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

By Yasir Salem · · 3 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
  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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