We send love and condolences to the friends and family of Wally Herman who passed 1/29/23. Wally was the very first person to complete a marathon in all 50 states in December 1983. He was also the first to complete marathons in the provinces and territories of Canada in 1985. He completed marathons in 99 countries (he didn't want to ruin the surprise of breaking 100). He ran marathons in countries starting with every letter except X. (obit) (obit) (video tribute)-posted 2/2/23

Message from member Paul Mellor:
My father, a WWII Navy veteran, will celebrate his 102nd birthday on February 22. Our family has begun a campaign to get birthday cards, or congratulatory notes, to him from all 50 states. Since he has visited every state, we through it would be great to get a message to him from every state. Cards and letters can be mailed to:
Don Mellor
PO Box 8009
Cranston, RI 02920
-posted 1/30/23

"From Florida to Hawaii: 80-year-old Melbourne Beach man completes marathons in all 50 states" article features member Bob Sielski. (article) -posted 1/30/23

"Running a Marathon was on her bucket list. Now this Houston woman has done it in all 50 states" article features member Lauren Valentino. (article) -posted 1/24/23

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of Cathy Troisi who passed 1/17/23. (obit) (obit) (obit) -posted 1/19/23.

Our sympathies go out to the friends and family of member Jim Diego who passed on 12/18/22.
(article) (article)

Note from member Tony Reed: My documentary, Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners, just won, not one, but two first place awards at the Seattle Film Festival for Best Soundtrack and Best Sports Documentary!!!! -posted 10/6/22

Good Morning America featured member Tom Perri during the Health segment "Prostate cancer survivor runs 600 marathons". (video) -posted 9/30/22

"100 X 100 Club: 100 100-milers Who will be next" article features member Yen Nguyen. (article) -posted 9/21/22

"Wyoming Man Runs the World" article features member Brent Weigner. (article) -posted 9/12/22

"Marathon Man Completes Nationwide Mission" article features member Sam Wang. (article) -posted 9/7/22

"Heart of America Marathon Celebrates 63rd Year" article features member Tom Sinnott. (article) -posted 9/7/22

"How Orthopedic Surgery Saved My Marathon Dream" is an article written by member Patti Muck who recently completed the 50 states. (article) -posted 8/25/22

"77-year-old Lawrence resident retires from running after completing 50 marathons in 50 states" article features member Dick Lipsey. (article)-posted 7/6/22

"Meet the "Not Smart" Texans Who've Run a Marathon in All Fifty States" article features some of the Texas club members: Boones, Jimmy & Nurian Toy, Steve & Pollyann Keller, Kimberly McNabb, Andrew Olsen & Breanna Waldrup and Suzy Seeley.
(article) -posted 6/24/22

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Marv Bradley. He passed 5/21/22. Celebration of Life service will be 6/25/22 in Canon City, CO. Marv served as club vice president for several years.. (obit) -posted 6/1/22

"Perley's marathon man inspiring others to cross the finish line" article features member Wally Herman. Wally was the first member to complete 50 states in 1983. (article) -posted 6/1/22

It has come to our attention that a few of our members have received emails about Membership Verification alerts. This did not come from the club. Be wary of these phishing schemes. Renewal information is on the web site in the drop-down menu under Rules/Application and then click on Renewal Form. We do not send out renewal notices by email.
The only emails you will receive from the club will be replies to your emails, newsletters and reunion information.


------------  Notices   -------------
Members!! The club has secured an arrangement with Texas Promowear to offer discounted embroidered merchandise to our members. You can choose from apparel, jackets, bags, totes, etc. with our 50 States Marathon Club logos. Many items have been added.  You can also have your name embroidered on the apparel for a small additional fee. You can order directly from the web site. They have a large logo available for the back of jackets and heavier items.
http://www.companycasuals.com/50statesmarathonclub

Mike Sohaskey is the co-founder of RaceRaves, a site that runners can use to review and track their marathons, including a "smart" 50 States Map that colorfully tracks your progress based on the races in your personal profile: https://raceraves.com/

Diane Bolton is the North American Coordinator for the World Mega Marathon Ranking.  There is a web site to post the totals of marathoners who have completed 300+ marathons/ultras. There is also a list of North American Mega Ranking (link)
If you are nearing your 300th marathon/ultra or have completed more than 300 marathons, please contact Diane to be included on the list.
northamericamegamarathon@gmail.com  

Members,
We have added a section to the web site called "All in the Family".   There you can find 50 States Marathon Club members who have family connections to other club members.  You can find it on the drop down menu under Membership and it's called Families.  

