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Volume 9 • Issue 1 • April 2010

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Stats, New Members, Demographics . . . . 3Finishers & Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Member Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Member Profiles ii and Shorts . . . . . . . . . 6Toughest Little Marathon in Texas . . . . . . 7Dream the Impossible Dream . . . . . . . . . . 8Renewal Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Personal Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Brookings/Eye-Q Two Cities . . . . . . . . . . 11Tale of Two 50K Championships . . . . . . . 12From Basketball to Brookings. . . . . . . . . 13That Starting Line Again and Again. . . . . 14Little Rock Reunion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Death Valley & Shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Some Like it Cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Doubles & Deals for Members . . . . . . . . 18

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• Secretary •Susan Sinclair

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• Treasurer •Steve Boone

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• Membership •Paula Boone

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Table of contentsStats, New Members, Demographics. . . . . .3Finishers & Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . .4Member Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Member Profiles ii and Shorts . . . . . .6Toughest Little Marathon in Texas . . .7Dream the Impossible Dream . . . . . . .8Renewal Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Personal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Brookings/Eye-Q Two Cities . . . . . .11Tale of Two 50K Championships . . .12From Basketball to Brookings . . . . .13That Starting Line Again and Again . .14Little Rock Reunion . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Death Valley & Shorts . . . . . . . . . . .16Some Like it Cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Doubles & Deals for Members . . . . .18Member Events & Advertising Info .19Reunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

50 States Marathon Club • PO Box 15638, Houston, TX 77220 • www.50statesmarathonclub.com • Volume 9 • Issue 1 • April 2010

NEWSLETTER

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Members,The 2010 renewal form is included inside this edition. Please complete and return the Renewal

Form and the Personal Profile. We’ll use the answers from the profile for future newsletters. • The year on your address label is the year your dues are paid through. • You owe annual dues if your address label has 2009 or earlier listed on it. • If your address label has 2010 or later listed on it, you do not owe dues at this time. • You may renew for several years in advance if you would like.• Please update your stats.

You owe $10 for 2010 dues.

2009Your NameYour AddressCity, State, ZIP Code

You have already paid your dues.

2010 (or later) Your NameYour AddressCity, State, ZIP Code

You owe $20 for 2009 & 2010 dues.

2008Your NameYour AddressCity, State, ZIP Code

Note from the Treasurer:

A profit and loss statement is included in this

newsletter to let our members know how their

dues are being spent. Enclosed in this newsletter

is the 2010 renewal form. Please return your

renewal and dues within the next couple of

months. All officers and board members are

volunteers and receive no compensation for

their services and the club does not have any

paid employees.

Sincerely,

Steve Boone

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2009 Profit and Loss

IncomeDues & Donations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,854.33

Merchandise sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,183.15

Advertising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400.00

Total Income. . . . . . . $23,437.48

ExpensesAwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,596.40

Finisher certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $356.23

Fees (bank/filing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46.00

Liability insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $744.00

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Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,993.21

Reunion expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $639.62

Telephone conference calls . . . . . . . . . $274.75

Total Expenses . . . . . $14,945.95

Net Income . . . . . . . . . $8,491.53

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Stats, New Members, DemographicsMembership - 2,070 Female - 754 Male - 1,316

Our members have a combined total of more than 123,588 marathons and counting…If everyone updates their statistics, our count will be even higher!

E-mail updates to your schedule, state count and marathon total count to [email protected]. Help us out by including your first and last name! Thanks! Keep your e-mail and address current.

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AROUNDTHE WORLD

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Welcome to our NewMembers:Keith Adabie-TXDavid Aldous-COJudy Altman-GADoug Beagle-TXLisa Belcastro-MARichard Bignall-MODavid Blue, Jr.-CADerek Boutang-MBAustin Braithwait-KSTasha Brandon-HIPatrick Brown-VARobin Cain-MARoss Capps-KSBarbara Christianson-CAWilliam David Coffey-LAElisabeth Cooper-ORMike Cotterell-MDHaywood Crowder-CACarmen Cruz-NY

Kathy Davidson-GADarrell Digman-OHTamie Digman-OHKathy Doan-CABruce Edwards-MOGary Evans-GATraci Falbo-INJeffrey Ferris-WIJohn Fink-TXMark Flagg-ILJohn Germain-NCJim Gibbons-GAGreg Goebel-FLLee Greb-TXDavid Hamel-NCMelanie Hampton-MOLarry Handt-PABill Hardy-PACassandra Hauswald-INJeff Hauswald-INRobert Haworth-TXRoger Heacock-SDPete Hoelscher-AR

Kip Hoffer-INNancy Hoffman-CAJohn Holland-PAJohn Horton-KYBrian Jones-KYMichele Keane-GABilly Kelley-OKBrian Kelly-CODaniel Ketchum II-OKChung Yul Kim-TXDan Kimmel-MNStephen Kimmel-TXJohn Kinnicutt-NYJodina Lam-ILRae Lynn Lamparek-IAJim Lathrop-INHetty Lima-COGerard Lopez-ILShawn Loy-IARick Marzullo-TXJo May-TXGregory Mays-VAMichael McDonald-ME

Carolyn McKinney-INIngrid Mercer-VAVeronica Moczygemba-TXDennis Mori-CAJenny Mulder-KSLuis Muniz-DCEric Nelson-GAJose Nieves-Campos-VAJames Norris-ARVern Patterson-OHCat Perry-FLMelissa Preston-VAAaron Redinger-IADiane Ringquist-NYPeter Ripmaster-NCJonathan Robinson-UTKristina Roggenkamp-OHJohn Roman-PAEdward Romero-NYAndy Russell-TNJayne Schiffer-COBrent Schmitter-TXMargaret Shannon-CA

Linda Shealy-AZ

Lori Sherwood-VA

Scott Stader-GA

Duane Staley-TX

Leslie Stanfield-VA

Megan Stillberger-OH

Adrian Telling-IL

Joe Timmsen-IA

Brian Trently-VA

Laura Viel-GA

Buck Walsh-FL

Brian Waters-PA

Nancy Wentink-IL

Robert Whitfield-NC

William Yoakum-KY

Charles Robert Young-AR

Jonathan Young-AR

Glynnis Zieman-KS

Demographics:

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FINISHER*Certified Finishers have providedhard copies of at least one item ofproof for each of the 50 states:

* Certificate

* Results

* Bib AND Medal

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Finishers

Female Member Finishers – 144Male Member Finishers – 349

29 Members finished in 2001









So far... 8 members havefinished in 2010

Congratulations Finishers *Certified Finisher

William Ouchark 2nd time Hamptons East Hampton, NY 09/26/09

Jonathan Robinson 2nd time New Hampshire Bristol, NH 10/03/09

*John Rehm 2nd time Monumental Indianapolis, IN 11/07/09

*Steve Boone 4th time Kiawah Island Kiawah Island, SC 12/12/09

*Bic Aki Kiawah Island Kiawah Island, SC 12/12/09

*John Schaap 2nd time Kiawah Island Kiawah Island, SC 12/12/09

*Craig MacBean Honolulu Honolulu, HI 12/13/09

*J Michael Ward Honolulu Honolulu, HI 12/13/09

*Jean Nodine Honolulu Honolulu, HI 12/13/09

*Michele Smith-Harden Honolulu Honolulu, HI 12/13/09

Jim Miller Honolulu Honolulu, HI 12/13/09

*Tom Pavletic Zoom! Yah! Yah! Northfield, MN 01/10/10

*John Johnson Maui Oceanfront Maui, HI 01/24/10

Steve Supkoff B&A Trail Severna Park, MD 03/07/10

*David Williams B&A Trail Severna Park, MD 03/07/10

*Marion Landry Bataan Death March White Sands, NM 03/21/10

*Donald Landry Bataan Death March White Sands, NM 03/21/10

*Craig Smith Big Island Hilo, HI 03/21/10

*Dana Sherrod Big Island Hilo, HI 03/21/10

100 150 250 250 Milestones 300 400 600Dane Rauschenberg 100th Pikes Peak Manitou Springs, CO 08/16/09

Curtis Lintvedt 200th New Hampshire Bristol, NH 10/03/09

Alan Steggles 250th Seattle Seattle, WA 11/29/09

Larry Macon 600th Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 12/06/09

Edwin Roth 150th Siebengebirgs Aegidienberg, Germany 12/13/09

Gene Bruckert 300th Run for the Ranch Springfield, MO 12/27/09

Susan Daley 400th Disney Orlando, FL 01/10/10

Tom Craven 100th Redding Redding, CA 01/17/10

Marion Landry 200th Bataan Death March White Sands, NM 03/21/10

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Profile for Holly Koester, OHHolly Koester is a wheelchair racer from outside of

Cleveland, Ohio who has been marathoning for 13 years, start-ing at age 35. She has completed 118 marathons and finishedthe 50 states on August 2, 2008. She has 16 states on her secondtime around. To date, she hasn’t tried any ultras. Her PR was atPocatello, Idaho, a 2:39:02 in August of 2007. Her PW was atMt. Rushmore, 10 hours, in October of 2005. She has variedfrom four to five marathons a year to a peak of 14-17 when shewas working to complete her states.

She started runningshort distances in thearmy in 1981. Shewas injured in 1990and began wheelchairracing in 1995. Shewas introduced towheelchair racing atthe National VeteranWheelchair Games,where she did herfirst 10K in her every-day chair. The otherwheelers told her thatshe would cut hertime in half if she gota racing chair. Sheused to do theColumbus Marathonover and over beforeshe learned about the50 States MarathonClub. A reporterasked her why sheraces, and she said, “Because for a few minutes I’m on the samestarting line with paraolympians like Scott Hollenbeck, SaulMendoza, Jeffrey Fisher and Jean Driscoll. I don’t race for themoney, I race because I like being in the company of the run-ners and to stay healthy.” She cross trains using her handcycleand light weights. She puts in 10-15 miles four days a week asweather permits. She uses light weights for stretching and anergometer for cardiovascular, about 15-60 minutes every otherday. She handcycles with guys on her team, but most of the timeshe trains alone. Regarding her favorite surface, she says,“Smooth hard top is awesome. Those pot holes are killers and Iknow how a baby feels in a stroller going over cobblestone—rattle, rattle, rattle. Gravel is a killer for me.”

I asked Holly if she had ever been injured. “I crashed into aconcrete wall during the San Diego Marathon avoiding a spec-tator, in 2005. It bent my frame, and hurt my shoulder and rota-tor cuff. I went through rehab and missed several races becauseof it. I’ll never have the full range of motion and strength. Andright now I am nursing a pressure sore, meaning that I’m notsupposed to be on my butt for long periods of time. This willheal, though it may take a couple of months.”

Holly says that it is pretty difficult for her to find races thatwill allow wheelchair racers. Sometimes it’s because the run-ning surface isn’t wheelchair friendly, and sometimes there areinsurance reasons. She says, “I was the first wheeler to do theBuffalo Marathon in New York, the Eisenhower Marathon inKansas, and the Tim Tam Central States Marathon in Iowa. InNew Jersey, they only allow one wheeler a year, and there isonly one New Jersey marathon that has a wheelchair friendlysurface. It has been a challenge, but the race directors are greatwhen they work with us wheelers and they go to great lengthsto make it friendly. Runners are mostly really friendly andencouraging. We talk to each other, say where we’re passing,and there are no collisions and everyone gets to finish the race.”She was never a runner when she was able to run, “In fact, Ihated it. I didn’t complete my first marathon until I raced in a

racing wheelchair.”

You might not believe it to meet this gentle, friendly lady, butHolly was a captain in the Army; she jumped out of airplanes.She was company commander in the 101st Airborne Division.

Holly is a substitute teacher for K-8 in “whatever they need,math, English, art, music, science, physical education.” She alsohelps with dog obedience training and belongs to a quilt club.

