{"id":428,"date":"2023-04-02T23:15:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T23:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/?p=428"},"modified":"2026-04-26T14:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T14:44:34","slug":"roddy-runs-all-50-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/?p=428","title":{"rendered":"Running all 50 US States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m starting a personal challenge to run at least a half marathon (13.1 miles) in every US state.  I hope to complete this challenge before turning 50 on March 11, 2029.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>States Ran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington D.C.<\/strong> while our nation&#8217;s capital, is not a part of any U.S. state and is not one itself.  It was the home of my first ever full marathon, The Marine Corps Marathon, in October 2018! I ran it with my beautiful sister, Annie.  It opened the door to the rest of this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New York<\/strong> &#8211; I have run the NYC Full Marathon twice (2019 and 2021).  I have also ran the NYC Half (<strong><em>Half Marathon PR at 1:50<\/em><\/strong>), Queens Half, Brooklyn Half, and other half marathons around the city. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Indiana<\/strong> &#8211; Carmel Full Marathon on April 3, 2021, it was among the first in person races post pandemic and as of 4\/2\/23 my <strong><em>Marathon PR at 4:11<\/em><\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interlude 1<\/strong> &#8211; London Marathon on October 2, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nevada &#8211; <\/strong>Run Laughlin Half Marathon in Dec 03, 2022.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Florida<\/strong> &#8211; Sarasota Half Marathon in Sarasota on January 14, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Texas<\/strong> &#8211; Plano Half Marathon in Plano on February 11, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maryland<\/strong> &#8211; Salisbury Half Marathon in Salisbury on April 1, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Massachusetts<\/strong> &#8211;  Ran the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17, 2023.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Colorado<\/strong> &#8211; Time Travel Half Marathon in Colorado Springs in May 27, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Washington<\/strong> &#8211; The Super Fast Half in Snoqualmie Pass in June 17, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vermont<\/strong> &#8211;  Mad Half Marathon in Waitsfield in July 9, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connecticut<\/strong> &#8211; Hogsback Half Marathon in Riverton on September 23, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Illinois<\/strong> &#8211; The Chicago Marathon on October 8, 2023 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oregon<\/strong> &#8211; Run Like Hell Half Marathon in Portland on October 28, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alabama<\/strong> &#8211; The Big Beach Half Marathon in Gulf Shores on January 28, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Virginia<\/strong> &#8211; Colonial Half Marathon in Williamsburg on February 17, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tennessee<\/strong> &#8211; Nashville St Paddy&#8217;s Day Half Marathon in Nashville on March 9, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missouri<\/strong> &#8211; Rock the Parkway Half in Kansas City on April 6, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Hampshire <\/strong>&#8211; Margarita Half in Portsmouth on May 12, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maine<\/strong> &#8211; Shipyard Old Port Half Marathon in Portland on June 8, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>California<\/strong> &#8211; Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on July 21, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ohio &#8211;<\/strong> Goodyear Half Marathon in Akron on August 10, 2024\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interlude 2<\/strong> &#8211; Berlin Marathon on September 29, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wisconsin<\/strong> &#8211; Hot Cider Hustle in Milwaukee on October 26, 2024\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interlude 3<\/strong> &#8211; Medio Maraton Monumental in Santiago on Nov 24, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mississippi<\/strong> &#8211; Gulf Coast Half Marathon in Biloxi on December 15, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>South Carolina<\/strong> &#8211; Charleston Half Marathon in Charleston on January 25, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Utah<\/strong> &#8211; Canyonlands Half Marathon in Moab on March 15, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delaware<\/strong> &#8211; Coastal&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;Running Festival in Rehoboth Beach on April 13, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>West Virginia<\/strong> &#8211; Greenbrier Half Marathon in White Sulphur Springs on May 10, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Montana<\/strong> &#8211; Missoula Half Marathon on June 29, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Idaho<\/strong> &#8211; Idaho Falls Half Marathon on July 26, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Jersey<\/strong> &#8211; Ocean City NJ Half Marathon Marathon on September 21, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oklahoma<\/strong> &#8211; Route 66 Half Marathon in Tulsa on November 23, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Mexico<\/strong> &#8211; State 47 Las Cruces Half Marathon on January 3, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arizona<\/strong> &#8211; Sedona Half Marathon on February 7, 2026\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interlude 4<\/strong> &#8211; Tokyo Marathon on March 1, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rhode Island<\/strong> &#8211; Newport Half Marathon on April 18, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Iowa &#8211; Cedar Rapids Half Marathon on June 7, 2026<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Georgia &#8211; Under the Oaks Half in the Golden Isles on 10\/10\/2026<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m starting a personal challenge to run at least a half marathon (13.1 miles) in every US state. I hope to complete this challenge before turning 50 on March 11, 2029. States Ran Washington D.C. while our nation&#8217;s capital, is not a part of any U.S. state and is not one itself. It was the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/?p=428\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Running all 50 US States&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,15],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-running","tag-running"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=428"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":601,"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428\/revisions\/601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpimentel.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}