Marathon States

by Felix Wong | 31 Oct 2006

Within my lifetime I wanted to run a marathon in all U.S. states. On September 25, 2022 in Alaska, I achieved that goal. It took 23 years!

Then on October 29, 2023, I ran over 44 kilometers in the District of Columbia. D.C. is not a state (yet) but I included it as part of the marathon states goal.

The States

1. California: Silicon Valley Marathon (October 31, 1999), more…
2. Idaho: Ironman Coeur d’Alene (June 29, 2003)
3. Tennessee: Knoxville Marathon (March 19, 2005)
4. Oregon: Foot Traffic Flat Marathon (July 4, 2005)
5. Louisiana: Mardis Gras Marathon (February 5, 2006)
6. Arizona: Ironman Arizona (April 9, 2006)
7. Colorado: Colorado Marathon (May 7, 2006), more…
8. Wyoming: Rocky Mountain Double Marathon (May 28, 2006)
9. South Dakota: Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon (June 4, 2006)
10. Illinois: Chicago Marathon (October 22, 2006)
11. Utah: St. George Marathon (October 6, 2007) – 3:03:24 personal best
12. New Mexico: Bataan Memorial Death March (March 30, 2008)
13. Massachussetts: Boston Marathon (April 21, 2008)
14. Florida: Disney World Marathon (January 11, 2009)
15. Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (April 26, 2009)
16. Georgia: Snickers Marathon (March 6, 2010)
17. North Carolina: Elerbe Springs Marathon (March 13, 2010)
18. Texas: Davy Crockett Bear Chase – overall WIN! (April 10, 2010), more…
19. Kansas: Free State 100k Trail Race (April 24, 2010)
20. Nebraska: Omaha Marathon (September 26, 2010), more…
21. North Dakota: Bismarck Marathon (September 15, 2012)
22. Montana: Montana Marathon (September 16, 2012)
23. Washington: Reindeer Marathon (December 22, 2012)
24. Alabama: Mercedes Marathon (February 17, 2013)
25. Nevada: Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon (November 17, 2013)
26. Missouri: Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis Marathon (October 19, 2014)
27. Indiana: Indianapolis Marathon (October 17, 2015)
28. Maryland: Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Marathon (March 5, 2016)
29. Pennsylvania: Naked Bavarian Trail Marathon (March 6, 2016)
30. New York: New York City Marathon (November 6, 2016)
31. Arkansas: Mission Run in the Ozarks – 1st place overall (April 1, 2017)
32. Minnesota: Grandma’s Marathon (June 16, 2017)
33. Kentucky: Bowling Green Marathon (November 5, 2017)
34. Mississippi: Mississippi Blues Marathon (January 26, 2019)
35. Michigan: Groundhog Day Marathon (February 2, 2019)
36. Iowa: Wabash Trace Trail Marathon (September 14, 2019)
37. West Virginia: Marshall University Marathon (November 3, 2019)
38. Connecticut: Arena Attack Indoor Marathon (January 25, 2020)
39. South Carolina: Run Hard Columbia Marathon (March 7, 2020)
40. Maine: Pine Tree Marathon (May 17, 2021)
41. New Hampshire: Granite State Marathon (May 18, 2021)
42. Vermont: Maple Leaf Marathon (May 19, 2021)
43. Rhode Island: Red Island State Marathon (May 22, 2021)
44. Virginia: Conquer the Cove Trail Marathon (May 30, 2021)
45. Delaware: Mainly Marathons Independence Series (June 5, 2021)
46. New Jersey: Mainly Marathons Independence Series (June 8, 2021)
47. Wisconsin: Maritime Marathon (June 13, 2021)
48. Hawaii: Kauai Marathon (September 4, 2022)
49. Ohio: Air Force Marathon (September 17, 2022)
50. Alaska: Kenai River Marathon – 2nd place overall (September 25, 2022)
51. District of Columbia: Marine Corps Marathon + 18 km extra in D.C. (October 29, 2023)

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