The Adventures of Team Wil-Sun: 50 States

Okay, so it still feels as if I have a loooooong way to go here… but, really, I am on the bell lap.

This awesome little tool from Running in the USA is helping me color in the rest 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 ... 47 so far... plus Washington DC! Yes, yes, I know it's not a state...

In 2023 I added two new states: Georgia and Kentucky. And I just completed Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey. This fall I'll pick up Vermont and Maine to get to 49 by the end of 2024. It feels like I'm really getting close now, even if there is a lot of travel left to go. Finally, I plan on running the Hapalua Half Marathon in April 2025 to get my 50th state in Hawaii.

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

#	Date	Race
1.	05/11/08	Over the Dam Half Marathon Grand Coulee, WA
2.	10/19/08	Run Like Hell Half Marathon Portland, OR
3.	09/06/09	Disneyland Half Marathon Anaheim, CA
4.	01/09/10	Walt Disney World Half Marathon Orlando, FL
5.	09/19/10	Scenic Half Marathon Sandpoint, ID
6.	02/13/11	Mardi Gras Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon New Orleans, LA
7.	09/18/11	Chips & Salsa Half Marathon Albuquerque, NM
8.	10/09/11	Rock 'n' Roll Denver Half Marathon Denver, CO
9.	04/07/12	Oak Barrel Half Marathon Lynchburg, TN
10.	04/14/12	Palmetto Half Marathon Columbus, SC
11.	04/15/12	Run Raleigh Half Marathon Raleigh, NC
12.	05/12/12	Big Lake Half Marathon Alton, NH
13.	05/13/12	WMass Mother's Day Half Marathon Whatley, MA
14.	10/20/12	Pioneer Saloon Ghost Run Half Goodsprings, NV
15.	11/11/12	Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio San Antonio, TX
16.	12/02/12	Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon Scottsdale, AZ
17.	04/27/13	Park to Park Half Marathon Waynesboro, VA
18.	04/28/13	UC Half Marathon Charleston, WV
19.	09/28/13	Brewers Mini Marathon Milwaukee, WI
20.	09/29/13	Alpine Races Half Marathon Lake Zurich, IL
21.	10/27/13	Rock 'n' Roll St. Louis Half Marathon St. Louis, MO
22.	05/03/14	Indy Mini Marathon Indianapolis, IN
23.	05/04/14	Flying Pig Half Marathon Cincinnati, OH
24.	06/14/14	Marathon 2 Marathon 1/2 Marathon Marathon, IA
25.	09/14/15	Center of the Nation Series, Day 1 Baker, MT
26.	09/15/15	Center of the Nation Series, Day 2 Bowman, ND
27.	09/16/15	Center of the Nation Series, Day 3 Belle Fourche, SD
28.	09/17/15	Center of the Nation Series, Day 4 Sundance, WY
29.	09/18/15	Center of the Nation Series, Day 5 Chadron, NE
30.	10/04/15	Wineglass Half Marathon Corning, NY
31.	10/10/15	Hartford Half Marathon Hartford, CT
32.	10/11/15	Newport Half Marathon Newport, RI
33.	10/31/15	Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
34.	03/24/16	Mainly Marathons Dust Bowl Series Guymon, OK
35.	03/25/16	Mainly Marathons Dust Bowl Series Ulysses, KS
36.	07/26/11	Great Alaskan Maritime Marathon 1/2 Juneau, AK
37.	10/21/18	Detroit Free Press International Half Marathon Detroit, MI
38.	4/23/22	Camp Wannarun Half Marathon White Bear Lake, MN
39.	11/12/22	Summit2Summit 1/2 Marathon Hot Springs, AR
40.	11/19/22	Magnolia 1/2 Marathon Meridian, MS
41.	11/20/22	Magic City Run Birmingham, AL
42.	12/31/22	Revolution Run Half Marathon Salt Lake City, UT
43.	1/15/23	Jekyll Island Half Marathon Jekyll Island, GA
44.	10/14/23	Urban Bourbon Half Marathon
45.	06/05/24	Mainly Marathons Independence Series
46.	06/06/23	Mainly Marathons Independence Series
47.	06/08/24	Mainly Marathons Independence Series
51.	3/17/19	St. Patrick's Recovery Run Half Marathon Washington, DC