Lunatics I Follow
Missoula Marathon
Missoula, MT
I was initially fearing the weather a few days out - predicting rain and high in upper 40s. Weather turned out to be almost ideal - upper 40s, lower 50s …
Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon & Half Marathon
Anchorage, AK
A lot of people finished this as their final 50th state marathon. I know, because we were all wearing our shirts on the southbound Princess cruise out of Whittier same …
Pittsburgh Marathon
Pittsburgh, PA
Really enjoyed visiting and running in Pittsburgh. Was an unseasonal cool morning, about 33F when we got started. Very well supported race that takes over the whole city. Lots of …
Garmin Olathe Marathon in the Land of Oz
Olathe, KS
Enjoyed checking off Kansas in Olathe. It's a good modest marathon experience. No complaints about course, production, support etc. It was actually a much hillier course than I expected (with …
Jersey City Marathon & Half
Jersey City, NJ
I picked this race to check off running a marathon in New Jersey, and get to stay in NYC and sightsee. Wasn't a fan of the route, don't like running …
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
Cincinnati, OH
Overdue review of this. This was my 2nd ever marathon and I was better about training. Finished in 4 1/2 hours and managed to do most of it running vs …
Asheville Marathon & Half
Asheville, NC
Happy for a novelty race finish time but that was by accident. This is a pretty good, challenging marathon. Had a very quick out & back trip from Atlanta to …
California International Marathon (CIM)
Folsom, CA
I will write up a more thorough review later but suffice to say this was a world class event and I understand the appeal. It's a great course and the …
Marine Corps Marathon
Arlington, VA
Pros Running DC was very cool. The weather was great. Lots of crowd support. I had a good race. Cons Lots of walking to the start line and from the …
Baltimore Running Festival
Baltimore, MD
I enjoyed this race but have some serious questions about the production decisions. I understand it is not feasible to have the full and half run entirely separate courses, but …