Running 50 States
I set a new big picture running goal back in 2013 to run in all 50 states. I am fortunate enough to travel for work and to visit my far-flung friends and family, so I get to see some beautiful new places and do some interesting new runs. I’ll use this page to keep track of my states as I check them off. For the purposes of this little life goal, I decided that half a mile of an intentional run will count (not just chasing my kid in the yard for an hour and assuming that adds up to a mile of running – or running from zombies or a bear or something). That felt big enough to be intentional, but not so big that it doesn’t allow me the fun of trying to figure out to run half a mile on a layover in Detroit or something. Who knows – after I check them all off for runs, maybe I’ll step it up to races in all states. 🙂
Arkansas: First run (on a mountain!) in May 2013; Race in November 2013 (Turkey Trot) – my current 5K PR!
California: Gorgeous run on the Golden Gate Bridge for my virtual 10K – Women’s Health’s Run10Feed10 – in October 2013
Colorado: Treadmill run in Denver July 2013
Florida: Princess Half Marathon February 2014
Georgia: 1.5 miles around the Marriott at the airport in Atlanta in February 2014, after an unplanned overnight travel delay. Good reason to keep running gear in carry on!
Hawaii: Treadmill run in Maui in October 2012 for the SparkPeople Halloween virtual 5K (my first 5K!)
Kansas: A quick jog around around a gas station parking lot just to cross this state off!
Iowa: Des Moines Half Marathon in October 2014 and a new PR!
Illinois: Run along the lake shore in Chicago in April 2014
Indiana: A couple of snowy runs outside in February 2014 when I was in South Bend for my cutie godson’s baptism
Louisiana: Treadmill run in March 2013
Maryland: A mile along the waterfront in Baltimore in October 2014
Mississippi: Color Me Radd 5K March 2013
March 2013
Missouri: Half a mile on our drive down to Arkansas for Thanksgiving just so I could check this state off the list! November 2013
Montana: Visited Big Sky Montana for work in July 2014 and got in some nice runs and hiking in the mountains
Gorgeous to watch the sun come up over the mountains!
Nebraska: All the time, since this is where I started running back in August 2012
North Carolina: Treadmill, April 2013
Oklahoma: Little bitty run in June 2014, but it counts!
Pennsylvania: Running up the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia in October 2014
View from the top of the Rocky steps (which I of course ran up rather than walk – I did walk down rather than risk injury).
Rhode Island: Gorgeous run along the coastline in October 2013
Tennessee: Treadmill runs on a trip to Memphis, with no outside runs due to weather and safety 😦
Utah: Great, mind clearing run in October 2014 out to Temple Square
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