Running in all 50 States

Running a marathon in all fifty states was a goal for both myself and my wife - we finished in Hawaii in January 2016. I gave a talk on how to get started, following your goals, and some of the races we did to Link Coworking in Austin as part of the Link at Lunch Series

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1. R U N N I N G I N A L L 5 0 S TAT E S
   J E F F L I N W O O D
   

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2. 5 0 S TAT E S , 5 0 M A R AT H O N S
   • Started with my first marathon in Maine, Sept. 2008
   • Finished in Hawaii with my wife Cheri, Jan. 2016
   • Marathons, Ultramarathons, Trail Races, Road Races,
   Fixed Time Events
   • SLOW marathon runner, faster at shorter distances
   

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3. H O W T O G E T S TA R T E D
   • Road Running, Trail Running, Cycling, Triathlon
   • Use upcoming races or rides as motivation
   • Always new people to the sport
   • Lots of groups in Austin, some free, some paid
   

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4. A R E A 5 1 M A R AT H O N
   N E VA D A
   

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5. M E S A FA L L S M A R AT H O N
   I D A H O
   

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6. N O R T H C A R O L I N A - M E D O C T R A I L
   

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7. J A C K S O N
   B L U E S
   M A R AT H O N
   M I S S I S S I P P I
   

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8. A U S T I N M A R AT H O N
   T E X A S
   

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9. V I R G I N I A - B L U E R I D G E M A R AT H O N
   

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10. G R A N D M E S A 6 0 K
    C O L O R A D O
    

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11. H AT F I E L D M C C O Y
    W E S T V I R G I N I A / K E N T U C K Y
    

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12. F R A N K M A I E R M A R AT H O N
    A L A S K A
    

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13. S C O T T S B L U F F M A R AT H O N
    N E B R A S K A
    

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14. D E S M O I N E S
    M A R AT H O N
    I O WA
    

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15. S T O N E C AT T R A I L
    M A S S A C H U S E T T S
    

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16. R A C C O O N M O U N TA I N
    T E N N E S S E E
    

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17. C A R M E L
    M A R AT H O N ,
    AT H E N S
    M A R AT H O N
    I N D I A N A & O H I O
    

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18. M I C K E L S O N T R A I L
    S O U T H D A K O TA
    

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19. B E A S T O F
    B U R D E N 5 0
    M I L E R
    N E W Y O R K
    

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20. P I L G R I M PA C E R M A R AT H O N
    K A N S A S
    

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21. M A U I O C E A N F R O N T
    H A WA I I
    

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22. T H O U G H T S O N F I N I S H I N G
    • When I started, I never thought I would actually get
    finished
    • People will tell you you can't do things, even though
    they've never had the courage to try themselves
    • You'll find others who share your goals, where
    whatever it is is considered do-able
    • On to new goals!
    

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23. D I S C U S S I O N / F O L L O W U P
    • Questions?
    • jlinwood@gmail.com
    • @jefflinwood
    • http://www.jefflinwood.com
    

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