Note the menu bar
across the top of the screen. As you place your cursor on each one, a drop-down menu
will appear. Click on the drop-down menu item to access the data.
We now have 1,566
members in all 50 states, DC, and 9 foreign countries!
Dues:
Renewal forms will be mailed with the next newsletter. Annual dues
are $10.
Newsletter:
The latest newsletter was mailed 2/21/08 to each
of our members. If you do not receive your copy, please email Paula Boone batzrunner@aol.com and she will make sure you receive
a copy.
Scheduled reunion marathons:
Eugene Marathon--Eugene, OR 5/4/08 Offering a $10 discount to our members. Enter the code:
Eugene
We'll have a booth at the Expo in the main hallway by registration and
information. Stop by to check stats and meet with other members.
Reunion meeting will be held 4:30pm-6pm on Saturday May 3rd at the Bloch Hall at
the Hilton (same place as the 2-day Expo).
www.eugenemarathon.com
Big Wild Life Runs (formerly Humpy's Marathon) --Anchorage,
AK 8/17/08
Peter Birckhead has arranged for a
block of rooms at the Extended Stay Deluxe Anchorage Midtown at the discounted rate of
$139.99 per night. 15 double rooms and 3 single rooms are available at this rate.
Contact the hotel at 907-646-4208 and ask for the "50 States Marathon Club"
rate.
www.anchoragerunningclub.org/bwlr
Des Moines Marathon--Des Moines, IA 10/19/08
www.desmoinesmarathon.com
Future possiblities:
Do you have a suggestion for 2009 reunions?
Please offer your suggestions and help
organize a reunion marathon in your home state. Please
contact Marv Bradley mbradley1855@msn.com
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50 States Marathon Club World
Tour
Plans are in the works for running the Gold Coast
Marathon--Gold Coast, Australia 7/6/08. We are working with Kathy
Loper Events. The short program (June 27-July 7) $4,590 including air from LAX,
hotel, breakfast daily, and some additional meals. The long program (June 27-July
13) $6,490 including air from LAX, hotel, breakfast daily, and some additional meals.
To see the full itinerary and more details, please go to www.kathyloperevents.com
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Kathy Loper. You
will need to sign up with Kathy Loper Events and let Kathy know that you and your travel
companions are part of the 50 States Marathon Club. kathy@kathyloperevents.com
Events directed by our members
Texas Marathon-Kingwood, TX 01/01/09 Steve&Paula Boone
www.50statesmarathonclub.com/texas.html
Zoom! Yah! Yah! Indoor Marathon--Northfield, MN 01/11/09 Dick Daymont dick@northfieldrunning.com
http://www.geocities.com/zoomyahyah/
Kahtoola Wasatch Winter 50K/5K--Midway, UT 01/31/09 John Bozung
http://jbozung.host.elfon.com/bigfootmaster.htm
Tallahassee--Tallahassee, FL 02/03/08
Jack McDermott
http://www.gulfwinds.org/marathon/
www.tallahasseemarathon.com
Ocala--Ocala, FL
02/03/08
Chuck Savage
www.ocalamarathon.com
B&A Trail--Severna Park, MD 03/02/08
Tom Bradford
www.annapolisstriders.org
Seabrook Lucky Trail--Seabrook, TX 3/16/08
Robby Sabban
www.seabrookmarathon.org
Yakima River Canyon--Yakima, WA 04/05/08
Bob Dolphin
www.ontherun.com/yrcm
Davy Crockett Bear Chase--Groveton,
TX 04/12/08
Steve & Paula Boone
http://www.50statesmarathonclub.com/bear.html
Lake Waramaug Ultra Races 50K, 50M, 100K - New Preston, CT
04/20/08
Carl Hunt
860-355-8847 huntcarl@sbcglobal.net
BPAC 6 Hr Distance Classic--Buffalo, NY 04/27/08
Carl
Pegels www.wny-ultra.org/bpac
Tacoma City--Tacoma, WA 05/10/08 Tony
Phillippi www.tacomacitymarathon.com
Hump 50K--White Clay Preserve Park, PA 05/26/07
Hunt Bartine hbartine@yahoo.com
http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/traildawgs/
Wyoming--Laramie, WY
05/25/08
Brent Weigner
