Sometimes you just need rest. And sometimes when you don’t listen to your body, it just forces the rest upon you. After the Q50 in Louisiana, my body was ready for a rest and with an inflamed post tib tendon diagnosis I ended up in physical therapy. I spent most of the spring resting and … More North Dakota | Fargo Marathon
Just a few weeks after Maui, I was back at it again. Planning races so close together wasn’t the best idea, but after poor showing in Hawaii, I was more than ready to get things back on track. This time however, I was switching it up a little bit. For this marathon, I was getting … More North Carolina | Hittin’ the Trails of Medoc
When I had decided earlier in 2015 to start this challenge of marathon or longer in all 50 states, Kaela and I were in the process of planning a vacation to Hawaii. We had talked about trying to plan around a race in Hawaii, as it was a large vacation and we weren’t sure when … More Hawaii | Maui Marathon: Beautiful but Brutal
A few months after tackling the Goofy Challenge at Walt Disney World, Chad and I headed down to Louisville, Kentucky for the Derby marathon. Since it was just a short 4 hour drive from Columbus, we decided to make it a guys weekend. With the race being on Saturday, we took off work on Friday … More Kentucky | Derby Marathon
In the middle of 2014, I started looking into the possibility of heading to Florida for the Disney World Marathon. I am originally from Florida and my parents still both live there. I remember growing up and going to Disney all the time and even to this day I am a huge Disney fan! My … More Florida | Lets Get Goofy
On my next marathon adventure, we packed our bags and headed to Las Vegas. This race was the first that I made into a mini vacation with Kaela. Chad and his wife were joining again for the race, making it a fun couples trip. I had battled some injuries during the summer that held up … More Nevada | Strip at Night in Vegas
It was two years after Flying Pig that I made it to Pennsylvania to run the Dicks Sporting Goods Marathon in Pittsburgh. My buddy Chad and I were looking for a spring race that we would be able to do together, as we had done the Flying Pig together in 2013 and we were training … More Pennsylvania | Crossing the bridges in Pittsburgh
“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 Earlier this year, I gave myself a goal. To run a marathon or longer in all 50 states. Now for those that I have met in recent years, you would have guessed this is something that I would challenge myself to … More The Start of an Adventure
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