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DP #10996 NEWSLETTER 50 States Club • PO Box 15638, Houston, TX 77220 • www.50statesmarathonclub.com • Volume 9 • Issue 2 • September 2010 Board of Directors Answers from the Personal Profile on the 2010 Renewal Form • President • Members Goals for 2010/2011: Tom Adair • Run 13 states in 2010/15 states in 2011 -Chris Thompson [email protected] • Start running again! -Paul Kilvington • Vice President/Reunions • • Staying healthy and inspiring friends and family to join me-Jeremiah Gibbons Charles Sayles • Run Boston -Tom Abbruscato [email protected] • Add three or four states in 2010, same in 2011 -Brent Manley • Heal injuries and start to PR in marathons again -Tami Harmon • Secretary • • Stay healthy, avoid injury, build mileage, get back in the game -Conrad Clark Susan Sinclair • Finish 50 states -Christopher Haeckler [email protected] • Take it easy and have fun -Lauri Fauerbach Adams • Treasurer • • Finish 3 more marathons (states) -Marguerite Mogul Steve Boone • 16 marathons per year -Clyde Shank [email protected] • BQ and finish 3-4 states -Wynne Harvey • Continue to work on 50 states @ sub 4 hours -Bob Kennedy • Membership • • Complete 12 states -Steve Laine Paula Boone • For 2010, 10 or more and 2011 is completion of 50 states -Terry Nelson [email protected] • Get healed from ankle fracture in 2 places -Pam Penfield • Newsletter • • Pass 25 states -William Reinecke Lois Berkowitz • Keep healthy, enjoy life, and keep marathoning and dog agility -Tom Adair [email protected] • Stay healthy while running 20 marathons to stay on track for finish #2 in 2013 and #3 in 2014 at marathon #200 -Beth Davenport • Board Member • • Complete about 5 new states a year -Delbert Giese Dave Bell [email protected] What other hobbies and interests do you have besides marathoning? • Cooking, reading, antiquing, interior design, photography -Ken Blahut Table of contents • History, biking -Luci Vaden Stats, New Members, Demographics ...... 3 • Gym, volunteering, biking, traveling -Jonathan Robinson Finishers ...... 4 • Fencing, cross training, Bikram yoga -Annette Wulffe Member Profiles ...... 5 • Travel -Dale Bullard Member Profiles & Shorts ...... 6 • Scuba diving, baseball -Jim Moore In Memoriam: Rick Worley ...... 7 • Gardening -Bill Theis Hardrock Mike & Shorts ...... 8 • Sports memorabilia -Bennett Blumenkopf Running Saved My Life ...... 9 • Trails, pictures, beach boating -Michael Goolkasian The Final Ten-WY & MT ...... 10 • Love to read -Don Pattison Tacoma City Marathon ...... 11 • Golf -Chung Yul Kim 2010 Back to Backs at Bear Lake ...... 12 • Coin collecting, military history, ceramic painting, singing -Kenny McCleary Bataan Memorial/Berkshires ...... 13 • Working out, country dancing, volunteering for human rights -Bob Shimmel Are Milestones a Curse or Joy? ...... 14 • Work and train, play with my cats -Andrea Widberg Missed It?! & Shorts ...... 15 • Other than trying to keep up with 2 teenage kids and the sports they are in, I don't have time for New Jersey Reunion ...... 16 much else -Glen Anderson 2010 World Tour: Rio de Janeiro ...... 17 • Hiking (Grand Canyon traverse each year) -Jud Broom Doubles & Deals for Members ...... 18 • Baseball, basketball, football (watching and playing) -John Connor Member Events & Milestones ...... 19 • Reading and traveling -Tamara Enders Reunions & Advertising Info ...... 20 • Reading, biking, traveling -Robin Gialanella

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Kara Campbell-IL Kevin Hanna-FL Joseph McCright-LA Michael Schneider-OH Welcome to Claire Carder-OR Pixie Harrington-MA Carol McDonough-IL Kameron Shahid-MN our New Joshua Carnes-DC Mark Harris-IL John Meilink-IL Thomas Simon-OR Members: Sara Cherne-MN Craig Haugaard-SD Charles Monahan-MA Thomas Sinnott-PA Mark Compton-GA Lora Haugaard-SD Helene Neville-AZ David Sproles-LA Ginger Andrews-MD Ewell Condron-TX Judy Holden-NC Tom Notermann-IL Laura Sprung-VA Jon Austin-MI Michael Crongeyer-MI Margaret Hvatum-MO Erik Olsen-WI Larry Tabachnick-VA Kim Trepanier Austin-FL Morgan Cummings-TX Robert Insley-MI Chris Oppenlander-MI David Thompson-CO Karen Axelrod-MA Gene Dahlen-IA William Jackson-WI Rick Parisi-AL Karen Thomson-MO David Ayer, Jr.-MO Javier Damien-NJ Donna Janssen-TX Neil Paulson-IL David Threm-IN Bob Baker-UT Aprelle Deuell-CA Brad Jarvis-WA Autumn Perry-GA David Tucker-MI Teresa Baker-UT Karen Douglas Eric Kass-WI David Perry-GA Sara Turner-AK Nick Ballard-TN Alexandra Dronkers-CA Julia Foster Keevey-NJ Chris Pollock-VA Michael Utt-MN Bobby Bankston-IL Emmanuel Enujioke-GA Billy Glen Kennedy-TN Martin Powers-MO Arnat Vale-MD Scott Becker-PA Seth Farber-NY Christina Koehn-AZ Brian Pugh-GA Jeff Venable-TX David Bergeron-CA Yvonne Finnegan-MD Thomas Lavin-MD Donald Raake-OH Lou Villaire Gailmarie Berquist-CO Patrick Finney-TX Catherine Lazorko-NC Rahim Rahman-CA Nick Vlahopoulos-MI Jeff Bock-SD Deana Fowler-NM Doug Leach-AR Joe Redmond-GA David Weber-OH Aaron Braunstein-IL Michael Frontz-TX Henri Major-MB George Rehmet-CA Phillip Weiland-NV Francis Brisson-VT Laura Gehrig-ND Mirek Malinowski-TX Sherry Ricker-VT James Westbury, Jr.-GA Austin Budlong-MN Mark Grandonico-ME Greg Malone-OH Ralph Riddick-WA David Wingard-SC Christopher Bullock Elaine Green-IN Neil Mandel-CT Daniel Roach-MN Ronnie Wong-MD Elizabeth Cady-CO Lianne Griffin-GA Bekki Manville-CO Gregory Roth-VA David Zajic-AL Forrest Callicutt-AL John Grizzle-IL Joe Markley-NC Cassy Russell-OK Carmen Zimeri-SC Demographics:

AL-27 HI-6 MI-57 NC-52 UT-13 AROUND Sweden-1 AK-8 ID-11 MN-74 ND-3 VT-8 THE WORLD Thailand-1 AZ-23 IL-119 MS-8 OH-104 VA-74 UK-5 -1 AR-24 IN-63 MO-66 OK-19 WA-47 Austria-2 CA-157 IA-29 MT-6 OR-26 WV-14 Bermuda-1 CO-72 KS-30 NE-20 PA-77 WI-50 Canada-25 CT-31 KY-30 NV-11 RI-2 WY-8 China-1 DE-2 LA-31 NH-13 SC-24 Germany-3 DC-7 ME-10 NJ-55 SD-7 Iceland-1 FL-125 MD-47 NM-10 TN-34 Japan-1 GA-100 MA-29 NY-87 TX-193

AL-6 ID-9 MN-11 ND-3 VT-19 Where We Finished AK-53 IL-8 MS-6 OH-2 VA-6 AZ-5 IN-14 MO-5 OK-6 WA-11 the States AR-6 IA-15 MT-17 OR-4 WV-17 Our club members have completed CA-4 KS-16 NE-3 PA-9 WI-8 their 50th state in all 50 states. CO-14 KY-11 NV-3 RI-36 WY-15 CT-24 LA-11 NH-20 SC-19 Hawaii has been the most DE-15 ME-19 NJ-12 SD-16 common state in which to finish. FL-1 MD-5 NM-7 TN-3 Alaska is second. GA-3 MA-12 NY-7 TX-5 Rhode Island comes in third. HI-102 MI-6 NC-4 UT-3

| page3 | Finishers Congratulations Finishers *Certified Finisher Zan Franc Asbury Park Asbury Park, NJ 10/18/09 Jim Simpson 10th time Fattest Butt 50K Dover, DE 01/02/10 *Boonsom Hartman 3rd time Ocean Drive Cape May, NJ 03/28/10 FINISHER *Frank Bartocci 5th time Ocean Drive Cape May, NJ 03/28/10 *Rob Klein Kings Mountain Blacksburg, SC 04/10/10 *Certified Finishers have provided *David Reid Kings Mountain Blacksburg, SC 04/10/10 hard copies of at least one item of Steven Borchert Big-D Texas , TX 04/11/10 proof for each of the 50 states: Christopher Bullock Providence Providence, RI 05/02/10 * Certificate *Bettie Wailes Flying Pig Cincinnati, OH 05/02/10 *Amy Murphy Providence Providence, RI 05/02/10 * Results Tom Hallee Providence Providence, RI 05/02/10 * Bib AND Medal *Lou Wilson Providence Providence, RI 05/02/10 *Tim Marquardt New Jersey Long Branch, NJ 05/02/10 *Evelyn Smith Enoree Passage Joanna, SC 05/09/10 Female Member *David Holmen Vermont City Burlington, VT 05/30/10 Finishers – 157 Kendel Prescott 5th time Vermont City Burlington, VT 05/30/10 Male Member *Tamara Smith Vermont City Burlington, VT 05/30/10 Finishers – 373 Jeanine Cross Vermont City Burlington, VT 05/30/10 *Mark Rudnicki Sunburst South Bend, IN 06/05/10 29 Members finished in 2001 *Fran Drozdz Sunburst South Bend, IN 06/05/10 24 Members finished in 2002 *Laura Skladzinski Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN 06/06/10 *Vicki Becker Casper Casper, WY 06/06/10 38 Members finished in 2003 *Xiao Tu Steamboat Steamboat, CO 06/06/10 40 Members finished in 2004 *Mark Swanson Marathon to Marathon Marathon, IA 06/12/10 *Terry Ballinger Utah Valley Provo, UT 06/12/10 70 Members finished in 2005 *Richard Palmer Hatfield McCoy Williamson, WV 06/12/10 55 Members finished in 2006 *Michael Cordum Mayor’s Anchorage, AK 06/19/10 68 Members finished in 2007 *John Dietrich Mayor’s Anchorage, AK 06/19/10 *Steven Kuhl Mayor’s Anchorage, AK 06/19/10 91 Members finished in 2008 *Theresa Pipher Mayor’s Anchorage, AK 06/19/10 86 Members finished in 2009 *Bill Bonetz Mayor’s Anchorage, AK 06/19/10 *Eric Johnson Mayor’s Anchorage, AK 06/19/10 So far... 48 members have Mary Papreck Rock 'N' Roll Seattle Seattle, WA 06/26/10 finished in 2010 *Diane Bolton Kona Kona, HI 06/27/10 *Randy Maugle Kona Kona, HI 06/27/10 Robert Weeks Grandfather Mountain Boone, NC 07/10/10 *Tom Brand Missoula Missoula, MT 07/11/10 *Fran Libasci Missoula Missoula, MT 07/11/10 *Art Jacobson Missoula Missoula, MT 07/11/10 *Fran Gilday Missoula Missoula, MT 07/11/10 *Ron Westbury Humpy's Anchorage, AK 08/15/10