Profile, Larry Lichnovsky, TXLarry has completed 64 marathons and 0 ultras in 17 years of

marathoning. He completed his 50 states at Green Mountain inSouth Hero, Vermont, October 17, 2009. His PR was at St.George, Utah in 1995, a 2:54:24, and his PW was at Casper,Wyoming in 2005, a 3:49:38. His goal was to run all of thesewith Boston qualifying times and a 3:15 average. His actualaverage was 3:14:22.

Larry started running in 1988 to reduce stress and improvehis physical fitness. He does a variety of cross training, weights,elliptical, bike and some swimming, two to three times a weekat a gym. About half of the time he runs alone. For his idealmarathon, he would be pacing Bill Rogers on a downhill course,surrounded by his long time running friends. And he wouldhave a 30 mphtailwind. Therewould also bePlayboy bunnyrunners in frontof him. Hewould finish in asub 3-hour time,and do a cart-wheel at the fin-ish line! He says,“Oh, make thatthe BostonMarathon, too.I’d have firstplace, the wreathand the$100,000 prize.”

Larry would like to run Big Sur because of the spectacularscenery, the course and the piano player on the bridge overlook-ing the ocean. His most exciting race was the 100th Boston. “Itwas unbelievable. 38,000 runners, hundreds of thousands ofcheering fans, the festivities and the presence of running greats.Hailed as the Woodstock of running, the 100th Boston was amost memorable experience.

He says, “Injuries have plagued my running over the last fiveto six years, primarily hamstring related. I trained too much, toofast, and too long. Two years ago, a bulging disc caused bydoing excessive sit-ups and other exercises was ignored and Iwent to a 15K race though I had back pain. As an age groupwinner, I received a pair of free running shoes. I won, but theywere the most expensive pair of free shoes ever. I could barelywalk five minutes after finishing. I had an MRI but no surgery,and it took three months of therapy before I was running again.I haven’t been the same since. Now I get massages three to fourtimes a month.

For marathon stories, he ran three miles off course at mile 20in Mississippi, following two other runners. In the 2005 Alaskamarathon he finished ahead of Sarah Palin. At age 60, he wonhis age group in 3:05:59 at Napa Valley, California, which washis fastest time in seven years.

Larry is semi-retired. He owned and sold several independ-ent businesses.

Profile, Lori Ladd, MSLori has been marathoning for three years, completing her

first marathon at the age of 40. She has completed 15 marathonsand 24 ultras, and 18 states plus D. C. Her marathon PR was atthe Heart of Wichita in 2008, with a time of 3:41:50; and herultra PR was at the Peachtree City 50K, also in 2008, with atime of 4:49:14. Her marathon PW was at Rocket City in 2006,and this was also her first marathon. Her ultra PW was atBartlett Park in 2008, with a time of 10:46:39. She looks tocomplete four to five new states per year, and does about 12marathons a year. Her favorite marathon mile is the last mile ofthe First Light Marathon, January 13, 2008, because she quali-fied for Boston there.

Lori has been active all of her life. She enjoyed sports whilegrowing up and taught fitness classes for years. “It neveroccurred to me that running would be so great—until the day in2004 when I just felt like running. That quarter-mile run was thebeginning of the obsession I now have with the sport. Yes,sometimes it’s a love/hate relationship on my part, but I’m con-vinced that running loves me all the time.” If she could run anymarathon she hasn’t done, she would run the Ice Age because itwas recommended by her friend Iva. Her most exciting racewas Boston, simply because it was Boston, with fans lining theentire course.

She recently began cross training, lifting weights four times aweek to help improve her running. She hopes this will help herwith her goals of completing all of the states in five years and/orrunning 2,010 miles this year! She runs with Iva Lightsey, MS.She says, “On the day we met, three years ago, we made plansto go to Illinois to run Howl at the Moon, my first ultra (I hadrun onemarathonat thetime). I ran36 miles atthat race,and wast o t a l l yh o o k e d .We quick-ly pro-gressed torunning atleast onemarathonor ultrae a c hm o n t h ,and havehad somuch fundoing it!Each racehas its ownobstacles,be it yellowjackets in South Carolina, the reflector I tripped over on the roadin Alabama (yes, I bit the pavement), crazy heat in Georgia,crazy cold in Boston, skinned knees, snakes and various otheroddities that we can laugh or whine about later.” Her idealmarathon is any run in which she has perfect weather (50degrees and sunny) and nothing hurts! She dealt with a footinjury for most of 2009, which she says is now known as “theyear of the heel.” It slowed her down but didn’t stop her. Nowfully healed, she runs 40-60 miles per week on various surfaces,trails being her absolute favorite.

Lori is a hairdresser whose interests besides running includebeing a member of her church choir and serving clients at hersalon.

Member Profiles

www.50statesmarathonclub.comPO Box 15638, Houston, TX 77220

Larry Lichnovsky, TX

Lori Ladd, MS

Holly Koester, OH

Thanks to B-Rad Schwartz, IL for this photo from Surprise, Arizona: Left to right, Jim Simpson, CA, FrankBartucci, MN, Henry Rueden, WI, Larry Macon, TX, Lora Eklund, AZ, Brad Schwartz, IL and Mary Fischl, CA.

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Profile for Fred Keiser, KSFred has 47 marathons to date, including 31 states, all done

within six and a half years. He has also completed two conti-nents, having done his second marathon in Rome. While he hasnot yet attempted a race ultra, he has done two 52Ks in practiceand one of his trail marathons was well over 27 miles.

Fred started running in 1998 at age 50 due to bad cholesterol.He was also motivated by his six-year-old daughter, who wasinterested in running. His older daughter got blocks ahead ofhim quickly, and he had to resign himself to driving while sheran to make sure she was safe. He could keep up with the six-year-old though, and they ran together for nine years, at whichtime she switched to soccer. By then his third daughter was ageseven and could run with Dad. Now age nine, she’s gettingready to run her second and third 10Ks.

Fred’s cross training happens when he walks several blocksevery 15 minutes on his job during a five-hour shift, and twicethat distance on an eight-hour shift.

It took Fred six half marathons and two 25K races to build upthe confidence to try a marathon. His first full length was inWichita and the temperature hit 85 degrees. With severecramps, Fred walked the last eight miles for a time of 5:29:13.He experienced pain in his right knee when he came back topracticing after this race, and has since worn knee braces at all46 marathons after the first Wichita.

The next year’s Wichita saw cooler temperatures, and he took48 minutes off his previous time for 4:41. Three months later inSpringfield, Missouri, he got a 4:37 PR that lasted for almosttwo years. His fourth Wichita was the first where he didn’t takean early start, and he feels that the larger, more competitivegroup pushed him to break his PR by another 13 minutes. Fredreached his next PR in a painful way—he was running inOlathe, Kansas around mile 23 when he missed a break juttingup in the pavement and “I made a six-point bloody landing:chin, shoulder, arm, elbow, knee, leg and worst of all, myGarmin, which broke into three pieces. I struggled up and real-ized that I wouldn’t know my pace for the rest of the race. I ranas fast as I could, concentrating on just running. I shaved sevenminutes off of my PR, and was 17 minutes from qualifying forBoston!”

At Louisville he was running with a man from Chattanoogawho gave him several tips about using gravity on the uphills andflats. That worked until he missed a bump on the blacktop anda grate on a bridge and went down twice. The man told him tofocus and he took that tip to a 3:57:59 finish.

Fred has also had hamstring injuries. He practiced on the oldbrick streets in Dodge City, Kansas when training for NewOrleans, and fell, incurring hamstring pain. At the New OrleansMarathon, the pain recurred. At the half, his wife gave him aknee brace and it enabled him to jog to the finish. Through histherapy sessions, he completed Olathe again. He says, “Now Itake care of the hamstring with non-aspirin pain reliever andBen Gay before and after every marathon. Better braces havealso helped.” Fred’s favorite running surface is blacktop, and hegoes out of his way to avoid concrete.

He works as a security guard and as a hobby he home schoolshis children, watches old movies and concerts on DVD andVHS, reads history, philosophy and theology books, plays andworks with his children, and keeps up with French, Spanish andVietnamese languages (whew!). He’s also learning Italian! ■

About Don Taylor, WV:Sympathies to Don Taylor and his family on the loss of his

brother on Feb. 17, 2010.

About Susan Sinclair, TX:Our thoughts and prayers go out to Susan Sinclair and her

family on the loss of her father on Feb. 16, 2010

About Tom Detore, KS:Best of luck to Tom Detore who is rehabilitating from recent

heart surgery. He’s back home and following doctors orders to

help him recover quickly. [email protected]

From Mike Brandt, CA:“Sustained a heart attack in Mexico Thanksgiving week, flew

home, had a stent Wednesday before Thanksgiving and a quadbypass the day after. Home recovering. Expect to run nextmarathon in May/June 2010. I will reach #100 by end of 2010.”

About Diane Bolton, TN:“Marathoner Has 50-50 Vision” Diane was featured in an

article about her 50 states quest.

From Pam Penfield, CO:I completed my fifth continent on February 28 at Mount

Kilimanjaro. Also, I attempted to climb Mount Kili afterthe marathon but I fell and broke my right leg in twoplaces. I have surgery scheduled for March 19 to put inscrews and a plate. It has been really tough but I hope I canget back on the bandwagon after about four months. Iwent to Kaiser for a follow up visit, and the surgery isscheduled for Friday. I will be getting plates and screws inmy right leg (tibia and fibula) then a non-weight bearingcast to be followed by a weight-bearing one. Gary (myhusband) has been a great nurse, and he has a great deal ofpatience for this patient.

About Don McNelly, NY:“Want to See 85? Get a Move on” article features mem-

ber Don McNelly, posted March 11, 2010.

About Vasilios Stayeas, MD:We’re all hoping for a speedy recovery for Vasilios

Stayeas, who underwent heart surgery Feb. 2, 2010. Hiswife, Terry, sent this update: “His surgery went beautiful-ly. I waited until after his surgeon’s and cardiologist’sappointments to update you. He is recovering very well,better than most, because of all the exercise. It’s been threeweeks and he is walking one hour in the house, which isamazing to me. He probably will not do any marathonsthis year, but hopes to finish his seven states and 100thmarathon in the future.”

Member Profiles Continued

Fred Keiser, KS

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by Diana Burton, NJ

Waco is “The Toughest Little Marathon in Texas.” Whilenot widely advertised, it does without a doubt live up to its“tough” name. But its well-organized staff and gorgeouscourse prove it’s so much more than that. If that’s notenough, its main focus is supporting the organization match-ing bone-marrow donors and recipients.

Why come to Waco’s “Toughest Little Marathon in Texas”?

So marathoners, listen up. If you want to be treated well,go to Waco. If you want to know how a marathon should beorganized, watch Nancy Goodnight, who is literally every-where and answers every email and is at the finish line tocongratulate every marathoner who crosses. If you wantloads of goodies to take home, go to Waco. If you want a fullmeal of fajitas after the marathon, go to Waco. If you wanta very nice jacket, go to Waco. ■

Amazing hospitality by race directors Nancy and Debbie. Itwould be tough to find better except maybe in Little Rock,which is also famous for two women race directors andtheir hospitality. Just meeting the famous NancyGoodnight, who’s a world-class runner in her own right,might be worth the trip.

You’re not only doing something for your health, you helpraise funds for the Miracle Match, a National MarrowDonor Program.

Weekend includes a 5K and kids’ run on Saturday.

Sweet little expo with giveaway products that are not so lit-tle and includes loads of free Snickers bars, ClifBloks andother goodies.

T-shirt (cotton), a logo hat and a reusable bag.

Pasta dinner that’s generous for $10 if you pre-sign up, andstill a bargain at the $14 door price.

Dinner featured speaker Barefoot Rick Roeber. Seewww.barefootrunner.org. There’s a barefoot division too.

Starts and finishes directly across from the Hilton Hotelwith at least three other hotels close by and another onebeing built.

Course that’s varied and as scenic as it gets through estates,parks, along the river and over a famous and historical sus-pension bridge for the finish.

