Yasir Salem

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Marathon 45 & 46 of the #50in50: NH & ME (10/5-10/6/2019

Yasir Salem

  1. NEW YORK 11/4/18: @nycmarathon

  2. NEVADA 11/11/18: @runrocknroll Vegas

  3. PENNSYLVANIA 11/18/18: @Philly_Marathon

  4. WASHINGTON 11/25/18: @seattlemarathon

  5. TENNESSEE 12/1/18: @stjude Memphis

  6. ALABAMA 12/8/18: @irunrocketcity

  7. FLORIDA 1/13/19: @rundisney #wdwmarathon

  8. LOUISIANA 1/20/19: @thelamarathon

  9. MISSISSIPPI 1/26/19: Mississippi blues Marathon

  10. ARIZONA 2/9/19: Mesa-Phoenix Marathon @phxmarathon

  11. TEXAS 2/17/19: Austin marathon @austinmarathon

  12. MASSACHUSETTS 2/24/19: Hyannis Marathon @hyannismarathon

  13. SOUTH CAROLINA 3/2/19: Myrtle Beach marathon @runmbm

  14. ARKANSAS 3/3/19: Little Rock marathon @lrmarathon

  15. NORTH CAROLINA 3/9/19: Wrightsville Beach marathon @wbmarathon

  16. GEORGIA 3/17/19: Publix Atlanta marathon @atlantatrackclub

  17. NEW MEXICO 3/21/19: Dust Bowl Series - New Mexico

  18. OKLAHOMA 3/22/19: Dust Bowl Series - Oklahoma

  19. KANSAS 3/24/19: Chisholm Trail marathon @chisholmtrail44

  20. MISSOURI 4/7/19: Go! St Louis marathon @gostlouis

  21. KENTUCKY 4/27/19: Kentucky Derby marathon @kyderbyfestival

  22. NEW JERSEY 4/28/19: New Jersey marathon @njmarathon

  23. OHIO 5/5/19: Flying Pig marathon @runflyingpig

  24. NORTH DAKOTA 5/18/19: Fargo marathon @fargo.marathon

  25. COLORADO 5/19/19: Denver Colfax marathon @runcolfax

  26. VERMONT 5/26/2019: Vermont City marathon @runvermont

  27. UTAH 6/1/2019: Utah Valley marathon @runutahvalley

  28. DELAWARE 6/18/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Bear DE

  29. MARYLAND 6/19/2019: Mainly marathons - Independence Series - Elkton MD

  30. ALASKA 6/22/2019: Anchorage Mayor’s marathon @anc_marathon

  31. HAWAII 6/30/2019: Kona marathon @konamarathon

  32. IOWA 7/11/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Clinton IA

  33. WISCONSIN 7/12/2019: Mainly marathons - Heartland series - Sparta WI

  34. MINNESOTA 7/13/2019: Mainly Marathons - Heartland series - St Cloud MN

  35. RHODE ISLAND 7/21/2019: Violet State marathon

  36. CALIFORNIA 7/28/2019: San Francisco marathon

  37. NEBRASKA 8/20/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Chadron, NE

  38. WYOMING 8/21/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Sundance, WY

  39. SOUTH DAKOTA 8/22/2019: Mainly marathons - Center of the Nation series - Belle Fourche, SD

  40. IDAHO 8/31/2019: Pocatello marathon - Pocatello, ID

  41. OREGON 9/21/2019: Pacific Northwest marathon - Eugene, OR

  42. MONTANA 9/22/2019: Foy’s to Blacktrail marathon - Kalispell, MT

  43. INDIANA 9/28/2019: Mill Race marathon - Columbus, IN

  44. WEST VIRGINIA 9/30/2019: Eastern Panhandle marathon - Martinsburg, WV

  45. NEW HAMPSHIRE 10/5/2019: New Hampshire marathon - Bristol, NH

  46. MAINE 10/6/2019: Maine marathon - Portland, ME

We drove up to Portland for the long weekend and checked into the hotel. Ferdinand was going to run both marathons this weekend with me. On early Saturday morning on 10/5, the plan was we would drive from Portland to Bristol, NH to run the New Hampshire marathon then drive back to Portland, spend the night then run the Maine Marathon on Sunday 10/6.

On our first night in Portland, we all ate a bunch of lobster chowder. Portland is a great place to go out to eat.


Ferd and I ran a really good race in New Hampshire. We met a couple of great people that we ran with for a bit. One of them PRed by running with us. We were really happy to share that moment with her. The medals were pretty cool.

We drove back to Portland right after the marathon. Ate more lobster (rolls) and more lobster chowder. We picked up our packets from the expo and went to bed early to be ready for an early start the next day.

We finished in a very decent time considering that we ran 2 hilly marathons back to back. We met a couple of other people who had done the back to back NH and ME marathon that weekend, too.

Two amazing marathons, perfectly timed for a double header weekend. I highly recommend these two scenic marathons. I highly recommend them both and if you do attempt this double header, stay in Portland and eat a bunch of the local food!

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