Half-a-second to reflect, my first post-retirement week in Colorado & a regalia of state medals to link together. 50K every day for 11 days. Whatta life ‘rewirement’ kick-off!
REFLECTION> Things I’d do different. Things I did surprisingly ok. Windows of possibilities open for the next 11 ½ months forward. All positive stuff.
I set an outrageous goal. Surrounded myself with like-minded run folk & soaked-in their stories & experiences. Helped reset the physicality of another day, mental fatigue, continuous highway travel, motel check-ins, packing/repacking of supplies.
‘Get to the start, get to the finish’ — I didn’t look further than the day at present. One lap, grab a rubberband. 5 laps you ‘colour up’, trade-in 4 naked bands for a red rubber.
Run a half, run/walk/jog a half.
Eat. Not just gels. EAT. Days I missed my 4000 calories goal, days I felt depleted.
And of course… sunblock the LIPS. Lesson learned. Ugh.
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- medal REGALIA
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- Guinness Record
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- Mega Marathoner
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- Coal Creek Trail
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- CANCER survivor
Welcome to the home of the World Megamarathon Ranking 300+.
Below you will find the links to separate listings for the World Megamarathon Ranking 300+ as well as a breakdown of the USA and North American Megamarathon Ranking 300+. The current World totals reflect the marathons/ultras run in the previous period ending either June 30 or December 31.
CLICK HERE FOR THE WORLD RANKINGS
We are not a running club; there are no dues and nobody is trying to sell you a T-shirt. Instead, we are a group of runners who happen to enjoy running marathons (26.2 miles) and ultras (any distance longer than a marathon) and will go to the ends of the earth to run them…and we run them often. In fact, the runners on this list have run more sanctioned marathons/ultras than anyone else in the world. We represent a mere 0.0000000427% of the people on this planet. More people have orbited the earth in outer space, and more climbers have summited Mt. Everest than have completed the 300 or more marathons/ultras required to have been included on this list.
The World Megamarathon Ranking 300+ is updated once a year to reflect the new career totals of marathons/ultras finished for each runner as December 31 of that year.
Congratulations for your remarkable achievements.
Diane Bolton
mailto:northamericamegamarathon@gmail.com
Colorado SPRING ❄️
It’s not about time, it’s TIME on FEET.
Cardio training, lap running/mental training, pole training, heat training, overnight training & nutrition. Forcing myself to eat consistent/steady over a 30-hour period.
The goal is set — my first 100-mile race in September.
It’s not tomorrow, it’s in 6 months. Sufficient training-block time to make the IMPOSSIBLE seem doable. Having just finished 350 miles (11 50Ks & a bonus marathon), the legs can manage. Gotta train the mind, the stomach — learn the process. It’s a puzzle many have solved.
2024 is my turn. Rewirement time.
Formally said goodbye to my work family. Bestest party — thanks Ash! Empanadas from a pricey Argentine restaurant & PIE! Y’all know I love PIE — lots & lots of PIE ❤️
Nicest cards. New adventure BEGINS!
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- Goodbye PSers
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- RETIREMENT
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- NCAR HILL repeats
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- Mom ❤️
Training Block BEGINS
miles of SMILES
Podcast interview? and by a NY Yankees fan? That’s a DOUBLE no. LOL> Intro hints of scheduling delays in making this [interview] happen. Reality? HUGE case of imposter syndrome. I personally intake lotta marathon media — print articles & video. Super passionate about the sport, both road & trail. So what could I add?
Bill Stahl, Leadville 100 FINISHER. Race Director for the 9/11 American Heroes Run. Me? I’m a back-of-the-pack marathoner who’s Forrest Gump’d his way across 7 continents and all 50 States. Never did I ever… 11 years later, dream… I’d be characterized ‘a serial marathoner’.
Faith, friends & family. That’s the secret sauce.
Strong Christian faith, GREAT friends, bestest FAMILY.
And grit. And self belief. And miles of road.
American Heroes Run is a small local event, which I’ve selected as my 100-mile race destination. It’s where I met my run-buddy Karen in 95-degree heat & shared my cancer diagnosis. Crazy intimate details marathoners share with other marathoners; makes our sport unique. Long miles, physical push-push-push fatigue — it’s all part of the recipe, the ultra adventure.
2023, I returned to American Heroes to FUN RUN the marathon with Karen, start-to-finish. Conversation pace, 5+ hours. Knew then, HERE would be my 100.
Friday Sept 6/Saturday Sept 7. 30-hour time limit. Say a prayer that day.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452355/14685517
Keenan Haga is who you might call a serial marathoner. In fact, he has run 311 of them so far. On every continent, including Antarctica. He has run one in every state – three times. Keenan’s goal for 2024 is to run 100 marathons, including 13 in 15 days, plus a 100-miler. You’ll undoubtedly enjoy hearing about his cool experiences running among polar bears, sea lions, on the race track at Churchill Downs, at Crater Lake, Oregon, and the not-so-great ones like getting a parasite from water at an aid station in Brazil. In the midst of all of this marathoning, Keenan also beat stomach cancer, chemotherapy, the whole works. He credits running with helping him develop the attitude that he could dig in to battle it. But he kept his diagnosis to himself, even to his family, until he met another runner, Karen Kay-Timonier, at the American Heroes Run to whom he opened up and began to share his cancer journey. Keenan had already discovered how much he cherished the running community he’s met throughout the world, but now he has also been absorbed into the cancer survivor community in which he can share his experiences. The first things I noticed in our chat is how down-to-Earth Keenan is about his life’s extraordinary journey, his positivity, humility, warmth, and his gratitude that he gets to do the things he does. For you distance junkies, Keenan also shares a lot of helpful little tips from a guy who covers an awful lot of miles. I think you’ll enjoy this chat a lot.