Course markings were perfect long-and-continuous chalkmarks complementing cones all along the course so onecan’t go astray (like I did in Tucson).

Fluid stations that not only are well stocked and wellmanned but with more food than I can remember (otherthan maybe at Lake Placid due to their Ironman training.)We had choices of oranges, bananas, candies, Snickers,ClifBloks, pretzels, chips, etc. at most every fluid station.

Finisher’s jacket of nice quality, with zippered pockets,periwinkle color and Miracle Match logo for marathoners.(The half marathoners received a long-sleeved tech shirt.)

Food by award winning Waco Cookin’ Cowboys at the fin-ish line—a big fajita bar with chicken, beef and grilledonions.

Jamba Juice smoothies, many types of beers, and Barefootwines. (Funny, but I think it’s no relationship to the barefootrunner.)

From Ed Douglas, MO: Ed has written a book, “TheMoney Marathon: 7 Simple Steps to FinancialFreedom.” He says, “This is a must read financial guidefor marathon runners. In it, I compare the steps andtraining for a marathon to each of the steps to financialfreedom. This is a clear, concise and easy to read bookthat will help improve the personal financial skills ofthe reader.”

Ed is a CFP, Chairman Emeritus of Citizens Banchares,and a member of the 50 States Marathon Club. For 50States Marathon Club members and their families, Ed willmake this book available for a 50% reduction in the priceof $19.95. Club members will pay $10 per book plus $2for tax and shipping. To order, visit www.eddouglas.comor email [email protected]. Waddell & Reed,sponsor of the Kansas City Marathon (October 2009),gave every marathon runner (over 2,000) one of Ed’sbooks.

Here is what Tom Adair, GA had to say about the book.“As President of the 50 States Marathon Club, I appreci-ate Ed’s powerful and effective comparison of the variousparts of a marathon to the various steps involved in finan-cial freedom.”

And from Michael Sklar, GA, Rutgers Professor:“This is an excellent introductory financial book. It is use-ful and covers all the relevant financial topics ... and canbe valuable and helpful for anyone who needs direction inthe areas of saving, investing, budgeting, insurance and soforth. One of my favorite lines is the author’s response toa lady who asks when she will get to spend the money sheis being asked to save and Ed responds, ‘Maybe never, ifdone correctly.’ That is exactly right and is the result offollowing these 7 Simple Steps is to get to the place where‘money is working for you.’ ”

From Alan Steggles, OH: I finished #250 at the SeattleMarathon November 29, 2009.

About Rick Karampatsos, FL: Our sympathies toRick on the passing of his daughter, Heather.

From Mark Landry, KS: Mark, a fine runner and finepoet, sent these thoughts on his certification.

Yahoo Yappy DooYahoo yappy doo

My stuff is off to you.

Scanning bibs and medals

Going mental

Overloaded my computer

Now what was my future?

I almost cried

Then found Marathonguide

Now that I’m through50 states I can do

Thank goodness to be…Certified

Diet is the Key to Recovery

by Kenny Cabe, ATC. Francis Sports Medicine

As a competitive athlete, the pre-exercise meal is vitalto ensure the proper amount of glycogen store is availablefor proper performance. The post-exercise meal is criticalto recovery and improves your ability to train.

Simple sugars are broken down into glycogen andstored to provide a great source of energy for short intensebouts of exercise. When these glycogen stores are full,excess sugars are stored as fat that is accessed by the bodyduring long bouts of exercise. Being able to replace theseenergy stores as quickly as possible is key to recovery.Here’s what to look for:

Hydration• Weigh prior to and post exercise to determine the amount of fluid lost during exercise

• Consume 20 – 24 oz. of fluid per pound of weight lost

Carbohydrate

• 100-200 grams within 2 hours is essential to rebuild the glycogen store

• Longer than 2 hours results in 50% less glycogen being stored

• Carbohydrates increase insulin production

Protein• Provides amino acids

• Helps rebuild fatigued muscle tissue

• Increases fluid absorption, which improves hydration

• Stimulates the immune system

Protein + Carbohydrate• Research shows that ingesting carbs and protein

doubles insulin production and glycogen store

• Proper ratio is 4 grams: 1 gram (carb/protein)Too much protein intake can slow rehydrationand glycogen replenishment

Keys• Timing – within 2 hours of exercise• Ratio – 4 grams of carbohydrate: 1 gram of protein• Include fluids• Supplements (shakes/bars) maybe easier or more

convenient than a meal (this is personal preference)

With permission from: St. Francis Sports Medicine,Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Greenville, SC.

About Don McNelly, NY: Speaking of books, ourfriend Don McNelly is the subject of “The Madman,The Marathoner: The Life of Marathoner Donald P.McNelly,” by Juanita Tischendorf, to be released April 20,2010. The link to the Web site is: http://www.tatepublish-ing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61566-594-5.“Don...is the world record holder for the number ofmarathons completed over the age of eighty.” He beganhis long-distance career in 1969. Don will be 90 years oldon November 11, 2010.

SHORSHORTS:TS:The Toughest LittleMarathon in Texas

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The Turtle Marathon is a very small event and 50 Statersand Maniacs use Roswell’s reasonable proximity toAlbuquerque to do a Labor Day weekend double. I discov-er that I may be the only 50 Stater and Maniac who hastraveled to New Mexico to run just this marathon.

About 60 runners line up and head off into the dark. It’s6:30 a.m., already 70ºF, which is way too hot for my tastes.The first couple miles go from the park and through a res-idential area leading to the highway westward out of town.I figure there are about 15 ahead of me and it doesn’t takelong for us all to spread out. After another mile or so wereach the highway.

Soon I see the first half-marathoner coming towards me,then another and another. I stop counting after about tenand realize that there can’t be but a few marathoners infront of me. Up ahead is the turn-around point for the halfand a man handing out cups. Only one runner passes thatpoint and continues down the highway with me about 100yards behind. By now I can feel the sun beating down onmy back, there are no other life forms in sight to my left orright. Now, my good readers, I’ve seen my share of roadkill during the couple thousand of marathon miles I’velogged over the past five years, but here, and for the firsttime I can recall, I was running past skeletal remains froma variety of animal species.

As the miles tick off, I have no idea of how much timehas elapsed. I’m expecting to see the lead runners comingback towards me during mile ten, but I pass the mile 11marker and no one is in sight. By mile 12, still the only onein sight is that man 100 yards ahead of me. When I crestone rise and finally see a pickup truck and man way out inthe distance, there is no one running back towards me. I amstunned and just can’t believe my eyes. I’m in second placenearing the half-way point in a marathon! Whereas I havebeen just sort of ignoring that runner while daydreaming,now I focus on him with steely eyes and look for any signthat would give me hope that I will eventually catch him.When he reaches the turnaround point, he stops for a drinkand takes a break. I count the seconds he is resting anddecide not to do the same when I reach that point. He’slooking right at me and yet he still doesn’t move, so this ismy chance! Rather than slowing down as I usually do whenI approach an aid station, I maintain my speed right up tothe stop. I arrive gasping the hot air, splash my face with acup of water and take another one to drink. Our eyes meetbut no words are spoken and instead, I smile as a greetingbefore he takes off back down the highway with me in pur-suit. During mile 13 I stay on his heels until I decide thatit’s now or never. I make the pass and with 120 marathonsunder my belt, I find myself in first place for the very firsttime!

When I see a small group of runners approaching me notlong after I pass the mile 14 marker, the only one I recog-nize and exchange words with is Claude Hicks Jr., TX, athin-as-a-rail marathoner and friend. From my perspective,he is too close behind me. That is not a good sign and thefirst doubts about winning slink in. The minutes pass by asdoes the mile 15 marker and here comes Steve Boone, TX,Club treasurer. The roadway isn’t flat and I have a series ofgently rolling hills to deal with. The gradients aren’t bad,but under a blazing sun they are long and significantenough to drain energy and slow me down. Another almost

nine minutes pass as does mile 16 and here comes LoisBerkowitz, MI, who puts together this newspaper and is aveteran of over 300 marathons. She yells excitedly, “GoCowboy Jeff, you can win it!” Wow, she knows I’m theleader, that’s cool! Unfortunately, I can only manage awave and smile of thanks.

It’s during mile 18 that I hear those dreaded footsteps andwhen Claude pulls alongside I know my reign as marathonleader has come to an end. Although quite disappointed,I’m not shattered because he moves ahead at a pace thatshows me he is stronger and clearly faster than me. I giveClaude a “way to go” and return to the psychological rou-tines I use to try and motivate myself during trying times.OK, my probable one and only chance to win a marathonhas evaporated but second place wouldn’t be bad nowwould it? Another four miles go by and then I hear anotherset of footsteps. Crap! A tall, fresh looking, young runnerpulls alongside, smiles, and says, “That aid station upahead sure looks inviting, doesn’t it?”

So … now I’m in third place. I comfort and soothe myfragile psyche with reassuring thoughts that finishing sec-ond would have raised too many agonizing “If only I hadbeen able to…” reminisces for the rest of my life. However,with a third place finish I can hold my head up high, beproud of the accomplishment, and put this one up near thetop of my list of fondest marathon memories. If only I canhang on for another four miles.

Around mile 24, I’ll make a left turn from the highwayback into the residential area leading to the park. The onlyremaining question to be answered is what my time will be.I have certainly put in a good effort and worked hard, but isit a sub-four hour run? I don’t think so, but experience doescount for something, and I feel it will be close. As I jumpup over the curb to run on the grass leading to the path westarted out on, I can hear the announcer say, “Here comes amarathon runner.” Seconds later I see him and hear thecheers but there is no clock or marking on the path to indi-cate where the exact finishing line is. No matter. Just beforeI stop I spot a young man holding a time recorder and heannounces: 3:59:15! I am immediately overwhelmed emo-tionally as I practically fall into the arms of Claude, who isthere to greet and catch me. Not only have I placed thirdoverall, which breaks my previous high of fifth at BearLake, Utah, a month prior, but I did it with a sub-four timeto boot! Claude is happier than punch and excited with hisfirst-ever marathon win and I’m really excited knowingthat I can now attempt to garner my 100th sub-fourmarathon at the Bismarck Marathon in two weeks.

There is a brief moment of disappointment to followhowever. The Turtle Marathon is unique in that it doesn’tgive medals to finishers. You are handed a very small, col-orful and hand-crafted clay turtle. Award winners are givena much larger and life-size one, so I walk over to theawards table and gaze longingly at the very pretty largeones. I tell the race director that I’ve just placed third over-all while reaching to pick up a big one and he says, “Sorry,only the first place male and female finishers get one ofthose.” Aw shucks! I’m left to eye all the bite-sized turtlesand select a nicely mottled one. Pooh! ■

1st Place: Claude Hicks Jr., 3:532nd Place: Carl Cunningham, 3:56

3rd Place: Me, 3:59

by Charlie Nelson, NH

Going into 2010 I have completed 135 races of marathondistance or beyond. My goal has always been to break fourhours in each marathon and to date I have managed 85under four hours. I am presently on a streak of nine sub-four-hour runs.

The Tallahassee course is an out-and-back setup with thefirst mile circling the Florida State University Campus. Thestart is next to the baseball stadium and the finish is a laparound the FSU track. Miles two to four take you off cam-pus by some residential areas and basically miles four toabout mile 14 are on a bike path through typical Floridalandscape, with moss hanging from the trees and somewater areas that would appear to have some alligatorslooming. At mile 14 you retrace the steps back to the uni-versity and finish on the track.

Thanks to overdoing it on the run at home and a courseof antibiotics, I felt like death warmed over as I boarded theplane for my trip to Tallahassee. I forced myself to eat a lit-tle and found the packet pick-up. With all the Robitussin,aspirins, Nasonex and antibiotics I have consumed the pastfive or six days I am beginning to detox. I slept off and onuntil 3 a.m. race morning. Nitric oxide is something I enjoyhaving before a run. I drink an eight-ounce bottle of watermixed with nitric oxide and drink it down during the firstfour miles of the marathon. I popped a final two Advil andwent in search of the FSU campus and the starting area.