Want to know where you're ranked by marathon count, who's birthdays are coming up, ages our members finished the states, and all kinds of demographics? We have a feature to the club web site called
Demographics. Click on Membership on the drop down menu. This is an ongoing project and we add functions to it occasionally. Play with it at your leisure.  Send us updates to your marathon count, states completed, location where you completed the states, etc. Updates to our database are done nearly daily. If you haven't done so, please send us a digital photo to add to the membership list.  It helps members recognize each other at the races.   .jpg works best. Membership list

Beth Davenport is working to help folks find missing results for certification.  Please contact her if you cannot find old marathon results and she may be able to find the results. beth.eddiesfan@gmail.com

----- Deals for our members-------
Discounts to races are offered exclusively for our members in good standing.  Membership is verified by the individual races.

Mainly Marathons is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: LOONY10.
http://mainlymarathons.com/

Dead Running Races is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: DRDISC.
https://www.deadrunning.net/

The Road to 50 Marathons is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code for half marathon distances and above : CLUB10.
https://theroadto50.com/

Don Kern's Michigan races are offering a 10% discount for our members. Use the code: 50STATES
Groundhog Day Marathon
Millennium Meadows Marathon
Last Chance BQ Marathon Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Marathon

1/7/23 Inaugural State 47 Las Cruces Marathon--Las Cruces, NM is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: 50STATE.
https://www.lascrucescvb.org/lascruceshalf/

3/5/23 Little Rock Marathon--Little Rock, AR is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: AWSOPALE for the Marathon, Challenge 1 or Challenge 2. Any questions please contact Hobbit hobbit_s@sbcglobal.net.
(registration)
https://littlerockmarathon.com/

3/19/23 Tobacco Road--Cary, NC is offering a $20 discount for our members after the first of the year. Discount code: 50states.
www.tobaccoroadmarathon.com

4/3/23 Eau Claire Marathon--Eau Claire, WI is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: 50Club10.
https://www.eauclairemarathon.com/

5/5-7/23 New England Challenge--RI, MA, CT is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: 50STATER2023.
https://www.starracing.org/

5/12-14/23 New England Challenge II--VT, NH, ME is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: 50STATER2023.
https://www.starracing.org/

5/13/23 Brookings Marathon--Brookings, SD is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: 50STATES.
www.brookingsmarathon.com

5/13/23 New River Marathon--Todd, NC is offering a 10% discount for our members. Use the code: 50STATES2023. The discount is applicable to all 3 distances (marathon, half, 5K) and if you bring along another runner. Valid through 5/11/23.
https://newrivermarathon.com/

6/4/23 20th Anniversary Casper Marathon--Casper, WY is offering a $5 discount for our members. Use the code: 50StatesHalf
https://runwyoming.com/

6/16-18/23 Tri-State Challenge--PA, NJ, NY is offering a $10 discount for our members. Use the code: 50STATER2023.
https://www.starracing.org/

8/20/23 Anchorage RunFest--Anchorage, AK is offering a $10 discount for our members for the Marathon, Relay and 49K. Use the code: 2023ARF50States. For family members they are offering a $5 discount for the 5K. Use the code: 2023ARF50States5K. They are also offering a special certificate for those finishing their 50th state with them. Please contact Melanie if you are completing your 50th state: melanie@ancrun.org
www.anchoragerunfest.org

9/10/23 Holland Haven--Holland, MI is offering a $6 discount for our members. Use the code: HHM2023
https://runsignup.com/holland

9/30/23 New Hampshire Marathon--Bristol, NH is offering a $10 discount for our members to help them celebrate their 30th year! Use the code: PROMONHM23.
www.nhmarathon.com

10/21/23 Mankato Marathon--Mankato, MN is offering a $15 discount for our members. Use the code: 50Marathons.
www.mankatomarathon.com

11/18/23 Honoring Our Heroes Marathon--Rolla, MO is offering a 20% discount for our members: Use the code: HEROES50.
https://heroesmarathon.com

------Invitations to our members-----
Beth Davenport has had a good response from her local running club about a "buddy system" to have a New Mexico "buddy" for our club members travelling to New Mexico for any of their marathons.  beth.eddiesfan@gmail.com 

If any 50 States Marathon Club members or their families are interested in the ultimate running tour of Chicago from City Running Tours-Chicago, Marlin Keesler will personally set them up with generous discounts no one else gets (only for contacts directly connected with the 50 States Marathon Club).  familyquest@att.net
http://cityrunningtours.com/chicago.html


Bethann Powers is offering 20% off each item of her "Uniquely Colorful Activewear".  www.runningfunky.com