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 January 2025, I've completed 83 (live) marathons in 38 US States; and one each in Canada, England, and Germany:

thirteen in Massachusetts
eight in Washington
five in Vermont
four each in North Carolina, Maine and New Hampshire
three each in Illinois and Rhode Island
two each in South Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Texas
one each in Idaho, West Virginia, California, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Maryland, Wyoming, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, New York, Alabama, New Mexico, Arizona, New Jersey, Ontario, Lousiana, and Colorado
one in Ontario, Canada
one in England, UK
one in Germany
South Dakota (Sioux Falls Marathon 2021, 2024) 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 only including in my count officially sanctioned events with a measured course and a timekeeper.

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
34.	2020-09-12	Boston Marathon (Virtual, but counted by BAA) Massachusetts
35.	2021-04-03	Salisbury Marathon Maryland 4:35 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
36.	2021-06-06	Casper Marathon Wyoming 5:00 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
37.	2021-09-12	Mad Marathon Vermont 5:30 Pacer (On Pace)
38.	2021-10-11	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
39.	2021-10-23	Monkey Marathon Ohio
40.	2021-10-24	Ann Arbor Marathon Michigan
41.	2022-01-08	Lake Mead Marathon Nevada
42.	2022-04-18	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
43.	2022-04-30	Kentuckey Derby Festival Marathon Kentucky 5:00 Pacer
44.	2022-05-01	Providence Marathon Rhode Island 5:05 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
45.	2022-06-12	Maritime Marathon Wisonsin 5:00 Pacer (On Pace)
46.	2022-07-30	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 1 Washington 4:30 Pacer (On Pace)
47.	2022-07-31	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 2 Washington 5:00 Pacer (On Pace)
48.	2022-08-28	New England Green River Marathon Vermont/Massachusetts
49.	2022-10-02	Maine Marathon Maine 4:35 Pacer (Beast Pacing)
50.	2022-10-09	Chicago Marathon Illinois 4:40 Pacer (Nike Pace Team)
51.	2022-10-16	Baystate Marathon Massachusetts
52.	2022-11-06	New York City Marathon New York
53.	2022-12-11	Rocket City Marathon Alabama 4:30 Pacer
54.	2023-01-07	State 47 Las Cruces Marathon New Mexico
55.	2023-02-04	Mesa Marathon Arizona 4:35 Pacer
56.	2023-03-19	Tobacco Road Marathon North Carolina 4:50 Pacer
57.	2023-04-17	Boston Marathon Massachusetts
58.	2023-04-23	Jersey City Marathon New Jersey 4:45 Pacer
59.	2023-05-09	Toronto Marathon 4:30 Pacer Ontario
60.	2023-07-09	Mad Marathon Marathon 5:15 Pacer Vermont
61.	2023-07-29	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 1 4:30 Pacer Washington
62.	2023-07-30	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, Day 2 5:00 Pacer Washington
63.	2023-10-08	Chicago Marathon 4:50 Pacer Illinois
64.	2023-10-29	Marine Corps Marathon 4:45 Pacer Virginia
65.	2023-11-12	Manchester City Marathon 5:00 Pacer New Hampshire
66.	2023-11-19	Philadelphia Marathon 4:50 Pacer Pennsylvania
67.	2024-01-14	Lousiana Marathon 4:40 Pacer Louisiana
68.	2024-02-11	Hilton Head Marathon 4:35 Pacer South Carolina
69.	2024-03-17	Tobacco Road Marathon 4:35 Pacer North Carolina
70.	2024-04-15	Boston Marathon My 10th consecutive Boston Massachusetts
71.	2024-04-20	London Marathon England
72.	2024-05-05	Maine Coast Marathon Maine
73.	2024-05-19	Denver Colfax Marathon Colorado
74.	2024-07-07	Mad Marathon Colorado
75.	2024-07-27	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, day 1 Washington
76.	2024-07-28	Jack and Jill's Downhill Marathon, day 2 Washington
77.	2024-09-29	Berlin Marathon Berline, DE
78.	2024-10-19	Hartford Marathon Hartford, CSTbr>
79.	2024-10-29	Marine Corps Marathon Arlington, VA
80.	2024-11-09	Monumental Marathon Indianapolis, IN
81.	2024-11-10	Manchester City Marathon Manchester, NH
82.	2024-11-24	Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia, PA
83.	2025-01-25	Classic City Marathon Athens, GA
84.	2025-02-23	Cowtown Marathon Ft Worth, TX