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$30 including shipping Ladies' finisher front Ladies' finisher back Ladies' finisher front Ladies' finisher back www.50statesmarathonclub.com Men's non-finisher back Men's non-finisher back | page4 | Member Profiles Profile, Paula Scheiwe, IL had stopped by to show her my bib, my ‘uniform,’ I left for Tennessee and run the Smoky Mountain Marathon. I said Paula has been marathoning for eight years, running her downtown Chicago to spend the night before the marathon OK and for the next ten years I enjoyed vacationing with first marathon at age 54. In the last two years she had to at my son's apartment. Since it was a little warmer than the Tom and Theresa. Tom did not like driving in the moun- stop running to care for her mother. Unfortunately, her weatherman predicted, I decided at the last minute to tains and I do not like driving in big cities, so it's worked mother passed away recently, but she is back in training. change what I had planned on wearing. After the race, I out great. Theresa was ten states ahead of me when I start- She has completed 13 marathons and one ultra, with a stopped at my parents' house to show them my medal. My ed running marathons, so every year I would run an extra marathon PR at Chicago of 4:50 in 2002. Her PW was at mom said that she saw me on TV but I was wearing a white catch-up state by myself, or sometimes my wife and sons Philadelphia where she ran with her son and finished in shirt. Wow—I had changed from blue to white. Did she see would join me. It's really been a great way to see the U.S. 6:30. Her first me on TV?” “Anyway, over the last ten years I'd been so determined goal is to finish Paula likes to read Zola, Dreiser, Sinclair, , and to finish with Theresa that I've run with many injuries. In the states; but in books describing the American historical relationship to 2008 I ran Kansas with a back problem. The MRI showed the back of her the Indians. Her favorite running books include “Duel in a herniated disk that was protruding and touching my sci- mind, she thinks the Sun,” “Born to Run,” “Running and Being,” and “A atic nerve. I thought about not doing Kansas but did not about qualifying Walk in the Woods.” She doesn't know what her hobbies want to have to add Kansas to my catch-up list, and so ran for Boston. She are; she is still discovering herself. She runs because she it anyway. The pain would start as a six or seven and when has ten states has a need to run, and because she enjoys learning about the pain became a ten, I would kneel down on one knee and completed. what her body can endure. She'll continue to run because it this would relieve the pain of the sciatic nerve. Lots of run- Paula has want- is an experiment, just like life. She tweaks her diet, exer- ners would ask if I was OK (Runners are so nice). So I ed to run a cise and everything else to see what it will do to her run- started acting like I was tying my shoe so no one would marathon for over ning. She is healthy. worry about me. 15 years; all the Paula earns her living as a CPA. “Then just last year I got Lyme's disease from a deer tick runners she knew bite. My doctor said I got the tick from my dog but my dog were skinny and Profile, Jim Zora is the best dog ever and so it could fast. Watching the Geiger, MI not be from her. I told my wife it must be Chicago marathon Jim has run 49 from mowing the lawn but she did not on TV just rein- marathons and believe this and said it was from running forced her belief one ultra, the in wooded areas. She's probably right but that you had to be JFK, all in differ- I could not pass up the chance to TRY and skinny and fast. ent states and get out of mowing the lawn. Anyway, I But then she Paula Scheiwe, IL D.C. He has been ran through problems I believed were turned 50 and running for 11 from the Lyme's disease but I seem to be needed a goal; she started walking, then walking fast, then years, having over them now. when each of those got boring, she began to run. At first started when he “Also, I've had many problems with she ran at night, because “I didn't know how to run,” she was 41. He needs leg cramps but always the goal of finish- said. She read running books, but most of these were about Alaska to finish. ing the states has made me determined to fast runners. Her bravest moment was signing up for the He wanted to fin- overcome these problems. Chicago training. At the group run, the ish this year with “Well, when Theresa finished Alaska leader said, “You'll probably never win a marathon, so just Theresa Pipher, this year, a reporter asked her what her have fun.” She decided she could do this. but his son asked next goal was. Theresa, never at a loss Paula cross trains four to five days a week. This includes him to join him Jim Geiger, MI for a goal, said ‘100 marathons.’ I think 20 to 40 miles of running plus two to four hours of aero- on an EF it’s funny that even though I've caught up bics. She says, “I am discovering the two hours of hard aer- (Educational Tour) of Europe. His PR was at Honolulu, a with her in number of states, I am still ten total marathons obics can get me prepared for a half marathon as much as 4:12, in `98. His PW was a 7:21 at Myrtle Beach in 2009. behind her. So, I a long run. I do slow down every third week or so.” For His ultra was Run to the Sun, in Maui, an 11:11, in 1982. guess I will be marathons, she trains by herself, although her son lives in His goal is to finish the 50 states at the Mayor's Midnight doing one more New York and when she visits him every three months, Sun in Anchorage, June 2011. marathon than her they usually spend Saturday or Sunday morning running in He does a few triathlons and cross trains for those with for the next ten some race there. Her son, Rich, ran his first marathon three three swims and two bikes a week. He carries a cell phone years and perhaps years ago in Philadelphia and Paula ran with him. Before a while running, in fact, everywhere. “If I don't answer the this time finish the marathon, she eats a banana and a bagel. She does not eat phone, I must be in the pool swimming!” goal with her.” much after a race. She waits about three hours and, “then I “The Europe trip was really great but still it was hard to Jim works as a treat myself to a good meal.” not do Alaska because for the last ten years it's been my pharmacist. Stories: “My parents never got to go to a race. By the plan to finish with Theresa Pipher, another 50 stater who time I started signing up for races, my mom’s dementia did finish this year. She is the wife of my pharmacy college Profile, Dotty was taking hold and my dad wanted to stay home with her. roommate, Tom, so I've known both for a long time. Maddock, AZ Since I lived just a few blocks from my parents, I would Theresa was even my inspiration for doing the states. I Dotty has been bring over my medals; then I started bringing over my bib started running to lose weight and would proudly tell marathoning for number, what I was wearing, and pictures of me running. Theresa how far I had built up to and she would always about 15 years, My mom was in the Senior Olympics, race walking. So we come up with another 'goal' for me to achieve. starting when she Dotty Maddock, AZ would look at her pictures and medals and then mine and From Jim: “When I ran my first marathon, Tom was was 42 years old. To compare. I would tell her that her experience standing on there at the finish. I was just running my first in prepara- date she has a total of 71 marathons completed, but no top of the podium—taking first place—would be some- tion for Chicago. After Chicago I thought I was done with ultras. She says, “26.2 is plenty far for me!” She complet- thing I would never have. One Chicago Marathon, after I marathons, but Theresa suggested I go with her and Tom to Continued on Page 6

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| page5 | Member Profiles Continued ed her 50 states November 1. 2009 at Huntington, West Island this year, 2010. try in Hawaii. The Air Force sent him to Guam where he Virginia. Her PR (at her first marathon) was a 3:28:26 at Goals past the 50 met Eileen. From there they went to Australia and lived Tucson in 1996; and her PW was at LA, a 5:05:50 in 2010, states included Rio de there for 15 months. He did not marathon there. From there when she was working through an ITB injury. Her goal after Janeiro, , they went to Europe where he worked as a civilian for the finishing was to pile up consecutive months running, but she BC, and the Marine Army in an alcohol treatment program. was forced to stop in July at 57 marathons in 43 consecutive Corps Marathon. He He has an interest in birds. In 1984 he and Eileen were months, due to surgery to update her cochlear implant. She also wants to complete driving to Alaska in a van, carrying a couple of bird books. had doctor's orders not to run or fly for four weeks after- 100 marathons, but has They would pull over, look at birds, and wonder what they wards. She thinks her new goal might be 100 marathons. She no interest in going were. They got more involved. He says that Alaska has an has no desire to do the states again, as there were several around the states incredible bunch of birds, including Asian birds that wan- where the logistics of travel made them difficult. again. He is planning der in there. He spent three months in South America nine Dotty is deaf, and hears with a cochlear implant. She the Berlin marathon, a years ago, birding and enjoying the climate. In Rio with the doesn't wear it while running since, “it doesn't mix well marathon in Austria, world tour, he had arranged for a bird guide and was going with sweat and water poured on my head.” She says that and the Paris-London to spend three days with him, but the guide became ill, so people will recognize her as the Marathon Maniac with double. Tom went birding within Rio. He describes the birds as “deaf runner” on the back of her shirt. She has to assume Tom says he has “little works of art with wings.” The Hallees have bird that all the talking by the race management at the begin- always been a runner. feeders on three sides of their house. Tom and Eileen Hallee, OR ning of the race is meaningless. She says she has to be He was the kid on the His worst marathon was in Nevada, the ET. The start was super-organized—cell phones in an emergency don't work. school playground who raced the fastest kid at recess. In at midnight in Area 51. The course was at 4,000 feet, going And when the Lewis & Clark Marathon was canceled after prep school, he ran cross-country and was a halfback on up for 13 miles and then down the other side. It was dark, ten miles, she had to ask a volunteer to call her husband to the football team. In 1968, when the Ken Cooper book and the runners were wearing glow things. He lost all pick her up early. came out talking about three miles, three times a week, he parameters of how fast or well he was doing. He went She got into running seriously when she started to lose picked up on that. He did 5 and 10Ks. In 1978, during a slowly to the half, without seeing many people. After the her hearing and needed an outlet for her frustration. She bad winter in Maine, he read a Sports Illustrated article half, he ran more, but at mile 20 the sun came out. Mile 20 says, “It was also a great way to get a break from my kids!” about the new Honolulu Marathon. He had done his intern- is the finish line, then you run a 5K out and back. He fin- She began marathoning because she found that the longer ship and residency in Hawaii, and already loved the place. ished in 6:41 or thereabouts, but had altitude problems. He she ran, the better she placed in her age group. She runs 75- He has since run Honolulu a number of times. A couple of had been up for 30 some hours when he finished. 77 miles a week and crosstrains three times a week, by years later, he and Eileen, his wife, moved to Hawaii and Tom still works part time as a psychiatrist, living in weight training and by using an elliptical trainer. Her run- became active in the running community there. In fact, Oregon one block from the Pacific Ocean. ■ ning training companions are her Newfoundland dogs. Eileen was president of the local running club. After eight During races she runs with Marathon Maniacs. marathons, they took a hiatus and spent time in Europe. What else is different about Dotty? Okay, her eyeliner is When he turned 60 and wanted to get in better shape, he tattooed on, if you're wondering why she wears eyeliner thought, marathon! He went back to Honolulu. Now he SHORSHORTS:TS: and no other makeup at races. Her favorite after-marathon runs 15 miles or 26.2 for training, twice a week. In other foods include beer and liver and onions. words, the marathon is his training. In the house they have About Chris Lowery, GA: Dotty enjoys reading everything—at interview time she an upright and a recumbent bike. He also beach combs and Chris completed the Vermont 100 Mile in a time of had three books going, one for the elliptical, one by her plays tennis for training. 29:04:10. He's on his way to completing the Grand bed, and one in her purse. Some of her favorite running Stories: His finish at Providence was his third try for that Slam of Ultrarunning, consisting of four of the oldest books are “Ultramarathon Man” by Dean Karnazes, state. The first time, at Newport, he got lost on the course, 100-mile runs in the U.S.: Western States, Vermont 100, “Marathon Woman” by Kathrine Switzer, and “My Life on making it to the starting line too late. Last winter, during a Leadville Trail, and the Wasatch Front 100 Mile. the Run” by Bart Yasso. She also does cross-stitch and northeaster, he got hypothermia and had to quit. This year, About Winston Davis, GA: enjoys her dogs. Providence proved hot but great. Living in Germany in Congratulations, Winston, on finishing your 100th Stories: She spent the night before her finish at ‘85-‘89, Tom wanted to run Berlin in 1987. He had iliotib- career marathon at the Darkside 8-Hour run on May 15, Huntington trying to recover her suitcase from the airline. ial band troubles. It was a great race, with people going out 2010. She was afraid she'd be running in sandals and jeans! Her of their way to show support and with boom boxes every- suitcase arrived about 9 p.m. and she then started looking where. Tom was running with Eileen and doing well when About Mama Jean Evansmore, MD: forward to the race. She said it's rare, but her husband met his knee started to hurt. At mile 14, Eileen was debating Our sympathies go out to Mama Jean on the passing her at the finish and they celebrated by flying back togeth- about going on and finishing without him. Tammy of her husband, Stewart, on May 29. er and eating airline peanuts. There was also that infamous Wynette's song, “Stand by Your Man” was playing, so she From Ken Yoder, Il and Stephen Yoder, DC: 2008 Lewis & Clark Marathon, where Hurricane Ike hit. took the song to heart and stayed. Ken and Stephen Yoder were featured in a very nice “We stood in hurricane winds waiting for the start, which Eileen, his wife, was running with him during the early article in eTruth, an internet part of The Elkhart Truth, was delayed by 20 minutes, but we were rooted off the marathons. Now, she has Parkinson's and is not able to run. Elkhart, IN. The article covered their quest for their 50 course at ten miles due to flooding. Other snapshots of run- Tom runs for Eileen, and often she becomes his support on states. ning life include the pig noses at Flying Pig, running in the course. Harrisburg, PA, her hometown, and the fireworks on the Tom's favorite marathon is Honolulu. He's done six and From Eddie Hahn, CA: strip at , etc. will probably go back again. He loves the amount of sup- Eddie was featured in the Web log for the Andre Dotty is employed in finance. port, the aid stations, and the incredible beauty of Diamond Sobel River of Life, which helps with urgent expenses to allow single parents to stay at their child's bedside Head. He ran Maui and Kauai, and tried to run the volcano during catastrophic illness. Eddie raises money for the Profile for Tom Hallee, OR marathon. He says, “I got loopy and didn't realize it was at foundation. Tom has completed 66 marathons and one ultra, the Run altitude. I got to the next aid station and decided to quit, not to the Sun in Hawaii, having started running when he was realizing it was mile 24. The next day my friends took me From Charles Sayles, CA: 37 years old. His marathon PR was in Honolulu in 1982, a back on the course and showed me where I quit. I then Dana Mosell, CA, was named Volunteer of the Year 4:12, and his marathon PW was in Myrtle Beach in 2006, limped the last two miles!” by the LA Leggers track club. Congratulations, Dana! a 7:21. He finished his 50 states at Providence, Rhode Tom completed his internship and residency in psychia-

