
20 08/23/03 Mesa Falls, ID 4'46"
(10"54) 		2'09"
(9"50) 		2'37"
(11"59) 		Another beautiful run! Very well run. Tough hill at 17. Altitude issues. Horrible 2nd half. 7Th Mesa Falls *
21 09/21/03 Billings, MT

4'22"
(10"00)

 2'02"
(9"18)		 2'20"
(10"41)		 Nice views and enough Oxygen... 5th Billings Marathon *
22 10/12/03 Ocean State, RI 4'20"
(9'55)		 1'58"
(9'00)		 2'22"
(10"50)		 Rainy, cold, windy & unsafe. *
23 11/02/03 New York, NY 2 4'39"
(10"38)		 2'05"
(9"32)		 2'34"
(11"45)		 Warm Day. Crowded -- 34000 finishers. Ran with Bern nearly the entire way. Great family support. Fell apart and burst into flames after having the wall crumble on top of me. New York #2 *
24 11/23/03 Philadelphia, PA 2 4'12"
(9"39)		 1'57"
(8"55)		 2'14"
(10"13) 		Another great day and a nice run! Held 9 minute pace thru 18, where (that's right fans) the wheels fell off. 10th Philly Marathon *
25 12/13/03 Rocket City, 2 4'11"
(9"34) 		1'55"
(8"46)		 2'16"
(10"22)		 Ran Sub 9's thru 16. This time, at 18, I actually got run over by a bus.
Huntsville II
 *
26 01/11/04 RNR Phoenix AZ 4'40"
(10"41)		 2'02"
(9"18)		 2'38"
(12"03)		 The gates of Hell opened up and swallowed me whole, but I'm better now. 1st Annual Rock n Roll Arizona *
27 02/08/04 Mercedes, Birm Ala 4'58"
(11"22) 		2'20"
(10"41)		 2'38"
(12"03)		 Hamstrung!
3rd Mercedes
 *
28 04/19/04 Boston, Mass 4'55"
(11"15)		 2'08"
(9"46)		 2'47"
(12"44)		 Very warm... Temps in the High 80s.
108th Boston Marathon
 *
29 06/06/04 Steamboat Springs, CO 4'54"
(11"15)		 2'05"
(9"32)		 2'49"
(12"44)		 Altitude issues and Very warm... Temps again in the High 80s.
*
30 10/02/04 Hartford, CT

4'35"
(10"30)

 2'08"
(9"46)		 2'27"
(11"13)		 Reasonable splits thru 19.
*
31 10/31/04 Marine Corps 2 4'57"
(11"20)		 2'10"
(9"55)		 2'47"
(12"44)		 Yet another 80 degree marathon. Boom. *
32 12/11/04 Rocket City 3 4'40"
(10"41)		 2'05"
(9"32)		 2'35"
(11"49)		 Knee pain early. Cold and drizzly. Insufficient training. 38th Rocket City Marathon *
33 04/18/05 Boston 2 5'24"
(12"22)		 2'10"
(9"55)		 3'14"
(14"48)		 At mile 15, God smote me
109th Boston Marathon
 *
34 05/15/05 Delaware 5'19"
(12"19)		 2'10"
(9"55)		 3'19"
(15"11)

"The last clear memory I have is of the Mile 18 Aid Station*"

* Michele Burr, 9/2002, during a Hypnotremia episode, and the way I felt, during the entire run.
2nd Delaware Marthon
 *
35 09/11/05 Stowe, VT 5'01"
(11"28)		 2'00"
(9"09)		 3'01"
(13"49)		 I have no response to this.
*
36 10/02/05 Portland, ME 4'37"
(10"34)		 2'04"
(9"27)		 2'35"
(11"49)

Nice scenery. More hills than I expected...

14th Maine Marathon
 *
37 10/23/05 Detroit, Michigan 4'28"
(10"13)		 2'00"
(9"09)		 2'28"
(11"17)		 Held Sub 10s thru 16. 39th Detroit Marathon *
38 11/20/05 Philly, again 4'34"
(10"32)

2'05"
(9"32)

