50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

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, Shari Capers from Collierville, Tennessee, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in June 2026! Shari has been a member of our fifty states running club for over ten 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, Angie Winstead from Jacksonville, Arkansas, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in June 2026! Angie has been a member of our 50 states running club for over eight years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Christine Rohn-Tielke from Avon, Ohio, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™! Christine has been a member of our 50 states running club for over eight years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, David Clark from Brandon, Mississippi, for completing a 5k in all 50 States, in June 2026! David started out as support crew for his wife Jennifer, and soon enough he was along for the adventure doing 5k's as part of 50 States Half Marathon Club's family challenge, allowing for the opportunity of family members to do a shorter distance in all 50 states, rather than our traditional 50 States Half Marathon Challenge! Dav

By 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Christine Palmisano: In May 2025, I crossed the finish line of the Hibiscus Half Marathon in Hawaii and completed a goal that had been 16 years in the making: running 13.1 miles in all 50 states. Like many of you, I started with a single race. I had no grand plan, no expectation that it would take more than a decade and a half, and certainly no idea how much the journey would shape my life. I didn't know about the 50 States Half Maratho

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Hillery Campbell from Seattle, Washington, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in June 2026! Hillery is a Life Membership member, and has been with our 50 states running club for over four years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Tracey Stotz from La Mesa, California, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™, in June 2026! Tracey has been a member of our 50 states running club for over three years, since early 2023.

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, Nancy Alvarez from Hartsville, South Carolina, for finishing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in June 2026! Nancy has been a member of our 50 states running club for over two years.

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, Natalie Piromsuk from Chesterfield, Missouri, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., March 2026! Natalie has been a member of our 50 states running 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!

Running across the country. One state at a time. That’s the dream! Imagine the thrill of crossing finish lines coast to coast. The joy of ticking off every state on your running map. It’s not just a goal. It’s a lifestyle. And guess what? You can join the 50 states half marathon club and make it happen! Ready to dive in? Let’s go! Why Joining 50 States Running Clubs is a Game-Changer Joining a running club that challenges you to conquer all 50 states? That’s next-level motiv

The 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ is the official premiere challenge of 50 States Half Marathon Club™. The challenge is a goal to work toward completing a half marathon in each of the 50 states. Completing D.C. is a bonus, but is not required. 50 States Half Marathon Club™ members can receive very nice, personally engraved awards upon finishing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™. 50 States Half Marathon Club™ is also exceptionally recognized for hosting a big annual