I emerged from my eight-week flu virus hell in April with a renewed enthusiasm for running. My Running Mojo had returned and especially strong was my desire to run marathons again. The more the better.
So, with my 45th birthday coming up in the fall and estimating my marathon count would be around 25 by then, the idea popped into my head that if I aimed to do five marathons a year, I could hit 50 marathons by the time I turn 50. Sure some guys do 50 in 50 days, but I’m not one of those guys.
Five marathons a year for five years? I’ve been doing two or three a year since I started running marathons in 2004 and the past few years I’ve added a lot more ultramarathons to my schedule on top of those. Lately I’ve discovered the joy of leading marathon pace groups so I figured if I pace a few and race a few I should have no problem getting to fifty. Or more.
After pacing Vancouver and Calgary, I’m halfway there with plenty of time before my birthday to squeeze in a few more.
Here’s my list so far:
| 1. | Vancouver | May 04 | 3:04:16 |
| 2. | Okanagan | Oct 04 | 3:04:29 |
| 3. | Seattle | Nov 04 | 3:10:11 |
| 4. | Boston | Apr 05 | 3:05:02 |
| 5. | Okanagan | Oct 05 | 2:53:40 |
| 6. | Seattle | Nov 05 | 2:58:02 |
| 7. | Boston | Apr 06 | 2:58:01 |
| 8. | Calgary | July 06 | 3:04:40 |
| 9. | Okanagan | Oct 06 | 2:52:53 |
| 10. | Boston | Apr 07 | 2:53:05 |
| 11. | New York City | Nov 07 | 2:50:47 |
| 12. | Vancouver | May 08 | 2:47:35 |
| 13. | Royal Victoria | Oct 08 | 2:46:55 |
| 14. | Seattle | Nov 08 | 2:49:55 |
| 15. | Vancouver | May 09 | 2:44:55 |
| 16. | Royal Victoria | Oct 09 | 2:48:22 |
| 17. | Vancouver | May 10 | 2:46:49 |
| 18. | Victoria | Oct 10 | 2:48:50 |
| 19. | Vancouver | May 11 | 2:45:38 |
| 20. | Okanagan | Oct 11 | 2:49:30 |
| 21. | Vancouver | May 12 | 2:55:31 |
| 22. | Okanagan | Oct 12 | 3:43:01 |
| 23. | Seattle | Nov 12 | 3:01:57 |
| 24. | Vancouver | May 13 | 3:44:11 |
| 25. | Calgary | May 13 | 3:14:03 |