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| page6 | A Tale of Two National 50K Championships: Part 2 by Alexis Davidson, NY in all aspects of customer service. The Greater Long Island number. I would do this race whenever this weekend is free. Running Club allowed runners to bypass the USATF regis- The Surprise race had the disadvantage of judging. Anyone I thought it would be fun to do two National 50K tration with its idiotic requirements, it had a better Web site who has not already survived a judged 30K should not even Championships in one year. The second one was the run- with more information, better food, a race- and distance- attempt it. Sixteen percent of starters were DQ'd, and some of ning championship on March 7, 2010. It had a median fin- specific race shirt (as opposed to no race specific shirt) and the DNFs might have been a result of two infractions com- ish time of 5:02 and a dead last time of 7:54. Michael all finishers received a race- and distance-specific finishers bined with oncoming exhaustion and a self-assessed low Wardian and Yolanda Flamino were the winners at 2:55:50 medal (as opposed to a generic race-walk medal to award probability of finishing legally. There just are not many peo- and 3:34:26. Eighteen of 127 entrants DNF'd (14 percent) winners only). Emailed questions were immediately ple out there who are willing to travel thousands of miles and compared to 7 of 25 (28 percent) in the walking race who answered (as opposed to ignored). The race director provid- spend hundreds of dollars when the possibility of being DNF'd or DQ'd. Again, women showed that they finish ed a free shuttle from the nearest train station for the bene- allowed to finish the race is 84 percent. There are so many what they start, as 32 of 35 finished, while four of four fin- fit of NYC residents who do not own cars, and there was no other things that can go wrong with the weather or the runner ished the walking race. Besides me, there was one other requirement to show up the night before to pick up your that would cause a DNF to tolerate this. ■ race-walker who started and finished the race. The windshield temperature ranged from 32 to 56 degrees F from the start at 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There was a In Memoriam: Rick Worley, January 3, 1947 – July 25, 2010 strong wind that averaged 11 mph, which kept most people wearing two layers throughout the race. The course was a 5K loop. It consisted of a .01-mile Rick Worley, one of the original board members of the 50 States Marathon stretch from the start/end to the beginning of a 2.4-mile Club, was tragically killed in a traffic accident on July 25, 2010. round loop around the park. This was followed by a 0.5 mile narrow out and back on a road with an uneven surface, In 1997 Rick completed all 50 states within one calendar year. He went on then a 0.1-mile stretch from the circle to the start/end. The to run all 50 states again in '98 and '99. In 2000 he set a Guinness World entire loop was nonstop rolling hills with three medium Record for completing 200 marathons in 159 consecutive weeks. Rick hills per loop. You barely noticed them until loop eight, and helped with the organization of the 50 States Marathon Club. He served as then they slowly turned into mountains by loop ten. The the Vice-President of the club from 2001 until 2005. Rick had completed park had plenty of shade, and we had plenty of company a total of 299 marathons and completed the states a total of four times. from 25K runners, bicyclists and other casual users of the park. There was a red-tailed hawk sighting on loop eight. We send our love to Rick's family. We will miss Rick, his laugh and his Water/Gatorade stations were located at the start/end and love of friends, family and marathoning. —Paula and Steve Boone halfway through, and there were plenty of various types of food at the end of the loop. There were mile Thanks for letting us know. Rick was special to so many peo- Rick was such a neat gentleman—in the truest sense of the signs at the one, two and ple. We first met him and Dee when he ran the Skagit Flats word, and he will be sorely missed. —Susan Sinclair, TX three-mile distance, and Marathon in Burlington, Washington, and then we saw him at they were accurate and a lot of marathons after that. Bob planned his 250th marathon Terrible news, and such a tragic way to lose someone. I met reliable. to be the Houston Marathon when Rick completed his 200th Rick in Nanisivik, I'm not sure if it was 1997 or 1998 or both. The race started and we there to make the Guinness Book of World Records. — I think it would be fitting to print his marathon accomplish- got underway. The first Lenore and Bob Dolphin, WA ments on the 50 State Web site, and start a Hall of Fame in his loop was fun as we saw honor. —Clay Shaw & Karen Mitchell, PA the beautiful park for the We just heard the tragic news about Rick Worley. What a shock! My oh my, what a tragic loss. We are all diminished by the first time. The out and We are stunned with this news. What a dear person ... what great loss of one of our fellows. Used to see Rick pretty regularly, back was scary during the times we have all had together! —Gayle Godfrey, KY but it has been a while. He always had the same big smile. first three loops as faster The last time was in Utah … he finished ahead of me that day, A day of mourning for all 50 Staters. We are and have been runners lapped us on the just finished ahead of me again. —Jim Boyd, WA narrow, uneven surface. friends for a very long time now—especially that core group After an hour, the 25K Alexis with Miami of runners that were so very close in the beginning of our I was just telling some friends that I was running with on runners started, and the finishers’ medal. quest. His loss is a loss for all of us. —Carol Westerman Saturday about Rick. I remember in 1997 meeting and run- park was at its densest for ning the second half of a marathon together in the rain along two hours. By this time, however, we were so spread out This is dreadful and shocking news about Rick's death. His the Gulf of Mexico. We all have our memories. We all will that it felt comfortable, and it was easy to be lapped. enthusiasm and spirit for life and running marathons was an treasure them for years. —Tom Detore, KS Since there was no judging, this race was psychological- inspiration to many runners. We'll all miss him. God bless you, ly easy for me, and I really had no trouble until the ninth Rick! I'm so sorry. It's heartbreaking news. Wow! I have so We will miss this wonderful person/runner. —Frank loop. By that time, the hills began getting bigger, longer many good memories of running with Rick. He stayed at my Bartocci, MN and higher. Interpolating between the first and second mile home for twice to run the marathon (1998 of the ninth loop, I passed the marathon in 4:43:28. Again, and 1999). He'll be missed by everyone. —Tom Adair, GA Thank you for the notice. I have tears in my eyes. He was this was one of my faster times. The remainder of the race such a wonderful, caring, generous person, I could go on and I am truly sad and sorry. Our prayers are with his family — was fun, though I was tired by this time. I came in around on with the positive adjectives that any and all of us would Victor Bhatt, TX 5:42, picked up my medal, met my friends, ate some soup use to describe Rick. —Sharon Mordorski, MN and cookies and went home. This is truly so very sad, we had so many fun times with Rick. Thanks for letting me know. I am heart broken—what a way Which race was my favorite? Surviving a judged 50K is —Virginia Farneman. OH to go! —Edson Sanches, NY the acme of the career of any casual race-walker. I will be prouder of that finish than of any other single finish on my I'm so sorry, he was so special and will be so missed. Praying I am so sorry to hear about Ricky's untimely death. —Jerry resume. However, the Caumsett race beat the Surprise race for his family. —Suzy Seeley, TX Sullivan, LA

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| page7 | Hardrock Mike Continues Omaha Reunion: Looking Ahead Testing Opportunity: to Pack in the Miles We hope you'll join us at Omaha, September 26, 2010 Try the OH PATCH for Pain Relief by Sandra Smith (his wife), IN for a great reunion.” Dr. Yon Ough, WI, a 50 States Marathon Club member, is also a board certified anesthesiologist and pain specialist in “Finish the race, preferably upright.” This is Mike • Susie Smisek, Race Director, offers these enticements: Wisconsin. He has developed and clinically tested a new Smith's basic running philosophy. Mike started running skin patch named the OH PATCH for relief of certain types ultras in 1999 at the Sunmart 50. He graduated to 100s in • Jeff Galloway will be presenting on September 24. of pain. The development of the OH PATCH grew out of his 2000 at the Umstead 100. Since then, he has competed in own need for effective pain treatment as a marathon runner. 41 100-milers, 22 50-milers, 5 100Ks, plus the 135-mile • The Marine Corps is joining Omaha and will be Badwater, a 130-mile run from Baton Rouge to New present in many aspects of the race. The OH PATCH is made of five essential oils, commonly Orleans along the Mississippi River levee, an 89K at used in daily household products. It is not a general pain Comrades in South , two Grand Canyon rim-to-rim • Susie is donating her hair to Locks for Love at the start line— patch and does not work for all painful conditions. It does and back crossings, 95 miles at the Olander 24-hour race, e-mail her at [email protected] if you would like to join her. work especially well in relieving pain related to muscle and and three 8-hour races (30, 33 and 40 miles) and the tendon problems. Florida Ironman. Mike has also completed marathons in all • There will be live music all along the course and at the finish line. During the last eight years, Dr. Ough has clinically tested the the 50 states, and has completed 191 marathons since he • The pasta party will be hosted by Barley's restaurant and we'll OH PATCH with over 1,000 patients with various painful started running in the mid ‘90s. If you add up all those have a special meeting room there. conditions with some amazing results. miles, he's run about 11,619 race/event miles. And who knows how many more miles in practice runs! Our speaker will be Karen Queally, a member of our Dr. Ough is contacting the members of the 50 States Mike enjoys the camaraderie of the sport as much as the club. She has been running for 5,000 consecutive days! Marathon Club because he would like to further test the OH PATCH for painful conditions related to running.

This would be a free trial for all 50 States Marathon Club members with any of the following conditions:

Achilles tendonitis Plantar fasciitis Ankle sprains Shin splints Iliotibial band syndrome Muscle pain with palpable knots/bands

The OH PATCH is not recommended for people who are Mike Smith, IN and Walt Prescott, GA sensitive to fragrances. Karen Queally on the road. at Hardrock finish If members are interested, I would need the following information: Name events themselves, and has met runners who have become Date of birth lifetime friends. In 2009, Mike completed 12 100-milers. SHORSHORTT:: Mailing address For 2010, he has finished seven so far: Hurt 100, Rocky Telephone number From Lois Berkowitz, MI: Raccoon, Umstead, McNaughton, Old Dominion, Brief history of the problem Hardrock and Burning River. He plans to complete the We had an interesting Fallsburg Race (Lowell, MI—the park is called Fallasburg Park). Sharon Kerson, CA came Lean Horse 100, the Hallucination 100, the Cactus Rose For more information and any questions, please send in from LA to run it. She knew about the trail but thought 100 and the Baton Rouge to New Orleans Levee Run by Dr. Ough an e-mail: [email protected]. year’s end. This was Mike's third running of the Hardrock since they said, “If you can finish, we will let you finish,” Hundred. Mike is 52 years old and lives in Fishers, IN. that it would be okay. And they did let everyone finish, regardless of time. A drunk driver had trashed one of the covered bridges so we couldn't run the same first half we Mike adds: “I'm also looking forward to attempting the did three years ago—they made the first half nearly ALL SHORSHORTS:TS: Ironman Arizona with fellow 50 Staters Andy Velazco, GA trail this time. A lot of it was runnable but hard and very and Carl Hunt, CT this year. Andy and Carl will also be hot. The road portions were long inclines. About Don McNelly, NY: attempting HURT with me next January. Bob Wehr, FL and Look for a new book about Don McNelly, “The I finished the 50 states together in 2001. Bob Wehr, Andy I took a bit under 8 hours, Frank Bartucci, MN finished Madman, the Marathoner”, by Juanita Tischendorf, Velazco, Mike Brooks, ME, and Walt Prescott, GA all about 5-10 min. ahead of me, Lora Eklund, AZ was just from Tate Publishing. It comes at an appropriate time— crewed and paced me at Badwater in 2002. Mike Brooks before me, Judy Altman, GA took 9:58:27 and Sharon was Don will have his 90th birthday November 11. He has run and I just ran the Howl at the Moon 8 Hour race yesterday. dead last at 10:40:28. These people are super! We were over 700 marathons and is still completing this distance! Walt Prescott paced me in Hardrock this year. Jerry worried about Sharon being on the trail alone, so the RD He has run in all 50 states, all the provinces and territories Sullivan, LA organizes and competes in the Mississippi had his wife drive him out to the last four miles, and he of Canada, and in many foreign countries. levee run in Louisiana that we will do again in December. actually ran it (all trail) looking for Sharon, carrying a can As you can see, I count 50 Staters as some of my best of coke for her. The RD and his dad presented her this huge About Larry Macon, TX: friends, as well as turtle and a nice extra shirt for finishing last. To add insult Below is a link to The Alcade, a magazine from The running partners. to injury, Judy, Lora, Frank and I were waiting around for University of Texas / UT Exes. Larry Macon is a graduate Sharon and the next-to-last runner (a guy with a new pace- of The University of Texas Law School and is featured as “As far as a run- maker) after most people had left, and as Judy went to put one of the top athletes in the 125-year history of The ning crew goes, no some things in her car, she couldn't open it! So there was University of Texas. one beats my love- the one last drama, her using my phone (her phone was ly wife. She has locked in the car) and the RD's phone to call the rental www.texasexes.org/125/extraordinaryexes2.asp?cat=Ath agency to get help. I haven't heard how she did with the seen me and some car—we waited another half hour then left since we had a of my fellow run- long drive back to Detroit (OK, I'm a driving wimp, it was ners through some just under three hours). Correction: very tough races ■ The article “Some Like It Cold” in our last issue was and terrain.” •Cliff Cartwright, MS 7:32:03 •Lois Berkowitz, MI 7:54:10 mistakenly attributed to Robert Bishton. •Frank Bartocci, MN 7:48:08 •Judy Altman, GA 9:58:27 The author was Helmut Linzbichler. Hardrock Mike finishes •Lora Eklund, AZ 7:33:33 •Sharon Kerson, CA 10:40:28

