100 MARATHON CLUB NORTH AMERICA
NEWSLETTER NUMBER FOURTEEN – NOVEMBER 22, 2007
The first-ever
reunion of the 100 Marathon Club North America will be held on the weekend of
the April 5,
2008, Yakima River Canyon Marathon
(YRCM) (co-directed by Bob and Lenore Dolphin). Plan to attend the
meeting during
packet pickup on Friday, April 4th, at 4:00 p.m. with a group
picture at 5:00 p.m. The pasta
feed will
begin at 5:30 p.m. and will feature the Marine Corps Marathon Race Director
Rick Nealis as our guest
speaker
(around 7:00 p.m.) If you want a
guaranteed entry form to the October 26, 2008, Marine Corps
Marathon, they
will be available from Rick after 3:00 p.m. when packet pickup begins.
We’ve received
a new order of 100 Marathon Club T-shirts that can be purchased at a cost of
$15.00
plus $3.00 for
postage. They are available in sizes
small, medium, large, extra large and XXL.
The short
sleeved shirt
is teal colored with a red logo on the left front and white 100 MARATHON CLUB
on the back.
The long
sleeved shirt is white with the red logo on the left front and red 100 MARATHON
CLUB on the back.
Personalized
medallions are available for a cost of $20.00 each. Because this club is one that doesn’t charge
dues, the
small markup on the above items and contributions from members help with the
expenses of postage
and
supplies. To order shirts or medallions
send a check made out to Lenore Dolphin to our address at 10519
126th
Avenue S.E., Renton, WA 98056.
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WELCOME
to twenty new
members. The list includes two married
couples and two
wannabes who have
reached their goal of completing 100 marathons.
Congratulations to all!!
When we saw John
Connor from Newport, Kentucky, at the November 2006 Louisville Marathon, he
mentioned that he was nearing his 100th marathon and was planning to
make our YRCM on March 31,
2007, the day that he would meet this goal.
Wearing bib #100, he completed his 100th marathon that
day. He’s asked us to reserve #200 for
him for our 2009 YRCM. It pays to plan ahead!!
The first marathon for Rick Hermelin of Thousand Oaks, California, was the Palos Verdes Marathon
in California on June 11, 1977. He completed
his 100th marathon on December 2, 2006, at the Death Valley Borax
Marathon in Death Valley, CA.
Bob
Hildebrandt came all the way from Fairbanks, Alaska, a few years ago to
run our YRCM. His son joined him that day to run his first
marathon, and his nephew “Fast” Eddie Hahn was here to make it a real “family”
event. It was at this time that Bob
heard about the 100 Marathon Club North America, set another goal for himself
to become a member and kept in touch with us as a “wannabe” until he reached
this goal at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, on June 16, 2007. It had been less than 14 years since he had
run his first marathon, the Snowgoose Marathon, at Anchorage, Alaska, in August
of 1993. His first goal since he took up
running was to run a marathon in all 50 states.
He became a States FINISHER at the Mt. Desert Island Marathon at Bar
Harbor, Maine, on October 14, 2007.
Congratulations, Bob!
Steven
Holehan and his wife Parvaneh Moayedi, from Austin, Texas, reached their 100th
marathons within a few months of each other.
Steven ran his first marathon on January 17, 1999, the Houston Marathon
at Houston, Texas, and his 100th marathon was completed on May 6,
2007, at the Vancouver Marathon in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has run 38 Texas marathons and will run
his 10th consecutive Houston Marathon in 2008. He and Parvaneh became 50 States FINISHERS in
October 2006 at the Cape Cod Marathon at Falmouth, Massachusetts, and they plan
to run all of the continents together with Antarctica and South America on
their 2009 schedule. Parvaneh ran her
first marathon on November 5, 2000, the San Antonio Marathon at San Antonio,
Texas, and her 100th was at Austin, Texas, on February 18,
2007. She, too, has run 38 Texas
marathons and has won numerous age group awards. She was the first female finisher at the
Trestle Valley Marathon in Minot, North Dakota, on April 29, 2005. Great accomplishments, Steven and Parvaneh!
