50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

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.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Susan S. Davis from Boerne, Texas, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™, in August 2026! Susan completed full marathons in 7 states, and half marathons in the remaining 43 states, ending the 50 states journey in Alaska. Susan has been a member of our 50 states running club for over seven years, since 2019.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Michelle Brooks from Flagstaff, Arizona, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™, in August 2026! Michelle has been a member of our 50 states running club for over three years, since 2023.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Dale Mitchell from Melbourne, Florida, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™! Dale finished up her 50 states journey in Alaska, in August 2026! Dale has been a member of our 50 states running club for over three years, joining us in February of 2023.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Ann Yarbrough from Melbourne, Florida, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge, in August 2026! Ann completed mostly half marathons in all of the states, and one full marathon in the state of Florida, completing her 50 states journey in Alaska. Ann has been a member of our 50 states running club for over four years, since spring of 2022.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Tim Mahaffey from The Villages, Florida, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in July 2026! Tim is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club and has been a member for over four years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Sarah Leite from Fairfield, Connecticut, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in July 2026! Sarah is a life membership member of our 50 states running club, and has been a member for over eight years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Mark Lee Palmer from Herriman, Utah, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge, in July 2026! Mark has been a member of our 50 states running club for over four years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Rutledge Capers from Collierville, Tennessee, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in June 2026! Rutledge has been a member of our 50 states running club for over ten years!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Elizabeth Gugenheim from Avon, Indiana, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge, in June 2026! Elizabeth is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Sanjeet Rakwal from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™! Sanjeet joined our 50 states running club just a short while ago, and finished up running 50 states in June 2026!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jewel Bunch from Oxford, Mississippi, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in May of 2026! Jewel has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost ten years, since 2016!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Eddie Piromsuk from Chesterfield, Missouri, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in March 2026! Eddie has been a member of our 50 states run club for over nine years, since 2016.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Lori Cooper from Laurel Park, North Carolina, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., finishing up the challenge in March 2026! Lori has been a member of our fifty states distance running club for over ten years, since early 2016!

Congratulations to Kate Thompson, from Madison, Wisconsin, for completing the 50 States Run Challenge (an "under half" challenge for...