 2'29"
(9"32)		 Been there. Done that. *
39 12/11/05 Dallas 4'36"
(10'32")		 2'10"
(9'55)		 2'26"
(11"08)		 Nice Day. Mostly well run. Held 10's thru 23. No Picture *
40 01/14/06 Museum of Aviation Robins AFB, GA 4'28"
(10"13)		 2'05"
(9"32)		 2'23"
(10"54)		 Windy and cold. Again, mostly well run thru 23. 10th Museam of Aviation Marathon *
41 02/05/06 Mardi Gras, LA 4'46"
(10"54)		 2'05"
(9"32)		 2'41"
(12"26)		 Katrina took advantage of me at mile 15. 41st Mardi Gras Marathon *
42 02/26/06 Tampa, FL 4'50"
(11"04)		 2'09"
(9"50)		 2'41"
(12"26)		 Rain, Wind and Heat. Who could ask for more? Tampa Marathon *
43 03/26/06 Cape May, NJ 4'37"
(10"34)		 2'09"
(9"50)		 2'28"
(11"03)		 Better than running the New Jersey Turnpike! Cape May NJ Marathon *
44 09/30/06 Bristol, NH 5'17"
(12"08)		 2'18"
(10"36)		 2'59"
(13"33)		 Pretty, but very hard No Picture *
45 10/22/06 Wichita, KS 4'50"
(11"04)		 2'20"
(10"41)		 2'30"
(11"27)		 All the hills in Kansas are in Wichita No Picture *
46 11/19/06 Philly 4, Last Time 5'13"
(11"04)		 2'20"
(10"41)		 2'43"
(11"27)		 Missing mile marks, poor race management... Ill never run philly again. *
47 09/30/07 Keene, NH 4'49"
(11"01)		 2'06"
(9"32)		 2'43"
(11"27)		 Nice first half. Vicious Hills. No Picture *
48 10/21/07 Louisville, KY 4'50"
(11"04)		 2'07"
(9"32)		 2'43"
(11"27)		 Small Race. No Picture *
49 11/18/07 Tulsa, OK 4'42"
(11"04)		 2'02"
(9"32)		 2'39"
(11"27)		 OK isn't a dustbowl anymore. Nice medal *
50 10/11/08 Baltimore

5'20"
(12"14)

 2'18"
(10"36)		 3'02"
(13"50)		 50 Marathons, in 7 years, 8 months! *
51 10/11/09 Freedoms Run, WVA

5'20"
(12"14)

 2'18"
(10"36)		 3'02"
(13"50)		 Very Hilly but Scenic *
52 11/01/09 Manchester, NH

4'56"
(11"19)

 2'08"
(9"46)		 2'48"
(13"50)		 Nice Day. Hilly. Sub 10MM half; Back under 5 hours. *
53 10/23/11 Mason City, IA

5'00"
(11"19)

 2'12"
(9"46)		 2'48"
(13"50)		 Nice Run. Thru the cornfields, trails and communities of Iowa *
54 11/04/12 Raleigh, NC

4'55""
(11"16)

 2'15"
(10"18)		 2'40"
(12"12)		 Unexpectedly Hilly *
55 4/07/13 St. Louis, MO

4'58""
(11"16)

 2'17"
(10"27)		 2'41"
(12"12)		 Hot and Hilly *
56 5/04/13 Provo, UT

5'06
(11"43)

 2'13
(10"12)		 2'53
(13"14)		 Very pretty. Downhill to flat *
57 6/2/13 Casper, WY

5'03
(11"35)

 2'14
(10"12)		 2'49
(12"44)		 The Blisters return *
58 10/6/13 Twin Cities

4'57
(11"35)

 2'12
(10"12)		 2'45
(12"44)		 Ok thru 14 *
59 10/28/13 Marine Corp 3

5'06
(11"35)

 2'18
(10"12)		 2'48
(12"44)		 Reasonable splits thru 15, with Rick and Tyler *
60 11/23/13 White River, AR

4'50
(11"05)

 2'24
(11"00)		 2'26
(11"08)		 Last minute adventure and wardrobe malfunction *
61 05/08/15 Fargo, ND

5'01
(11"05)

 2'24
(11"00)		 2'36
(11"08)		 The movie was better *
62 05/29/15 Newport, OR

05'04
(11"39)

 2'24
(11"00)		 2'39
(11"08)		 Badly cambered road; another wardrobe malfunction *
63 06/20/15 Anchorage, AK

05'19
(12"10)

 2'30
(11'27)		 2'48
(12'49)		 Moose at mile 23 *
64 09/18/16 Omaha, NE

04'54
(11"10)

 2'12
(10'04)		 2'42
(12'21)		 Tough run; with Rick *
65 10/16/16 Albuquerque, NM

05'13
(11"58)

 2'12
(10'04)		 3'01
(13'49)		 Run on a broken toe *
66 11/05/16 Monumental, IN

4'42
(10'48)

 2'20
(10'43)		 2'22
(10'54)		 Perfect race. Even Splits *
67 12/04/16 Sacremento, CA

4'35
(10'33)

 2'05
(9'41)		 2'30
(11'27)		 Penultimate *
68 01/15/17 Maui Ocean Front, HI

4'58
(11'16)

 2'19
(10'45)		 2'41
(12'19)		 50th State! *

Statistics

Updated January 22nd, 2017