"The woods are lovely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
​- Robert Frost

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​www.marathonguide.com

Marathon Bests
Best Crowds
Boston, NYC

Favorite Course
Top of Utah, Las Vegas

Hardest Course
Golden Gate through Marin Headlands and Estes Park in Colorado

Best Vacation Spot After
Honolulu...But close up was renting a banana yellow camaro, driving from Nashville to Elvis's home in East Tupelo, MS, and eating fried chicken in a gas station after the marathon as a one-woman tribute to self-efficacy, exploration, and the King.

Best Bonding Experience
Ran Austin Motorola with my future hubby David on Feb. 14th; Ran Chicago with cousin Jeff; Ran side-by-side with Kerry Loughran in Tucson; Help from David Harvey, Paul Marvin, and Megan Fitzsimmons on State #50!

Worst Weather
Ocean Drive, NJ - It rained the entire time and was freezing; also strong headwinds

Coolest Person Seen on a Course
Joan Benoit Samuelson ran right by me during the Maine Marathon (going the other direction and way ahead!)

Personal Record
3:24 (Qualifying for Boston at Woodlands, 2013)

Worst Time
Three-way tie:
1) I think David and I were right ahead of the street sweepers in Atlanta. One of the many days I was humbly reminded that training really does enhance performance.
2) Singapore. Never a good thing when you have to run to a marathon start. And NEVER brag that you will show someone, particularly one of your graduate students who was a former junior Olympiad, how to run a marathon. Hats off to Abby for helping me!
3) 192 laps on a ship just to finish a marathon in Africa? All glory to Joe Belfiore for doing it with me!

Yeahhhhh! I did it. Fifteen years and a completed marathon in every state. Amen.

