Newsletter50 States Marathon
Club Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 3
Issue date: May 18, 2002
Proudly supporting 387 members, as of May 18, 2002!
For accuracy in changing your e-mail address or other information: Please include
your FULL NAME along with any other changes. Sometimes it’s tough to match up
an e-mail address with other information, if that’s all you have. Remember keep
your statistics and e-mail current for the newsletter. Updates can be sent to
LayneReibe@aol.com or Steveboone@aol.com.
Reunion Marathon!
5/26/02 Wyoming Marathon
“We are looking forward to hosting the 25th Annual Wyoming Marathon Races on May
26th. The Fifty States members will love the Little America Hotel. It is
surrounded by a golf course and has an Olympic size swimming pool. It is an easy 40
mile drive to the start along Interstate 80. We will have a nice pasta feed and 50
States Marathon Club meeting Saturday night at the hotel. One of the perks is that
all runners will receive a complimentary copy of the May/June issue of Marathon &
Beyond which features stories on the South Pole Marathon. We will also have forms
for the 2003 North Pole Marathon. I want to wish everyone safe travels and look
forward to sharing another event together.” - Brent Weigner, Race Director
Check out http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/marathon/
for sign up information.
New Marathons
Des Moines Marathon is scheduled for 10/06/02, and it’s new this year. All 50
States Marathon Club members receive a $10 discount off the cost of the race. Check
out the website at www.desmoinesmarathon.com./
City of Trees, Boise, Idaho (11/3/02), www.cityoftreesmarathon.com.
Reunions, Where?
We have several criteria for reunion marathons. Among them: Amenities offered
to 50 staters by the race; ease getting into the airport; race should be of a moderate
size; cover all quarters of the United States.
Under consideration for the rest of the year: Durango (10/13 –
www.durangomarathon.com); Des Moines (10/6); and Tulsa (11/23).
We are looking at Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon, scheduled for February 16, 2003 as our
first quarter reunion for 2003. Look for details in the next newsletter.
Suggestions for future reunion marathons are welcomed.
TRAVEL TIPS:
(We will have a recurring section called travel tips. This is anything that makes
travel more efficient, easier, or cheaper.) Your ideas will be welcomed:
· Use the schedule page on the website www/50statesmarathonclub.com. Who can you travel
with/room with?
· Study maps and look for alternate destination cities. You can save a bundle!
· Carry a travel pillow. Your Newsletter person prefers the Bucky, a bargain at
$25. You can sleep ANYWHERE with this!
· If you have to catch a flight directly after the race, is there someone staying later
whose room you can shower in?
· Drylete or other running friendly clothing that dry easily can be washed out using
hotel shampoos – they are soap, after all. Rewearing them saves on luggage.
· Wear your 50 States Marathon Club clothing to identify yourself – meet friends and
influence people!
Such a Deal for Maui!
The Maui Marathon is offering members of the 50 States Marathon Club a FREE ENTRY into the
marathon when you book through Marathon Tours. Call Marathon Tours & Travel at
(800) 444-4097 for special package rates at a range of accommodations including the Westin
Maui, official race headquarters, next to the finish line at beautiful Kaanapali Beach.
After you have confirmed your travel arrangements, send the Maui Marathon race
application and mail it along with proof of your current 50 States Marathon Club
membership to Marathon Tours & Travel. Check out www.mauimarathon.com for more
about the race, and www.marathontour.com for more about Marathon Tours & Travel.
Check out www.50statesmarathonclub.com for clothing items. There are several
choices available.
Saving Bucks, Wearing Down Feet!
Several members have offered additional choices for doubles. Thanks to Bill Whipp,
Chuck Savage, Jerry Herndon, and Art Stanger! When you send this information,
please include the full title of the marathon and the city and state where it is located.
If your selection did not make the newsletter, it may have been because I could not
verify the information/did not have the full marathon name, city, or state.
For members who are interested, check dates carefully with the respective
websites and applications, in case changes have been made.
Note: Several people listed Detroit as part of a double. Detroit’s
date has been CHANGED to 10/6/02 this year!
