Lunatics I Follow
Rock the Parkway Half Marathon & 5K
Kansas City, MO
The headline matches the phrase on the back of this year's shirt, and it certainly also describes my feelings about this race! Rock the Parkway's reputation was already well-established, so …
Des Moines St. Paddy’s Day Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
Des Moines, IA
This was my first time running the Des Moines St. Paddy's Day Half, and I was very impressed by the production. For a smaller race, it was efficiently run. Packet …
Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon, 10K & Greubel Memorial 5K
Carlisle, IA
Having run this race five times now, I'm running out of good things to say about it! The course is so beautiful, nice and flat, and FAST! With this race …
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon
Milwaukee, WI
The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon has a good reputation, and I believe the race experience met my expectations. The expo was smaller than I expected, but had everything runners needed -- …
Sonoma Fall Classic
Geyserville, CA
This was my first trail and ultra race so I can't compare it to others. But it was personally a good experience and very thankful to have great weather, amazing …
Williams Route 66 Marathon & Half Marathon
Tulsa, OK
The one word that kept coming back to me to describe this race was "experience". I signed up for the half marathon on a whim -- four days before the …
Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon, 10K & Greubel Memorial 5K
Carlisle, IA
I ran my fourth Hillbilly Hike in 2024, and it was another fantastic year by Ryan and his team organizing this race. The half marathon route is really amazing - …
Monterey Bay Half Marathon
Monterey, CA
It’s a pretty flat and fast course. I loved running this a second time. I would recommend this race to anyone thinking about it. The views are the highlight and …
Des Moines Marathon
Des Moines, IA
This was the first time I've had the opportunity to run Des Moines since the change in race director back in 2023. There are changes to this race that I …
Big Sur International Marathon
Big Sur, CA
Given the challenges caused by the road slip out making the normal Big Sur point-to-point route impossible to run safely, I can’t help but be grateful to the Big Sur …