Welcome! This blog gives a summary of each marathon with finish time/place, course info, conditions, and links to performance data and travel photos. There are also separate pages listing marathons in different countries/continents, states, and Canadian provinces as well as general info about my running background, frequently asked questions, and advice for anyone looking to start running or exercising more. This blog is linked on my Facebook page, but I'm very rarely on social media otherwise.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Marathon #173 (second round state #43): Honoring our Heroes Marathon, Rolla, MO
3:57 finish, 11/90 place overall. Small rural race on the edge of the Ozarks in southern Missouri, about an hour and a half southwest of St. Louis. Nothing spectacular, but it’s a friendly small-town race that supports local veterans, which is nice. Fairly hilly course and unseasonably warm, making for a very slow pace in the final miles with a long relentless uphill into the finish area. Still squeaked by just under four hours - not needed for the state, but always a goal anyway when possible.