Temps were about 40 degrees with a steady breeze andovercast. They remained the same all through the race. Iwore gloves, winter cap, wind pants and jacket over myshorts and long sleeve jersey, and finally my favorite socksand racing flats.

About 250 marathoners plus another 500 or so relayteams and half marathoners take off. I had only five milesof running over the last nine days and I had no idea what toexpect. I pushed the first mile. Miraculously, I felt okay.My body feels like crap but I am in position to break fourhours for the 10th time in a row and I have been down thisroad so I know how to keep putting one foot in front of theother. I have consumed enough water and electrolytes plusGu. Like all marathons I am hurting physically but mental-ly I know I am finally beginning to win the war. At 25 milesI pass this guy who is about my age and someone I havehad in my sights for a while. I continue on and reach the redbouncy FSU track and pick up the pace. I crossed the linein three hours, 58 minutes and 27 seconds. About a minutelater Ralph Gold Jr. crossed the line and we talked. Ralphis 59 and broke four hours. He qualified for Boston 2011.We talked for a while and wondered how we fared in themale 55-59 division. The awards go four deep in each divi-sion. For the first time since 2006 I managed to win fourthplace (4th of 14 in male 55-59 division and 105th of 231overall). Ralph was cool about that, because his big prizewill be running Boston.

I didn’t expect to see anyone I know in Tallahassee buton the turnaround on my way back I spot the always smil-ing and upbeat Angela Ivory from Tennessee and we wereable to share a hello out on the course. Congrats on anoth-er great run Angela! ■

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To Dream the Impossible Dream Tallahassee Marathon


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Membership Renewal50 States Marathon Club

PO Box 15638Houston, TX 77220-5638

Name __________________________________________________________ Date of birth ________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________ Sex (M/F) ________

City _____________________________________________ State___________________ ZIP Code _________________

Home phone _______________________________________ Other phone _____________________________________

E-mail address ______________________________________________________________________________________

Occupation (or retired from) __________________________________________________________________________

Okay to list e-mail on Web site? Y/N ____ Okay to list state on Web site? Y/N ____

You may pay your dues in advance for the next few years if you would like._____ Annual dues (1 yr = $10, 2 yr = $20, 3 yr = $30, etc.) _____ Donation _____ Total (due by 5/31/10)Make check payable to: 50 States Marathon Club

Marathons completed ______ Continents completed _______Ultras completed ______ Canadian provinces completed _______Total marathons/ultras ______ Non USA countries completed _______States completed ______ for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th time (circle)

FinishersComplete this section if you have completed the states, the continents, Canada and/or Australia

Date and location of completion of ALL 50 US states1st time __________________________ 2nd time ______________________________3rd time __________________________ 4th time ______________________________Additional times ________________________________________________________

Date and location of completion of ALL 7 continents1st time _______________________________________________________________Additional times ________________________________________________________

Date and location of completion of ALL 13 Canadian provinces & territories1st time _______________________________________________________________Additional times ________________________________________________________

Date and location of completion of ALL 8 Australian states & territories1st time _______________________________________________________________Additional times ________________________________________________________

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Questions are changed each year and the answers are used in our newsletter

Personal Profile for ____________________________________________________________________ (name) ____________________ (date)

Years marathoning _______________ Age at your first marathon _______________

Goals for 2010/2011 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What other hobbies and interests do you have besides marathoning? __________________________________________________________________________

Do you cross train? Yes / No If yes, how and how often? __________________________________________________________________________________

Do your family members marathon? Yes / No Are any of them 50 Staters?Yes / No If yes, who and how are you related? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Who do you train with? _________________________ Who do you marathon with? ____________________________________________________________

Have you ever had a running injury? Y/N If yes, please tell how you recovered ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the best finisher medal/award you have received? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What music (if any) do you listen to while you run/train/marathon? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What marathon athlete do you admire and why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What items are absolutely necessary for you to have with you when you marathon? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What important item have you forgotten to take and had to borrow or buy at the last minute? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you take/use a cell phone while marathoning? Y/N Why/why not? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Have you ever forgotten to register for a race, reserve a car, hotel, etc.? Y/N What did you do about it? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Personal Bests (PB or PR):Marathon __________________________________ finish time_______________ date______________

Ultra _____________________________________ finish time_______________ date______________

Personal Worsts (PW):Marathon __________________________________ finish time_______________ date______________

Ultra _____________________________________ finish time_______________ date______________

Please return profile to: 50 States Marathon Club, PO Box 15638, Houston, TX 77220-5638

The Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon in Fresno, CA is just 45 minutes from three national parks, including the crown jewel, Yosemite National Park.

This world-class Event has it all! Boston qualifier, $10,000 prize purse, 2-day Health and Fitness Expo with Ultra Marathon man Dean Karnazes andour Michelob Ultra Celebration Beer Garden. Amenities - technical women’s and men’s long-sleeve event shirt, Finisher’s hooded sweatshirt, custom

medallion, hot breakfast, FREE massages and our signature ice cream sundae!

The looped marathon course starts in Fresno and runs in upscale scenic neighborhoods lined with brilliant autumn foliage. Run through historicOld Town Clovis (hence Two Cities) as you are cheered on by supporting spectators. Finish in the 300-acre Woodward Park’s Amphitheater.

Enjoy: breakfast, lively music, free massages and a beer-garden for those old enough to enjoy!

We offer discount event hotels with FREE shuttle services to and from our Expo on Saturday, and to and from the start and finish line on Sunday.Cut off times: 6 1/2 hours for the marathon, 7 hours for the ultra.

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Eye-Q Two Cities Marathon & Ultra Marathon – November 7th, 2010Fresno, California www.runfresno.com

Expo:Clovis Veterans Memorial District, 808 4th Street, Clovis, CA 93612Fri., Nov. 5 4:00 p.m. - 7:00p.m.Sat., Nov. 6 10:00 a.m. - 6 p.m.

All you can eat pasta buffet (same location as expo)4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Nov. 6 Adults: $15.00, children under 12: $8.00

Race day:7:00 a.m. full marathon, half marathon relay, half marathon run, half marathon walk.Location: Woodward Park, 7775 Friant Rd. (at Audubon Dr.), Fresno, CA 93720

6 hour time limit. Finish area remains open for 7 hours.

NEW for 2010 - Ultra 50Kwith pacing by the UltraMarathon Man himself

Dean Karnazes. This eventis limited to the first 100entries. Register on-line

NOW by visitingwww.runfresno.com.

MARATHON EVENT ENTRY FEE AFTER 3/31/10Scotty Roberts 5K Run $15.00 $20.00Half marathon $30.00 $40.00Marathon $45.00 $60.00Marathon relay (2-6 people) $90.00 $120.00

Please no registration refunds or transfers.

Support the Boys & Girls Club of Brookings and run forFREE! Individuals raising $100 or more or relay teams

raising $300 or more

Online Registration: www.brookingsmarathon.com/register

Race Director: Matt Bien [email protected]

Mail Inquiries:Brookings Marathon

PO Box 8012 Brookings, SD 57006

For more race details, visit:www.brookingsmarathon.com

Friday, May 15 4:00-8:00 p.m. Registration/packet pickupStudent Union 5:30 p.m. 5K registration deadlineSouth Dakota State 6:00 p.m. Scotty Roberts 5K RunUniversity campus

Saturday, May 16 5:30 –6:30 a.m. Packet pick up onlyPioneer Park NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION

West Brookings 7:00 a.m. Marathon/half/relay start9:30 a.m. Half marathon awards11:30 a.m. Marathon awards entertainment

Marathon limited to 300 entries.

Marathon: USATF Certification #SD 08006TLB (Boston qualifier)

Course support and amenities: Chip timing for all races. Shirts to all registrants. Free shuttleto/from hotels to Pioneer Park. Bag drop for clothing. Over 300 enthusiastic volunteersprovide refreshments, directions, first-aid and traffic control. Aid stations offering water andPowerAde are located every mile and a half after mile 2. Toilets and first aid are available atevery other station from mile 7. Gu gel is available at mile 17. Food, medals and entertain-ment await finishers at Pioneer Park. Marathon course is open for 6 hours.


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by Alexis Davidson, NY

I thought it would be fun to do two national 50K cham-pionships in one year. The first one was the walking cham-pionship on Feb. 7, 2010 and the second was the runningchampionship on March 20. One had a median finish timeof 5:09, and the other was a dead-last time of 6:15. Theaverage age of the finishers was 48. Stephen Quirke andErin Taylor were the winners at 4:23:02 and 4:57:11.

We arrived at the 50K site, which is near the KCRoyals/Texas Rangers spring training baseball stadium inSurprise, Arizona, near Phoenix. It was 6 a.m. and already50F. It would get to 59F and sunny by 1 p.m., which iswhen the last of us finished. The volunteers were in theirlong johns, sweaters and overcoats and thought we werecrazy. Meanwhile, I thought: heat wave!

The course was an L-shaped, two-way loop that was 1kilometer long for a total loop length of 2K. There werepinpoint turns at both ends. We did 25 of these, all on ablocked-off city street. No trees, shade, entertaining sightsor rock and roll bands. There were six USATF judges onthe course. Each saw us 50 times each during the race. Wesaw each other coming and going about 50 times.

We got underway at 7 a.m. with 25 walkers attemptingthe 50K distance along with others doing 10 and 20K.Since the field was comprised of many elite walkers, I con-centrated on going out slow during the first loop while I gotinto my rhythm. At the end of the second loop, I got adreaded bent-knee call. Racewalking requires that onemaintain contact with the ground at all times, and that thefront leg land with a straight knee and that knee mustremain straight until vertical. This infraction was my firstin four years, and we were only allowed three in the race. Ipassed the infraction board and noticed that someone (a10K walker) had already been disqualified from the race.At this point, I was forced to concentrate on each step. Thisput a huge psychological burden on me during the remain-ing 46K of the race.

I was soon passed by an electric auxiliary vehicle with acamera. This made me feel important, since the camerawas aimed at me. I soon realized it was aimed at the leadwalker, who was about to lap me. This happened severaltimes during the race. Fortunately, I’m a slow learner, andI got a psychological pickup each time it happened.

After 2.5 hours, only the 50K walkers were left. I saw theother walkers coming and going and watched as theybecome more and more agitated. Walking forms started todeteriorate, some walkers started talking to themselves andseven imploded towards the end of the race with a DNF ora disqualification. Meanwhile, I had “Lithium” byEvanescence running through my head. It’s a song aboutchoosing the pain and sorrow of manic depression over thenumbness of medication. Later, I realized how appropriateit was.

I made it through the magic 32K (20M) point. I now had10K remaining to the marathon followed by the additional8K for the 50. I was feeling very strong and I cruisedthrough for one of my fastest marathon times ever (4:42).This strong feeling continued until 46K and then I did the

remaining two loops slowly and conservatively. Bent-knee calls are more likely to occur when the walker istired and I did not want to be disqualified in the last 4K.Finally, I reached the end of my first 50K race with a PRof 5:41:39. ■

A Tale of Two National 50K Championships: Part 1

SHORSHORTS:TS:Alexis Davidson, NY, shows off his racing form.

From Rob Ross, TN: I had planned to do Little Rock buthave been nursing a foot injury. I have 24 running milesthis year, but the swimming and bike classes are keepingme fit. My next effort will be Country Music. It appearsthat I pushed it in the fall to finish 50 states and am pay-ing now. The trophy arrived Christmas Eve. What a greatChristmas present!

From Rich Holms, NC: Rich went to Trinidad recentlyand ran a marathon there. He was written up in a runningmagazine. Congratulations, Rich.

Dr. Yon Ough, WI, a 50 States Marathon Club member,is also a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain spe-cialist in Wisconsin. He has developed and clinicallytested a new skin path named the OH PATCH for reliefof certain types of pain. The development of the OHPATCH grew out of his own need for effective pain treat-ment as a marathon runner.

