Aaron's Running Story

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How Many Marathons Have You Run?

Marathon running, actually, as it turns out, is not as common as golfing or fishing. Few people run a single marathon in their lifetime (I've heard that it's about 1% of Americans), let alone more than one in a year (or a weekend).

When people ask me how many marathons I've run, I'm often a little bashful or even embarrassed. But here's the thing: I know people (and I look up to people) who have run three, five, even ten times as many marathons as I have. Truth.

As of March 2024, I've completed 68 (live) marathons in 37 US States and one Canadian Province:

eleven in Massachusetts
six in Washington
four each in North Carolina and Vermont
three each in Illinois, Rhode Island, Maine, and New Hampshire
two in South Carolina
one each in Connecticut, Indiana, Idaho, Georgia, Texas, West Virginia, California, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Maryland, Wyoming, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, New York, Alabama, New Mexico, Arizona, New Jersey, Ontario, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Lousiana
South Dakota (Sioux Falls Marathon 2021) was cancelled due to extreme weather, but I'll be back!

I've also completed several "back-yard" or virtual marathons, and I've put in some long miles pacing friends who were attempting or completing stupid long runs, but I'm not including those in the total count here.

Aaron's Marathons


1.	2014-10-12	Chicago Marathon Illinois 4:27
2.	2015-04-20	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
3.	2015-10-11	Narraganset Marathon Rhode Island 4:04 (PR)
4.	2016-04-18	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
5.	2016-05-29	Vermont City Marathon Vermont * no official time
6.	2016-10-08	Hartford Marathon Connecticut 3:56 (PR)
7.	2016-10-16	Baystate Marathon Massachusetts **Marathon Maniac: 2 marathons in 16 days
8.	2017-02-11	Hilton Head Island Marathon South Carolina
9.	2017-04-17	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
10.	2017-05-14	Maine Coast Marathon Maine
11.	2017-08-12	Beaver Chase Urban Trail Race Indiana
12.	2017-09-24	Clarence DeMar Marathon New Hampshire
13.	2018-03-03	Umstead Trail Marathon North Carolina **my 10th state
14.	2018-04-16	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
15.	2018-05-12	Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon Minnesota
16.	2018-05-27	Pineland Farms Trail Running Festival 50K Maine
17.	2018-07-21	Madison Marathon Montana
18.	2018-07-24	Deseret News Marathon Utah ** level 2 Marathon Maniac: 6 Marathons in 6 consecutive calendar months
19.	2018-10-28	Onward, Shay! Boise Marathon Idaho 4:40 Pacer ** first time as a pacer
20.	2019-01-20	Jekyll Island Marathon Georgia 3:56 (tied PR)
21.	2019-02-17	Austin Marathon Texas 3:49 (PR)
22.	2019-03-17	Tobacco Road Marathon North Carolina 4:20 Pacer (NCRR)
23.	2019-04-15	Boston Marathon Massachusetts 4:14 (personal CR)
24.	2019-05-16	Martha's Vineyard Marathon Massachusetts 4:20 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
25.	2019-07-27	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon Washington 4:20 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
26.	2019-07-28	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon Washington 5:05 Pacer (Beast Pacing) ** level 4 Marathon Maniac: 2 marathons in 2 days
27.	2019-09-22	Morgantown Marathon West Virginia 4:45 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
28.	2019-10-12	Newport Marathon Rhode Island 4:35 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
29.	2019-11-10	Manchester City Marathon New Hampshire 4:45 Pacer (OnPace)
30.	2019-12-08	California International Marathon California
31.	2020-01-12	Walt Disney World Marathon Florida
32.	2020-02-29	Mississippi Blues Marathon Mississippi 4:30 Pacer (FleetFeet)
33.	2020-03-01	Little Rock Marathon Arkansas
###	2020-09-12	Boston Marathon, Virtual Edition Massachusetts
34.	2021-04-03	Salisbury Marathon Maryland 4:35 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
35.	2021-06-06	Casper Marathon Wyoming 5:00 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
36.	2021-09-12	Mad Marathon Vermont 5:30 Pacer (On Pace)
37.	2021-10-11	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
38.	2021-10-23	Monkey Marathon Ohio
39.	2021-10-24	Ann Arbor Marathon Michigan
40.	2022-01-08	Lake Mead Marathon Nevada
41.	2022-04-18	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
42.	2022-04-30	Kentuckey Derby Festival Marathon Kentucky 5:00 Pacer
43.	2022-05-01	Providence Marathon Rhode Island 5:05 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
44.	2022-06-12	Maritime Marathon Wisonsin 5:00 Pacer (On Pace)
45.	2022-07-30	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 1 Washington 4:30 Pacer (On Pace)
46.	2022-07-31	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 2 Washington 5:00 Pacer (On Pace)
47.	2022-08-28	New England Green River Marathon Vermont/Massachusetts
48.	2022-10-02	Maine Marathon Maine 4:35 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
49.	2022-10-09	Chicago Marathon Illinois 4:40 Pacer (Nike Pace Team)
50.	2022-10-16	Baystate Marathon Massachusetts
51.	2022-11-06	New York City Marathon New York
52.	2022-12-11	Rocket City Marathon Alabama 4:30 Pacer
53.	2023-01-07	State 47 Las Cruces Marathon New Mexico
54.	2023-02-04	Mesa Marathon Arizona 4:35 Pacer
55.	2023-03-19	Tobacco Road Marathon North Carolina 4:50 Pacer
56.	2023-04-17	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
57.	2023-04-23	Jersey City Marathon New Jersey 4:45 Pacer
58.	2023-05-09	Toronto Marathon 4:30 Pacer Ontario
59.	2023-07-09	Mad Marathon Marathon 5:15 Pacer Vermont
60.	2023-07-29	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 1 4:30 Pacer Washington
61.	2023-07-30	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 2 5:00 Pacer Washington
62.	2023-10-08	Chicago Marathon 4:50 Pacer Illinois
63.	2023-10-29	Marine Corps Marathon 4:45 Pacer Virginia
64.	2023-11-12	Manchester City Marathon 5:00 Pacer New Hampshire
65.	2023-11-19	Philadelphia Marathon 4:50 Pacer Pennsylvania
66.	2024-01-14	Lousiana Marathon 4:40 Pacer Louisiana
67.	2024-02-11	Hilton Head Marathon 4:35 Pacer South Carolina
68.	2024-03-17	Tobacco Road Marathon 4:35 Pacer North Carolina