1/19/02 Museum of Aviation – Warner Robins, Georgia
1/20/02 Tallahassee Marathon – Tallahassee, Florida
2/2/02 Tybee Island Marathon – Tybee Island, Georgia
2/3/02 Callaway Gardens Marathon – Marietta, Georgia
2/9/02 Myrtle Beach Marathon – Myrtle Beach, North Carolina
2/10/02 Mercedes Marathon – Birmingham, Alabama (501 miles)
3/23/02 Smoky Mountain Marathon – Townsend, Tennessee
3/24/02 Washington, DC Marathon – Washington, D. C. (472 miles)
4/6/02 Ellerbe Springs Marathon – Rockingham, North Carolina
4/7/02 Ohio River Road Runners – Xenia, Ohio (478 miles)
4/27/02 Muir Woods Marathon – Stinson Beach, California
4/28/02 Big Sur – Carmel, California (140 miles)
4/27/02 Kentucky Derby Marathon – Louisville, Kentucky
4/28/02 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6/1/02 Forest of Nisene Marks – Aptos, California
6/2/02 Gold Country Trail – Nevada City, California (216 miles)
OR Suzuki Rock ‘N Roll Marathon – San Diego, California (454 miles)
8/3/02 Frank Maier Marathon – Juneau, Alaska
8/4/02 Yukon River Trail – Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
9/1/02 Tupelo Marathon, - Tupelo, Mississippi
9/2/02 Heart of America Marathon, - Columbia, Missouri
(500 miles apart, long drive or short flight)
9/7/02 Dances with Dirt 50k – Ann Arbor, Michigan
9/8/02 Eriesistable Marathon – Erie, Pennsylvania
10/12/02 Hartford Marathon – Hartford, Connecticut
10/13/02 Ocean State Marathon – Warwick, Rhode Island
OR Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon – Albany, New York
OR Steamtown Marathon – Scranton, Pennsylvania
OR Atlantic City Marathon – Atlantic City, New Jersey
10/19/02 Indianapolis Marathon – Indianapolis, Indiana
10/20/02 Louisville Marathon – Louisville, Kentucky
OR Spirit of St. Louis Marathon – St. Louis, Missouri
OR Columbus Marathon – Columbus, Ohio
10/19/02 Big Basin Redwoods – Boulder Creek, California
10/20/02 Humboldt Redwoods – Arcata, California (285 miles)
10/19/02 Green Mountain Marathon – South Hero, Vermont
10/20/02 Mount Desert Island – Bar Harbor, Maine (348 miles)
OR Bay State Marathon – Tyngsboro, Massachusetts (217 miles)
10/26/02 Napa Valley Wine Country – Calistoga, California
10/27/02 Silicon Valley – San Jose, California (110 miles)
11/2/02 Andrew Jackson Marathon – Jackson, Tennessee
OR Baton Rouge Marathon - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11/3/02 Blue Springs Marathon – Blue Springs, Maryland
11/9/02 Sun Trust Richmond Marathon – Richmond, Virginia
11/10/02 Harrisburg Marathon – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (211 miles)
OR Marathon in the Parks – Rockville, Maryland
Jerry Herndon says that there are many combination marathons in Canada – refer to
www.interlog.com/~jedward/canada.html
and between the U.S. and Canada. There are many combinations overseas, also, if you
can stay for another week.
Three Cheers for these members who completed milestones:
Steve Boone – 200th marathon
Bill Whipp – 100th marathon
Dottie Duncan – 100th marathon
Don Lang – 300th marathon
Bob Platt – 100th marathon
Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Report (Partial, submitted by Jim
Rader)
First off, I'd say without equivocation the OKC Memorial is a keeper. The event is
superbly organized and because its association with the Memorial the money flows in to put
on a 1st rate, top of the line marathon. The OKC doesn't offer prize money so it
doesn't draw the world class marathoners (the overall winning time was about 2:38 and the
1st women was about 3:05). I'm guessing that the OKC is not about money - it is
about the memorial and "Celebrate Life" (a slogan I saw a lot of). As long
as the sponsor money is there, plan on a special experience if you ever decide to run it.
At the finish line - a finishers medal, space blanket, photo opportunities, lots of
bananas, oranges, sports food bars, and the real surprise was a special finishers T-shirt
on top of the T-shirt that you pick up with your race packet. The finishers T-shirt
has a logo on the front over the heart
and a larger logo on the back - no advertising. The T-shirt handed out with the race
packet has cool logo on the front and the back is loaded with all of the sponsors.
I finished feeling very good. Not beat up. Could of gone out dancing.
Jim has great things to say about volunteers, weather, the course, and every aspect of
this race.
CALLING ALL REPORTERS!
How would you like to work on the newsletter? Your editor is willing to talk about
many possibilities. If you don’t feel like a long term commitment, feel free to
submit articles. We’d prefer to keep race reports on the short side.
Contact Lois Berkowitz at gberkowitz336393@comcast.net.
Want to contact one of us directly? Try this:
Bob Lehew-president
BLehew1960@aol.com
Rick Worley-vice president
rick4701@aol.com
Tom Adair-secretary
tomadair@mindspring.com
Steve Boone-treasurer
steveboone@aol.com
Layne Reibel-membership
LayneReibe@aol.com
Lois Berkowitz-newsletter
gberkowitz336393@comcast.net
NOTE CHANGE
Victor Bhatt-reunion marathons
vbhatt@leestationery.com
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