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| page8 | Running Saved My Life 31 Consecutive Bostons SHORSHORTS:TS: by Tom Detore, KS is No Easy Feat by Andy Kotulski, NJ The beginning of 2009 saw me running inside around a couple of basketball courts. I was feeling fine and doing Things weren't looking up for my attempt to run my 31st well. As some of you may remember my wife Donna had Boston and 619th marathon. My condition and training had just found out she had lung cancer. This would weigh more spiraled downward for the two weeks before the race, leav- and more on me during these cold months. ing me with the thought that I might not be even able to start. Severe spinal stinosis had left me hardly able to walk in 2009 While starting to run on Saturday morning with my and then a collage of heart problems resulting in heart sur- friend at the Olathe Running Club, the weather began to get gery in December, on top of the repercussions of my 2001 the best of me. I started having pain and tightness in my tragedy, limited my ability to run. Doing what I was able to Charles Sayles, CA, Walt and Kendel Prescott, GA, chest, but after slowing my run for about a quarter of a mile do, my training consisted of walking interspersed with run- and Eddie Hahn, CA before the start of Kendel’s they both stopped bothering me. I discounted this as just ning up to half mile at a time. My endurance improved in a 300th marathon on April 10, 2010. being 61, and that the cold weather is finally starting to sinusoidal manner, but bad days were less than 30 minutes About Kendel Prescott, GA: Note Kendel's picture bother me. When I ran the Snake run, a six-hour run, on and good days occasionally up to two hours. above, taken just before she finished her 300th March 7 my breathing bothered me off and on. Of course marathon. Kendel reached another milestone at this was my age catching up with me, I thought. Since I already Vermont City (4:27:43) this year: She became the first entered, I decided to give woman to finish five circuits of all 50 states! She did Then with warmer weather I ran the Flint Hills 50K the Boston a shot. I had no this before turning 50 (that happens on November 6 of following week. I did great. I was fourth overall. expectation to finish but I this year, which is also her husband Walt's birthday always hope (you just and their wedding anniversary). Kendel, you are There was not much running for me the next several never know). You always amazing! weeks as Donna's health was becoming poorer. Then after need to give it your best she passed on I still did not run until the Andrew Jackson shot. Perfect race day From Dana Mosell, CA: I came in last at the Hard Marathon. My breathing bothered me in the first mile then conditions (the best in 31 Corps Marathon at Camp Pendleton today, but it was it went away. My warmer weather running went well with- years) were prayers really cool. For the last mile, the roads were protected out any pain or tightness. This was capped off with a great answered. I had numer- by Marines. As I passed each road, the Marines on sta- Patriot Run, where I was eighth overall running 47 miles in ous issues along the way tion there joined me for the rest of the run. I got to talk this nine-hour, 11 minute run. and had over 50 to these young Marines (kind of like I was their com- walk/pauses. It seemed manding officer) and find out where they were from, Then the weather got colder and my breathing became more was coming out etc., and by the time I got to mile 26, I felt like I was worse. Finally at Dude, Where's the Trail 50K Run, I felt than was going in. I felt I leading a couple of platoons. At that point, they told miserable throughout and walked a great deal of it. This was in trouble after six me that they wanted to run me to the finish and we was the Sunday after Thanksgiving. In December I decid- miles but persevered for more. My legs were already aching picked up some speed and finished en masse. I shook and I wondered if the pain would continue to increase. ed to cut back on my training, then see how I did at Run for as many hands as I could to thank them for all they do Things did continue to get worse throughout the day. I was the Ranch on December 27. It was another cold day with a for us and our country! Pretty special for being in last regretting having the special QCC logo (for running 25-plus wind chill near ten degrees. Things went badly for me. I place! (I was helping a Navy captain for the first 12 consecutive Bostons) on the back of my singlet because so kept having trouble with breathing and that tight pain in my miles and that slowed me a bit ... DNF due to stress many people wanted me to talk to them about my experience fracture ... and there were tons of hills on that course.) chest. My next run was the Texas Marathon just five days running 30 Bostons. I did appreciate their support and con- later in Kingwood, Texas. In this moderate weather I did gratulations but it was taking all I had just to keep moving even worse. I topped out with running for ten minutes with- forward without the air to talk. When reality set in after out stopping in mile 12. The final ten minutes I ran very lit- Wellesley that I had a chance to finish, my spirits were lifted. tle. Once I finished, I felt much better. Something was not I got enthused running the Newton Hills, realizing my right. It was here that I made the decision to see a doctor. chances of finishing were improving. Was that a tail wind or Many runners told me that it could be exercise-induced air off angels’ wings? I continued my running sequence to the asthma. finish. I got an unexpected boost near the finish, surprised by friends aware of my difficulties who waited me out, cheering The doctor thought it was my heart. The EKG confirmed me on and then waiting for me at the medical tent exit. it. My next step was to see a cardiologist. He felt all I need- ed was a stent or two. There was, however, a very outside I was of course elated afterward, even though my legs chance that I would need open heart surgery. He thought were in pain as never before. I felt great and enjoyed the Lora Eklund, AZ, Steven Yee, WA and Al Kohli, that I was too healthy for it. Besides, I had just ran my Starbucks that had been handed to me and enjoyed the very WI at the Phoenix Rock 'n Roll Marathon 2010. 300th marathon. The stents were to be put in on February slow trek to my ride. All smiles. 5. I would be running again by February 16. Well, it turned From Joanne Sodano, NJ: Recently, I completed out that I had one artery with 100 percent blockage and the My time was a PW but my day and effort was a PR. It was The 21st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March in other with 70 percent blockage. My surgeon told me that more than I hoped for ... a perfect day ... you just never know. White Sands, New Mexico. My clock time was my running saved my life. I felt fine … except when I 6:07:28 and my chip time was 6:05:35. This was not would run. Without running I would have gone along with Note from Tom Adair, GA: Andy spent 2001 recovering only a challenging course but a very emotional one for my daily life without waiting for the “big one.” from a nearly fatal bout of pneumonia and typhoid after hav- me. I had no idea we would be able to meet the sur- ing finished a marathon in Russia. He became ill shortly vivors before the March and as we approached the Remember, if you keep getting a tightness pain in your after the marathon and was unable to fly home, because this start line. Then on race morning, the first group to chest, see a doctor immediately. was the same time as 9/11. To date, he has run over 600 start The March were the wounded soldiers from Iraq marathons competitively in all the states, provinces, and and Afghanistan. I was not prepared for this at all. I Since I completed two marathons in five days with that some 30 countries. He was a 2:30 marathoner while in his spent time crying each time I went by one but made ■ blockage, God must still have a use for me here. 40s. Andy has placed first, second and third in his age group sure I thanked them for my freedom. My count is now in different marathons in every state. I am proud that Andy 30 states completed out of 33 marathons. has been a friend for over 15 years. ■

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| page9 | The Final Ten: Running With or Without the Herd in Casper, WY by Fran Gilday, VA At mile 16, we turned around beautiful country. Every race is unique and and followed the same path for five memorable. I ran my 49th state yesterday, on June 7. I absolutely more miles. At mile 21, we ran After celebrating at the finish line with my loved it from start to finish. You'll be glad to know that I was over the river on the wooden new friends, I just walked around the corner able to stay upright and had no misfortunes along the way. bridge, and ran around a golf to my hotel room. What a pleasant treat that I like the name of the race, Run With the Herd. course for three-plus miles, which was! My calls back home were short with the Supposedly, there are antelope on the course, but I only saw was the worst part of the race. It same message: Let the party begin! In five rabbits and squirrels. They have a great logo. Check it out was very hot by that time, without weeks we will be in Missoula, Montana for at www.runwyoming.com. clouds or shade, and they threw in the 50th. And it is one month before my 60th I digress. After checking in, getting my pre-race supplies, a nasty little hill on top of that. birthday, which I did not think was possible a and resting for a few hours, I met up with new friends at the Boy, was I glad to get back to the few years ago. 50x60. History in the making, best pasta party ever. We had a great meal with really fun bridge. and you, my family and friends, are all part of people at my table. As I approached mile 25, I spot- this fantastic adventure. The race started at 6:30 a.m. at the Casper Events Center ted the legendary Larry Macon, Upon much reflection, I have decided to at 5,300 feet. There were probably 150 marathoners, plus TX, and Gregg, a Marathon see how far I can go and for how long. I will perhaps 60 or so in the relay. I have run other marathons at Maniac I met the night before. I attempt to go a second time, but without any higher elevation, but they always come down to 4,000 or was gaining on them, and actually specific timetables. Maybe I can get to 100, under. Not Casper. It pretty much stayed at 5,200 feet with caught up to them by mile 26. As maybe I can go a second time, but one thing a few nasty hills along the way. It was a beautiful morning we turned the corner and saw the is for sure, I will keep going. It's just too with temperatures in the upper 40s, but we all knew that finish line, Larry hollered out a much fun, and I am blessed in so many was temporary. I had trouble controlling my breathing in loud “Whoopee!” and the three of ways, so why not? Let's do it again! The the first few miles, so I slowed my pace down a bit, and us raced to the finish line. It was adventure continues. And the party starts on realized I would probably not have a fast time like the pre- hilarious! We were greeted by a July 11, 2010! vious three races. It was very sunny, but the scenery was welcoming committee, received I thought you would like to see what I breathtaking. After seven miles of roads, we turned onto a our medal, water, and the best fin- have done with my medals. The picture in bike bath that followed the Platte River. As the day wore ish line feast ever! As small as this this article is of my marathon pole, which on, the temperatures rose to the mid-70s. At that tempera- race is, they get an A+ for every- was made for me by a very dear friend. If ture and at that altitude (and factoring in the hills), this thing. That's what I love about trav- you ever get to see it in person, it is over- course was much harder than I thought. eling and running marathons in this whelming. ■ Finishing 50: My Rockstar Race at Run Wild Missoula by Fran Gilday, VA I'm supposed to get a clip and will post it when I do. were plenty of sprinklers along the way, as well as water On Saturday, we got up early to have breakfast and get to stops, which were well stocked. Well, I did it! After about 15 years, I crossed the finish the expo, which started at 8 a.m. in Caras Park. I was As we got closer to the end, I could not stop thinking line of my 50th state in Missoula, Montana on Sunday, July assigned bib number 50! When I received my packet, the about all that had occurred up to this point. I welled up sev- 11, 2010. My emotions are all over the place: overwhelmed, race director just happened to be nearby and as I exclaimed eral times in the last few miles, but Patty kept me from a happy, proud, sad that it's over, anxious to start again, and to JJ, “Look, I got #50,” he said, “Well you asked for it, did- total meltdown! As we turned onto the last stretch, my amazed I made it. n't you?” He then told me that two days later someone else entire group with the Franny Finishes 50 red shirts lined up Before I start with my finale, I want to say that Montana asked for the same number, but I got there first! He got a big on the course just before the bridge and finish line. The race is the Best Last Place, a perfect state to end my adventure. hug for granting my request. director allowed them to run in with me and I felt like a rock There is no doubt that the Runner's World title of the Best About half of the group went white water rafting, and the star. As I crossed that 50th state's finish line, I was over- Overall Marathon is well deserved. With double the number rest did the scenic float (that's the option I took). It was a whelmed with emotion. We were crying, hugging, kissing, of entries from last year, and with this race only four years great way to spend the day before the marathon so we could and cheering everyone. I must have had my picture taken old, they got it all right from start to finish. relax and enjoy the great outdoors. I love Montana! It's so 100 times. It was perfect. There were 27 of us traveling to Missoula, arriving at beautiful. After things calmed down, and we got our medals and different days and times. We had arranged for a block of I found it hard to sleep that night. We had to get up at 3:30 rested a bit, we got back to the hotel where I did something rooms facing the Clark Fork River at the Doubletree. a.m. in order to get to the busses by 4:30. Everyone had to I never have done. Jane and Pat went to the river and soaked Across the river is the University of Montana, which is a be shuttled out to the start, with a different set for the half their legs in that cold rushing water. And I joined them. beautiful campus with mountains as a backdrop and the marathoners, and another for the full. The course was a Holy moly, that's COLD! But after we sat down, it felt ter- river alongside it. point-to-point, which basically means 26.2 miles out with- rific. But we could not stay there for very long because the Another friend, Andi Gantz, drove up from Wyoming on out any looping back. My sister, Patty, ran with me, and my big party was going to take place at 3:30 at the Silk Road, Thursday and the three of us explored Missoula and had brother, Richard, ran his first marathon. My friends, Pat and which is a restaurant that serves tapas-style meals with dish- dinner at the hotel. The dining room has plate glass win- Jane, also ran the marathon. JJ and Patty's son, Eli, ran the es from all over the world. We had rented the private dining dows with the river visible from anywhere you sat. It was a half. Both races started at 6 a.m. with the big BOOM from room upstairs and as I arrived, the NBC news crew was perfect place to start the weekend. Because most of the a live cannon. there for a follow-up interview. Did I say I felt like a rock group did not arrive until Friday afternoon, we set out to The first ten miles were out in farm and horse country. star? I think I got more than my 15 minutes of fame! hike in a nearby national park. What a beautiful day we had, The smell from freshly cut hayfields and the scenic sunrise The champagne poured freely, the party was merry, the and just enough hiking to get the kinks out of sitting all day were an addition to the excitement I felt. It was sensory food was delicious, and we all had the best time. After we on Thursday and not too much exertion to tire us out. We overload! Patty and I ran side by side the whole way, and I ate, I think it was my sister, Marianne, who started to dance, got back mid-afternoon and met up with the Franny dedicated each mile to a different family member or group and that was all it took for the party to take it up a few Finishes 50 group: Ray, Amy and John, JJ, Mom, Richard, of friends. We talked about each mile's dedicatee, and the notches. Did you hear us on the East Coast? Sam, the Patty and Dave, Eli, Marianne and Steve, Ginny and Doug, miles flew by. The only hill came about mile 13 and it was owner, told us he did not care how long we stayed as long Cameron, Alex, Jane, Pat, Nancy, Kristy, Linda, Wes and a doozy! At mile 14 Deanna and Kristy met us on their rent- as we kept our clothes on! Bev. Allen arrived early Sunday morning, God bless his ed bikes and provided an escort as we continued. Amy, How can I thank everyone who helped me celebrate this soul. What a friend he has been to us! Andi, and Ginny also met up with us on bikes and gave us milestone? I hope everyone knows how special and loved As the group was checking in, the local NBC news crew updates on how the rest of the group did. you all are. It was a total blast, and the entire weekend was was at the hotel doing an interview. They found out about me, Even with the early 6 a.m. start, it was very hot with lit- perfect and went off without a hitch. “I love you, man!” and I was interviewed the next day. That was fun. The inter- tle shade. The course was really beautiful, especially the For the record: 50 states, 65 finishes. My next adventure viewer was so excited to learn about me and the 50 States part where we ran along the river and then over the wooden starts in September in Omaha, the second state for the sec- Marathon Club. The clip aired Saturday during the late news. bridge. The temperatures climbed into the 80s, but there ond go-round. Until then, peace be with you. ■

