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”
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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”
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”
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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