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Marathon 43 & 44 of the #50in50: IN & WV (9/28-9/30/2019)

By Yasir Salem · · 4 min read

From the archive. First published on the old yasirsalem.com blog.

  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

On Friday evening on 9/27/2019, I took a quick flight out to Indianapolis, IN and then drove to nearby Columbus, IN.

I checked into the hotel. I got really lucky as my hotel was only 2 blocks from the start line and bib pick up. I picked up my bib and went to bed. I got up early the next day, had breakfast in the hotel which was ready early for marathon runners. I ran a good, decent race and was happy with my time. I walked back to the hotel, washed up and went to check out. I discovered that the hotel had a mascot named Miles. He was super friendly and loved pictures.

I ran such a good race that I was in the top 100 finishers and got another nice medal for it.

I flew back to NYC to rest for a day before my next race, the Eastern Panhandle marathon, on Monday 9/30 in Martinsburg, WV. I decided the most efficient way for me to get to there was to rent a car in NYC and drive down early in the morning on Monday, run the race, then drive back the same day right after the race.

The course was very scenic and was a multi-loop race.

It was lightly raining towards the end of the race. There were these really interesting green fruits(?) that looked like brains growing off of trees all along the course.

The medal was pretty cool.

Overall, the both races were great. I highly recommend them if you’re looking for September marathons in IN and WV.

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