www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon
Squaw Peak 50M Trail- Provo, UT 06/07/08
John Bozung
www.squawpeak50.com
Deadwood Mickelson Trail (26.2/13.1) -Deadwood, SD 6/8/08 Jerry Dunn
www.deadwoodmickelsontrailmarathon.com
Kat'cina Mosa 100K--Provo, UT 08/02/08
John Bozung
www.squawpeak50.com
Leading Ladies--Spearfish, SD 8/17/08
Elaine Doll-Dunn
www.leadingladiesmarathon.com
Leanhorse Hundred, Half Hundred & 50K--Hot Springs, SD 8/23/08-8/24/08
Jerry Dunn
www.leanhorse.com
Skagit Flats--Burlington, WA 9/7/08
Terry Sentinella
www.skagitflatsmarathon.com
Stone Steps 50K--Cincinnati,OH 10/19/08
David Corfman
www.stonesteps50k.com
rd@stonesteps50k.com
Grand Rapids--Grand Rapids, MI 10/19/08
Don Kern www.grandrapidsmarathon.com
Spinx Run Fest--Greenville, SC 10/25/08
John Johnson www.spinxrunfest.com
Waco--Waco, TX 10/26/07
Nancy Goodnight http://mmm.sw.org
Two Cities--Fresno, CA 11/9/08
Nancy Talley & Mike Herman
http://www.trailof2cities.com/
Bartram Forest 50K/26.2--Milledgeville, GA 11/29/08
Kevin Hatfield
http://wintertrailrun.net/
kevin.hatfield@gmail.com
Baton Rouge Beach--Baton Rouge, LA 12/1/07
Craig Watson
www.brbeachmarathon.com
P.O.Box 15638 Houston, TX 77220-5638 www.50statesmarathonclub.com This web site provides information for the members of the 50 States Marathon Club. The club operates under the direction of a board of directors selected by the membership. The club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of health and fitness and the members share the common goal of running a marathon in each of the fifty states.
To join, a runner must have completed a marathon in at least
ten states.To Join: Read the Rules, print an Application, complete the information and mail it in.
Feed back
Your input, ideas and voice are important to the formation of the club. We need
members and volunteers to share their successes, concerns, and general thoughts regarding
the sport of marathon running.
This site was developed and is maintained by American Computer Systems, Houston, TX please contact steveboone@aol.com for any changes or corrections.
Board of Directors
Tom Adair-president tomadairsr@bellsouth.net
(picture)
Charles Sayles-VP/reunions charles.50sm@csayles.com
(picture)
Susan Sinclair-secretary s_k_sinclair@msn.com
(picture)
Steve Boone-treasurer steveboone@aol.com
(picture)
Paula Boone-membership batzrunner@aol.com (picture)
Lois Berkowitz-newsletter gberkowitz336393@comcast.net
(picture)
Marv Bradley-board member mbradley1855@msn.com (picture)
Incorporated 3/30/2001
Personals
Eddie Hahn was featured in an article about his 100th marathon at the Country Music
Marathon. (article)
Holly Koester is featured on Cheerios boxes. (video)
50 States Marathon Club member Jack Strausman
is featured front and center in the photo accompanying the May Runner's World
article on the Zoom! Yah! Yah! Marathon pg 119. (Thanks for the info Rob Toonkel)
------------ Notices
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*NEW* NEW*
Members!! The club has secured an arrangement with Hometown
Threads to offer discounted embroidered merchandise to our members. You can
choose from apparel, jackets, bags, totes, etc. with our 50 States Marathon Club logos.
You can also have your name embroidered on the apparel for a small additional fee.
You can order directly from the web site. If you prefer to add additional text or
FINISHER, please specify in the "Additional Instructions" field in the order
form online. Hometown Threads will contact you directly about any questions you have
concerning your order.
http://www.companycasuals.com/50statesmarathonclub/
In stock, we have white Pique Knit (Polo type) shirts which are available in men's
and women's sizes S, M, L, XL for both finishers and "non-finishers".
