Minnesota (Bemidji-Twin Cities)
In October 2022 Dave and I took a two week vacation visiting Minnesota and Iowa. We spent one week in each state, completing our goal to...
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sunflowerstops
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Blue Ox Half Marathon-Minnesota
Half Marathon State #49 was in Bemidji, Minnesota on Saturday October 8th, 2022. Although Bemidji has a small airport it was more...
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sunflowerstops
- Oct 5, 2022
- 5 min
West Virginia-The Mountain State
In the end of August, we squeezed a ton of sightseeing and activities into 5 nights in West Virginia. Dave and I flew into a tiny...
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sunflowerstops
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
Moonlight on the Falls Half Marathon
On August 27th, 2022, the Canaan Valley Running Company hosted their 2nd annual Moonlight on the Falls Half Marathon. It was held...
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sunflowerstops
- Aug 23, 2022
- 5 min
Idaho (Idaho Falls)
During the last weekend of July, we spent 4 nights in Idaho Falls, ID. We arrived in the afternoon of Thursday July 28th after a...
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sunflowerstops
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Idaho Falls Half Marathon
On Saturday July 30th, 2022, we traveled over to Idaho and participated in the Idaho Falls Half Marathon. The race had a cap of 400...
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sunflowerstops
- Jul 26, 2022
- 7 min
Alaska (Anchorage, Denali & Fairbanks)
It took us almost 5 hours and 4 stops to fly from Ketchikan to Anchorage, Alaska. But once we arrived, our first stop after checking...
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sunflowerstops
- Jun 17, 2022
- 5 min
Alaska (Ketchikan)
Ketchikan, Alaska, "The First City" and
"The Salmon Capital of the World".
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sunflowerstops
- Jun 3, 2022
- 4 min
Totem to Totem Half Marathon
On May 14th, 2022, we ran our 46th state, Alaska. Dave and I flew from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Ketchikan, Alaska on May 12th giving...
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sunflowerstops
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Guatibiri del Otoao, Puerto Rico 21K
The Guatibiri del Otoao is a 21K, or half marathon, in Utuado, Puerto Rico. This year Dave and I were among the 390 participants who...
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sunflowerstops
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Detroit Free Press Half Marathon
On Sunday October 17th, 2021 we travelled to Detroit , Michigan to run our 45th State in The Detroit Free Press Half Marathon. We signed...
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sunflowerstops
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Great Ferry Race (Half Marathon)
If you're looking for a unique race to run in Washington state, look no further then The Great Ferry Race!
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sunflowerstops
- Aug 14, 2021
- 5 min
Washington (Mt Rainier to La Conner)
The second half of our June 2021 two week trip to the Northwest took us first to Mt. Rainier, Washington. It was a beautiful drive, a...
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sunflowerstops
- Jul 9, 2021
- 6 min
Oregon (Newport & Bend)
In the beginning of June Dave and I headed to the West Coast, the Pacific North West Coast that is. We took 12 nights and split them...
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sunflowerstops
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Newport Half Marathon
On June 5th, Dave and I traveled to the Oregon coast to participate in the Newport Half Marathon, our second virtual race. Oregon was...
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sunflowerstops
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
The IndyMini Half Marathon
On Saturday May 8th, 2021 we took part in the 45th running of Indianapolis' IndyMini Half Marathon, virtually. Originally, Dave and I...
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sunflowerstops
- May 12, 2021
- 6 min
Indiana-(Indianapolis)
It's been a while since my last blog. Between work and Covid travel has been difficult however, we were finally able to get away and...
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sunflowerstops
- Jan 11, 2021
- 5 min
Texas (San Antonio & Waco)
During the first weekend of 2021 Dave and I decided to take a three day trip and visit my sister and her husband (Jackie & Craig) in San...
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sunflowerstops
- Dec 8, 2020
- 5 min
South Dakota (Custer/Hot Springs)
In September 2020 Dave and I spent 10 nights traveling through Nebraska and South Dakota. We started our trip in Omaha and participated...
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sunflowerstops
- Nov 23, 2020
- 5 min
Nebraska-Part 2 (Crofton & Valentine) and a few places in between
In September 2020 we traveled to Omaha, Nebraska to run in the Omaha Half Marathon, our 41st half marathon on our quest to 50. We...
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