Marathons Completed:
1 -  San Antonio Marathon, San Antonio, TX - Oct., 1993
2 -  Clarence DeMar Marathon, Keene, NH - September 28, 1997
3 -  Boston Marathon, Boston, MA - April, 1998    (I was a back-of-the-pack bandit!)
4 -  Houston Methodist Marathon, Houston, TX - January, 1999
5 -  Austin Motorola Marathon, Austin, TX - February, 14, 1999 (1st Boston qualifier)
6 -  Boston Marathon, Boston, MA - April 1999
7 -  Chicago LaSalle Banks Marathon, Chicago, IL - October 24, 1999
8 -  Boston Marathon, Boston, MA - April 17, 2000
9 -  Mad City Marathon, Madison, WI - May 27, 2000
10 - Top of Utah Marathon, Logan, UT - Sept., 23, 2000  (New PR: 3:37)
11 - Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, HI - Dec 10, 2000
12 - Houston Compaq Marathon, Houston, TX - January 16, 2001
13 - Virginia Creeper Marathon, Abingdon, VA - March 11, 2001  (2nd place woman)
14 - Hogeye Marathon, Fayetteville, AR - April 8, 2001
15 - Sunburst Marathon, South Bend, IN - June 9, 2001     (New PR: 3:31)
16 - New Mexico Marathon, Albuquerque, NM - September 10, 2001 (Won $200!)
17 - New York City Marathon, NYC, NY - November 4, 2001
18 - Rocket City Times, Huntsville, AL - December 8, 2001
19 - Disneyworld Marathon Orlando, FL - January 6, 2002
20 - Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, NV - February 3, 2002 (New PR: 3:24)
21 - Golden Gate Marathon, Marin Headlands,San Fran, CA - April 6, 2002
22 - The Wings of Gold Inaugural Marathon, Whidbey Island, WA - April 28, 2002
23 - Coeur d'Alene Marathon, Coeur d'Alene, ID - May 25, 2002
24 -Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN - June 22, 2002 (2nd fastest time - 3:27)
25 - Marathon, part of Wisconsin Ironman, Madison, WI - September 15, 2002
26 -Towpath Marathon in Cleveland, OH - October 13, 2002
27 -Tuscon Marathon in Tuscon, AZ - December 8, 2002
28 - Ocean Drive Marathon in Cape May, NJ - March 30, 2003
29 - Country Music Marathon in Nashville, TN - April 26, 2003
30 - Vermont City Marathon, Burlington, VT - May 25, 2003
31 - Marathon to Marathon, Marathon, IA - June 21, 2003 
32 - Grizzly Marathon, Choteau, Montana - August 23, 2003 (ran this one pregnant!)
33 - Sportshoe Maine Marathon, Portland, Maine - October 3, 2003 (still pregnant…)
34 – Mardi Gras Marathon – New Orleans, LA - February 27, 2005
35 – Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon – Oklahoma City, OK - April 24, 2005
36 – Lincoln Marathon – Lincoln, NE - May 1, 2005 (1st time running two in 1-week)
37 – Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon – Anchorage, AL – June 18, 2005
38 – Leading Ladies Marathon – Spearfish, SD – September 14, 2005
39 – Breakers Marathon – Newport, RI – October 22, 2006
40 – Atlanta Marathon – Atlanta, GA – Thanksgiving Day, 2006
41 – Spirit of St. Louis – St. Louis, MO – April 15, 2007
42 – Bayshore Marathon – Traverse City, MI – May 26, 2007
43 – Estes Park Marathon – Estes Park, CO – June 15, 2007 – Horribly hard
44 - Frederick Running Festival Marathon - Frederick, MD - May 4, 2008
45 - Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - Louisville, KY - April 24, 2009
46 - Run for the Red - Pocono Mountain Marathon, PA - May, 16, 2010
47 - Foot Traffic Flat - Sauvie Island, OR - July 4, 2010
48 - Kroll’s Diner Bismarck Marathon - Bismarck, ND - September 18, 2010
49 - Houston Marathon - Houston, TX - January 30, 2011
50 - Casper Wyoming Marathon - Casper, WY - June 5, 2011
51 - Tobacco Road Marathon - Cary, North Carolina - March 20, 2011
52 - Eisenhower Marathon - Abilene, Kansas - April 9, 2011
53 - Delaware Marathon - Wilmington, Delaware - May 15, 2011
54 - Tupelo Marathon - Tupelo, Mississippi - September 4, 2011
55 - Hartford Marathon - Hartford, Connecticut - October 15, 2011
56 - Marshall University Marathon - Charleston, West Virginia - November 6, 2011
***57 - Kiawah Island Marathon - Kiawah, South Carolina - December 10, 2011***
58 - Houston Marathon, Houston, Texas - January 15, 2012
59 - Portland Marathon, Portland, Oregon
60 - Houston Marathon, Houston, Texas
61 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington D.C.
62 - White Continent Marathon, King George Island, Antarctica
63 - Puntas Arenas Marathon, Puntas Arenas, Chile
64 - Woodlands Marathon, The Woodlands, Texas
65 - Milton Keynes Marathon, Milton Keynes, England
66 - Poland Solidarity, Gdansk, Poland
67 - Boston Marathon, Boston, Massachusetts
68 - Gold Coast Airport Marathon, Gold Coast, Australia
69 - Standard Chartered Marathon, Singapore, Singapore
70 - Morocco Marathon, Semester at Sea
71 - Houston Marathon, Houston, Texas

I am so happy to have met my 50 states goal. And relieved. And NO, I don’t wanna do it again. 
Some of the most enjoyable have been helping / inspiring others to cross the line of their first marathon - Kerry Loughran, Jenessa Shapiro, Eden King, Jenn Knight, Jeff Hebl, Alex Byrd, Bob Inaba, Katherine Kixmiller Peterson, and Colleen Wilson. 

Also loved running them with other friends and their support - David Harvey, Malia Mason, Eddie Harmon-Jones, Paul Marvin, Peter Birckhead. 

Due to the inspiration of my amazing friend, Suzy Seeley, I have now finished a marathon in every continent as well: Singapore (Asia), Woodlands (North America), England and Poland (Europe), Gold Coast (Australia), Morocco (Africa), Antarctica, and Chile (South America).

So, next goal? Simply want to keep running, helping first-timers experience the thrill of the finish line, and crossing more finish lines with friends!