Marathon Maniac Tom
Hosner from Trabuco Canyon, California, ran his first marathon at Long Beach
on May 6, 1990, and completed his 100th at the San Diego Rock ‘n
Roll Marathon on June 3, 2007. He has a
great Personal Record (PR) of 3:04.
Another wannabe to move up to full membership is Marathon
Maniac Angela Ivory from Nashville,
Tennessee. The Country Music Marathon on
April 28, 2001, at Nashville, Tennessee, was her first marathon, and she
reached #100 on August 20, 2006, at the Silver State Marathon in Reno, Nevada. Her total now includes 150 marathons with 52
of them being added in 2006 when she ran 36 marathons and 16 ultras!! That included 4 weekend doubles!! WOW!!!
The first marathon for Annie King from Decatur, Georgia, was the New York City Marathon on
November 5, 1989. Her 100th
marathon was the Green Mountain Marathon on October 20, 2007, at South Hero,
Vermont. Congratulations on becoming a
states FINISHER on June 17, 2006, at the Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon in
Alaska. Her totals are now 100 marathons
and 10 ultras.
From Skokie, Illinois, is our next new member, Dror Kopernik. Marathon #1 for him was the Fox Cities Marathon at
Appleton, Wisconsin, on September 26, 1996, and #100 was the Mardi Gras
Marathon at New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 25, 2007. He has run 89 marathons/ultras in the United
States (26 states and D.C.), 5 in Canada, 4 in the Netherlands and 2 in
Israel. That’s marathoning in four
countries and on three continents.
Robert
Lopez from Seattle, Washington, chose our March 31, 2007, YRCM for the
running of his 100th marathon.
Because John Conner had already asked for #100, Robert ran with his
Marathon Maniac #111 that day and left after the race to run marathon #101
somewhere else the next day! Robert’s
first marathon was the Portland Marathon in October of 2001 at Portland, Oregon. He completed his first 100 in less than six
years, but he’ll get to 200 in less time.
He ran 36 marathons in 2006 and plans to do 50-60 in 2007! Another WOW!
He has a PR of 3:38.
Steve
Madrid from Albuquerque, New Mexico, claims the Bandelier Marathon on April
29, 1995, as his first marathon and the Turtle Marathon on September 3, 2007,
as his 100th. His total
includes 90 marathons and 10 ultras.
We’re happy to have another Brit join our group. Dave
Major from Moulton Northampton, United Kingdom, ran the 1996 London Marathon
as his first and went to Ireland in August of 2004 to run his 100th
at the Longford Marathon. Here is the
quote from his “Special Accomplishments”….”I am known for having a drink
(alcoholic) before (during, sometimes) and after a marathon and certainly
believe in celebrating each marathon achievement before it happens as well as
afterwards. I ran 52 marathons in 2006
in 52 weeks and have run in 17 European Capitals and 21 countries. Normally found roaming around the southern
states in the USA during the European winter, as I am addicted to
sunlight.” We hope he’ll join us for
the 100 Marathon Club North America reunion race at our April 5, 2008,
YRCM!!! He sounds like a fun person to
have around! Dave highly recommends the
“In Flanders Field Marathon” in Belgium and has sent us a great write-up and
pictures. .
One of the best PR’s for this club belongs to Marathon
Maniac #92, Sean
Meissner of Sisters, Oregon. It’s a
2:51:11!! Sean’s first marathon was the
Coeur d’ Alene Marathon at Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, in May of 1995, and his 100th
was the Chuckanut 50K at Bellingham, Washington, on March 17, 2007. His total of 100 includes 27 marathons and 73
ultras. He is a four-time winner of the
Tahoe Triple, winner of the 2006 Bighorn 50 Miler, winner of the 2006 Autumn
Leaves 50K, and winner of the 2005 Rocky Raccoon 50 Miler. From 2002 until the present time he has been
the race director for the Peterson Ridge Rumble 60K/30K. Of his 27 marathons, 15 have been at the
Tahoe Triple. Congratulations on these
great accomplishments!