The OH PATCH is made of five essential oils, common-ly used in daily household products. It is not a generalpain patch and does not work for all painful conditions.It does work especially well in relieving pain related tomuscle and tendon problems.

During the last eight years, Dr. Ough has clinically test-ed the OH PATCH on more than 1,000 patients with var-ious painful conditions and has seen some amazingresults.

Dr. Ough is contacting the members of the 50 StatesMarathon Club because he would like to further test theOH PATCH for painful conditions related to running.This would be a free trial for all 50 States Marathon Clubmembers with any of the following conditions:

1. Achilles tendonitis2. Plantar fasciitis3. Ankle sprains4. Shin splints5. Iliotibial band syndrome6. Muscle pain with palpable knots/bands

The OH PATCH is not recommended for people who aresensitive to fragrances.If members are interested, I would need the followinginformation:

• Name• Date of birth• Mailing address• Telephone number• Brief history of the problem

For more information and any questions, please send Dr.Ough an e-mail: [email protected].

TESTING OPPORTUNITY!

Roxbury, Connecticut was cold again: Left to right, Brad Schwartz, IL, Henry Rueden, WI, Lisa Pass, SC, KendelPrescott, GA, Ron Parquette, ME, Jim Simpson, CA, and Mike Brooks, ME.

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by Lou Wilson, TX

I began running in 1982, at age 46, when the company Iwas working for in New York as HR Manager decided toparticipate in the 3.5-mile Corporate Challenge in CentralPark, sponsored by what is now JP Morgan Chase, and Iwas recruited (they were desperate) to join the team. Itrained by power-walking and “ran” the race in my basket-ball shoes (I played in pick-up games), making so muchnoise the few people I passed turned around to see whatwas behind them. (I was such a novice I wanted to knowwhere we were going to eat dinner before the race.)

In spite of my really slow time, I liked the feeling I gotcompeting with mostly younger people and decided totrade my basketball shoes for running shoes, to see howfast I could get and to fight the onslaught of middle age. Ibegan a routine of running three miles every other day,weather permitting, which became ingrained when I trans-ferred to Houston in 1987.

My wife, Nora, who will be running her 49th marathon(including eight Bostons, one ultra and three Ironmanraces) in Brookings, SD on May 16th, along with me, wasnot a runner, did not like the idea of running and grumbledwhenever I dragged her along with me, looking for short-cuts along the way, even though we were going onlythree miles. Eventually, she adapted to running, lik-ing what it did for her and discovering she was goodat it and that she could beat me—she had an advan-tage, she’s 20 years younger!

Nora had a friend who ran the Houston Marathonwho didn’t look particularly fit, so she decided if herfriend could do it so could she, which she did inJanuary 1998. A bunch of people who ran that racewere recruited to train for the Big Sur (CA)Marathon in April of that year and I went along forthe ride, running the 5K, then waiting for Nora atmile 25, sitting on a small bridge that overlookedthe beach, watching the waves crash, on a magnifi-cent morning. I decided I wanted to see the rest ofthe course on foot. That’s when I was bitten by themarathon bug.

Nora signed up for the San Francisco Marathonthat July and so did I, starting my training a monthbefore the race and hoping I could jog half, which Idid, stopping at the bottom of the infamous HaightSt. hill, as planned, then walking four miles toGolden Gate Park to wait for Nora to finish. It was anothermagnificent morning for a marathon. I was now committedto running one as I ended my 43-year career in HR, the last19 with Shell, and on Sept. 27, 1998 it happened in EastLyme (CT), a race I picked because it was five miles fromwhere I spent the summers as a kid. It was a hilly course ona humid, sunny day with a record high temperature of 87degrees and I had to power-walk the last several miles,which I had not trained for, finishing in 5:47:15 with shoul-ders so sore I had to lie down to eat a hot dog.

From 1998-2000 I ran 16 marathons and from 2001-04another 16 (I hit a low of two in ‘01 and ‘02), including my4:47:25 PR in Austin, TX in 2003. In 2005 alone, I rananother 16, and early in 2006 I decided to join the 50 StatesMarathon Club, because I already was a third of the waythere. That was also the year I completely lost my mind andran 24 marathons. That requires some explanation.

For a period of three years I engaged in what I call myFebruary Follies. One weekend in February 2004, Nora andI did three races in two days. That Saturday we did a 5K in

The Woodlands, where we live, at 8:00 a.m., drove 40miles south to Houston just in time to do the annual RodeoRun 10K at 10:00, followed by a 350-mile drive east toNew Orleans to run the Mardi Gras Marathon on Sunday.

In February 2005, I ran/walked two marathons in twodays: Surfside Beach, on the sand, southwest of Galveston,on Saturday, and, after a 200-mile drive to Austin, themarathon there on Sunday. I may be the only guy on theplanet who turned in two PW’s in one weekend.

In February 2006, I decided to see if I could run fourmarathons in a month—I had come close the prior fall,doing 3 and a half in October. I ran Mardi Gras, SurfsideBeach and Austin (a week apart that year). I ran Cowtown(Fort Worth) to meet my goal, but for some reason couldn’tstop, so I ran four more in March—Little Rock, LowerPotomac River (MD), Seabrook (TX) and Ellerbe Springs(NC)—but still couldn’t stop, so I ran five more in April—Dallas, St. Louis, Boston (much too slow to qualify, Ilucked out with a sponsor’s slot), Wenatchee (WA) and BigSur, finishing a streak of 13 marathon in 13 weeks on April30, two weeks before my 70th birthday.

I had no idea I could do what I did and, as the weekspassed, the mood changed from satisfaction to excitement

to exhilaration to euphoria over what, for me, was an amaz-ing accomplishment. At my 70th birthday party, I felt like Iwas 45! With races before and after my streak, I was up to17 marathons by June and, after taking the summer offfrom racing, I ran seven more in the fall to get to my totalof 24 for the year.

In 2007, I decided to establish a goal of running my100th marathon on the 10th anniversary of my first. Iplanned to run 16 that year, but had to stop at 14 due tomelanoma surgery in October, giving me a total of 86 atyear’s end. I got back on the marathon trail in 2008 with aschedule to get me to 100 on Sept. 27, 2008, 10 years to theday from my first, in the Hamptons Marathon on LongIsland, NY. Plans were made for my kids to join me andeverything was on track until Hurricane Ike.

The day after the hurricane, September 14, Nora and Iwent for a walk, I tripped over a fallen tree branch I did notsee, went down hard on concrete and injured my right hip.X-rays were negative and I got a little better each day so wewent ahead with our plan to run the Montana Marathon on

September 21. The day before the race I was walkingalmost normally with very little discomfort, so I opted towalk the marathon with a two-hour early start along with afew other participants. Unfortunately, my discomfortincreased with every mile, my pace slowed accordingly,and I finished in excruciating pain after 9 and a half hours.When we got back to the hotel, and I tried to get out of thecar, I couldn’t walk a step, and it was from there back toHouston the next day with the aid of a wheelchair.

The day after returning home, more X-rays were taken—still negative—but an MRI was ordered that revealed afractured hip socket and 16 strained muscles. So I hadwalked 26.2 miles with a broken hip; no wonder I was insuch pain. The strained muscles probably came from com-pensating for the fracture over the course of the race. Thegood news was that the fracture was non-displaced, so noneed for surgery, just two months of rest. By lateNovember, I was able to start walking again and in JanuaryI resumed running, only to realize that, while the bone washealing, I had lost all of my fitness and that training for amarathon from scratch at age 72 was a lot harder thandoing it at 62. I realized I needed a specific race to motivateme and when I discovered one on my birthday in a statethat I needed, I said “that’s it.” I was scheduled to run Mt.Rushmore last October, but, of course, had to cancel that.

I typically run four days a week, three miles aday—Tuesday, Wednesday (track work) andThursday, and a long run on Saturday—for a total of15-20 miles, increasing to 25-30 miles a week twomonths before a marathon with longer Saturdayruns. I never have had a serious running injury andhave had no injuries at all in several years, which Iattribute to being really slow. Most runners I knoware injured from time to time, but they’re all fasterthan I am and, therefore, put more strain on theirmuscles and joints.

I have run marathons in 44 states: 28 in TX, 13 inCA (including Big Sur) and 1-3 in other states. AfterBrookings, I need ME, RI, IA, KS and HI to get to50 states. My most memorable marathons are myfirst and my last, but I have vivid recollections ofmany others; it’s such a great way to see an area, andyou really remember what you cover on foot. Inaddition to 99 marathons starting September 98, Ihave run 100-plus shorter races since then as well.

Believe it or not, I don’t like to run and I hatemarathons. When the alarm goes off much too early on amarathon morning, I ask, “Whose idea was this?” As I waitfor the start, I wonder “Why am I here?” and, after a fewmiles, I start telling myself “This is my last marathon; I justdon’t like being out here with so far to go and I’m not sureI can make it.” But then, once I’m down to the last fewmiles and realize I’m going to get another notch in my gun,my attitude begins to improve and, when I cross the finishline, the feeling of great satisfaction that comes withexhaustion tells me all the suffering was worthwhile.During the very mellow mood that accompanies myaccomplishment over the next few days, it occurs to methat the race I just ran could be my long run (which I real-ly abhor). So I start looking at the race calendar, and that’swhat propels me.

Nora will be waiting for me at the finish line inBrookings (having showered and returned with plenty oftime for my arrival), along with my two sons, Scott fromCA, with his girlfriend, Laura, and Andy from NJ, with hiswife, Laura. As soon as I cross the finish line, the celebra-tion of my 73rd birthday will begin. ■

From Basketball to Brookings: How I Got to 100 Marathons

Lou Wilson, TX

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by Marygay Cross, MD

I knew when I was standing at the start of the MaineMarathon, when the woman with the amazing voice beltedout the National Anthem ... when the crowd of runners fellsilent and I felt overjoyed ... I knew, no matter what, I wasgoing to finish the marathon that day—my second marathonin two days—my first double.

Saturday, the day before, I had run the New HampshireMarathon in Bristol, New Hampshire. On a hilly course,the cold and rain almost defeated my mind and body, butthe volunteers every two miles and the fun conversationwith other runners helped me reach the finish in 4:06.Meeting my husband and kids at the soggy finish wasworth all the cold, wet miles.

I felt pretty beat-up though, as I started to contemplatewhether or not to run another marathon the next day. Iteetered on that fine line of “listen to your body” (it hurt) andthe notion of “if you don’t push yourself, you’ll never knowwhat you are made of.” Thanks to my husband and kids, whoprovided transportation and comic relief during the three anda half hour drive to Portland, Maine, we arrived too late forpacket pick-up, but early enough to have dinner with my par-ents who drove six hours to support us.

Sunday, my husband started his day early to drive toLewiston, Maine to ride in a Patrick Dempsey-sponsoredCentury (100 mile) bike ride. Well, since I was up and I feltsurprisingly fine, I headed to the marathon start. My mantraduring training had been “just get me to the start of that sec-ond marathon” and then in a dream-like state ... I was there!

At the start, I met Mel Martin, WI, a seasoned runner of 70marathons who had also run the day before. I told him Iknew I could finish, but it might take a long time. He said,“You’d be surprised, you might only be 10 to 15 minutes offyour time from yesterday.”

As we ran the first 14 miles together, he pointed out other50 States Marathon Club members and Marathon Maniacmembers. The miles breezed by and I fell in love with theexperience. There I was, being overjoyed again. It was justone of those days when all seemed right. The pluses weremany and the negatives few—great course, great weather,great crowd support—no aches or pains. As I did the daybefore, I silently repeated my five blessings throughout therun and I felt strong enough to pick up the pace the last mile(always a good feeling!), crossing the line in 4:19. Way tocall it, Mel!

There are many, many marathoners who think nothing ofrunning doubles and then there are those crazy ultra people.My double experience was truly fun! It helped to check offthose states in my quest to run all 50, but would I do it again?Well, the fact that I even consider it means probably yes.

