50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Brian Crawford from Nashua, New Hampshire, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™, in October 2026! Brian has been a member of our 50 states running club for over ten years, since early 2016!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Lise Fricke from Stuart, Florida, for completing the 200 half marathons milestone, in October 2026! Lisa has been a member of our 50 states running club for over thirteen years, since 2013!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Michele Funk from Liberty TWP, Ohio, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge, in October 2026! Michele is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club and has been a member for over seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Kendra Hancock from Angier, North Carolina, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in October 2026! Kendra is a Life Membership member of our 50 states run club, and has been a member for over three years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Dhanush Jayaprakash from Liberty Hill, Texas, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™, in October 2026! While our youngest on record to finish the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge is age 11, Dhanush is the youngest club member to finish the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ at age 17! The 50 States Endurance Challenge™ is a special 50 states running club challenge with a wider variety of distances accepted than

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Thomas Milburn from Dayton, Ohio, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in October 2026! Thomas has been a member of our 50 states running club for over seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Jennifer Schell from Springdale, Ohio, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in October 2026! Jennifer is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club, and has been a member for over four years.

Congratulations to Natalie Piromsuk, from Chesterfield, Missouri, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™ in Ocotober 2026, during her time as a 50 States Half Marathon Club member. Natalie was a member of our 50 states running club for over nine years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jennifer Clark from Brandon, Mississippi, for completing a 3rd official round of the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in October 2026! Jennifer is the first person to finish an official 3rd round, in the history of our 50 states running club, meaning none of our 50 States Half Marathon Challenges overlapped one another. Each round started after the previous round was completed. Jennifer has been a member of our 50

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jamie Koonce from Knoxville, Tennessee, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in September 2026! Jamie has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Julie Wyngaert from Winder, Georgia, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge +D.C., in September 2026! Julie has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost seven years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Jennifer Shin from Princeton, New Jersey, for competing the 200 half marathons milestone, in September 2026! Jennifer finished 100 half marathons in 2019, and continued on in 2020 to work toward 200, finishing up in just under six years. Jennifer is a long time Life Membership member of our 50 states running club, and has been with us for twelve years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Samuel Lafaye from Roanoke, Virginia, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge™, in 2026! Samuel has been a member of our 50 states running club for over five years, since 2021.

If you haven't heard yet, our 50 States Half Marathon Club "2027 Annual Meet Up Destination" has been officially announced! Club members from across the nation will be heading to Chattanooga, Tennessee for our Annual Member Party & Awards Night Celebration, in conjunction with the 7 Bridges Marathon, 4 Bridges Half Marathon event. Club activities will take place Friday October 22nd, 2027 through October 24th, 2027. Details have been sent out to members, as well as posted in