Forever Fighters Running Club
Inspiring Hope and Building Community Through Movement
The States and the Races
Iowa
University of Okoboji 10K
Date: July 18, 1998
Location: Okoboji, Iowa
Distance: 10K = 6.2 miles
Time: Approximately 50 minutes
Race Partner: Anna Kabe
Minnesota
Grandma's Marathon
Date: June 22, 2002
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Distance: Marathon = 26.2 miles
Time: 3 hours, 30 minutes (marathon personal best)
Wisconsin
Crazy Legs Classic
Date: April 28, 2007, April 2018, plus others
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 37 minutes
Race Partners: Megan and Anna
Indiana
One America 500 Festival Minimarathon
Date: May 3, 2008
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Distance: Half marathon = 13.1 miles
Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Race Partner: Travis
Massachusetts
Boston Marathon
Date: April 20, 2009
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Distance: Marathon = 26.2 miles
Time: 3 hours, 48 minutes
California
D11 Wellness Center 5K/10K Run
Date: September 28, 2018
Location: San Diego, California
Distance: 10K = 6.2 miles
Time: Approximately 60 minutes
Illinois
Hot Chocolate Run
Date: November 4, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Distance: 15K = 9.3 miles
Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Race Partner: Megan
**Best Race Sweets**
Tennessee
Frostbite 5K Family Fun Run
Date: December 29, 2018
Location: Hendersonville, Tennessee
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Race Partner: Anna
**Most Ironic Race Name**
Georgia
Ugly Sweater Run
Date: December 30, 2018
Location: Toccoa, Georgia
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Race Partner: Anna
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Alabama
Millennium 5K
Date: December 31, 2018-January 1, 2019
Location: Killen, Alabama
Distance: 3K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Race Partner: Anna
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Kentucky
Cheers to New Years 5K
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Race Partner: Anna
Ohio
Great Black Swamp Festival of Races
Date: March 23, 2019
Location: Whitehouse, Ohio
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Michigan
Probility Ann Arbor Marathon 10K
Date: March 24, 2019
Location: Ann Arbor
Distance: 10K = 6.2 miles
Time: 1 hour, 1 minute
**Florida of the North**
Delaware
Thirsty Thursdays 5K Series
Date: May 2, 2019
Location: Newark, Delaware
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 27 minutes
New York
Run the Bronx
Date: May 4, 2019
Location: Bronx, New York
Distance: 10K = 6.2 miles
Time: 1 hour, 1 minute
Race Partner: Anna
**Best Community Race**
New Jersey
Komen Race for the Cure
Date: May 5, 2019
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 26 minutes
Race Partner: Anna
**Second place survivor**
Rhode Island
Tom McCoy Summer Fun Runs
Date: June 19, 2019
Location: Westerly, Rhode Island
Distance: 1 mile
Race Partner: Cabe
Time: Approximately 10 minutes
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Connecticut
Liz Harris Memorial Cannonball 1 Mile Run
Date: June 20, 2019
Location: Preston, Connecticut
Distance: 1 mile
Race Partner: Cabe
Time: 9 minutes
Colorado
West End 3K
Date: July 11, 2019
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Distance: 3K = 1.83 miles
Time: 16 minutes
Race Partner: Cabe and Steele (kids race)
Elevation: 5430 feet
Nebraska
Chadron Rotary Colter Run
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: July 13, 2019
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
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South Dakota
Mount Rushmore Brewing Company Race
Date: July 14, 2019
Location: Custer, South Dakota
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Texas
Trinity 5000 Summer Series
Date: August 8, 2019
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 29 minutes
**Hot**
Oklahoma
The Hottest 5K
Date: August 9, 2019
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Kansas
BVRC Special Olympics Race
Date: August 10, 2019
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 30 minutes
Missouri
Sound of the City
Date: August 11, 2019
Location: Independence, Missouri
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
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New Mexico
Mainly Marathons Southwest Series
Date: November 10, 2019
Location: Farmington, New Mexico
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Race Partner: Anna and Barb
Time: Approximately 30 minutes
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Utah
Mainly Marathons Southwest Series
Date: November 12, 2019
Location: Bluff, Utah