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| page10 | My Fourth Time at Tacoma City Marathon: May 2, 2010 Charlevoix, Michigan by Bob and Lenore Dolphin, WA duced me to a group of runners as they passed by, and I Marathon 6/26/10 appreciated their warm reactions. by Don Taylor, WV Our weekend during the Tacoma City Marathon on Marc Frommer was a pacer who introduced me to his Sunday, May 2, 2010 was a pleasant one for Lenore and group. Then there were the Blues Brothers at the halfway After 20 years in the tropics one would think I'd be able me as we enjoyed volunteering, attending the Marathon aid station manned by the Interurban Runners Club who to acclimatize to heat and humidity, but not so. I love West Maniac reunion meeting, the dinner with guest speaker gave a fellow club member a big welcome. They were at Virginia, my adopted state, but my addiction to distance Dick Beardsley and the race. Point Defiance Park, which is my favorite area on the race- running prompts me to look further north in summer We drove to Tacoma from our nearby Renton home on course. There were western rhododendrons in bloom in the because nowadays, as I get longer in the tooth, I prefer to Friday to the race headquarters at the Courtyard Marriott park and a view of Gig Harbor in the distance. feel a cold wind in my face … or even frost on my eye- Hotel in downtown Tacoma. This year the expo, packet All of the volunteers at the aid stations were friendly and brows. So I guess I'm a bit of a freak metabolically and pickup, meeting and evening dinner were all held in this supportive. At one where they knew my name, I inquired physiologically knowing that kind of weather is hard to facility. It made it especially convenient for runners who about it. The captain said they see me there every year. find anywhere south of the 49th parallel in summer. stayed in the hotel. I was concerned about being the last participant and But upper Michigan state is certainly cooler than West After we checked in, we visited with friends at the expo holding up the course disassembling. The police guides Virginia, which is why I chose the June 26 Charlevoix and packet pickup area before reporting for our volunteer- assured me that there were four people behind me. In the marathon. Charlevoix is a scenic lakeside town of 4,000- ing job at the marathon bib table. Race sponsors, Marathon last mile I was preceded by two patrol cars that blocked something and the lake can be seen from almost every- where. The 7 a.m. marathon start was in the low 60s fol- Maniacs and Fleet Feet Sports of Bonney Lake had promi- intersections so that I could pass safely. lowing light overnight rain—almost perfect weather for a nent booths. When I crossed the finish line, my time was 7:23:30 summer marathon. The marathon was run almost simulta- This was a Marathon Maniac Reunion race, and mem- (16.55 pace). I was second in the 75-plus age division and neously with a half, a walk and a 5K, so I took extra care bers came from across the country and Canada. On the the only 80-year-old in the race. not to stray from the course and run a combo like I did in Maniac Calendar 200 members signified their intent to Our thanks to go Tony Phillippi, WA the other Marathon that Mountain MD marathon in April. That was an embar- attend. About 400 runners represented the field of Maniacs, the race committee, the many volunteers and rassment! marathon finishers, so it seems that half of them were policemen for their efforts in putting on a class event for The Charlevoix course was flat out-and-back, mostly on Marathon Maniacs. This was a commendable turnout that the 2,000-plus participants in the various races that were a bike path, along the lakeside and I set out to do my usual showed support for race director Tony Phillippi and offered. ■ negative splits—but that was quickly thwarted at mile three Marathon Maniac co-founder, along with Steve Yee and by Lois Berkowitz, MI and a freshman from Notre Dame Chris Warren. who ran past me; so I attempted to stay with them. He lost This was the fourth Tacoma City Marathon. In the past me about mile 11 … I don't know why he didn't do that ear- three years I started the race at the regular time, but this SHORSHORTT:: lier—perhaps just out of courtesy. Then somewhere around year I chose to take the 6:30 a.m. early start. As it turned the halfway point Lois took off like a rocket and placed out, it was a wise choice. After the race started, I ran with first in her age group. A friend of mine at the finish said she looked fresh as a daisy as she reached the finish with a my good friend Herb Allen, MM from Bainbridge Island. 5:40:47. When we ran into a cool wind, I stepped aside to put on As I reached mile 25 I began to doubt that I would beat a Tyvek jacket. When I resumed running, my left calf the six hour cut-off, which was perhaps my punishment for became sore and I was forced to switch to walking. In my trying to keep pace with this Notre Dame athlete and Lois. previous two marathons there had been a minor, intermit- This was corroborated by the friend who walked out to tent spasm at this calf, but it was seldom felt. This time I meet me; so I just broke into an easy jog because cut-off is was forced to walk the rest of the marathon. I could do this as unimportant to me as it is to most 50 Staters. In without feeling any soreness while test runs were slow and Charlevoix they keep the clock running for an hour or so stressful. As a result, for the rest of the 25 miles I walked after 1 p.m., and the cops in this scenic little town don't yell a 16-18 minute pace, depending on the grade and the wind at you to hit the sidewalk as they do in some city events. direction. But a few hundred feet from the clock I was surprised to The weather was good with temperatures from 40-51 read 5:59 something so as it ticked away the seconds I degrees, overcast skies, calm to light winds and 20 mph changed my pathetic jog into a sprint finishing with a headwinds at times late in the race. 5:59:30, which we all found quite amusing. I've had a few close calls but never as close as 30 seconds. By the second mile the early-start runners were out of If anyone is looking for a cool summer marathon in a sight. A woman walker passed me in Wrights Park in the scenic lakeside town, then it's really worth staying a full fourth mile, and she extended her lead as we walked weekend in this place. The lake and its beaches are every- through downtown Tacoma on our way to the waterfront. where between Charlevoix and Petoskey. There’s plenty of By the 10K mark she was no longer in view, and the race accommodation for all tastes; fresh fish from the lake in leaders from the regular start came by. many restaurants, plus a ferry service from Charlevoix to Running side by side were Michael Lynes, 43, of Beaver Island for those who want to check out another sce- Tacoma who became a four-time winner of the fourth nic Michigan Lake marathon (to be run this year on Tacoma City Marathon when he finished in 2:44:16 and September 4). Here's wishing y'all some cooler marathons Geofrey Kanyi, 35, who finished second in 2:49:33. In as you slog your way through the dog days of summer. ■ third place overall was Ruth Perkins, 29, from Puyallup who won the women's race with a time of 2:50:49. Note: We love your pictures! In fourth place overall was the third male runner, Tony Eckel, 42, with a 2:56:20. Mary Hanna, 48, from Maple But please, when you send photos, Valley came in second for the women with a 3:28:39. In identify all people in the photos with first and third place was Ginger Gruber, 40, who ran a 3:30:19. From Douglas Thompson, NC: last names. We probably won’t use your photos Between Miles 6-17 the regular field of 7:30 a.m. Douglas was featured in an article in The Daily unless the subjects are all identified. Thanks! starters passed me as they ran and I walked. It was a pleas- Reflector as one of the finishers of the Altacama Marathon in Chile. Douglas and friend Kyle ure to visit with my many running friends along the way. Pitchford were raising money for the Leukemia and When identified, send them to: There were some nice surprises. Michael Shiach intro- Lymphoma Society. [email protected].