Please check the Merchandise order form to order and see samples. Please make sure
you circle the size you need on your order. http://www.50statesmarathonclub.com/50dc/merchandise.html
*New function on our web site*
We have added a section to the web site called "Race Results"
under the "Information" heading at the top of this web page. This resource
will help our members who are looking for results from races for their certification. If
you have old results or are looking for old results, please check out this new function.
Greg Taylor let us know about a great
free website that allows you to create a map with the states you select shaded. You can
select up to 6 different criteria (six colors). Pretty nice for creating nifty looking
maps that show which states one has completed.
http://monarch.tamu.edu/~maps2/us.htm
Jay has listed schedules which will allow you to do marathons in every state and DC
without having to do two marathons on any weekend. "This
began as an exercise to satisfy my own curiosity. It
was so much work that I have decided to publish it. I
have no plans to attempt this but hopefully it will help someone who might actually be
able to do this."
http://gassette.tripod.com/51inYearHome.htm
Jerry Greenwald has put together a Yahoo! group for
our members. This is a site where you can post questions, blogs, comments, pictures,
polls, etc. You will have to set up a free Yahoo! user and join the 50statesmarathonclub
group. Any questions email Jerry at born2runinbldr@yahoo.com
----- Deals for our members-------
I would like to offer your members a $100 discount
on a unique trip to the Beijing Olympics that I have put together. Of very special
interest to your group will be the private meeting that our group (of only 16 adults) will
have with USA Olypmic Marathoner Brian Sell in Beijing the day before he races in the
Olympic finals. Also, we will walk 2 blocks from our hotel to the start of the Men's
Marathon at Tiananmen Square, before hopping on the subway to see the finishers as they
come into the Olympic Stadium! (We will also be meeting other Olympians on the trip,
as well.) As a 2:53 marathoner, plus x-c/track coach for 30 years, I live for
the summer Olympics. During 2 weeks over the winter holidays, I put together a
dream trip to Olympics and really hope that some of your members will join me for this
trip of a lifetime! Please see my web site: www.uniqueglobaltours.com
"Beijing 2008: One World, One Dream!" Please call or
e-mail if you have any questions. Thank you for your time. Mark H. Gallagher,
President, Unique Global Tours e-mail: mark@uniqueglobaltours.com
Mailing address: 407 Haymarket Lane
Lititz, Pa. 17543
Web: www.uniqueglobaltours.com
Phone: 1 (717) 569-1939
Toll-free: 1 (800) 785-7252
Fax: 1 (717) 569-3830
Bob Fletcher is offering his book, Spaghetti Every Friday,
to any club member. Buy one for $10 plus $2 shipping. Send a check for $12 to Bob
Fletcher, P.O. Box 7, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 (If anyone wants their copy autographed,
he'll be glad to do it). This may be your last chance to get Bob's book. He's
closing down the book business this year.
Beth Davenport has had a good
response from her local running club about a "buddy system" to have a New Mexico
"buddy" for our club members travelling to New Mexico for any of their
marathons. eddiesfan@excite.com
4/26/08 Trestle Valley Marathon--Minot, ND is offering free entry to club members. Just complete the online registration
available at www.trestlevalleymarathon.com
or send an email to conniefeist@srt.com
or call the race co-director Rita Tescher at 701-852-0141 to provide the registration
information and indicate that you are with the 50 States Marathon Club. There will be no
registration fee charged.
5/4/08 Eugene Marathon--Eugene, OR is offering a $10
discount. Enter the code Eugene to receive the
discount. www.eugenemarathon.com
5/4/08 Potomac River Run--Alexandria, VA is offering a $10 discount
http://www.pvtc.org/marathon.html
5/10/08 Brookings Marathon--Brookings, SD is offering a $10 discount to 50 staters. The entry will
need to be mailed in to use the discount. Just put "50 States"
in the memo on the check. The deadline and fee changes (after 4/1/08) will still apply.
