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@chimikey

Waukegan, IL Raving since 2021 World Marathon Majors Six Star hopeful/finisher, Seven Continents Club Active 2 months ago

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    I can…  one day I won’t be able to, but I’ll be able to say, “when I could, I did!”

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Future Races (1)

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Marathon Hopkinton, MA TBD

Past Races (29)

Race Distance Location Date Result My Raves My Performance
Marathon King George Island, Antarctica Mar 19, 2026
Marathon San Sebastian, Spain Nov 23, 2025
Marathon Dublin, Ireland Oct 26, 2025
Marathon Budapest, Hungary Oct 12, 2025
Marathon Tokyo, Japan Mar 2, 2025
Marathon Moshi, Tanzania Feb 23, 2025
Marathon Las Vegas, NV Nov 3, 2024
Marathon Sydney, Australia Sep 15, 2024
Marathon DE Amsterdam, Netherlands Oct 15, 2023
Marathon Khumjung, Nepal May 29, 2023 13:00:00
Marathon Dead Sea Israel, Israel Feb 3, 2023
Marathon London, United Kingdom Oct 2, 2022
Marathon Rome, Italy Sep 19, 2021
Marathon Cincinnati, OH May 5, 2019
Marathon Los Angeles, CA Mar 24, 2019
Marathon Athens, Greece Nov 11, 2018
Marathon Medellin, Colombia Sep 10, 2017
Marathon Paris, France Apr 9, 2017
Marathon Staten Island, NY Nov 6, 2016
Marathon Berlin, Germany Sep 27, 2015
Marathon Huangyaguan, China May 17, 2014
Marathon Inverness, Scotland 2013
Marathon New Orleans, LA 2012
Marathon Auckland, New Zealand Nov 1, 2011
Marathon Bagram Afghanistan, OH Sep 9, 2011
Marathon Arlington, VA 2010
Marathon San Diego, CA 2008
Marathon Chicago, IL 2007
Marathon Camp Buehring, Kuwait Mar 19, 2006

My Raves

I was worried because for 4 days before the run it rained hard every day.. but we were lucky, a beautiful crisp day, the only complaint would be the course, … MORE

I was worried because for 4 days before the run it rained hard every day.. but we were lucky, a beautiful crisp day, the only complaint would be the course, you do 2 laps, I don’t like doing laps.. also be warned, it’s a very short time limit of 5 hours, which is the lowest I’ve ever seen and probably keeps a lot of people away

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First, I've never seen such crowd support, off the charts! and up until the very end of the event I would of given the organization of the marathon a 5 … MORE

First, I’ve never seen such crowd support, off the charts! and up until the very end of the event I would of given the organization of the marathon a 5 out 5 stars… but.. They ran out of finisher T-shirts.. unacceptable! now the bad, which is uncontrollable… The weather, COLD, RAINY & WINDY, absolute misery, thank god the crowd stuck it out! I was soaked, when I got back to the hotel I had Dish-Pan “feet”, the beginning of a cough and no shirt .. 🙁

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It was a perfect day, beautiful weather... a relatively flat course.. I was surprised by the cut-off time of 5hr30min, I've never seen a time that low before, I assumed … MORE

It was a perfect day, beautiful weather… a relatively flat course.. I was surprised by the cut-off time of 5hr30min, I’ve never seen a time that low before, I assumed I wouldn’t make it because I’m not fast and this was a concern.. but I pulled it through. barely

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First, this should be a called a "Trail" run, as it seems 20 of the 26 miles is off road with extreme undulating elevation, and you're already at over 2000' … MORE

First, this should be a called a “Trail” run, as it seems 20 of the 26 miles is off road with extreme undulating elevation, and you’re already at over 2000′ elevation! It’s been a while since I’ve lost a toenail, but I’m losing both big toenails real soon, a small percentage of this could be attributed to my shoes not being 100% broken in yet, but most of this comes from the hilliness and off-road part, I just wasn’t prepared or expected it. The traffic was mostly controlled until the last couple miles as you come back into the town, it was a real life game of “Frogger”.
The Medal is decent, but when I see no year on a medal it tells me something about the marathon.. I think this marathon has been around 20 years, I can only imagine and understand the growing pains of putting on such an event.
I saw 3 porta-potties at the marathon start (the 1/2 marathon started at a different location, and it seems to be way more popular and promoted then the full) and no other porta-potties along the route, but plenty of “natural” places to visit along the path. A very polite, happy, proud and respectful country.. I’m glad I did this and am kind of glad I didn’t know how hard it would be going into it, ignorance is bliss, my happy place.

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This is a 3 week commitment.. held every May 29, the anniversary of the first climbing, about a 12 day hike (a couple rest days) to the start line.. the … MORE

This is a 3 week commitment.. held every May 29, the anniversary of the first climbing, about a 12 day hike (a couple rest days) to the start line.. the altitude and terrain is a great equalizer. It’s the hardest thing, emotionally, physically and mentally that I’ve ever done. I’ve never quit a marathon, as my kidneys were shutting down.. I wanted to quit, but there was no where to quit to.. I finished in darkness, about 3 hours past what I wanted.. the most beautiful views ever.
https://everestmarathon.com/

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I like the area, very unique setting... I tripped and busted my face, be careful in some areas as its more like trail running, my biggest complaint is they ran … MORE

I like the area, very unique setting… I tripped and busted my face, be careful in some areas as its more like trail running, my biggest complaint is they ran out of Medals, I finally got mine mailed to me over 2 months later… I think it’s only the 4th year it’s been run so I’ll chalk it up to a growing marathon in popularity.

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I ran this as a collaboration between the Airforce Marathon in Ohio and several military bases around the world, done on the same day in Bagram Air base in Afghanistan, … MORE

I ran this as a collaboration between the Airforce Marathon in Ohio and several military bases around the world, done on the same day in Bagram Air base in Afghanistan, same medal except on the back it says “Deployed Location”

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