RUNNING
I began training for "competitive" runs in 2003 when my friends Brian Ricketts, Jacque Peppler and Chris Garcia told me they ran their first marathon in San Antonio after using the Hal Higdon training program.
- I ran my first half marathon in Austin on February 15, 2004
- I ran my first full marathon in Austin on February 19, 2006
- I started a running streak on October 23, 2015 where I ran at least 2 miles every day until April 8, 2017 (534 days in a row)
- My ultimate goal is to complete a marathon in all 50 US states
- I currently have 42 states completed (TX, CA, FL, HI, AZ, MO, OR, SC, CO, NM, VA, WA, RI, LA, OK, MT, ME, MS, KY, VT, IL, AL, KS, MN, NY, GA, AR, ID, MA, UT, NV, NC, IN, IA, WY, DE, TN, OH, NH, WI, SD, MD)
- My next marathon will be in AK, CT, MI, ND, NE, NJ, PA, or WV
Check out a map of my quest to complete a marathon in all 50 US states on RaceRaves!
ATHLINKS has a summary of most of my competitive runs.
| RACE | LOCATION | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&A Trail Marathon | Severna Park, MD (#42) | March 24, 2024 | 5:44:49 |
| Sioux Falls Marathon | Sioux Falls, SD (#41) | August 27, 2023 | 5:49:32 |
| Eau Claire Marathon | Eau Claire, WI (#40) | April 30, 2023 | 5:56:27 |
| Chattanooga Half Marathon | Chattanooga, TN | March 3, 2023 | 2:39:11 |
| Clarence DeMar Marathon | Keene, NH (#39) | September 25, 2022 | 5:44:45 |
| Texas Too Hot 15K | Boerne, TX | July 10, 2022 | 1:49:26 |
| Flying Pig Marathon | Cincinnati, OH (#38) | May 1, 2022 | 6:21:53 |
| Chattanooga Marathon | Chattanooga, TN (#37) | March 6, 2022 | 5:50:20 |
| Coastal Delaware Marathon | Rehoboth Beach, DE (#36) | November 12, 2021 | 5:22:29 |
| Med Bow Rail Marathon | Wyoming (#35) | August 14, 2021 | 6:38:55 |
| Texas Too Hot 15K | Boerne, TX | July 11, 2021 | 1:41:23 |
| Betsy Farris Memorial Half Marathon | Columbia, MO | September 28, 2019 | 2:23:24 |
| Texas Too Hot 15K *PR | Boerne, TX | July 14, 2019 | 1:38:16 |
| Run4Troops Marathon | Dubuque, IA (#34) | June 29, 2019 | 5:40:42 |
| Run for the Hills 10K | Bulverde, TX | May 4, 2019 | 0:57:43 |
| Carmel Marathon | Carmel, IN (#33) | March 30, 2019 | 6:06:38 |
| Novant Health Charlotte Marathon | Charlotte, NC (#32) | November 3, 2018 | 5:22:59 |
| Texas 2 Way Torture Test 10 mile | Johnson City, TX | September 15, 2018 | 2:15:55 |
| ET Full Moon Midnight Marathon | Rachel, NV (#31) | August 26, 2018 | 6:20:11 |
| Texas Too Hot 15K | Boerne, TX | July 15, 2018 | 1:40:26 |
| Salt Lake City Marathon | Salt Lake City, UT (#30) | April 21, 2018 | 5:31:49 |
| Cape Cod Marathon | Falmouth, MA (#29) | October 29, 2017 | 5:21:02 |
| Idaho Falls Marathon | Idaho Falls, ID (#28) | July 29, 2017 | 5:47:59 |
| The Hogeye Marathon | Springdale, AR (#27) | April 8, 2017 | 4:44:47 |
| Callaway Gardens Marathon | Pine Mountain, GA (#26) | January 28, 2017 | 4:51:47 |
| Wineglass Marathon | Corning, NY (#25) | October 2, 2016 | 4:57:24 |
| Grandma's Marathon | Duluth, MN (#24) | June 18, 2016 | 4:46:34 |
| Eisenhower Marathon | Abilene, KS (#23) | April 9, 2016 | 4:51:33 |
| Mercedes-Benz Marathon | Birmingham, AL (#22) | February 14, 2016 | 4:53:07 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, IL (#21) | October 11, 2015 | 4:46:58 |
| Mad Marathon | Waitsfield, VT (#20) | July 12, 2015 | 5:29:50 |
| Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon | Louisville, KY (#19) | April 25, 2015 | 4:49:46 |
| Mississippi Blues Marathon | Jackson, MS (#18) | January 10, 2015 | 5:41:44 |
| Mount Desert Island Marathon | Bar Harbor, ME (#17) | October 19, 2014 | 4:58:15 |
| Missoula Marathon | Missoula, MT (#16) | July 13, 2014 | 5:00:33 |
| Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon | Oklahoma City, OK (#15) | April 27, 2014 | 5:17:17 |
| Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon | New Orleans, LA (#14) | February 2, 2014 | 4:52:16 |
| Shiner Beer Run Half Marathon | Shiner, TX | November 23, 2013 | 2:58:40 |
| UnitedHealthcare Newport Marathon | Newport, RI (#13) | October 13, 2013 | 4:36:29 |
| Too Hot to Handle 5K | Boerne, TX | July 14, 2013 | 0:38:17 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon *PR | Seattle, WA (#12) | June 22, 2013 | 4:27:04 |
| Culinaria 5K *PR | San Antonio, TX | March 23, 2013 | 0:25:55 |
| Yuengling Shamrock Marathon | Virginia Beach, VA (#11) | March 17, 2013 | 4:40:22 |
| Duke City Marathon | Albuquerque, NM (#10) | October 21, 2012 | 4:51:04 |
| Corporate Cup 5K | San Antonio, TX | June 2, 2012 | 0:27:41 |
| Colfax Marathon | Denver, CO (#9) | May 20, 2012 | 5:26:00 |
| Charleston Marathon | Charleston, SC (#8) | January 14, 2012 | 5:40:22 |
| Portland Marathon | Portland, OR (#7) | October 9, 2011 | 4:47:18 |
| Race for the Cure 5K | San Antonio, TX | April 30, 2011 | 0:30:59 |
| Go St. Louis Marathon | St. Louis, MO (#6) | April 10, 2011 | 5:27:45 |
| Holualoa Tucson Marathon | Tucson, AZ (#5) | December 12, 2010 | 5:24:34 |
| Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Half Marathon | San Antonio, TX | November 14, 2010 | 2:13:37 |
| Maui Marathon | Maui, HI (#4) | September 19, 2010 | 5:24:50 |
| Race for the Cure 5K | San Antonio, TX | May 1, 2010 | 0:29:09 |
| Space Coast Marathon | Cocoa, FL (#3) | November 29, 2009 | 4:56:31 |
| Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Half Marathon | San Antonio, TX | November 15, 2009 | 2:13:42 |
| Spurs & CASA 5K | San Antonio, TX | March 21, 2009 | 0:27:10 |
| Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon | San Antonio, TX | November 16, 2008 | 4:55:21 |
| Famous Idaho Potato 10K | Boise, ID | May 17, 2008 | 0:57:25 |
| San Antonio Half Marathon | San Antonio, TX | November 11, 2007 | 2:06:46 |
| Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon | San Diego, CA (#2) | June 3, 2007 | 5:23:52 |
| Austin Half Marathon | Austin, TX | February 18, 2007 | 2:10:25 |
| San Antonio Marathon | San Antonio, TX | November 12, 2006 | 4:40:23 |
| Helotes Half-Marathon | Helotes, TX | October 14, 2006 | 2:06:30 |
| Freescale Marathon | Austin, TX (#1) | February 19, 2006 | 4:30:56 |
| SARR 10 Mile Run | San Antonio, TX | December 4, 2005 | 1:26:56 |
| Kendall County Fair 10K *PR | Boerne, TX | August 13, 2005 | 0:55:42 |
| Combat Medic 10K | Ft. Sam Houston, TX | July 23, 2005 | 1:00:51 |
| SARR Carrabba's Half Marathon Relay | San Antonio, TX | June 18, 2005 | 0:27:00 |
| Freescale Half Marathon *PR | Austin, TX | February 13, 2005 | 2:02:49 |
| Helotes Half Marathon | Helotes, TX | October 2, 2004 | 2:22:12 |
| Alamo Heights Band 10K | Alamo Heights, TX | March 6, 2004 | 0:58:30 |
| Motorola Half Marathon | Austin, TX | February 15, 2004 | 2:15:38 |
| Komen Race For The Cure 5K | Phoenix, AZ | October 8, 2000 | 0:28:48 |