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Author Archives: Joanne
Ohio – State #40
It is with a fair amount of gratitude that I sit at my computer and pen another runner ramble. Who would have guessed the uncertainly, turmoil, isolation and pain that became 2020? After we finished Mississippi, State #39 in Feb … Continue reading
What’s Your Posture?
Over the last few weeks, running has been hard. To be honest, running rarely can be characterized as “easy”, but a good run flows and has purpose and passion. I have a bucketful of reasons to explain this, but the … Continue reading
Mississippi – State #39
After a 3 1/2 month hiatus, we were eager to embark on our next states running trip. For a February run, Mississippi was really the only state left where the weather had a chance to be decent. We searched the … Continue reading
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North Dakota – State #38
2019 will be remembered as the year we put the pedal to the metal; 6 states in 10 months, driving our total to 38 states completed overall. The goal we had set 16 years ago after limping across the finish … Continue reading
Maine – State #37
As part of our commitment to only run races that promise unique and beautiful experiences, we scheduled Maine just 4 short weeks after Michigan. We had been told that Blueberry Cove 13.1 was the race to run in Maine, … Continue reading
Michigan – State #36
As we near 75% completion of our running the states goal, we are somewhat guilty of sprinting to the finish line. We scheduled 6 races for 2019, the most we’ve done in a year, and wondered if we … Continue reading
New Hampshire – State #35
I’ve often wondered if we would grow weary with running the 50 states, particularly as we age and schedule those states where travel is expensive, convoluted and long. However, when my alarm went off at 3:45 am on Thursday morning, … Continue reading
Tennessee – State #34
Seems like it was just yesterday we ran Daufuskie Island, but 8 weeks goes by quickly and it was time to head out for the next state run. We picked Run Raccoon Mountain for our Tennessee race for all the … Continue reading
South Carolina – State #33
January is always a tough month to find travel-worthy races with weather that is survivable. We did our typical digging and found a trail run put on by Rough Runners on a tiny island off the southern coast of South … Continue reading
Oklahoma – State #32
2018 has been full to overflowing with rich and varied travel experiences. Tulsa, OK will be the 5th states run for the year, plus we were blessed to experience the trip of a lifetime in September. David, Melodie, Kathy, … Continue reading
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