50 STATES RUNNING CLUB NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Kathleen Hayes from West Covina, California, for completing the 100 Half Marathons Challenge, in October 2026! Kathleen is a Life Membership member of our 50 states running club, and has been a member 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, Jack Absher from Las Vegas, Nevada, for completing the 25 Countries Endurance Challenge™, in June 2026! Jack is the first to finish one of our newest club challenges, checking off a half marathon in twenty five countries in just over four years! Jack ran half marathons in 9 countries in Asia, 4 North America countries, 2 countries in Africa, 2 countries in South America, 7 countries in Europe, and Australia!

Congratulations to 50 States Half Marathon Club member, Anne Marie Wotkyns from Thousand Oaks, California, for completing the 300 half marathons milestone! Anne Marie has been a member of our 50 states running club for almost eight years.