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Race #17 Georgia (Atlanta) January 11, 2020
I kicked off 2020 with a great trip to one of our southern states, good ole Georgia. This race was called the Freakin’ Freezing 5k and was anything but that! I stalked the weather channel app for 2 weeks prior and realized I would be running in freakin’ 62 degrees. Perfect! So as usual, I …
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Race #16 New York ( NYC) November 23, 2019
What a great race to end my 2019 5K’s. I found this race after my East Coast races a few weeks ago and thought it would be so fun to run through Central Park in the fall with the amazing trees and overall atmosphere of the city. Flights to La Guardia are pretty cheap from …
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Race #15 Rhode Island (Providence) October 27, 2019
It’s Raining Zombies!!! Well, this race will go down in history in my blog as the worst weather so far. It even beat the icy course I ran in Minneapolis. I woke up early to get ready because I had a 1 hour drive to Providence. The term raining cats and dogs was an understatement. …
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Race #14 Massachusetts (Salem) October 26, 2019
Well, this was my biggest challenge so far in this journey. And to a lot of runners it may not be, but for me it was. My first time tackling 2 states in a weekend. I found this race a few months ago and instantly was sold on it. Salem, Massachusetts on the Saturday before …
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Race #13 Kentucky (Louisville) September 28, 2019
DOGS, HORSES and BOURBON, OH MY! I found this race on my Runningintheusa.com website a few months ago. It became obvious to me that I had to do it. The race was called Bark in the Park and it was a fundraiser for their Animal Adoption Society. I reached out to Mindy, their Director, a month …
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Race #12 Tennessee (Memphis) August 10, 2019
HUNKA HUNKA HUMIDITY !!! Headed out to Memphis early August 9th, day before the race. Kicked off the morning with my usual healthy breakfast at the airport consisting of a coney dog and chili fries. Nice easy and quick flight. Oh and by the way, my daughter, Kendall, tagged along on this race …
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Race #11 Wisconsin (Madison) June 15, 2019
IS IT A COUGAR 5K ? I found this race a few months back when I realized I would be at a business convention there in June. The race was perfect and has a sentimental meaning to it. Let me explain… The race was called HOT 2 TROT. Now this could be really interesting if …
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Race #10 South Carolina (Greenville) May 11, 2019
ZOOM THROUGH THE RAIN! State #10 is in the books, I am officially 20% done with this crazy journey! I found this race as a last minute option knowing I was already going to see family in North Carolina that weekend. Greenville, SC is only an hour and a half from Charlotte so why not …
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Race #9 Minnesota (Minneapolis) March 16, 2019
Just when I thought a 5K couldn’t get any colder then Pittsburgh in February….well, hello Minneapolis in March! This race was called “Everybody’s Irish” and was held around a local lake. It was over St. Patrick’s Day weekend so I knew it would be fun. I flew out early Friday morning from Detroit which is …
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My Greatest Loss
A DOUBLE LOSS Well this is the blog entry that has taken the longest to write. My reasons are that I just have not been in the right mindset to even do it because it makes my heart hurt. I wrote about this fear after the Cleveland Ohio 5K that the reality of not everyone …
Race #8 Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) February 9, 2019
SIGNS, SIGNS, everywhere there’s SIGNS! February is a great time to run but I learned that Pittsburgh is not the state to run in the dead of winter. I picked the race a few weeks prior because it sounded fun and it was a quick drivable trip. It was called Cupid’s Chase 5K so of …
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Race #7: Arizona (Tempe) January 19, 2019
Out of the Cold and Into the Desert I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life, so I am well aware of how cold it gets in January. That’s why I said, “F this crap,” and found a race in Phoenix, AZ. Bonus: it was a Rock N Roll Series Race, like Cleveland and Las Vegas. …
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5 Great Last Minute Gift Ideas for Runners
Here we are, five days before Christmas and if you’re like me you’ve had all of your shopping done for a month now. Yeah, and you road a unicorn to the store where the Santa and the Tooth Fairy helped you pick out gifts. Let’s be real here. I still have a sh*t load of …
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Race #6: North Carolina (Charlotte) December 7, 2018
Christmas Trees and a Cute Pittie I love Christmastime! My house has seven themed Christmas trees. Yes, SEVEN! Does that mean that I love Christmas seven times more than the average person? Yes, it does. Plus there are the lights, decorations, and costumes for our dog. The best part about this time of year is getting together with family …
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So This Happened…
I DID IT!!! I’ve wanted to get a tattoo for a long time, but I didn’t know what to get. It had to be something personal and meaningful, I knew that. My daughter loves all things Disney and when she finished her internship at Disney World, she got a small tattoo of Mickey’s ears on her wrist. …
Race #5: Nevada (Las Vegas) November 10, 2018
Vegas Baby! This race was a big one. It was the furthest away from home so far and I went by myself. I am running these races, not just to prove that I can run 5Ks in all 50 states, but to reassert my independence for myself. I know I can handle doing for others, …
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Race #4: Illinois (Chicago) October 27, 2018
“There’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses.” –Elwood Blues, The Blues Brothers Windy City Wicked Wine Run Fun is the word of this race. What a trip. It started on the train and just rolled on for the …
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Race #3: Indiana (Fort Wayne) October 6, 2018
Something hit me after the Detroit race. It’s kind of a downer so I didn’t write about it then, but now I think I should. I have eight years to run a 5K in every state and I know it will take me close to that long to do it. The sad thing is that I …
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Race #2: Ohio (Cleveland) August 19, 2018
The Devil went down to Cleveland Linda: I’ve never ridden in a pick-up truck before. Anthony: I’ve never driven the Devil before. Here we are at race number two. I guess I am really doing this. It’s crazy and exciting. My first race was literally just a couple of miles from my home in Detroit. …
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Race #1: Michigan (Detroit) July 22, 2018
One down. Only 49 more to go The adventure is underway and I could not be more excited about it. I barely slept the night before the race because my adrenaline was pumping so hard. But a midnight ham sandwich and a couple glasses of chardonnay got me through it. Like any undertaking, that first step …
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