As many of my regular readers may know I like to combine traveling and running races. My favorite races to travel to are runDisney races. There is just something so magical about these races and who wouldn’t enjoy running thru their favorite place in the world? runDisney I’ve always stayed onsite at one of theContinue reading “Staying at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek for runDisney Weekends”
Category Archives: 50 States Half Marathons
Run 50 States – Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon Duluth Minnesota
When looking for a half marathon to run in the state of Minnesota for my 50 states half marathon goal, it was clear that the Grandma’s Marathon weekend was the top race weekend in the state. What started off in 1977 as a small 150 participant marathon run by a local running group and sponsoredContinue reading “Run 50 States – Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon Duluth Minnesota”
Run 50 States – Columbia Gorge Half Marathon Hood River, Oregon
When deciding on a half marathon in Oregon, I knew that I definitely wanted to run one somewhere near Portland. I decided on the Columbia Gorge Half Marathon in Hood River which was a little more than an hour from downtown Portland. It’s run in the fall, which is my favorite time of year toContinue reading “Run 50 States – Columbia Gorge Half Marathon Hood River, Oregon”
Run 50 States – Brew City Half Marathon Milwaukee Wisconsin
The Brew City Half Marathon is a very well-run small race in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Normally run in April each year, in 2021 due to covid, it was run in September on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. When you travel for a lot of races, vacation days at work become limited, so I always loveContinue reading “Run 50 States – Brew City Half Marathon Milwaukee Wisconsin”
runDisney Is Back!
After almost two years, runDisney is back with in-person races! February 20-23, 2020 runDisney Princess Half Marathon weekend took place. The weekend started off with frigidly cold temperatures and wind (48 degrees in Florida feels way colder than 48 degrees in Boston!) and a migraine coming on while I was in my beloved Epcot. ButContinue reading “runDisney Is Back!”
Running 50 States – Grand Teton Half Marathon in Wyoming
When deciding where to run a half marathon in Wyoming during my quest to run in all 50 states, I just knew it needed to be in the Jackson Hole area so I could make a vacation of it and visit the two nearby National Parks, Grand Teton and Yellowstone while in the area. IContinue reading “Running 50 States – Grand Teton Half Marathon in Wyoming”
Running West Virginia at the Canaan Valley Half Marathon
Last month I ran my first in person race of the year. In my quest to run a half marathon in all 50 states, I headed to West Virginia to run the Canaan Valley Half Marathon. I had never been to West Virginia before and had no idea what to expect or where to evenContinue reading “Running West Virginia at the Canaan Valley Half Marathon”
Running the runDisney Virtual Princess 5K at Disney World
One of the things I am missing the most during this crazy time are runDisney races. I normally take part in multiple runDisney events each year. My absolute favorite runDisney weekend is Princess Half Marathon weekend and I’m so grateful that I was able to run the half marathon in February 2020, just before theContinue reading “Running the runDisney Virtual Princess 5K at Disney World”
Austin Half Marathon
In February 2018, I headed to Texas to run the Austin Half Marathon for my Texas race in my quest to run a half marathon in all 50 states. The race is held in February each year the Sunday of President’s Day weekend. For someone like me who lives in the northern United States, it’sContinue reading “Austin Half Marathon”
Rock n Roll Arizona Remix Weekend 2019
In January 2019, I flew to Phoenix, Arizona to run my 26th state in my quest to run a half marathon in all 50 states. I chose the Rock n Roll Arizona Half Marathon as my Arizona race for multiple reasons: It was held during the long Martin Luther King Jr weekend which made itContinue reading “Rock n Roll Arizona Remix Weekend 2019”
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