Lunatics I Follow
Big Beach Marathon
Gulf Shores, AL
Chill beach race, nothing mind-blowing but it was a pretty cool race. You're basically running around a park and a bit along the coastline, very beachy, but the humidity was …
Good Life Halfsy
Lincoln, NE
Great flat course, the weather was COLD (perfect for me, less so for people who do better in warm weather), solid course through Lincoln and coming back into downtown for …
Orca Half Marathon
Seattle, WA
This is a cool race along the water (and along a street a block from the water) in West Seattle. It wasn't too hilly, but note that the first 3-4 …
Marshall University Marathon & Half Marathon
Huntington, WV
The race was fine, it was fairly flat which was nice, the big attraction was finishing in the football stadium, which was cool. Not a ton to say, this was …
REVEL Big Cottonwood
Salt Lake City, UT
The big downhill was great for having a fast time, it's still worth noting that the race is at elevation, and flattens out the last couple miles, so those temper …
Great Balloon Chase
Albuquerque, NM
The race is at just over a mile of elevation, but compared to other elevation races I didn't feel it as much here (thrilled/shocked I stayed under 2 hours despite …
Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon
Bemidji, MN
Solid course, not too hilly, the views of the lake were cool Nothing too surprising here, just a good small-town race. Bib pickup was well-done and essentially at the bus …
Des Moines Marathon
Des Moines, IA
Just a well-put-on race. The outdoor bib pickup and vendor area was great, friendly people, and a fairly flat course (note that there are a couple smaller hills towards the …
Madison Mini Half Marathon & 5K
Madison, WI
Really cool race, nice solid tour of Madison, loved that it ended a block from a lake by UW-Madison's campus, but the heat and humidity were brutal, and note that …
Queen City Half Marathon
Marquette, MI
Really cool race, well-run, I'm not sure if the packet pickup was intentionally timed to coincide with the town's blueberry festival, but it was really cool that it did. Lots …