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| page11 | Running Back to Backs at Bear Lake by Joye McElroy, GA did I mention Garden City is dead this time of year? I'm it in. I proceeded doing the GA ING mosey. I think it took here to tell ya there are no eggs to be found at any of the me almost an hour to walk those last three miles, but I fin- Judy Ramsey and I departed Atlanta early Thursday restaurants in Garden City, so we settled for BTL sand- ished in 6:49! Judy came in about ten minutes behind me. morning and arrived in Salt Lake City without incident. wiches. Once again did little yoga and headed for bed by When we got back to the condo we were just too wet We grabbed the rental and headed to Garden City, Utah. 8:30 p.m. and cold to do an ice bath, so we showered, napped, and It's about two and a half hours northeast of Salt Lake, over went to Fish Haven, Idaho for dinner. We had run through two beautiful mountain passes. When we arrived in Utah Marathon: Saturday morning, we were up by 3:45 Fish Haven on Friday and we knew it well—it's so small Garden City and came over the rim to start down to Bear a.m. and once again I had the same hip/leg pain. So I they didn't bother to publish their population numbers. We Lake (Garden City elevation: 5,950 feet). We just had to repeated Friday morning's routine but forgot to remove the drove up to the top of a mountain, overlooking the lake on stop and catch our breath. The lake is the color of the thermal heat wrap before the race started, so I ran with it a beautiful golf course and had a wonderful seafood din- Caribbean, various shades of turquoise and light blues that on all day. ner. Seafood in Idaho, weird huh? We made it back to the were apparent even with the clouds and overcast sky. The We met at the church near the city park and were bused condo and crashed hard. The next morning oh boy did I weather for the entire weekend was overcast or raining— to the east side of the lake, about four miles from Friday's hurt, so there was a total repeat of the Friday and Saturday it was just spring in the mountains. finish. I think there were about 120 marathon participants morning's routines. But I need to back this story up a bit—as some of you and because this is such a small race the start was delayed We finally found a place to get breakfast—we needed probably know Saturday, June 5 I completed the Lake until almost 7 a.m. while we waited for all the runners to our eggs! Then a quick ride around the lake for photos and Lanier Island, my first triathlon. I was pleased with every- get their ducks in a row. Judy had decided to walk we started heading to Salt Lake. All of a sudden I realized thing except my transitions. I swam through the water- Saturday's marathon, so as soon as she could she took off I had screwed up and not allowed enough time to get to the weeds and survived the big lady in blue swimming over walking. I had no idea if I could run or not. The first cou- airport and check in (we couldn't check in early, no me three times, with a finishing time of less than 15 min- ple of steps were shaky but surprisingly after a few min- Internet access in Garden City), so I started driving like a utes! I was hoping for less than 16 minutes. I biked the 12 utes everything started working pretty well. As on Friday bat out of hell, with poor Judy saying over and over again, miles of killer hills and traffic in less than 49 minutes and I ran 30/30s and caught up with Judy about mile seven. “Don't kill us, we can get another flight!” Judy finally ran the hot and hilly three miles this year in just over 37 Somewhere around mile 14 a storm came up with driv- checked her itinerary and realized I had recorded the minutes … now add more than 10 minutes for transitions. ing rain, 30-40 mile an hour winds and sleet or hail (I don't wrong time in my cell phone calendar. Whew! We had I felt great until Sunday morning. I woke with the worse know the difference. All I know is ice was raining down plenty of time. case of cranky butt I've ever had; and even though I saw and bouncing around my feet). Thank God I had that pon- We stopped at the same Wal-Mart and bought more ther- Nan and Dr. Dave before I left for Utah, I still hurt pretty cho and I had thought to give Judy my backup (black mal heat wraps and wrapped nearly our entire bodies to fly badly when I arrived in Garden City. garbage bag). We were still running on the east side of the back to Atlanta. Those things really work well. I wore The little town of Garden City was pretty much shut lake heading south, still on the road. Just after all hell them all day Sunday and all day Monday. When I took down this time of year, but it's probably a great place in the broke loose we picked up a snowmobile/bike path that had them off Monday night and Tuesday morning I thought I winter and in August when they have the annual Raspberry just been painted. Thank God again—they had freshly was going to die. Thank God for Nan. She came to my Festival. Since we were staying in a condo (no hotels in painted the yellow line. It was the only thing I could see house and after working on me for what seemed like over Garden City), Judy and I stopped at Wal-Mart in Salt Lake for the next about two and one half miles. two hours she finally got me fairly comfortable and and stocked up. Once we got settled in the condo we At first I thought I was doing really well: I'm running. mobile. Note to self ICE IS GOOD, HEAT IS BAD, repeat decided to drive around the lake so we could appreciate I'm feeling good. But when I checked my time it had taken ICE IS GOOD, HEAT IS BAD, repeat ICE IS GOOD, the lay of the land. When we got back to the condo we me 15 minutes to “run” mile 16! I guess that head wind HEAT IS BAD. This is a great race. The support is good made a nice cheese pizza and I did a little yoga to stretch was pushing me back faster than I was moving forward! At and the course is beautiful. Back to back Bears are very my tired cranky butt, then iced it and hit the sack by 8 p.m. times the wind was so strong that I had to hold my poncho doable. ■ Friday morning I awoke and had pain in my right hip down or get airborne! (OK, that running down my right leg. So I did a little yoga, popped might be a slight exaggeration, a couple of ibuprofen, iced and got ready to meet at the but then again…) Finally, just city park at 5:30 a.m. Just before leaving I put a thermal before mile 17, we turned right SHORSHORTT:: heat wrap on my right hip, removing it just before the race on to what we thought would be started. better conditions—well, the wind and rain did diminish, but Idaho Marathon: Friday's race started in Garden City at the road was a one-plus mile the city park on the west side of the lake and headed north mud pit! You couldn't run, it on gentle rolling hills. We ran on the side of the road or on was just too slippery and the a snowmobile/bike trail. The beautiful lake was on our puddles too deep, so I got up on right and green pastures with horses and cows were on our the side of the road and fol- immediate left, with tall mountains surrounding us on all lowed a path others had beaten sides. Interestingly they didn't have any mile markers for down. Trail run! this race, but had support stops religiously every three Finally the mud pit ended miles until mile 24. My plan was to go slow due to the ele- and we were back on pave- vation, my cranky butt, and the fact that I had never run ment—but there wasn't any 26.2 miles two days in a row. Back to back marathoning place to run but on the road was new territory for me, so as with Big Sur and Delaware, which happened to be a HIGH- I stuck with 30/30s. WAY! And I swear it was up We crossed into Idaho around mile three and continued hill for the next four miles! on the same road until the 13th mile, where we took a hard Most of the traffic tried to get right turn. This was the north end of the lake and for the over but there was always some next seven miles it was flat as a pancake. Then we hit the a—hole who wouldn't move. hills on the east side of the lake, a welcome change. At this Several 18-wheelers zoomed by point the hills weren’t so bad so I took off and started pass- forcing me to get down in the ing runners, which felt great until around mile 24. All of a ditch. So I gave them a few sudden my right hip started screaming, but I was deter- choice words and the middle mined to finish under 5:45 and not let anyone pass me so finger salute! I dug deep and pushed on. I finished in 5:44! Judy finished in 5:51! I think there were 70 participants in Friday's race. With three miles left, I From Jim Boyd, WA: We headed back to the condo and an ice bath. I popped tanked. I couldn't take another Bob Dolphin, WA, joined the Japan 100 Marathon Joyful Running Club (also a couple of ibuprofen, ate a peanut butter sandwich and GU or run another step, so I called the Full Hyaku Club) this year. Congratulations, Bob! With Bob is Jon took a nap. We got up and went in search of breakfast. OK, decided to just finish and walk Mahoney of BC.

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| page12 | night's rest before tomorrow's fun in the mountains. Battling the 21st-Annual Bataan Memorial Death We head out about 6:45 a.m. to the race start area. Cathy gives me a ladybug sticker for my race number. The lady- March Marathon, New Mexico bug charity began when Cathy's daughter was diagnosed by Kamiar Kouzekanani, TX sight. I made several stops to take photos. The last 10K with cancer a few years back. With the ladybug firmly was on a trail. The infamous “Sand Pit” is around mile 21 attached, I will think of Kimi today when I reach a tough In 1942, During WWII, more than 75,000 (67,000 and I found it to be the hardest part of the course (ankle patch and I hope, Kimi, you do some strong magic and Filipino, 1,000 Chinese Filipino, and 11,796 American) deep soft sand). There were 12 aid stations offering water, help me through. I never knew Kimi but what I know of soldiers were forced to march for days in the scorching heat sports drink and fruit. The volunteers were cheerful. There her is that she not only loved running but she was a tough through jungles in the Philippines. Thousands died. The were mile markers. The course was open until 8:00 p.m. battler. That is why Kimi's children and her mother Cathy survivors became prisoners of war. The 60-mile march The run was chip-timed. Lunch was served at the finish. not only survive, but strive to be successful in Kimi's occurred after the three-month Battle of Bataan. It was the The winning times were: 2:47:19 (civilian male light, name. From what I can tell you won't find more love than largest American surrender since the American Revolution. 945 finishers), 3:27:30 (civilian female light, 556 finish- that. We all have problems and setbacks. The secret is to The march was accounted as a Japanese war crime. ers), 4:44:36 (civilian male heavy, 203 finishers), 5:41:19 find the good during the bad times we all go through along To honor the survivors of the Bataan, the Army ROTC (civilian female heavy, 32 finishers), 4:18:56 (military life's journey. Department at New Mexico State University began spon- male light, 378 finishers), 4:47:19 (military female light, Chuck “Marathon Junkie” Engle is here to try and win soring the Memorial March in 1989. In 1992, White Sands 93 finishers), 4:10:54 (military male heavy, 376 finishers), another marathon. Chuck has won a marathon in all but Missile Range and the New Mexico National Guard joined and 6:56:54 (military female heavy, 50 finishers). four or five states and his win total will move up one more in the sponsorship and the event was moved to the Missile I had a great time running the marathon. I did not walk notch after today's race. Range. In 2003, for the only time in its history, the March any of the hills. I ran the half in 2:09 (9:50 pace) and The national anthem is sung and the military presence was canceled due to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since its crossed the finish line in 4:24:49 (10:06 pace). I placed steps aside as the gun sounds and the marathon is on. I inception, the March has grown from about 100 people to 73rd among the 945 civilian male light finishers. I ran the don't think there is a better way to spend a Memorial Day thousands of marchers from across the United States and last 10K with a German runner. She had moved to NM 20 weekend than taking on a challenge with fellow competi- several foreign countries. While primarily a military event, years ago. She was having serious calf problems. We tors all trying to do their best at a difficult task. There is a many civilians choose to take the challenge. talked a lot, which helped us mentally. She gave me a high large police presence both on the roads and near the start The March offers two routes (a 26.2-mile marathon run five at the finish. I should have asked for a hug! finish area. Without the volunteers' help, the runners or a 15.2-mile shorter run). The marathon categories are 1) This turned out to be an amazing running experience. I wouldn't have the pleasure of tackling today's monster military and civilian individual light, 2) military and civil- highly recommend the Bataan Memorial Death March race course. ian individual heavy (carrying a minimum of 35 pounds in Marathon. ■ Today there is a 5k, 10k, half-marathon and marathon. rucksacks/backpacks throughout the run), 3) team mili- After about five miles, the marathoners are on their own. tary, and 4) team civilian. Each team consists of five mem- Inaugural Memorial Day The good thing about the hills is there are a lot of trees to bers and all have to cross the finish line within 20 seconds shade the runners. I also notice when we find some flat of each other. Marathon Gives a New Race running along a lake or river, the sun gets the best of us. I arrived at Las Cruces on Friday and stayed in Ramada to Berkshire, Massachusetts This race has everything from beautiful views, climbs and Inn (about 32 miles from the Missile Range). The event descents, sun, breezes and different little towns to pass was very well organized. Each marcher received a short- by Charles Nelson, NH through. Also the golf course was an absolutely beautiful sleeved cotton T-shirt, a dog tag, and an individualized green. In miles five to eight I meet up with Cowboy Bob multi-colored certificate of participation. The pre-race When Cathy Troisi, NY sent out an e-mail about a new from Florida. It seems over the years Bob gets the better of pasta buffet dinner on Saturday was very good and cost marathon in the Berkshire Mountains in western me in most marathons, but it’s a fair fight because we are only $10. Massachusetts, I basically ignored the thought of running both 59. Today I am running smart and taking in water, The morning of the race was chilly. I was dressed like an up and down large elevation changes in late May, probably salt, electrolytes, along with Vespa and 12 ounces of nitric onion—in layers! The temperature ranged from high 30s in warm weather. I realized last week that since I have oxide. The race said there would only be water for the first to mid 60s. It was sunny and there was hardly any wind, nothing else to do other than to paint my house, that this 20 miles. Carrying my own fluids kept my body in a state which pleasantly surprised us, as the blowing sands could race may be a better alternative after all. Plus, with 139 where I wouldn't crash. The real tough section of the make the run really tough (it was quite windy on Friday marathons it will be nice to make this race number 140. course begins at the 17-mile mark and it is basically climb, and Saturday). There were nearly 5,700 runners and Three days before the race I check out the temperatures descend, climb higher, descend steeper and so on. The last marchers. The start time was at 7:05 a.m. We had been and the course elevation chart. Just as I thought—an 300 yards is basically all downhill. I reach the finish in asked to report to the Missile Range by no later than 4:30 almost guaranteed suicide run. The last 9.2 miles is loaded 44th place of 108 finishers with a time of 4:15:20. The last a.m. There was a continental breakfast at no charge. The with climbs both steep and long. The temperatures are in 9.2 miles are what the Berkshires are all about: beauty and opening ceremony started at 6:35 a.m., which included the the 60s at the 8 a.m. start and gradually rise to the mid and pain, and I couldn't have enjoyed it more. national anthem, reveille, invocation, remarks, and a mov- upper 70s before I finish. The finishers' medals are dog tags printed with the date, ing roll call. Two F22s flew over at the end of the ceremo- On Saturday I find Tanglewood, where events and race name and finisher. The other tag has the race cause— ny. A few survivors were present. I shook their hands as I famous performers put shows on all summer long. I never The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund—with a mountain in the was walking to the start line; in a few years, there will not imagined that my first visit to Tanglewood would be as an background and a couple runners. In its first year, this race be any survivors. acting participant on a beautiful Memorial Day weekend may have had some minor quirks but overall they put on a The course, as expected, was quite challenging. There in a marathon race. I meet Cathy Troisi at the packet pick- great inaugural event. Congrats to the race committee and were hills. The sandy portions of the terrain were tough. In up. I miss the left we are supposed to take so I sneak all who volunteered their time to make this run possible. short, this marathon is not for the timid. The elevation around the statute and go left where I legally should go The only damage I seemed to have suffered from thes race range was from 4,100 to 5,300 feet. It was mainly on trails. straight. I look in the mirror and Cathy is doing all my ille- was a blister under and around my right big toe, which was Between miles nine and 10, we began a 3.5-mile climb on gal moves and is sticking close behind me. At a second the size if a giant grape. It was probably caused by the side a paved road to HTA (Hazard Test Area). At the HTA, we glance, the police cruiser is right on Cathy's tail. I think it’s pitch of the road along with my fairly new racing flats. After made a left turn and began running on a scenic trail, cir- me they will ultimately pull over. I progress through town comparing notes with Cathy Troisi, it seems she also wound cling a mountain, before returning to the same paved road slowly and luckily after about a half mile the cruiser must up with a giant blister around and on the bottom of one of her (about mile 19). As we were running down the road, hun- have noticed we were out of towners and let us go on our heels. Cathy tells me she never gets blisters, which indicates dreds of marchers were on their way up. I found myself to merry ways. We hunted around for some breakfast stuff in even more strongly that the road pitch had something to do be more of a spectator than a runner. It was an amazing the morning. Now it's back to the Econo-Lodge for a with our blister problems. ■