So as far as my “double experience” goes, I recommendthe New Hampshire Marathon for its hometown support,nice course around Newfound Lake, and post-race showersand massages. I recommend the Portland, Maine Marathonfor just about everything. I also recommend showing appre-ciation to running partners and family members who loveand support you, no matter what the outcome. After all, theyare the ones who help get you to that starting line, again andagain. ■

by Steffen Schneider, NV

I knew in advance this was going to be a very slowmarathon and fully expected to experience the shame anddisgrace of seeing the finisher clock with a big fat numeralsix when I crossed the line. Yes folks, this is what happenswhen you do not run for seven weeks and then suddenly goout and decide to conquer another 26.2-mile distance run-ning event, 3,000 miles from home. I had knee surgery fiveweeks ago! My orthopedic surgeon performed an arthro-scopic debridement partial meniscectomy resulting from atri-lateral meniscus tear. Here I am running again, this timefree of knee pain. Ah, what joy beholds me! I did not see thatugly numeral six at the beginning of the finisher clock, but itwasn’t far from it.

Why not stay closer to home and run the St. GeorgeMarathon, for a nice round 25 completions? Good question!The answer is to satisfy my goal towards completing amarathon in each of the 50 states, plus I had always wantedto visit Maine, a part of the United States which has alwaysintrigued me for its rugged beauty and rustic charm; so whatbetter way than to run a marathon?

My favorite run-ning compadres,Martha Corazzini,NV (Martha is ontour No. 2 of the50 states comple-tion) and PhilWeiland packedup and off wewent. Phil and Iflew to Bostonwhere we metMartha who hadbeen working inNYC at her corpo-rate headquarters.We rented a carand drove the sce-nic distancet h r o u g hMassachusetts andNew Hampshireinto Maine at thebeginning of theNew Englandautumn harvestseason.

The 50 States Marathon Club was having a celebrationreunion that attracts many of our Marathon Maniac friends.We were excited to get together again. That evening, at thepre-marathon pasta dinner, the world famous Larry Macon,TX was honored for his incredible accomplishment of com-pleting 105 marathons in one year.

Portland, Maine is a bayside city rich with hundreds ofyears of history and well known for lobster fishing. If you donot sample the lobster while in Maine you really missed theboat. We stayed in a beautiful Homewood Suites hotel at aridiculously low rate, which Martha arranged with her travelagency magic. Nothing nicer than staying somewhere reallyspecial after traveling across the entire North American con-tinent to further abuse my physically tormented legs. We alldecided to take the early bird start, very wise idea indeed.After missing the official start, thank goodness for timingchips, we jumped ahead of the Marine Corps running teamwho were dressed in military fatigues and loaded backpacks,waiting to fire their starter cannon.

This course reads like a Norman Rockwell picture book. Itwas incredible, running through wooded parks, past ship-yards and ocean harbors. You could not ask for a more scenicNew England course. It’s entirely run through old residentialneighborhoods and ocean-view bayside paths; we passedmansions and estate homes from the late 1700s. There waseven an old neighborhood general store that looked like itbelonged in Mayberry, from the Andy Griffin Show.

After the marathon, we boarded an 1880s vintage era ‘88sailing schooner with a crew of four experienced sailors,including a young captain. This was a three-hour tour, (notlike Gilligan’s Island though). Everyone was encouraged topack their own lunch and provisions and hang on. Cold airand rain pelted you in the face, and everyone who hadplanned ahead bundled up with their winter clothes. This isone of the highlights of the Maine Marathon.

That evening we drove up the Maine coast to Freeport tovisit the legendary L.L. Bean world headquarters stores. Ihave been receiving LL Bean catalogues since my youngBoy Scout days, dreaming of what I could buy to outfit mybackpacking and camping supply closet. How about a nicehandmade wooded canoe or a flannel shirt with fleece-lined

leather slippers?This was way toomuch fun, espe-cially for a guywho does not rel-ish shopping.W a n d e r i n gthrough thefamous stores didnot seem likeshopping but morelike an adventure.Boy, if only I hada couple of hun-dred thousand tospend.

Phil and Ireturned backtowards Boston onour own andstopped in thefamous town ofKennebunkport,Maine. George andBarbara Bush hadinvited us over forlunch, there was amix up with thesecret service guys

and we ended up bagging the lunch. I guess we will have tohang out at the presidential Bush family compound someother time. We grabbed lunch at a roadside maple syrup standin New Hampshire where I loaded up on original syrupstraight from the maple tree, to make my famous homemademaple-apple pies.

What I enjoyed most out of this trip is getting to see a newstate and running with many of my 50 states running bud-dies, including founders Steve and Paula Boone, TX, whorun a marathon or two every weekend; running legend JimSimpson, CA, who was written up in Runner’s World maga-zine and our friend Charles Sayles, CA, who I’ve seen atevery marathon I have ever run. Charles finished his second50 States tour after he turned age 70. Having such great run-ning companions makes marathoning so much fun—evenwhen you run like an injured old turtle!

Until next time, when I should run with respect and dig-nity again! ■

Peak Performance—Maine MarathonGetting to the StartingLine, Again and Again

Steffen Schneider, NV, Martha Corazzini, NV and Phil Weiland (not a Clubmember) at the finish.

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Trophy Award Finishers List: Little Rock, AR 03-06-10

Above: Approximately 135 people attended our reunion meeting.

Top Right: Dana and Jasmin Mosell, CA and Frank Bartocci, MN at the early start

Right: Award winners L to R: Front Carol Goslin, MO; Deborah Ingram, FL; andCharles Sayles, CA. Back Cliff Cartwright, MS; Steve Boone, TX; Seth Elsheimer, FL.

*presentName Finish Finish City State*Dave Bell 4th time Marshall, Univ. CO*Steve Boone 4th time Kiawah Island TX*Cliff Cartwright 1st time Portland, OR MS*Seth Elsheimer 1st time Rt. 66 FL*Carol Goslin 1st time Charlevoix MO*Deborah Ingram 1st time NH FLMark Landry 1st time Manchester City KSLarry Macon 9th time Breakers TXLarry Macon 10th time RI 6 Hr TXBob Ross 1st time Portland, OR TN*Charles Sayles 2nd time Chicago CARob Toonkel 2nd time Louisville VA

Big Medal3/7/10 Little Rock,

Big Medal

Above, Kelly Luckett, our speaker,and Eddie Hahn, CA, are at the airport.

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Death Valley, CA, Saturday, February 6, 2010 SHORSHORTS:TS:From Elizabeth Duncan (aka LizNoel), MD: This pastweekend I ran the Dubai Marathon (United ArabEmirates) with fellow 50 States Marathon Club member,Clay Shaw, PA. Well, he ran, and I meandered for 42Ktaking photos along the route. I still managed to finish,but I certainly didn’t overdo it. The temperature was inthe 90s for most of the race, and I decided dehydrationand heat stroke were not options—and thus went for aleisurely run instead. Needless to say, Clay and I hadvery different experiences. Mine was typical Gulf—theroads were supposed to be closed until 1 p.m., but at11:45 a.m. the Dubai police told me to get on to the side-walk because they were opening up the road. Luckily, Iwas less than 5K from the end. Unfortunately, the side-walk ended when we hit crazy construction, so I endedup back in the street with cars whizzing by (drivers areunique over here). Anyway, I managed to finish in onepiece and I noticed people coming in after me—so theymanaged to survive the open road as well. They also ranout of water at the 10K water stop, so I carried a bottle ofwater in my hand just in case they were out of water atthe rest of the stops. They weren’t but I still carried thewater bottle just in case. They did run out of isotonicdrinks, but luckily I had plenty of GU for electrolytes.

All said and done, I’m glad I did it. Probably couldhave pushed myself a little harder (I ended up chattingwith a woman who was dragging and sort of ended uprunning with her for a little while, thus extending mytime on the course). I am not sore at all now, whichmeans I really could have pushed a little harder. In theend, though, it matters that I had run, and that Asia ischecked off the list. Maybe I’ll push a little harder inParis. At least it shouldn’t be 89 degrees there in April.

For those that look at the photos(http://www.flickr.com/photos/liznoeld/sets/72157623147477013/), there is a photo with several bicycles and amotorcycle but not runner—if you look through the win-dow of the truck you can see Haile G’s bib—that’s thebest shot I could get of him. He was surrounded, andsince I had my little camera there is a delay on the shot.I tried several times to photograph him. He was trying foranother world record, which is why he had all thepaparazzi around. By the way, he didn’t break his worldrecord, but still won with 2:06. It was too hot to really doanything that spectacular, though 2:06 is sill better thanmy best half-marathon time. Anyway, it was kind of coolto run the same marathon as the world record holder.There’s not too many times I’ll be able to say that. ■

Liz Noel Duncan, MD and Clay Shar, PA, in Dubai.

by Kamiar Kouzekanani, TX

Now that I am done with running marathons in the 50states, destination marathons are next. Death Valley TrailMarathon was the first one.

According to its Web site, “Death Valley was namedafter a group of pioneers lost there in the winter of 1849-1850. Even though it is believed that only one died, they allassumed that the valley would be their grave. They wererescued by two group members, William Lewis Manly andJohn Rogers, who had learned to be scouts. As the partymoved out of the valley over the Panamint Mountains, themen looked back and said, ‘Goodbye, Death Valley.’”

Death Valley is about 140 miles long, from the head ofLast Chance Canyon in the north to where the AmargosaRiver makes its big bend near Saratoga Springs in thesouth. It is the hottest and driest of the national parks in theUnited States.

The 21st edition of the Death Valley Trail Marathon wasorganized by Enviro-Sports Productions, Inc., a California-based organization. The main reason people sign up for themarathon is to run a point-to-point route through TitusCanyon, the most popular backcountry road in DeathValley National Park.

The following was clearly stated on the marathon’s Website: “By signing up for this event, participants acknowl-edge the possibility of a last-minute course change andagree to run the alternate course or, if not, agree to abide bythe rules set forth by the Death Valley National ParkService.” And for the seventh time since the marathon’sinception, Titus Canyon was closed, this time due to snowand ice. Bummer! The alternate route was Westside Road,a dirt/gravel road that runs parallel to Badwater Road alongthe valley floor and crosses the wide salt pan known asDevil’s Golf Course. The out-and-back course was belowsea level. The first mile was a gradual downhill, whichmeant that the last mile would be a steady uphill and Ifound it quite hard. The rest was flat.

The race day temperature was in the 50s and 60s, cloudy,rain-free and a bit breezy. In short, we enjoyed good run-ning weather. The packet pick-up was at Furnace Creek

Ranch from 6:15 to 7:00 a.m. After an introduction by therace director, Big Ol’ Dave, which was quite amusing (theman does not need a loud speaker!), the buses transportedthe runners to the start line. There were aid stations (water,sports drink and snack items) at approximately every threemiles. Each finisher received a short-sleeved cotton T-shirtand a medallion. There were adequate recovery food itemsand drinks at the finish. The buses transported the runnersback to Furnace Creek Ranch. There were 167 finishers(124 males and 43 females) with an average finish time of4:26:00. The winning times were 3:01:03 (male) and3:17:53 (female). There was also a 30K run.

I flew into Las Vegas on the Friday morning before therace. There was a 115-mile drive from the airport’s rentalcar terminal to Furnace Creek Ranch, where I stayed. It isa nice oasis at the middle of the dessert. There is alsoFurnace Creek Inn, which is fancier and more expensivethan the Ranch. Most runners stayed in the Ranch. Thegroup rate was $142.50 per night (including tax and fees).The marathon entry fee was $125, plus a $9.35 processingfee and a $10 National Park admission fee.

