50 States

Okay, so I have a loooooong way to go here… but I'm now MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY THERE!!!!

But this awesome little tool from Running in the USA will certainly help me color in a bit more of the map!

The fine folks at the Defocus Blog created a very cool "visited states" map, though I have used it for my own devices. I've raced in the blue states ... 38 so far... plus Washington DC! Yes, yes, I know it's not a state... 

And for the first time in a long time, I'll add FIVE NEW STATES before the end of 2022. I've just completed Minnesota, state #38. I am registered for races in four more new states -- they're colored green on the map. It feels very good to be making steps in the right direction. I do still plan on holding Hawaii to the last race, however!

States I've run half marathons in -- and the first race run in each of them:

#	State	Date	Race
1.		05/11/2008	Over the Dam Half Marathon Grand Coulee, WA
2.		10/19/2008	Run Like Hell Half Marathon Portland, OR
3.		09/06/2009	Disneyland Half Marathon Anaheim, CA
4.		01/09/2010	Walt Disney World Half Marathon Orlando, FL
5.		09/19/2010	Scenic Half Marathon Sandpoint, ID
6.		02/13/2011	Mardi Gras Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon New Orleans, LA
7.		09/18/2011	Chips & Salsa Half Marathon Albuquerque, NM
8.		10/09/2011	Rock 'n' Roll Denver Half Marathon Denver, CO
9.		04/07/2012	Oak Barrel Half Marathon Lynchburg, TN
10.		04/14/2012	Palmetto Half Marathon Columbus, SC
11.		04/15/2012	Run Raleigh Half Marathon Raleigh, NC
12.		05/12/2012	Big Lake Half Marathon Alton, NH
13.		05/13/2012	WMass Mother's Day Half Marathon Whatley, MA
14.		10/20/2012	Pioneer Saloon Ghost Run Half Goodsprings, NV
15.		11/11/2012	Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio San Antonio, TX
16.		12/02/2012	Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon Scottsdale, AZ
17.		04/27/2013	Park to Park Half Marathon Waynesboro, VA
18.		04/28/2013	UC Half Marathon Charleston, WV
19.		09/28/2013	Brewers Mini Marathon Milwaukee, WI
20.		09/29/2013	Alpine Races Half Marathon Lake Zurich, IL
21.		10/27/2013	Rock 'n' Roll St. Louis Half Marathon St. Louis, MO
22.		05/03/2014	Indy Mini Marathon Indianapolis, IN
23.		05/04/2014	Flying Pig Half Marathon Cincinnati, OH
24.		06/14/2014	Marathon 2 Marathon 1/2 Marathon Marathon, IA
25.		09/14/2015	Center of the Nation Series, Day 1 Baker, MT
26.		09/15/2015	Center of the Nation Series, Day 2 Bowman, ND
27.		09/16/2015	Center of the Nation Series, Day 3 Belle Fourche, SD
28.		09/17/2015	Center of the Nation Series, Day 4 Sundance, WY
29.		09/18/2015	Center of the Nation Series, Day 5 Chadron, NE
30.		10/04/2015	Wineglass Half Marathon Corning, NY
31.		10/10/2015	Hartford Half Marathon Hartford, CT
32.		10/11/2015	Newport Half Marathon Newport, RI
33.		10/31/2015	Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
34.		03/24/2016	Mainly Marathons Dust Bowl Series Guymon, OK
35.		03/25/2016	Mainly Marathons Dust Bowl Series Ulysses, KS
36.		07/26/2011	Great Alaskan Maritime Marathon 1/2 Juneau, AK
37.		10/21/2018	Detroit Free Press International Half Marathon Detroit, MI
38.		4/23/2022	Camp Wannarun Half Marathon White Bear Lake, MN
51.		3/17/2019	St. Patrick's Recovery Run Half Marathon Washington, DC

Upcoming races in new states:

#	State	Date	Race
1.		11/12/2022	Spa Running Festival 1/2 Marathon
2.		11/19/2022	Magnolia 1/2 Marathon Meridian, MS
3.		11/20/2022	Magic City Run Birmingham, AL
4.		12/31/2022	Revolution Run Half Marathon Salt Lake City, UT

States still on the waiting list - in alphabetical order:

#	State	Date	Race
1.		June	Mainly Marathons Independence Series (Wednesday 6/1/22)
2.		November	Rock 'n' Roll Savannah
3.		??	almost any, really...
4.		April	Kentucky Derby Mini Marathon
5.		May or June	New England Challenge (Monday) or Mainly Marathons New England Series (Saturday 6/10/22)
6.		June	Mainly Marathons Independence Series (Thursday 6/2/22)
7.		October	Atlantic City 1/2 Marathon
8.		May or June	New England Challenge (Sunday) or Mainly Marathons New England Series (Thursday 6/9/22)