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Race Partners: Anna and Barb
Time: 29 minutes
Arizona
Mainly Marathons Southwest Series
Date: November 13, 2019
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 32 minutes
Race Partner: Anna
Elevation: 6910 feet
**State most likely to have climate identity crisis**
Nevada
Mainly Marathons Southwest Series
Date: November 14, 2019
Location: Laughlin, Nevada
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 28 minutes
Race Partner: Anna
**Laughlin should be the tourist destination of Nevada, not Vegas**
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Oregon
Vagabond Brewery 5K Fun Run
Date: February 29, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Running Partner: Megan
**Leap Day**
Washington
Hot Chocolate Run
Date: March 1, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Distance: 15K = 9.1 miles
Time: 1 hour, 29 minutes
Race Partner: Megan
North Carolina
Memorial Run
Date: May 23, 2021
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 27 minutes
South Carolina
#itcanwait
Date: May 23, 2021
Location: York, South Carolina
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
West Virginia
Forever Wild Adventure 5K
Date: May 30, 2021
Location: Snowshoe, West Virginia
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
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Pennsylvania
Java Jog
Date: May 31, 2021
Location: Bessemer, Pennsylvania
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 27 minutes
**Not one, but TWO prerace prayers. A blessed race.*
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North Dakota
Addie's Angels Run
Date: August 28, 2021
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 29 minutes
Arkansas
Resolution Run
Date: January 1, 2022
Location: Paragould, Arkansas
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 29 minutes
**Arkansas: The Iowa of the South**
Louisiana
Louisiana Marathon 5K
Date: January 15, 2022
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 29 minutes
Race Partner: Steele (1 mile kids race)
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Mississippi
Desoto County Annual MLK Race
Date: January 17, 2022
Location: Southhaven, Mississippi
Distance: Approximately 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 35 minutes
**My only COVID Fail, the race was unsupported and the route was unclear**
Virginia
Mount Vernon Trail 5K
Date: April 2, 2022
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 29 minutes
**Race was listed as Arlington but was actually on Columbia Island...so maybe not Virginia**
Maryland
Bethesda Elementary Fun Run
Date: April 2, 2022
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Distance: Approximately 0.5 miles
Time: Approximately 8 minutes
Running partners: lots of kids!
Florida
Clermont Waterfront Parkrun
Date: July 16, 2022
Clermont, Florida
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 28 minutes
Vermont
Crowley Road Race
Date: June 11, 2023
Location: Rutland, Virginia
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 30 minutes
Racing Partner: Steele (age 9)
**Boston Marathon winner Bill Rogers (pictured with us) ran the 10K**
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Maine
Gorham 4 Miler
Date: June 15, 2023
Location: Gorham, Maine
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37 minutes
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New Hampshire
Plaistow Old Home Days 5K
Date: June 17, 2023
Location: Plaistow, New Hampshire
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 35 minutes
Running Partner: Steele (age 9)
Hawaii
Windward Half Marathon and 5K
Date: March 23, 2025
Location: Kailua
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 29 minutes
Running Partner: Anna
Wyoming
Beartooth Pass 5K
Date: July 12, 2025
Location: Beartooth Pass, Wyoming
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: 41 minutes
Elevation: 10,900 ft!
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Montana
Running with the Bulls 11K
Date: July 13, 2025
Location: Big Sky, Montana
Distance: 11K = 6.8 miles
Time: Approximately 1 1/2 hours
**Bear spray required, but no bear sightings!*
Idaho
Tin Cup Challenge
Date: July 19, 2025
Location: Driggs, Idaho
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 35 minutes
Running Partner: Steele (age 12)
Alaska
Hilltop 5K
Date: August 9, 2026
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Distance: 5K = 3.1 miles
Time: Approximately 30 minutes
The Final Frontier!
Canadian Bonus: Winnipeg
Manitoba Marathon
Date: June 18, 2000
Winnipeg, Canada
Distance: Marathon = 26.2 miles
Time: Approximately 3 hours, 50 minutes
*My first marathon*
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