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, Paula Fergusson from Vienna, Virginia, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ +D.C., in 2026! Paula has been a member of our 50 states running club for over eight years.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, David Winstead from Jacksonville, Arkansas, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in June 2026! David has been a member of our fifty states running club for over eight 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.

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.

By 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Gary Chatham: When I began pursuing a goal of running a half marathon in all 50 states + DC, I never imagined the journey would eventually inspire a book. Like many runners, I discovered that success rarely comes from a single race. It happens after showing up consistently, adapting to setbacks, trusting the process, and continuing forward when progress feels slow. Those lessons became increasingly important as the miles accumulated and

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, Molly McGuire from Selma, Indiana, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™ +D.C., in June 2026! Molly has been a member of our 50 states running club for just a short time.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Lorrie Newhouse from West Lafayette, Indiana, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in June 2026! Lorrie has been a member of our 50 states running club for over eight years, since 2018. Fifty States Running Club

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Kristine Gillespie from Tinley Park, Illinois, for finishing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™, in June 2026! Kristi Gillespie has been a long time member of our 50 states running club for over fourteen years, since 2012!

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, Sherry Smith from Liberty Lake, Washington, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge, in 2026! Sherry is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Carissa "Ceri" Sucato from Springfield, Virginia, for finishing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™, in May 2026! Ceri completed half marathons and 2 full marathons of the total fifty states plus D.C. Cheri has been a member of our 50 states running club for over 9 years, since 2016.

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

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Leslie Sansovich from Novi, Michigan, for completing the 50 States Endurance Challenge™, in May 2026! Leslie finished a combination of half marathon or longer events, checking off two states with full marathon completions. Leslie has been a member of our 50 states running club for over four years, since 2021.

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club™ member, Pam Begnaud from Youngsville, Louisiana, for completing the 50 States Half Marathon Challenge™ plus D.C., in May 2026! Pam and Wayne "Bubba" Begnaud joined our 50 states running club in 2023. While we are all heartbroken of the passing of Bubba, just shy of finishing the 50 states, we know he finished along side Pam in heart and spirit. In memory of Wayne "Bubba" Begnaud.

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