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| page13 | Are Milestones a Curse or a Joy? by Robert Bishton, FL slathered with strawberry cream cheese, a confectionary others don't and now I find myself running with a young sugar-covered cake donut and a cup of Starbucks. OK, now couple. The path takes a slight right turn and then presents Marathoners record an amazing variety of statistics and that I'm tanked up with sugar, carbs and caffeine, I head for a left or right fork. I continue to the right, see a little sign develop some interesting milestones to celebrate, and the start. But wait. During the brief walk I spot a boy who with an X on it, and simultaneously hear them yell, 2009 was a year during which I could celebrate reaching is apparently running in the 5K race. My heart went straight “Wrong way!” Oops! I recover from that snafu rather four of them. Unfortunately, the road to get there was up to block my throat. This pre-teen was a double leg quickly and when I see the mile 23 marker, I figure that I bumpy and started rather inauspiciously. amputee wearing metal running prostheses. I have to stop can finish in well under four hours and I'm stoked! I wrenched my back following the Myrtle Beach for a moment, take a couple of deep breaths, and reflect on I finally enter the park and as I make the last right turn, Marathon and for the next three weeks prior to my 100th this before continuing my search for Jeff. Jeff decides on a I can hear but not yet see the finish line. One more slight marathon in my father's hometown of Albany, GA, I was 3:40 and indicates he will keep an eye on me. dogleg to the left and there it is dead ahead, the finish line experiencing the most pain I've ever had and ate Percocet With the command to go, I'm off and weaving my way and clock. A surge of pride and satisfaction goes through as if they were M&Ms. Other than a chiropractor looking through the crowd. At the mile one marker I glance at my me as I grin from ear to ear. The announcer says my name, at the x-ray and reporting that I have curvature of the spine watch and read 8:12. This is almost a minute faster than the spectators lining the chute applaud, and I doff my hat that is outside normal parameters, nothing appears to be the 9:10 pace needed to finish in 3:59. At the mile three briefly before crossing the line in 3:42! My first thought is amiss. Three massage sessions help considerably, so I marker I note that these are probably the fastest first miles to turn around and look for Jeff because he provided the leave for the Snickers Marathon with fingers crossed. I I've run in a long time. Now I'm quite conflicted because psychological push to keep me going by being the hound planned to celebrate this mile- maybe I'm going out too chasing the fox. I move off the path and Jeff comes across stone by leading the 4:00 fast and will pay for it in 3:44. I'm elated to have exorcised the demons pestering group, but was thankfully later. I still haven't seen me about my past two milestone disappointments while relieved of that responsibility. Jeff yet, where is he? running my one and only negative-split marathon. Icing on I decided to be an unofficial During mile seven two the cake is placing second in my age group and receiving co-pacer and was running well women pull alongside a nice race jacket. So, three of four milestones were until the mile 11 mark when and running instep with reached successfully in the same year and all is good in the my back locked up again and I them puts me in a good world at that moment, but the joy of this day is not over. had to drop back. Then, while frame of mind. After I get back to the motel and into the shuttle van, the I'm running past my parents’ Unfortunately, I discov- other passenger spots my hat and says, “So you're the cow- former home during mile 12, er they are doing the boy.” Then he remarks, “You did it again.” “What?” I ask, Steve Boone, Club treasurer, half marathon and their and he replies that I always seem to pass him in the last pulls alongside and says that I turnaround point is mile third of his races and I had done so here at mile 18. He look like “death warmed eight. As most of the introduces himself and talks about the six or so marathons over.” By the time I reach mile L to R: Jeff Bollman, MT; Robert Bishton, FL; Diane runners make a U-turn, I he can recall and the most vivid is the first time in Atlantic 18, the 4:15 and 4:30 groups Bolton, TN; and Tim Marquardt, Il; and Kevin Brosi, TX. turn right and suddenly City in October 2007. “Remember how we had to dodge have passed me. I literally find myself alone with around all those people on the boardwalk who could've limp in at 4:51 and was disap- only a couple of runners cared less that a marathon was in progress?” I surely did pointed that the celebration plans of this first milestone visible in the far distance. Pooh, what a downer! and caught him right around the mile 26 mark. No wonder had gone awry. From here to the turnaround point I'm running well and he remembers! We continue our pleasant conversation on The second milestone event came three weeks later when maintaining my pace. A 1:52 at the halfway mark is fine the plane and it turns out our next marathon together is I completed my 100th different marathon in Knoxville, and with me until I finally spot Jeff coming my way just before Des Moines. “Don't worry about me passing you there,” I in April I traveled to Oklahoma City for the Memorial mile 15. My first reaction is, “Oh, he's too close.” A series say. “Why?” he asks. “Because, I'm running the Siouxland Marathon in an attempt to reach the third milestone. of negative thoughts about him passing me go through my Marathon the day before.” As a member of the 50sub4 Club, I am trying to com- head; however, the next few miles go by uneventfully. I've My last note: If you have reached a personal or unique plete runs in all 50 states and DC with times less than four greeted Kevin, Diane, and others on their way to the turn milestone, let Paula Boone and Lois Berkowitz know about hours, and Oklahoma is the last state I need. The Memorial around, and haven't been passed by a runner since I made it. Example: Henry Rueden has completed inaugural is my third Oklahoma attempt and I fail once again when the turn at mile eight. I know because I'm glancing at the marathons in I cross the line in 4:01 because the headwinds during the bibs of those who are passing and they are all fresh relay- all 50 states last five miles get the better of me. Drat! Two of three team members. To my continued amazement, everything is and DC. By the milestone celebration events are busts and now I'm setting going well: my splits are still well under the nine-minute way, I ran a the stage for being possibly cursed a third time while mark, I feel like I'm a running metronome and I'm solidly 3:46 at attempting to reach the fourth one. focused. Siouxland and I request that I be issued bib 100 for the Bismarck One of the pleasurable moments came during that long a 3:50 in Des Marathon. The 3:59 I ran in Roswell was my 99th sub- out-and-back stretch. A mother and her four-to-five-year- Moines the 4:00 finish and I am hoping to run my 100th in Bismarck. old son are standing in front of their home and when he next morning. Diane Bolton, TN and I go to pick up our packets after spots me coming by he looks up at his mother's face, Doc finished in arrival and, sure enough, I am given 100. By incredible smiles and says, “A cowboy!” I veer slightly left off the 3:48, so he was coincidence, I had received my 100 Marathon Club singlet pavement, extend my hand, and he slaps it. On the way almost lassoed. earlier that week, so I brought it with me to wear for the back I see him looking for me, so, to the delight of his On June 12, first time. Am I purposefully goading the god of fate by mom, I cross the road and slap hands a second time. 2010, I reached putting 100 on a singlet already emblazoned with 100 on I’m into my countdown mode by the time I reach mile the 150- the front and back? 21 and when I make the left turn from the highway to a marathon mile- That night I slept like a baby, which is unusual, and we all path, I get a little mental boost of relief knowing that the stone. ■ got ready in plenty of time to walk over for pre-race social- end is reasonably near. At mile 22 I'm in the mix with a izing and eats. Never one to pass on food, I have a bagel new batch of fresh relay runners. While some fly past me, Robert finishes the last few miles.

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| page14 | I Missed It? Scenic Callaway Gardens Marathon Taking the Wrong Turn Tacks on Serious SHORSHORTS:TS: Gives a Good Name Time at Mountain MD Marathon by Don Taylor, WV by Steffen Schneider, NV

I was in Cumberland recently to run the Mountain MD Hey Georgia, here I come. What marathon should I run Marathon where I had a unique experience. in January to help me complete my 50 States marathon There were three races on Sunday, April 18: a 5K, a half goal? Georgia looked like a great option. Flying into and the marathon, and we all started together at 0730. The Atlanta airport and only having to drive a little over an hour out-and-back marathon heads up the Great Allegheny into the countryside to visit a very special garden horticul- Passage, which is part of a continuous 300-mile crushed ture resort known as Callaway Gardens sounds like just the limestone rails-to-trails network connecting DC to perfect getaway marathon destination. Callaway Gardens is Pittsburgh, the course being roughly ten miles up and ten a five-acre garden, sub-Mediterranean conservatory located down, at a three percent grade with a couple miles of within a 150-acre resort park. It is complete with golf Cumberland streets thrown in at the start and finish. course, tennis center and horticultural center famous in the Being my usual sociable self (?) I chatted my way through South as a vacation and a corporate-retreat facility. the streets of Cumberland until I realized I was not going up My friend and fellow Las Vegas Track Club member, anything like a three percent crushed limestone grade at all; Phil Weiland, NV and I flew out on a red-eye flight and in fact it looked like I was heading back into town, which is Finishers at Casper, Wyoming, L to R: Sara Wolfe (not 50 Stater), Henry Rueden, WI, Chuck Struckness, ND, arrived at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday in time for breakfast at one exactly what I was doing. I’d missed the marathon turn-off of the hundreds of Waffle House coffee shops located over and was heading towards the 5K finish. After I crossed the Frank Bartucci, MN, Larry Macon, TX, Barb Wnek, MO, Jim Simpson, CA, and Al Kohli, WI. many areas of the Southern states. finish line it took time to find an official, and when eventu- We finally found the town of White Pine, Georgia after ally I found one he agreed to drive me to the 5K/marathon split point I'd missed earlier. taking a couple of wrong turns, and were able to get an I had a couple of miles of road to run before reaching the early check-in at the Callaway Gardens Resort Center. We trail head but as I turned west to head up the trail I was went on a tour of the enclosed garden center, which is a grabbed by an official (I determined later he was probably gigantic greenhouse with plants from many parts of the the village idiot) who told me I had to first head down trail world, complete with exotic birds. Unlike most building for a couple of miles and turn around in the railroad tunnel— projects, the principal architect for the Sibley Center was a which I did pause to question because I’d not been informed landscape architect. The late Robert Marvin of Walterboro, of this change. About a mile down the trail I realized this was South Carolina was known for pioneering environmental not right. I’d cycled the trail before and I realized slowly, all design concepts that provided maximum energy conserva- too slowly, that the Brush tunnel was in a westerly direction tion. The indoor and outdoor gardens flow together as a and I was now running in the half marathon event. Oh my! I seamless landscape, separated seasonally by 26 folding spun around and headed up trail to thump that pseudo-offi- glass doors measuring 24-feet high. cial on the nose but he was gone when I got there; which is The marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier and has just as well because having participated already in all three similar elevation changes. Over the past eight years, the events, the last thing I needed on that crazy day was to spend marathon at Callaway Gardens has become very popular a night in the slammer! with the 50 Staters. Callaway Gardens has a reputation for I was now more than an hour behind the last of the beauty and hospitality that the 50 Staters desire. The marathon runners but since I’d never before been last in a Yolanda Holder, CA and Eddie Hahn, CA at the Labor of marathon is two loops through Callaway Gardens. The half marathon I knew I had a chance of catching perhaps a cou- Love Marathon, UK. Yolanda was featured in an article in marathon is one loop. ple of injured runners, or even a walker or two if I busted my this magazine, which mentioned her drive to complete 100 walking marathons to enter the Guinness Book of Records. As the finish line area entered my view, I could hear the skinny butt up this sissy three percent grade. Not since my announcer who had already spotted my race bib number last Pike’s Peak marathon had I enjoyed a trail climb as and had identified me by name and as being from Las much as I enjoyed this one, but as I met the last of the slow Vegas, Nevada. The announcer was actually talking to me runners coming down hill a couple of miles from the turn- individually and recognized by the clock that if I were to around, I realized I was not going to overtake anyone. I did- sprint the last 100 yards I could finish in under the next n’t walk a step for the remainder of the race, the objective given hour time. Notice I did not give the actual hour, due now being to beat the eight-hour cutoff. to it not being fast enough to brag about. I do not want to Now there's another humorous twist. At the pasta dinner discourage newcomer marathoners whose goal it is to run a the night before I’d asked the race director why an eight hour respectable time. But nonetheless I did finish within that cut-off whenseven hours would have been adequate to accommodate walkers. He chose to keep it at eight hours, particular time goal with just a couple of seconds to spare. which actually saved my butt because as I raced up to the fin- The next day Phil and I went shopping at a local grocery ish line at Cumberland's decorative railway station, race offi- store and bought a case of regional jams from a fruit I had cials, cops, food and drink were waiting for me. The clock never even heard of, called muscadine, similar to a giant gave me a 7:56:09. Phew! What a scream. What an amusing grape, grown only in the Southern states. I could not resist and exhilarating experience. I haven’t worked out the exact buying several bottles of Frog Jam, a combination of figs, mileage yet but it was way over 30 for the day. raspberries, oranges and ginger, to send back to Utah for The race director was full of apologies but he was not to my sisters and mother who appreciate all sorts of exotic blame. I was embarrassed to hear I was the only runner to miss jams, jellies and preserves. You just can't have enough good the marathon/5K divide, which is a real bummer because gourmet jam in the cupboard. when they look up the results and see I was the oldest in the At a gorgeous Bear Lake double, L to R: Steve Boone, TX, Which is also to say, that perhaps if I ate less gourmet race, you know what everyone will be thinking. Oh my! Joe and Frances Wasicka, TX, Kevin Brosi, TX, Gary jams and jellies, I could run the next marathon in a From the DC/Baltimore airports Cumberland is an easy Krugger, PA and Morgan Cummings, TX. respectable time worth bragging about. But finish I did, three-hour drive. The host hotel is a stone's throw from I- with a lot of fun from the start, and faster than many previ- 68W and gives a very reasonable marathon rate. The start is ous marathons. No complaints. I was just happy to partici- a one-minute walk from the hotel steps and it's a five-minute From Eric Johnson, NC: pate, travel to a new location and complete another scenic walk from the finish. There are several restaurants all within running event. This is a great marathon for someone who walking distance. The marathon course is one of the most I received my finishers’ award and had temporarily forgotten how big the accomplishment was until I appreciates nature and the beauty of exotic gardens, if you scenic I’ve ever run—the views are staggering, and I’ll be tore open the box. My wife said I looked like a five don't mind flying to Georgia to get there. Marathons of there next year. If anyone is interested in running the year old on morning. Thanks for every- unique varieties are truly the spice of exciting running 5K/marathon combo next year, be my guest. You're on your thing. experiences. Next marathon on the list is in the state of own. ■ Alabama. Happy running! ■

