Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Top marathon in Every State, revised!




Matt Moretti from Vacation Home Rentals comprised the following list of top marathons in every state. I felt the urge to make some revisions, based on nothing more than my own personal opinion. 
The ones I left blank are those that I have no strong opinion on because I have no desire to run a marathon there (at this point).

Alabama (Montgomery): The Montgomery Marathon  Me: First Light Marathon, Mobile
Alaska (Skagway): Skagway Marathon                      Me: Big Wild Life Runs, Anchorage
Arizona (Phoenix): Phoenix Marathon                       Me: Lost Dutchman, Apache Junction
Arkansas (Little Rock): Little Rock Marathon             Me; Agree
California (Newport Beach): OC Marathon                Me: Big Sur International, Monterey
Colorado (Denver): Colfax Marathon                         Me: The Colorado Marathon, Fort Collins
Connecticut (Hartford): NU Hartford Marathon           Me: Agree
Delaware (Dewey Beach): CoDel Marathon                Me: Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon
Florida (Melbourne): Melbourne Music Marathon       Me: Walt Disney World Marathon
Georgia (Fort Oglethorpe): Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon  Me: Rock and Roll Savannah (TBD)
Hawaii (Waikoloa): Kona Marathon                           Me: 
Idaho (Pocatello): Pocatello Marathon                      Me:
Illinois (Springfield): Springfield Marathon                Me: Chicago
Indiana (Indianapolis): Monumental Marathon           Me:
Iowa (Cedar Rapids): Marion Rotary Marathon for Shoes Me: Des Moines
Kansas (Abilene): Eisenhower Marathon                    Me: Prairie Fire Marathon, Wichita
Kentucky (Williamson): Hatfield McCoy Marathon      Me:
Louisiana (Layfayette): Zydeco Marathon                   Me: Rock and Roll New Orleans
Maine (Carrabassett Valley): Sugarloaf Marathon        Me: Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor
Maryland (Greenbelt): George Washington’s Birthday Marathon Me:
Massachusetts (Falmouth): Cape Cod Marathon         Me: Boston
Michigan (Ann Arbor): Trail Marathon                        Me: Bayshore Marathon, Traverse City
Minnesota (St. Paul): Walker North County Marathon  Me: Grandmas, Duluth or Twin Cities
Mississippi (Jackson): Mississippi Blues Marathon    Me: 
Missouri (Springfield): Run for the Ranch Marathon   Me: Kansas City
Montana (Virginia City): Madison Marathon               Me: Missoula
Nebraska (Omaha): Omaha Marathon                        Me: Platte Valley, Scotts Bluff
Nevada (Reno): Downtown Marathon                          Me:  
New Hampshire (Bristol): New Hampshire River Run  Me: Clarence DeMar, Keene
New Jersey (Atlantic City): Atlantic City Marathon      Me: Cape May
New Mexico (Shiprock): Shiprock Marathon               Me:
New York (Corning): Wineglass Marathon                  Me: Agree
North Carolina (Cary): Tobacco Road Marathon          Me: Outer Banks
North Dakota (Fargo): Fargo Marathon                       Me: Agree
Ohio (Columbus): Columbus Marathon                      Me: Flying Pig, Cincinnati
Oklahoma (Tulsa): Route 66 Marathon                       Me: Oklahoma City Memorial
Oregon (Newport): Newport Marathon                        Me: Agree
Pennsylvania (Scranton): Steamtown Marathon         Me: Agree
Rhode Island (Newport): Newport Marathon               Me: Agree
South Carolina (Kiawah Island): Kiawah Island Marathon Me: Agree
South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Sioux Falls Marathon      Me: 
Tennessee (Jackson): Andrew Jackson Marathon       Me: St. Jude Memphis
Texas (Fort Worth): Cowtown Marathon                     Me: Agree, or Austin
Utah (Huntsville): Huntsville Marathon                       Me: 
Vermont (Waitsfield): Mad Marathon                         Me: Vermont City, Burlington
Virginia (Virginia Beach): Shamrock Marathon          Me: Agree
Washington (Port Angeles): North Olympic Discovery Marathon Me: Agree
West Virginia (Huntington): Marshall University Marathon  Me: Freedom's Run, Jefferson
Wisconsin (Kenosha): Wisconsin Marathon               Me: Green Bay
Wyoming (Jackson Hole): Jackson Hole Marathon     Me:

1 comment:

  1. I still have interest in running Eisenhower in Kansas one day.

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