50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Brian Crawford from Nashua, New Hampshire, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™, in October 2026! Brian has been a member of our 50 states running club for over ten years, since early 2016!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Lise Fricke from Stuart, Florida, for completing the 200 half marathons milestone, in October 2026! Lisa has been a member of our 50 states running club for over thirteen years, since 2013!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Michele Funk from Liberty TWP, Ohio, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge, in October 2026! Michele is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club and has been a member for over seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Kendra Hancock from Angier, North Carolina, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in October 2026! Kendra is a Life Membership member of our 50 states run club, and has been a member for over three years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Dhanush Jayaprakash from Liberty Hill, Texas, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™, in October 2026! While our youngest on record to finish the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge is age 11, Dhanush is the youngest club member to finish the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ at age 17! The 50 States Endurance Challenge™ is a special 50 states running club challenge with a wider variety of distances accepted than

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Thomas Milburn from Dayton, Ohio, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in October 2026! Thomas has been a member of our 50 states running club for over seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Jennifer Schell from Springdale, Ohio, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in October 2026! Jennifer is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club, and has been a member for over four years.

Congratulations to Natalie Piromsuk, from Chesterfield, Missouri, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™ in Ocotober 2026, during her time as a 50 States Half Marathon Club member. Natalie was a member of our 50 states running club for over nine years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Lisanna Stotts from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ in October 2026! Lisanna has been a 50 states running club member for over seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Kathleen Hayes from West Covina, California, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge, in October 2026! Kathleen is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club, and has been a member for over nine years!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jennifer Clark from Brandon, Mississippi, for completing a 3rd official round of the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in October 2026! Jennifer is the first person to finish an official 3rd round, in the history of our 50 states running club, meaning none of our 50 States Half Marathon Challenges overlapped one another. Each round started after the previous round was completed. Jennifer has been a member of our 50

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jamie Koonce from Knoxville, Tennessee, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in September 2026! Jamie has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Julie Wyngaert from Winder, Georgia, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge +D.C., in September 2026! Julie has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jennifer Shin from Princeton, New Jersey, for competing the 200 half marathons milestone, in September 2026! Jennifer finished 100 half marathons in 2019, and continued on in 2020 to work toward 200, finishing up in just under six years. Jennifer is a long time Life Membership member of our 50 states running club, and has been with us for twelve years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Melissa Compeaux from Cut Off, Louisiana, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge +D.C., in September 2026! Melissa has been a member of our 50 states running club for over three years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Sandey Gutenschwager from Wyandotte, Michigan, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in September 2026! Sandey is a Life Membership member, and has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost nine years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Samuel Lafaye from Roanoke, Virginia, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™, in 2026! Samuel has been a member of our 50 states running club for over five years, since 2021.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Christine Kobeck from Fairfield, Connecticut, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in 2026! Christine has been a member of our 50 states running club for over eight years, since 2018.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Lisa Brandt from Lebanon, Illinois, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ +D.C.! Lisa ran her final state in Alaska, finishing the 50 states journey in August 2026.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Lisa Wiedower from Little Rock, Arkansas, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in August 2026! Lisa has been a member of our 50 states running club for about 2 and a half years, since 2023, and finished her 50 states journey in Alaska.