In case you're wondering:
as of 30 September 2018
325 Marathon or longer races
322 Marathons in:
50 States+DC THREE TIMES
(37 Fourth time around)
32 Countries & 1 Ocean
7 Continents (FIVE TIMES!)
2 Planets :-)
3 Ultramarathons (50K or
longer)
2 Ironman distance triathlons
Total lifetime
mileage (Pretty close estimate)
29250 thru 30 September 2018
(It's 24902 miles around the earth. That's my running goal!)
ACHIEVED AUGUST 2014!!
Guinness World Record Holder
7 Continents, 7 Marathons
25 days, 18 hours, 10 minutes
6 November 2011 thru 1 December 2011
(yes, it's been broken since then)
Personal Record
marathon 3:55:54
Traverse City Michigan
29 May 2004
Best Streak 109 consecutive calendar months running at least one marathon from March 2003 to March 2012
High Points
41 States
2 Continents
2 Countries
Goals:
Run marathons for 100 consecutive months (109 thru March 2012)
Run 24,902 miles (the distance around the world--finished in 2014)
Finish running 50 States three times (Finished November 2015)
Finish 300 marathons (Completed May 28, 2017)
Run the seven continents again (need Africa to complete 6 times)
Collect a beer glass from a brewery in 50 states (Complete February 2016)
Visit the highest point in all 50 states (41 as of July 2012)
Clubs & Affiliations
50 States Marathon Club
Highpointers
50 & DC Marathon Group
Marathon Maniac #2854 (10 stars)
Grand Rapids Running Club
Dead Runners Society
YMCA Service Club
Alternatives in Motion
Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon
Hideout Brewery
US JCI Senate (#53846)
The RULES I live by
Friends
Dan Manning
Christina
Fong
Will Smith
James Bartosik
Bob Johnson
Coming Attractions
The Adventures of Marathon Don
Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb/Marathon 1998
My First (and probably last) Marathon Win
Not Even Close to 101 Uses for Hamburger
