50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Frances Espina from New York, NY, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™, in January 2026! Frances is a Life Membership member of our 50 States running club community, and has been a member for over seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Dave Schwartz from Sartell, Minnesota, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ (a combination of full marathons and half marathons in all 50 states), in January 2026! Dave is a long time member of our 50 states running club family, of close to fourteen years, since 2012!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Cheryl Webster from Huntsville, Alabama, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ (a combinations of distance running events in all 50 states), in January 2026! Cheryl has been a member of our fifty states running club community for over six years, since 2019.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Luluk Friedland from Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ (a combination of marathons and half marathons in all 50 states plus D.C.), in January 2026! Luluk has been a member of our 50 states running club family for over four years, since 2021.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jenny Craig from Cheyenne, Wyoming, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in January 2026! Jenny has been a member of our 50 states running club community for almost ten years, since 2016!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Joanne Dial from Wye Mills, Maryland, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in January 2026! Joanne has been a member of our 50 states running club family for almost ten years, since 2016!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Heather Williams from Jasper, Alabama, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in January 2026! Heather has been a member of our 50 states running club for over six years, since 2019.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jodi L. Noe from Palm Bay, Florida, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, January 2026! Jodi has been a member of our 50 states running club community for over two years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Donna McKendree from Clinton, New York, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +DC, in January 2026! Donna has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Amy Seagroves from Rochester, New York, for completing the 200 half marathons milestone, in January 2026! Amy has been a member of our 50 states running club community for over five years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Bonnie Schirato from Gold Canyon, Arizona, for reaching the phenomenal goal of completing 100 half marathons! Bonnie, a member of our 50 states running club for over eight years, finished the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™ in January 2026!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Candis Perry from Lakeside, California, for finishing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™, in 2025! Candis is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Tom Droz from Williamsville, New York, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., January 2026! Tom has been a long time member of our 50 states running club family for over twelve years, since 2013!

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.