Lunatics I Follow
Super Hyak Marathon (fka Super Marathon)
Snoqualmie Pass, WA
Smooth from start almost through the finish! Packet pickup and parking on race morning were super breezy, the course wasn’t crowded, and the scenery and course were selling points for …
Chevron Houston Marathon & Aramco Houston Half Marathon
Houston, TX
I've run this half 6 times and decided to run the full for charity in 2026. Being able to warm up and have access to hundreds of port a potties …
Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon
Rehoboth Beach, DE
This was an (emotionally) painful one as I missed a PR by 2 seconds! 😩. I ran my heart out the last 2 miles. Technically I ran faster than the …
Run Jekyll (fka Jekyll Island Marathon)
Jekyll Island, GA
The Jekyll Island course is perfect for a Boston qualifying attempt. Very flat -> 328ft elevation gain and, given the route is mostly paths and quite narrow, I only ran …
TCS New York City Marathon
Staten Island, NY
Tough race to actually race great race to enjoy easy run with a friend. Went for a sub 3:00 and the course and a little heat ate me up. Any …
San Antonio Marathon
San Antonio, TX
BOTTOM LINE: After 16 years under the Rock ‘n’ Roll banner, San Antonio stepped out on its own this year, launching a brand-new race weekend under the local ownership of …
Rockin Santa Half Marathon & Sunshine Santa 5K
Knoxville, TN
This is great motivation to get up and get going on a cold morning. The three loops are kind of a count down sort of thing to me. Production was …
Dirty South Trail Half Marathon & 10K
Knoxville, TN
The Dirty South Trail Race is always fun and well done. Knoxville Track Club puts on a great event, in every way. The trails for the half and 10k are …
Cades Cove Loop Lope
Townsend, TN
Second year participating. We had the grandkids and it was a very walkable event. Great production, beautiful course, fun finish line. We carb loaded after the race at a pancake …
Every Woman’s Marathon
New Orleans, LA
I loved the inaugural race so I decided to come back for the second showing. Improved from last year: wait times for recovery stations (stretching and Normatec boots) were short, …