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| page15 | New Jersey Reunion: 2010 2nd Quarter

Top photo: Pre-race professional bartender, Dave Bell, CO. (I think he has a calling.) Center photo: Peggy McKean, NJ, Fran Licasci, NJ, Tom Brand, NJ, Laura Skladzinski, NY, David Williams, TX, Annette Wulffe, Il and Diane Bolton, TN. Bottom photo: Annette Wulffe, IL. Happy Birthday! Top photo: 50 States members after the reunion meeting Long Branch, New Jersey Stats: Middle photo: Jeff Venable, TX and Diane Bolton, TN at the pre-race dinner. •It was HOT! Bottom photo: Laura Skladzinski, NY, with her mom. Laura has since become our youngest finisher of the 50 states! •Tim Marquardt completed his 50 states. •David Williams completed his 50 states. •Larry Tabachnick completed his 200th marathon. •Frank Bartocci completed five times around. •Annette Wulffe celebrated her birthday with us.

Huge thank you to Peggy McKean for arranging our pre-race pasta party.

Huge thank you to Tom Brand, NJ and Fran Libasci, NJ for helping with the expo and providing snacks for the meeting.

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| page16 | 2010 World Tour: RioRio dede JaneiroJaneiro

We dressed in Carnaval costumes, we toured the rainforest, we visited the Christ Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain, Sugar Loaf Mountain, and oh yes, the wonderful beaches.

From Diana Burton, NJ: Gorgeous! Surely this marathon that runs along the cliffs and in full view of the ocean for nearly the entire course can’t be any less than the famous Rio de Janeiro Marathon. It’s truly an amazing view, full of surpris- es (and whoever thought there would be hills—and long ones at that). Everywhere you looked there were awesome and var- ied scenes. The highlights would include running beside the famous Ipanema Beach as well as Copacabana Beach, by the side of Sugar Loaf Mountain jutting straight out of the sea, and finishing in sight of Corcovado (Christ) Mountain.

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| page17 | Seeing Double $ Deals for Our Members $ September 9/4/10 Pocatello—Pocatello, ID www.pocatellomarathon.com Check the Web site regularly for deals 9/5/10 Grand Teton Trail—Alta, WY www.dreamchaserevents.com/gtr/index.htm www.50statesmarathonclub.com 9/5/10 Flatlanders 6/12 Hour—Fenton, MO www.active.com/running/fenton-mo/flatlanders-612hour-race-2010 9/6/10 Heart of America--Columbia, MO http://ctc.coin.org/hoa/ Fox Cities Marathon 9/11/10 Patriot's Run--Olathe, KS www.patriotsrun.us 9/19/10 Appleton, WI is offering a $10 discount for 9/12/10 Sioux Falls—Sioux Falls, SD www.siouxfallshalfmarathon.com/ 5+ hours the marathon (code: 50STMARA) and a $5 discount for 9/18/10 Bismarck—Bismarck, ND www.bismarckmarathon.com the half (code: 50STHALF). 9/19/10 Governor's Cup—Billings, MT www.montanagovernorscupmarathon.org/ 5+ hours www.foxcitiesmarathon.org 9/24-26/10 Lake Tahoe Triple—Lake Tahoe, CA/NV/CA www.laketahoemarathon.com triple St. Pat’s 6/12/24 Hour Race May 10/2/10 New Hampshire—Bristol, NH www.nhmarathon.com 10/15-16/10 South Bend, IN is offering a $10 discount 10/3/10 Smuttynose Rockfest—Hampton Beach, NH www.hamptonrockfest.com/hamptonhalf-info.html to our members. www.stpats24hour.com 10/3/10 Maine—Portland, ME www.mainemarathon.com 10/2/10 Freedom’s Run—Shepherdstown, WV www.freedomsrun.org Grand Rapids Marathon 10/3/10 Johnstown—Johnstown, PA www.johnstownpaymca.org/events/events_marathon.shtml 10/3/10 Wineglass—Bath, NY www.wineglassmarathon.com 10/17/10 Grand Rapids, MI is offering a $7.50 discount. Use the code: 50States. 10/09/10 Hartford—Hartford, CT www.hartfordmarathon.com 10/10/10 Mohawk Hudson River—Schenectady, NY www.hmrrc.com/index.cfm?method=Race.mhrm www.grandrapidsmarathon.com 10/10/10 Steamtown—Scranton, PA www.steamtownmarathon.com

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Doubles are marathons and/or ultras which can be run on consecutive days with a drive time of 5 hours or so. Many of our members enjoy running doubles to help cut down on the costs of travelling to two marathons separately. Please check the individ- www.50statesmarathonclub.com ual race web sites before scheduling your trip. If you find other doubles let us know so we can include the races on our schedule. We now have Doubles listed on the club web site under Schedules on the menu bar. [email protected] Please include race name/date/web site. PO Box 15638, Houston, TX 77220 | page18 | Events Directed by Our Members: September 2010 - January 2011 Skagit Flats—Burlington, WA 09/12/10 Terry Sentinella www.skagitflatsmarathon.com Bartram 100 Mile & 100K—Milledgeville, GA 12/11-12/10 Chris Lowery http://sites.google.com/site/bartram100s/ Crazy Horse—Hill City, SD 10/3/10 Jerry Dunn www.runcrazyhorse.com Texas Marathon-Kingwood, TX 01/01/11 Steve & Paula Boone www.50statesmarathonclub.com/texas.html Grand Rapids—Grand Rapids, MI 10/17/10 Don Kern www.grandrapidsmarathon.com Zoom! Yah! Yah! Indoor Marathon--Northfield, MN 01/9/11 Dick Daymont www.zoomyahyah.com/ Frankenthon Monster—Cedar Park, TX 10/23/10 Frank Livaudais www.frankenthon.com Ocala—Ocala, FL 01/23/11 Chuck Savage www.ocalamarathon.com Stone Steps 50K—Cincinnati, OH 10/24/10 David Corfman www.stonesteps50k.com Kahtoola Wasatch Winter 50K/5K—Midway, UT 01/29/11 John Bozung www.squawpeak50.com Indianapolis Monumental—Indianapolis, IN 11/06/10 Carlton Ray & Tom Hathaway www.monumentalmarathon.com Waco—Waco, TX 01/30/11 Nancy Goodnight http://mmm.sw.org Two Cities (50K/26.2/13.1)—Fresno, CA 11/07/10 Nancy Talley & Mike Herman www.runfresno.com Boone, NC events from member Matt Jenkins http://boonemarathon.blogspot.com/ Bartram Forest 50K/26.2—Milledgeville, GA 11/27/10 Kevin Hatfield http://wintertrailrun.net/ Members: If you are a race director or race organizer and would like to have your race listed in the next newsletter, please contact [email protected]. Baton Rouge Beach—Baton Rouge, LA 12/4/10 Craig Watson www.brbeachmarathon.com 100 150 200 Milestones 250 300 700 Ed Downey 100th Mardi Gras New Orleans, LA 02/28/10 Tony Gialanella 200th Trailbreaker Waukesha, WI 03/27/10 David Reid 100th Yakima River Canyon Yakima, WA 03/27/10 Kendell Prescott 300th Labor of Love Las Vegas, NV 04/10/10 Karen Van Rite 100th St. Louis St. Louis, MO 04/11/10 Darren Minnemann 100th Kentucky Derby Louisville, KY 04/24/10 Steve Hughes 100th Kentucky Derby Louisville, KY 04/24/10 Bobby Duke 100th Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK 04/25/10 John Leonhart 150th Big Sur Carmel, CA 04/25/10 Jim Simpson 700th Cornbelt 24 Hour Eldridge, IA 05/01/10 Dave Swenson 150th Lincoln Lincoln, NE 05/02/10 Larry Tabachnick 200th New Jersey Long Branch, NJ 05/02/10 Winston Davis 100th Darkside 8 Hour Peachtree City, GA 05/15/10 Mary Fischl 100th Great Wall of China Beijing China 05/18/10 Rich Holmes 250th Vermont City Burlington, VT 05/30/10 Bob Livitz 150th Andy Payne Oklahoma City, OK 05/30/10 Tom Hosner 150th Rock 'N' Roll San Diego, CA 06/06/10 Robert Bishton 150th Marathon to Marathon Marathon, IA 06/12/10 Kamika Smith 100th Rock 'N' Roll Seattle Seattle, WA 06/26/10 Gerard Lopez 100th Australian Outback Ayers Rock, Australia 07/31/10 Ron Westbury 100th Humpy's Anchorage, AK 08/15/10 Paul Fournier 150th San Francisco San Francisco, CA 07/25/10 John Bozung 300th Deseret News Salt Lake City, UT 07/24/10 Byron Adams 100th Montreal Montreal, QC, Canada 09/5/10

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| page19 | Reunion Marathons

If you send us an email and let us Third Quarter 2010 know you’ll be at the reunion, we can Fourth Quarter 2010 Omaha Marathon send you updated info as we get it. City of Oaks Marathon Omaha, NE [email protected] Raleigh, NC 9/26/10 11/7/10 Join us at one or more of these www.omahamarathon.com upcoming reunions. We’ll have a www.cityofoaksmarathon.com booth and a meeting at each. Plan to stop by our booth to update your stats and meet other members. We’ll have snacks at each meeting! Check the club web site for last minute details.

First Quarter 2011 Second Quarter 2011 First Light Marathon Fargo Marathon Mobile, AL Fargo, ND 1/9/11 5/21/11 www.firstlightmarathon.com www.fargomarathon.com

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