50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

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, Jason Gladden from Seattle, Washington, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in June 2026! Jason, a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club, has been a member for over four 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, 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!

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