Marathon #75 / Lifetime Total #107BMW Dallas MarathonDecember 11, 2022Dallas, TX The Dallas Marathon seems to be getting bigger over the years. 2019 was the last year I had done this race, and the first time was in 2012 (second marathon). This year, there are almost 4,000 full marathon runners and approximately 8,000 half runners. … More Marathon #75 – BMW Dallas Marathon – 12/11/22
Marathon #74 / Lifetime Total #106Monument Valley Veterans MarathonMonument Valley, AZ / UTNovember 19, 2022 This race was our mini adventure to Monument Valley and the Four Corners region. Both of us had COVID the week before (again), fortunately for me, was already recovered the week before the race. But this trip, we wanted to … More Marathon #74 – Monument Valley Veterans Marathon – 11/19/22
Marathon #73 / Lifetime Total #105 / State #26 (Alabama)BHM 26.2Birmingham, ALOctober 2, 2022 This race was part of a “trip within a trip” type of deal… On the Thursday and Friday before, we were in LA for a friend couple’s wedding. On Saturday the 1st, we took the earliest flight out of LAX into … More Marathon #73 – BHM 26.2 – 10/2/22
Marathon #72 / Lifetime Total #104Devil After DarkLovell Canyon / Las Vegas, NVSeptember 17, 2022 This was the closest race that I could find that overlapped with the SABM meeting 2022 in Las Vegas. It is located approximately 45 minutes outside of the Las Vegas strip and hosted by Calico Racing. The marathon was an … More Marathon #72 – Devil After Dark – 9/17/22
Marathon #71 / Lifetime Total #103Redwood Forest Trail Run – MarathonOakland, CAAugust 6, 2022 Running the Redwood Forest was a great experience overall. The race is located at a regional park just outside of Oakland, CA, and consisted of a half marathon, 30k, full marathon, and a 50k ultra. The half marathon consisted of one … More Marathon #71 – Redwood Forest Trail Run – 8/6/22
Marathon #70 / Lifetime Total #102Ruidoso MarathonRuidoso, NMJune 25, 2022 The Ruidoso Marathon was a race that had always been close to us (2 hours away), but we just never managed to do it – 2020 was cancelled due to COVID and 2021 we were out in Sun Valley ID doing that marathon. This marathon … More Marathon #70 – Ruidoso Marathon – 6/25/22
Marathon #69 / Lifetime Total #101 / State #25 (Oregon)Williamette Valley MarathonSalem, ORMay 29, 2022 This race was a small one but well organized. It is mostly road on paved paths with approximately 1 to 1.5 miles on dirt trails. Located in Salem, OR, this race is situated in the Williamette Valley region, an hour … More Marathon #69 – Williamette Valley Marathon – 5/29/22
Ultra #32 / Lifetime Total #100 / Country #3 (South Africa)Two Oceans Ultramarathon (56km)April 17, 2022Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa When wifey and I were already planning to be back in Cape Town for my brother-in-law’s wedding, I was already approaching my 100th. In fact, I had Two Oceans in mind already since December … More Ultra #32 (100th total) – Two Oceans Ultramarathon 56k – 4/17/22
Marathon #68 / Lifetime Total #99Los Angeles MarathonLos Angeles – Century City, CAMarch 20, 2022 This is my second time doing the LA marathon and wifey’s first (there is no half marathon option). This was by far the biggest marathon that we’ve done since COVID, as the field size is about 15,000 with six corrals. … More Marathon #68 – Los Angeles Marathon – 3/20/22
Marathon #67 / Lifetime Total #98 / State #24 (Georgia)Publix Atlanta MarathonAtlanta, GAFebruary 27, 2022 The Publix Atlanta Marathon is typically held on the last weekend of February organized by the Atlanta Track Club. This was the race I intended to sign up for in 2017, but booked the flight and realized AFTER the fact … More Marathon #67 – Publix Atlanta Marathon – 2/27/22
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