I treated the marathon as an easy long run. I took the timeto take photos and made quick stops at a few spots along-side the route to check out the salt formations. I ran the halfin 2:07 (9:41 pace) and crossed the finish line in 4:27:21(10:12 pace). Frankly, it was a boring run. Although wewere mindful of the fact that the closure of Titus Canyonwas not race organizers’ fault, no one could hide the disap-pointment to have traveled all that way to run on a monot-onous course. Nevertheless, it was an interesting experi-ence and I can always say that I ran a marathon in DeathValley.

If and when you are in Death Valley for the marathon anddo not have time for sightseeing, do what I did. On the wayto or from Furnace Creek Ranch, visit Amargosa OperaHouse and Zabriskie Point. On the afternoon of the raceday, go for a drive on Badwater Road to Badwater Basin(the lowest elevation in the U.S. at 282 feet below sea level)and treat yourself to a walking tour of the place. On theway back, take the Artist’s Drive, which is a one-way road,and you will find the drive quite entertaining! ■

About Karen Queally, CA: Karen was featured in a recentRunner’s World article. Karen completed 50 marathons byher 50th birthday; then completed 50 more before she turned60. Quote: “The health administrator from San Bruno,California, hasn’t missed a day in 13 years, even when shehad a mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer in2005.” You go, Karen, congratulations!

From George Mones, TX: (George finished his 50 states onOct. 17, 2009 and sent this note). I owe my health and wellbeing to this club. I would never have continued runningmarathons had it not been for the club and the members whocontinuously cheer you on at each marathon. I am fortunatethat God enabled me to complete this goal at the advancedage of 61. (George, 61 is not an advanced age!)

A smiling Kamiar finishes Death Valley.

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Some Like It Coldby Robert Bishton, FL

December 15, 2009: Finally the moment is here. The IceMarathon in the middle of nowhere (the American station atPatriot Hills in Antarctica) is about to be started. I call it the“run into the void” because there is literally nothing but iceand snow for thousands of miles, interspersed here and thereby the tops of mountains—commonly called Nunataks—which jut out of the sometimes two-mile-high ice shield.

We are 15 runners from no less than 11 different countriesand are eager to tackle the course. Patriot Hills is not only thestage for this gruelling marathon and 100km race but it’s alsothe starting point for various expeditions, like climbing Mt.Vinson (16,023 feet), ski safaris in the vicinity, ski expedi-tions to the South Pole, as well as South Pole flights and

excursions to emperor penguin colonies at the coast line.The runners arrived after a one-day delay due to too high

winds at Patriot Hills on the evening of December 11, com-ing from Punta Arenas, Chile, and they were eager to get thejob done. But like us—the three Musketeers of theInternational Dream Team—they had to wait for the weatherto improve. We, that was Jason Wolfe, 33, from the USA,Albert Bosch, 43, from Spain, Jaques Fox, 55, fromLuxembourg and me, 68, from Austria, had just climbed Mt.Vinson, the highest peak in the Antarctica, and thus werecalled the International Dream Team. By chance we hadsigned up for the marathon as well. Unfortunately we werereduced to the three Musketeers when Albert was forced toleave us just before the marathon due to business reasons. Ibet he shared a few tears when he boarded the plane.

For me it was fascinating to find out what brought all theother runners here to such a remote and harsh place on ourplanet. Like climbing the seven summits (the highest point ofevery continent), there is also a growing quest to runmarathons on each of the seven continents. One wouldassume that’s the reason why year after year about 15 to 20dig deep into their pockets to spend almost $20,000 just torun a certainly not easy marathon or even 100km race. Butthe answers showed a completely different view.

There was Tony from Florida, 68 years old (in fact he wasexactly 21 days older than I), who wanted to do somethingonce in his lifetime so his grandkids would be proud of theirgrandpa. Mark from the UK made himself a birthday presentfor his 50th birthday, Manuel from the Netherlands choose

this marathon as his first one ever and thought it would be theright beginning of a marathon career. For Jaques fromLuxembourg, Peter from Denmark, Gregory from the USAand Jaroslaw from Poland, it was the final leg for their sevencontinents quest. Richelle from Australia now has six conti-nents on her record and Terry from the USA has five. Andthere was Stefanie from Brazil, cute, 16 years old and deter-mined to become the youngest human being to finish theseven continents. Her biggest problem is to find marathonswhere she is allowed to run because most organizers stick toa minimum age of 18 (her record includes the North Polemarathon and the Niagara Falls one so far). For me the mostimpressive reason to run this marathon was the one Sharynfrom Australia told me. She has to write a eulogy for herselffor job reasons and thought this marathon was the only thingin her life she could be proud of—wow!

The marathon was scheduled for December 12, but strongwinds and drifting snow prevented a start. But today the sunis shining, it is calm and the mercury shows a likewise balmy-10° C/14°F. The gun went off at 11:30 hours and soon afterthe start almost every runner started removing parts of theirclothing. But we kept everything within reach for the condi-tions could change quickly (they did not, except for somewind at the later stages of the race).

The racecourse starts at the Patriot Hills Station and loopsaround the namesake hills leading back after 25km/15.5mi tothe station. It covers the remaining 17km/10.5mi on an outand back stretch in a north-easterly direction with the finishline directly at the station. Aid stations with hot and colddrinks, snacks and even a tent with sleeping bags for emer-gency reasons were set at 5.5 miles, at 11.5 miles and at theturning point of the out-and-back stretch and of course. Thestation itself served as a fully staffed base camp with food,drinks and all kinds of snacks, as well as spare clothes

dropped there by the runners before the start. In addition thecourse was patrolled with snowmobiles to keep track of therunners. Everything was just perfect with one exception: therunning surface. Although every effort was made to compressthe snow it was still a nightmare. Soft snow alternated alongthe entire course with zones where you broke through theupper crust to put a lot of stress on your calf tendons result-ing in cramps. Most of us suffered these during the racetogether with various backaches due to the irregular footing.

Jason took the lead after a few kilometres followed byMark de Kayser, an employee of the station from Belgium,and they ended up in a fierce battle with the better end for

Jason who crossed the finish line after a truly remarkable timeof 4:46:50 hours. Richelle won the women’s part in 6:23:34hours and ranked fourth overall. At the end of the fieldStefanie fought a heroic battle, first accompanied by herfather, then on her own. She never came clear with the trickysurface but never thought of giving up. We talked her into asleeping break when she came to the station after the hill loopand she continued later and finished eventually after 27:38hours. She strictly refused any company on the out and backstretch and had a smile on her face when she crossed the fin-ish line after many tears before. What a brave girl!

My own story is rather uneventful. I had a finish time ofsome seven hours in my mind and felt actually good at thebeginning. Then all of a sudden I cramped up right after thesecond aid station, which really puzzled me. I managed tomore or less walk back to the station where Jane, our doctor,gave me a massage and I drank lots of fluids—including abeer. After a break of about 90 minutes I continued and fin-ished 10th overall with a total time of 8:28:15 hours. Still, itwas one of my most beautiful marathons; times really do notmatter. It’s all about the feeling and the mood you are in andof all my hundreds of marathons, this one I will remember fora long, long time. The camaraderie we shared, the friendshipswe built and the common adventure we relished will be in mymind forever.

What a fantastic group we were was proven when we allout of the blue decided to celebrate a farewell gala dinner atthe Casino in Punta Arenas before each one made it home.

My next marathon will be in Jordan, the Dead SeaMarathon, on April 9th to visit the lowest point on our planet(a must after having climbed Mt. Everest in 2008). The fol-lowing one will be my South America marathon in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil to complete my seven continents. And best ofall, there is a good chance that Terry and Richelle will join methere on July 18th. I can’t wait to see them again.

For all results, reports and press releases go towww.icemarathon.com. ■

SHORSHORTS:TS:

15 runners waiting for the starting gun.

From Diana Burton, NY: I was honored by being namedSubscriber of the Month for Marathon & Beyond maga-zine’s January-February issue.

About Don Kern, MI: Don, who has finished the conti-nents twice and then some, was written up in a MichiganRunner feature article in the September-October 2009issue. The story is “Marathon Don Kern: The AdventureContinues…”

From Bill Whipp, OH: Holly Motes is a 53-year-oldracewalker from Boise, Idaho. She completed her stateslast October at the Indianapolis Marathon in a time of4:48. She and her racewalking partner did the Hood toCoast Relay together last year as a twosome and wonagainst full teams (I don't know if they have six or eightparticipants) of runners. To celebrate her completion ofthe states, the following Wednesday she had double kneereplacement, and is currently recuperating. Editor’s note:We’ve requested a full story from Holly, including anupdate on her recuperation.

Helmut fuels up at the second aid station, approximately mile 9.

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4/10/10 Martian—Novi, MI www.martianmarathon.com4/11/10 ORRRC Club—Dayton, OH www.orrrc.org4/11/10 Athens—Athens, OH www.athensmarathon.org

4/17/10 Diablo 50M/26.2—Clayton, CA http://www.pctrailruns.com/Diablo.htm4/18/10 River City—Sacramento, CA http://www.rivercitymarathon.com/

4/17/10 OMRR Frisco 50 (50K/26.2/10M)—Springfield, MO www.omrr.org4/18/10 Kansas—Lawrence, KS http://kansasmarathon.com/

4/17/10 Lynchs Woods 24 Hour—Newberry, SC http://ultrasontrails.com/ultrasontrails/Lynch.html4/18/10 Carolina Double—Boone, NC http://boonemarathon.blogspot.com/

4/17/10 Charlottesville—Charlottesville, VA www.charlottesvillemarathon.com4/18/10 Mountain Maryland—Cumberland, MD www.mountainmdmarathon.org

4/17/10 OMRR Frisco 50K4/18/10 Kansas—Lawrence, KS www.kansasmarathon.com

4/24/10 Free State Trail (100K/40M/26.2)—Lawrence, KS www.psychowyco.com/id1.html4/25/10 Oklahoma City Memorial—Oklahoma City, OK www.okcmarathon.com

4/24/10 Kentucky Derby—Louisville, KY www.derbyfestivalmarathon.com4/25/10 Earth Day Challenge—Gambier, OH http://bfec.kenyon.edu/EDCFrameset-1.htm4/25/10 Glass City—Toledo, OH www.glasscitymarathon.org

May 5/1/10 Wisconsin—Kenosha, WI www.wisconsinmarathon.com5/2/10 La Crosse—La Crosse, WI www.lacrossefitnessfestival.com5/2/10 Eau Claire—Eau Claire, WI www.eauclairemarathon.org

5/1/10 Muddy—Newfoundland, NJ http://sites.google.com/site/xxctrailseries/muddymarathon5/2/10 New Jersey—Long Branch, NJ www.njmarathon.org5/2/10 Long Island—East Meadow, NY www.limarathon.com5/2/10 Race of Champions—West Springfield, MA www.harriers.org/marathon/5/2/10 Frederick—Frederick, MD www.frederickmarathon.org5/2/10 Potomac River Run—Carderock, MD www.mc-coop.org/marathon/5/2/10 Providence Road Races—Providence, RI http://www.rhoderaces.com/

5/1/10 Rivertowns—Susquehanna, PA www.rtmarathon.com5/2/10 Race of Champions—West Springfield, MA www.harriers.org/marathon/ 5/2/10 New Jersey—Long Branch, NJ www.njmarathon.org5/2/10 Long Island—East Meadow, NY www.limarathon.com5/2/10 Frederick—Frederick, MD www.frederickmarathon.org5/2/10 Potomac River Run—Carderock, MD www.mc-coop.org/marathon/5/2/10 Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, PA www.pittsburghmarathon.com

5/1/10 Illinois—Champaign, ILwww.illinoismarathon.com5/2/10 Flying Pig—Cincinnati, OH www.flyingpigmarathon.com

5/1/10 Wild Wild West—Lone Pine, CA www.lonepinechamber.org5/2/10 Rock 'N' River—Reno, NV http://rock-n-riverhalfmarathon.com/home

5/8/10 Lake Wobegone Trail—St. Joseph, MN http://www.lakewobegontrailmarathon.org/5/?/10 Central States/TIMTAM Ultra—Ames, IA http://www.geocities.com/timtam50k/