www.brookingsmarathon.com
5/10/08 Journeys Marathon--Eagle River, WI will offer a $5 discount
to members of your club. They will need to write on their registration form "50
States Marathon Club" and take the $5.00 discount. -Kim Emerson - Race Director
of Journeys Marathon
www.journeysmarathon.org
5/18/08 Delaware Marathon--Wilmington, DE is offering a $10 discount until 4/30/08.
www.races2run.com/marathon
5/25/08 Wyoming Marathon--Laramie, WY is offering a $20
discount
www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon
6/8/08 Casper Marathon--Casper, WY is offering a $10
discount for the marathon and $5 discount
for the half marathon
www.runwyoming.com
6/29/08 Kona Marathon--Kona, HI is offering a $5
discount for the marathon or half marathon for our members. www.konamarathon.com
11/9/08 Two Cities Marathon--Fresno CA
Fellow 50 States Members and Race Directors, Mike
Herman and Nancy Talley are
offering a free pasta dinner for members
registering for the 2008 Inaugural Two Cities Marathon and as an extra incentive they will
be guaranteeing a free Inaugural Two Cities Marathon
runner’s hat. The Inaugural Two Cities Marathon will be hosted
by the legendary Kathrine Switzer. This certified, primarily flat, fast course is located
in the Heart of California, central to
---- Invitations to our members ----
I’d
like your help in promoting my autobiography, Running through My Mind:
Confessions of an Every Day Runner. After 105,000+ miles and
(literally) running every day for over 28 years, I think I’ve managed to compile the
complete book of running. From Peachtree to Boston to a ‘run across
Georgia’ to 24-hour endurance runs to Badwater to Western States—I’ve
managed to taste a little bit of everything running has to offer in my quest to cover the
spectrum in my running career (which is still going strong, by the way). I would
appreciate it if you would forward this to the members of your running club as well as
anyone else you believe might be interested or in need of a little motivation, a little
inspiration, and a whole lot of entertainment. Thanks in advance for your
support. -Scott Ludwig Available
now on www.amazon.com
100% of author royalties will be donated to the American Cancer Society and the
American Heart Association in memory of the author's parents.
Inaugural 5/4/08 Providence Rhode Races--Providence,
RI $50 until 12/31/07
http://rhoderaces.com/
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary has 60 invitational numbers for the Boston
Marathon and they're looking for runners! Raise a minimum of $3,000 for MEEI and receive
an invitational number. Contact Kristina Sym kristina_sym@meei.harvard.edu
www.meei.harvard.edu
11/2/08 I thought maybe you could help me out with this. The City of
Manchester Marathon in NH asked if I could find experienced runners who would be able to
lead pace groups. Sub 3, 3:10, 3:20, and so on up. If you know of anyone who
would be interested, please contact me. Laura Bleakley laurableakley@yahoo.com
www.cityofmanchestermarathon.com
Kevin Smith with Your Run is looking for marathon stories. If you
have a running story you would like to share, or would like to read other runners'
stories, check out their website.
http://www.yourrun.com/
Bethann Powers is offering 20% off
each item of her "Uniquely Colorful Activewear". www.runningfunky.com
From Fairbanks to Boston - 50 Great U.S. Marathons This book
provides a fun and informative "where to" resource about marathon
experiences. Available for $16.95 (+$4 shipping - US) from dolphinmteam@earthlink.net or
425-226-1518 or 509-966-0188 -Bob&Lenore
Dolphin
Our Life on the Run
This is Marlin Keesler's story of running all 50 states -a six and a half year race across
America that he and his family would embark on - one in which the benefits of travel would
do more for his two children afflicted with a rare learning disorder than any classroom
could offer.
www.ourlifeontherun.com
"Be one of the stars!" Britton
Sports Productions is offering 10% off
their products for 50 States Marathon Club members. Visit their booths at expos,
identify yourself as a member, and you'll receive the discount. If you are achieving
a milestone (100th marathon, 50th state, etc.), they'll interview you and include it on
the race DVD. Website: www.mrbritton.com
Are you interested in a owning a 50
States Marathon Club ring? The price will be approximately $500 for the
men's or women's version. Please email Andy
Velazco at avelazcomd@aol.com (picture).
