50 Marathons 50 States 50 Days
One of my goals in life is to run a marathon in every state. I do not have any interest (right now) in races longer than the marathon. I have previously written about Dean Karnazes when I reviewed his book Ultramarathon Man. Things do not seem to have changed much in his life.
His latest challenge for himself is to run a marathon in every state. Back to back. On consecutive days. Starting in St. Charles on September 17th, and finishing with the New York City marathon on November 5th, he is going to run the race course of a marathon in each state one after another. You can find more details about it at the North Face Endurance 50 website.
He stops into Portland for the Maine Marathon course on October 17. I wonder if he is going to be looking for company on the course, and at what pace he’d be running? I think that I am going to run the New York City marathon, and I am not sure that I want to do a 26 mile run only 2½ weeks before it, but it may be worth doing anyway. Or at least running for 18 to 22 of it. The Maine Marathon course is one of the tougher marathons that I have run.
(Thanks to Musings of a Runner for bringing this to my attention)
- Dean Karnazes is on his way
- 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Days » The Movie
- Dean Karnazes is halfway through all 50 states
- Maine Marathon leg of the Endurance 50
- The Endurance 50 Registration Opens
April 24th, 2006 at 2:16 pm
Dean K’s coming to my city on June 4, and supposedly doing something like a 60-mile warmup (thought that could just be marketing hype). I met him last year and was struck by what an ordinary guy he seems to be, though anyone that can do that kind of mileage and have never incurred an injury ain’t ordinary.
And thanks for giving me an excuse to dust off my copy of “This Running Life.” I used to religously read Sheehan just before a race and it always had a positive effect on my performance.
April 24th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
I have not met him yet, but I would like to. I have no doubts that he will be doing a 60 mile warm up before the race; he is known for doing kooky things like that.
Hopefully he won’t mind a little company when he does his Maine run; I’m thinking more and more that maybe a 26 miler a few weeks before the actual race won’t be so bad after all. Assuming I can take half the day off from work, anyway, as it will fall on a Tuesday.
April 25th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Hey. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Karnazes is going to be in my neck of the woods this weekend, running the Big Sur Marathon. Rumor has it he’ll run down the coast at 3:00 AM to reach the start line at 6:45 to turn around and do the “real” marathon.
April 25th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
I emailed him; hopefully he doesn’t mind a little company.
May 11th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Dean did that in Boston as well. ran 26.2 to the start (3:45) then cruised back in 3:40, he said his legs were heavy from a 120 miler the previous weekend (he ran 120 of the 199 miles at The Relay)
May 11th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
He has run a lot of crazy stunts before. Running a marathon on 50 consecutive days is just the latest one.
May 31st, 2006 at 11:10 pm
[...] I wanted to see what a fast 3 miles felt like with that little recovery. If I could do that, then chances are I could still use the October 17th marathon with Dean Karnazes as a last training run and still run around 3 hours in New York City. [...]
July 2nd, 2006 at 9:38 pm
[...] I am running the New York City marathon in early November, and will plan on pacing a friend of mine into a 3 hour first attempt. The training to get me there centered around running a marathon two and a half weeks earlier than that as well, with Dean Karnazes as he does his 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Days promotion. He will be running the Maine Marathon course on October 17th. [...]
July 6th, 2006 at 5:59 pm
Check out Sam Thompson, an amateur running on a similar schedule already and for an excellent cause. I hope he gets more press than Karnazes.
July 6th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Sorry – Sam’s website is 50in50in50.com
July 7th, 2006 at 7:14 am
[...] Apparently, Dean Karnazes was not the first to think of running an “Endurance 50? style event. Sam Thompson has already begun [...]
August 28th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
[...] I have written previously about how Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson were running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. By the way, Sam finished his marathons on the 22nd of August. [...]
September 19th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
[...] Dean Karnazes vowed to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days, following in the footsteps of Sam Thompson, although I’m not sure he knew Sam would be doing it before him. He has begun his trek across the country and has so far run 3 of his marathons. [...]
October 1st, 2006 at 3:16 pm
[...] This year’s racing highlights is looking like the Vermont City Marathon in a month, the Beach to Beacon 10k a week before my wedding, the New York City Marathon in November, and possibly a random marathon distance run 2½ weeks before the New York City Marathon depending upon the response from Dean Karnazes. Throw in a half dozen 5 kilometer and 5 mile races and a few USATF-NE grand prix races, and it is going to be a busy racing season. [...]
October 12th, 2006 at 7:48 am
[...] As of yesterday, he has run through half of them. Number 25 was the Baton Rouge Beach Marathon, which he ran in just shy of 4 hours. His race times have varied mostly between 3 hours and 45 minutes to 4 and a half hours. He came down with a cold fairly early into his schedule, but has managed to run through despite it. [...]
October 17th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
[...] Dean Karnazes is running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. This morning, he ran a modified version of the Maine Marathon. This was his 31st marathon, and he has 19 left to go until he finishes at the New York City Marathon. [...]
December 21st, 2006 at 8:15 pm
[...] Based on total traffic throughout the year, my most popular topic that I wrote about is Dean Karnazes and his announcement to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. His announcement back in April and the coverage this Autumn as he ran it drove quite a bit of traffic through the site, as did Sam Thompson’s 50 marathon feat which finished up as Dean was starting. [...]
April 28th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
[...] that you ride your bike with traffic, discussed tapering for a 10k, and first learned of the Endurance 50 Challenge. I also continued my thoughts on the New Rules of Lifting with the fourteenth and fifteenth [...]