5/15/10 Windermere—Post Falls, ID/Spokane, WA www.windermeremarathon.com5/16/10 Capital City—Olympia, WA www.capitalcitymarathon.org

June 6/5/10 Green River—Kent, WA www.greenrivermarathon.com6/6/10 North Olympic Discovery—Port Angeles, WA www.nodm.com (?) website down6/6/10 San Juan—Friday Harbor, WA www.sjmarathon.org

6/5/10 Timberline—Government Camp, OR www.roguemultisport.com6/6/10 San Juan—Friday Harbor, WA www.sjmarathon.org

6/11/10 Bear Lake Idaho—Bear Lake, ID www.mammothmarathons.org6/12/10 Bear Lake Utah—Garden City, UT www.mammothmarathons.org6/12/10 Utah Valley—Provo, UT www.runuv.com6/12/09 Teton Dam—Rexburg, ID www.dammarathon.com

6/12/10 Marathon to Marathon—Marathon, IA http://www.marathon2marathon.com/6/12/10 Sandhills—Valentine, NE http://www.marathonrookie.com/sandhills-marathon.html 6/12/10 Chamber Country Classic—Maryville, MO www.chambercountryclassic.com6/13/10 Swan Lake—Viborg, SD www.myslcc.com

July 7/10/10 Grandfather Mountain—Boone, NC www.hopeformarrow.org/gmminfo.htm7/11/10 Flatlanders—Boone, NC http://boonemarathon.blogspot.com/

September 9/5/10 Flatlanders 6/12 Hour—Fenton, MO http://www.active.com/running/fenton-mo/flatlanders-612hour-race-20109/6/10 Heart of America—Columbia, MO http://ctc.coin.org/hoa/

9/18/10 Bismarck—Bismarck, ND www.bismarckmarathon.com9/19/10 Governor's Cup—Billings, MT http://www.montanagovernorscupmarathon.org/ 5+ hours

9/24-26/10 Lake Tahoe Triple—Lake Tahoe, CA/NV/CA www.laketahoemarathon.com triple

Martian Marathon 4/10/10 Dearborn, MI is offering afree 50 States shirt to members. Please write “50 StatesMarathon Club member” on the application.www.martianmarathon.com

New Jersey Marathon 5/2/10 Long Branch, NJ is offer-ing a $10 discount for club members on the mail in entry.www.njmarathon.org

Idaho Potato Marathon 5/15/10 Boise, ID is offering a$5 discount for club members on the mail in entry.Register at the team rate and list “50 States” for the teamname. www.ymcatvidaho.org

Delaware Marathon 5/16/10 Wilmington, DE is offeringa $10 discount for our club membershttp://delawaremarathon.org

Wyoming Marathon 5/30/10 Laramie, WY is offering a$10 discount for club members for the mail in entry.www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon

Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon 6/6/10Deadwood, SD is offering a $10 discount for members.Use the code: 50staterswww.deadwoodmickelsontrailmarathon.com

Kona Marathon 6/27/10 Kona, HI is offering a $10 dis-count to our members for the mail in entry.www.konamarathon.com

St. Pat’s 6/12/24 Hour Race 10/15-16/10 South Bend,IN is offering a $10 discount to our members.www.stpats24hour.com

Humpy’s Marathon 8/15/10 Anchorage, AK in 2010 inhonor of 50 years of statehood will give $5 cash creditwhen the bib is picked up to any 50 stater going North,plus the Race Director will buy them a beer to celebratetheir feat or feet! -Mike Halko, Race Directorwww.humpysmarathon.com

Mount Desert Island Marathon 10/17/10 Bar Harbor,ME is offering a $15 discount to members in good stand-ing. Please use the discount code: MDI50STATES whenregistering online.http://www.mdimarathon.org/registration_mdi26.2.html

Gobbler Grind Marathon 11/21/10 Overland Park, KSis offering a $5 discount to members.www.gobblergrindmarathon.com

$ Deals for Our Members $Check the Web site regularly for deals • www.50statesmarathonclub.com

Seeing Double

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 individualrace 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 haveDoubles listed on the club web site under Schedules on the menu bar. [email protected] Please include race name/date/web site.

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Boone, NC events from member Matt Jenkins http://boonemarathon.blogspot.com/

Davy Crockett Bear Chase-Groveton, TX 4/10/10 Steve & Paula Boonewww.50statesmarathonclub.com/bear.html

Philadelphia 100-Philadelphia, PA 4/3-4/10 Lauri Fauerbach Adamshttp://philly100.webs.com

Lake Waramaug Ultra Races 50K/50M/100K-New Preston, CT 4/?/10 Carl Hunt860-355-8847 [email protected]

BPAC 6 Hour Distance Classic-Buffalo, NY 4/25/10 Carl Pegelswww.wny-ultra.org/bpac

Tacoma City-Tacoma, WA 5/2/10 Tony Phillippi www.tacomacitymarathon.com

Walker Only-St. Cloud, MN 5/15/10 Dave Dauberthttp://walkonmn.org/marathon/general.html [email protected]

Bob Potts-York, PA 5/16/10 Clay Shaw www.bobpottsmarathon.com

Wyoming (3.1/13.1/26.2/52.4)-Laramie, WY 5/30/10 Brent Weignerwww.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon

Squaw Peak 50M Trail-Provo, UT 6/5/10 John Bozung www.squawpeak50.com

Minneapolis-Minneapolis, MN 6/6/10 Mike Swansonhttp://teamortho.us/Minneapolis_Marathon

Deadwood Mickelson Trail (26.2/13.1)-Deadwood, SD 6/6/10 Jerry Dunnwww.deadwoodmickelsontrailmarathon.com

Kat’cina Mosa 100K-Provo, UT 8/7/10 John Bozung www.squawpeak50.com

Leading Ladies-Spearfish, SD 8/15/10 Elaine Doll-Dunnwww.leadingladiesmarathon.com

Lean Horse Ultra (100M/50M/50K)-Hot Springs, SD 8/28-29/10 Jerry Dunnwww.leanhorsehundred.com

Skagit Flats-Burlington, WA 9/12/10 Terry Sentinella www.skagitflatsmarathon.com

Grand Rapids-Grand Rapids, MI 10/17/10 Don Kern www.grandrapidsmarathon.com

Columbia River-Umatilla, OR 10/23/10 Tony Phillippiwww.columbiarivermarathon.com

Frankenthon Monster-Cedar Park, TX 10/23/10 Frank Livaudaiswww.frankenthon.com

Stone Steps 50K-Cincinnati, OH 10/24/10 David Corfmanwww.stonesteps50k.com

Indianapolis Monumental-Indianapolis, IN 11/06/10 Carlton Ray & Tom Hathawaywww.monumentalmarathon.com

Two Cities-Fresno, CA 11/07/10 Nancy Talley & Mike Herman www.runfresno.com

Bartram Forest 50K/26.2-Milledgeville, GA 11/?/10 Kevin Hatfieldhttp://wintertrailrun.net/

Baton Rouge Beach-Baton Rouge, LA 12/?/10 Craig Watsonwww.brbeachmarathon.com

Texas-Kingwood, TX 1/1/11 Steve & Paula Boonewww.50statesmarathonclub.com/texas.html

Zoom! Yah! Yah-Northfield, MN 1/10/10 Dick Daymonthttp://www.geocities.com/zoomyahyah/

Kahtoola Wasatch Winter 50K/5K–Midway, UT 1/30/10 John Bozunghttp://jbozung.host.elfon.com/bigfootmaster.htm

Waco-Waco, TX 1/31/10 Nancy Goodnight http://mmm.sw.org

Tallahassee-Tallahassee, FL 2/7/10 Jack McDermott www.tallahasseemarathon.com

Ocala-Ocala, FL 1/31/10 Chuck Savage www.ocalamarathon.com

Post Oak-Tulsa, OK 2/27/10 Johnny Spriggs www.postoakrun.com

Post Oak 50K-Tulsa, OK 2/28/10 Johnny Spriggs www.postoakrun.com

Seabrook Lucky Trail-Seabrook, TX 3/21/10 Robby Sabbanwww.seabrookmarathon.org

Yakima River Canyon-Yakima, WA 3/27/10 Bob Dolphinwww.ontherunevents.com/yrcm

Members: If you are a race director or race organizer and would like to haveyour race listed in the next newsletter, please contact [email protected].

Events Directed by Our Members: April 2010 – December 2010

Advertising with the clubThe 50 States Marathon Club can help you by advertising your marathon or running related service.

Race Director Complimentary Services:• Your race (marathon distance or further) can be added to the schedule portion of our website at no charge to you.

http://50statesmarathonclub.com/50dc/sched.html Please email [email protected] with your event date, name, location, and web address.

• If your organization offers an incentive to our members, it will be posted on the website under Deals for our members www.50statesmarathonclub.com and listed in the newsletter until the date of your event. Some organ-izations have offered discounts, pasta tickets, commemorative shirts, special recognition, etc. Please email [email protected] with your event date, name, location, web address, and any details about the incentive.

Newsletter Advertising:Full color newsletters are mailed to each of our members four times a year. Advertising space in our newsletter may be purchased for the following prices:

Full page (approx. 10x12) - $400 • Half page - $200 • Quarter page - $100

50 States Marathon Club members in good standing will receive a 10% discount.

The 50 States Marathon Club Board of Directors reserves the right to approve and edit all advertising.

Please provide camera ready art in your copy ( .jpg, .gif, or other non-.pdf extensions - limit 5 MB capacity).We are no longer able to accommodate inserts.

Advertisements must be received one month prior to the publishing date.

Deadlines for submissions:March 1- for April newsletterJune 1- for July newsletterSeptember 1- for October newsletterDecember 1- for January newsletter

For information, please contact Lois Berkowitz, newsletter editor,[email protected].

Please pre-pay with a check made payable to:50 States Marathon Club PO Box 15638 Houston, TX 77220-5638

This publication is printed with soy inks on 50 percent Post-Consumer Recycled Newsprint.

Itinerary7/16 Depart Houston7/17 Arrive Rio de Janeiro/ Packet pickup7/18 Race Day!7/19 Tour Rio7/20 Half day tour7/21 Depart RioPrice for land only service $475/pp doubleHotel, tours, transfers and some meals incl.Protravel InternationalRoxana Lewis (club member)[email protected]

DetailsYou may join club members by booking thefollowing flights:Depart Houston IAH Continental flight#129 at 8pm on 7/16 and arrive in Rio GIGat 8:10am on 7/17. Depart Rio GIG Continental flight #128 at9:55pm on 7/21 and arrive in Houston IAHat 6:15am on 7/22.

Sign up for the race on your own. Family members are welcome to join us.

You will need a passport and a Brazilian Visa.Details are available on the club site. www.50statesmarathonclub.com/50dc/rio.html

Mail a deposit for $100 dollars per person tosecure your spot in the land only service.

50 States Marathon Club19903 January Dr.Humble, TX 77346

The remainder will need to be paid by5/14/10 to Protravel International.

Reunion Marathons

www.50statesmarathonclub.com/50dc/rio.html

Second Quarter 2010New Jersey Marathon

Long Branch, NJ5/2/10

www.njmarathon.org

First Quarter 2011First Light Marathon

Mobile, AL1/11/11

www.firstlightmarathon.com

Third Quarter 2010Omaha Marathon

Omaha, NE9/26/10

www.omahamarathon.com

Second Quarter 2011Fargo Marathon

Fargo, ND5/23/11

www.fargomarathon.com

Fourth Quarter 2010City of Oaks Marathon

Raleigh, NC11/7/10

www.cityofoaksmarathon.com

If you send us an email and let usknow you’ll be at the reunion, we can

send you updated info as we get it. [email protected]

Join us at one or more of theseupcoming reunions. We’ll have a

booth and a meeting at each. Plan tostop by our booth to update your statsand meet other members. We’ll havesnacks at each meeting! Check the

club web site for last minute details.

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