50 States Era Fun Facts

First marathon

Rock N Roll Arizona (2006)

Fastest marathon

Illinois Marathon (3:39:15)(2012)

Slowest marathon

Rock N Roll New Orleans (5:57:59) (2016)

Hottest marathon

Chicago (2007)

Oldest marathon (est. 1897)

Boston (2010)

Wizard of Oz themed

Garmin Marathon in the Land of Oz (Kansas, 2015) & Onward Shay (Idaho, 2018)

Pig-themed

Flying Pig (Ohio, 2018), & Hogeye (Arkansas, 2022)

Completed 6 days apart

Newport Marathon (Rhode Island, 2023) & Hartford Marathon (Connecticut, 2023)

Most repetitious course

Shelby Forest Loop Marathon (Tennessee, 2021)(1.1 mile out-and-back course, completed 13 times)

Highest elevation

Jackson Hole Marathon (Wyoming, 2023) (Altitude 6254’ to 6352’)

Two Portlands

Flat Marathon (Oregon, 2019) & Maine Marathon (Maine, 2022)

Two Jacksons

Mississippi Blues (Mississippi, 2023) & Jackson Hole (Wyoming, 2023)

Negative split marathon

Des Moines Marathon (Iowa, 2021) (2:10:50//2:07:50)

Ran as part of a friend’s 50 States finale

Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon (Alaska, 2011) & Duke City Marathon (New Mexico, 2019)

“Drive-by” marathons (stayed only one night!)

Grand Rapids Marathon (Michigan, 2014), Fox Cities Marathon (Wisconsin, 2018), Louisville Marathon (Kentucky, 2020) & Austin Marathon (Texas, 2022)

Finished on a boardwalk

Atlantic City Marathon (New Jersey, 2017) & Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon (Delaware, 2021)

Visited a national park(s) on same trip

Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon (Alaska, 2011)(Denali, Kenai Fjords)

Flat Marathon (Oregon, 2019)(Olympic, Mount Ranier)

Kiawah Island Marathon (South Carolina, 2021)(Congaree)

Maine Marathon (Maine, 2022)(Acadia)

Jackson Hole (Wyoming, 2023)(Grand Teton)

Ogden Marathon (Utah, 2024)(Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands)

Visited a national battlefield on same trip 

Runners Marathon (Virginia, 2013)(Manassas)

Mississippi Blues (Mississippi, 2023)(Vicksburg)

Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon (Georgia, 2023)

Visited the state’s capital on same trip

Indianapolis Monumental (Indiana, 2012)

Onward Shay (Idaho, 2018)

B & A Trail (Maryland, 2019)

Duke City Marathon (New Mexico, 2019) 

Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon (Delaware, 2021)

Austin Marathon (Texas, 2022)

Mississippi Blues (Mississippi, 2023)

Newport Marathon (Rhode Island, 2023)

Hartford Marathon (Connecticut, 2023)

Visited a lighthouse on same trip

Atlantic City Marathon (New Jersey, 2017)

Maine Marathon (Maine, 2022)

Newport Marathon (Rhode Island, 2023)

Tacoma City (Washington, 2024)

Visited a college campus on same trip (does not include marathons where course ran through a campus)

Brookings Marathon (South Dakota, 2010)(South Dakota State University)

Illinois Marathon (2012)(University of Illinois)

Heart of America (Missouri, 2014)(University of Missouri)

Onward Shay (Idaho, 2018)(Boise State University)

B & A Trail (Maryland, 2019)(US Naval Academy)

Des Moines Marathon (Iowa, 2021)(University of Iowa)

Maine Marathon (2022)(University of Southern Maine)

Marshall University Marathon (West Virginia, 2023)

Wineglass Marathon (New York, 2024)(Cornell)