50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Daniel Chen from Champaign, Illinois, for achieving completion of the One Year One State 314+ Challenge in the state of Illinois, in 2025! Daniel topped the year off, finishing with a total of 406.6 miles at official timed running events in one year, in the state of Illinois. Daniel is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club family, and has been a member for over seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Joseph Ruffino from Wood Dale, Illinois, for finishing the One Year One State 314+ Challenge in the state of Illinois, in 2025! Joseph achieved a total of 371.25 miles at official timed running events in one year in the state of Illinois. Joseph has been a long time member of our fifty states running club, for over eleven years, since 2014.

Congratulation to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ members, Amador Nunez and Rosalba Rodriguez from Anaheim, California, for completing the One Year One State 314+ Challenge in the state of California, in 2025! Amador and Rose achieved a total of 330.2 miles at official timed running events in the state of California in one year. Both Rose and Amador are Life Membership members of our 50 states running club family.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, J. Jahz Carey from Windermere, Florida, for achieving the completion of the One Year One State 314+ Challenge in the state of Florida, in 2025! J. Jahz wrapped up the one year journey with a total of 316.1 miles completed at official timed running events in the state of Florida. J. Jahz has been a member of our 50 states run club family for over seven years, since 2018.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Alicia Tippett from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, for accomplishing the completion of the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ (combination of full marathons and half marathons in all 50 states), December 2025! Alicia has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over six years, since 2019.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Carol Randall from Angleton, Texas, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ (combination of 26.2mi and 13.1mi), in 2025! Carol has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over nine years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Sheri Camp from Maricopa, Arizona, for completing the One Year One State 314+ Go For the Miles Challenge in the state of Arizona! In one year, Sheri accomplished a total of 506.7 miles at official timed events in the state of Arizona. Sheri has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over nine years, since 2016.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Tim Mahaffey from The Villages, Florida, for accomplishing the One Year One State 314+ Challenge, in the state of Florida, in 2025! Tim completed a total of 510.9 miles at official timed events, in the state of Florida, in one year, well surpassing the minimum goal of 314 miles! Tim has been a member of our 50 states run club for over three years, since 2022.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Cris Schenck from Gardenia, California, for completing the One Year One State 314+ Challenge in the State of California! Cris ran a total of 319.9 miles at official timed events in one year, in the state of California. Additionally, Cris is a Life Membership member, and has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over ten years, since 2015!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Sunny Delaney from Seattle, Washington, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +DC, in 2025! Sunny has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over nine years, since 2016.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Tim Mahaffey from The Villages, Florida, for completing 200 half marathons! Tim reached the 200 Half Marathons milestone in 2025 and has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over three years, since 2022.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, J. Jahz Carey from Windermere, Florida, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge, December 2025! J. Jahz has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over seven years, since 2018.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, John Newsam from La Jolla, California, for finishing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, December 2025! John hit the road running, literally, and completed a half marathon in all 50 states in 100 weeks, wrapping up his 50th state in Delaware, at age 71! Amazing!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Margaret McInnis from Claremont, North Carolina, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge, December 2025! Margaret has been a member of our 50 states running club for over eight years, since 2017.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Michele Micke from Menasha, Wisconsin, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, December 2025! Michele has been a member of our 50 states running club for over three years, since 2022.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Deborah White from Piedmont, South Carolina, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, November 2025! Deborah joined our 50 states running club in 2024.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Emily Snow from Plymouth, Michigan, for completing the Canada Provinces Half Marathon Challenge™ (completing a half marathon in each of the Canada provinces), November 2025! Emily is a "Life Membership" member of our 50 states running club.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jane Kersh from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ +D.C. (a combination of full marathons and half marathons in all 50 states plus D.C.), in November 2025! Jane has been a member of our 50 states running club for over nine years!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Erik Benrud from Bloomington, Indiana, for completing the Canada Provinces Half Marathon Challenge, October 2025!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Paulette Espina-Gabriel from Streamwood, Illinois, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C, in 2025! Paulette has been a member of our 50 states running club for over four years.