Our second married couple is Ken Ornellas and Rosemarie Ornellas from Elbert,
Colorado, who ran their first marathon at Winter Park, Colorado on July 11,
2001. Because Rosemarie added the Pikes
Peak Marathon in Colorado on August 17, 2003, and Ken didn’t, she reached #100
two weeks before he did at the Boulder Backroads Marathon on September 30,
2007. Ken’s 100th was at the
Denver Marathon on October 14, 2007.
Congratulations to Ken and Rosemarie for becoming 50 states FINISHERS on
October 22, 2005!! In their 6+ years of
running marathons they’ve averaged 13-17 per year. Ken is the first person from Hawaii to
complete 100 marathons.
Our next new member was featured on page 34 of the June
2007 issue of Runner’s
World magazine. Jamezell “Jim” Ottinger of Vestavia,
Alabama, was mentioned in an article for his 100th marathon
completion at the 2007 Mercedes Marathon in Birmingham, AL, at age 73. He ran his first marathon at New York City in
1987. He has a PR of 4:32. The following are his favorite running
experiences: (1)
Running a portion of the Great Wall of China in 1984; (2)
Running the 100th Boston Marathon in 1996; (3) Running the 1993
Marine Corps Marathon with his oldest son and two grandsons; (4) Running the
Los Angeles Marathon 15 times; (5) Running San Francisco 8-10 times; (6)
Running New York 6-8 times.
We met our newest member, William Ouchark from Bradenton, Florida, when his
wife Cristy introduced themselves to us at the pasta feed of the Marshall
University Marathon at Huntington, West Virginia, on Saturday evening, November
3, 2007. The Shamrock Sportsfest
Marathon on March 19, 2000, was his first and the Twin Cities Marathon on
October 7, 2007, was his 100th marathon.
Mark
Stodghill ran his first marathon in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota. It was the June 24, 1978, Grandma’s
Marathon. His 100th was in
the same state on October 3, 1999, when he ran the Twin Cities Marathon. Up until March 2, 2007 his totals included
124 marathons and 51 ultras. He’s most
proud of finishing 100 marathons between 1990 and 2000 AND completing the Old
Dominion 100-miler, Leadville 100-miler and Wasatch 100-miler in the summer of
2000. Another WOW!
It was on Patriot’s Day of 1978 that Pete Stringer from
Osterville, Massachusetts, ran the Boston Marathon, his very first one. Then his 100th was run in February
of 1999 at the Hyannis Marathon. Up
until February of 2007 his total included 132 marathons and 32 ultras. He set an age group course record at the
Nifty Fifty Mile and was the first person from Cape Cod to have completed 100
marathons. He’s run 25 Boston Marathons
and has finished eight 100 Milers including Leadville and Western States. In his plans for the spring of 2007 was his
first six-day race in New York City.
Marathon Maniac Craig
Swanson from Plymouth, Minnesota, began his marathoning in his home state by
running the Twin Cities Marathon on October 5, 1997. The April 17, 2006, Boston Marathon was
#100. As of March 4, 2007, his totals
were 124 marathons and 3 ultras. He’s a
50 states FINISHER with a PR of 3:27:36 who has reached the highest Maniac
level of Titanium, 10 Star!!
Congratulations!!
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We want to share the article “He did it!
50 States, 100+ Marathons” that Bob Hildebrandt wrote about his running.
“When
I started running again as an adult, I only wanted to lose weight and improve
my overall health. I had no idea of how
many races I would run. The 5K’s and
10K’s led to longer races and eventually to the marathon.
My
journey down the marathon trail began with the Snowgoose Marathon in Anchorage
on the 16th of August 1993. I
had no idea what to expect. I was
surprised. I enjoyed my first marathon,
finishing in 4 hours, 29 minutes.
One
marathon led to another: the Equinox
here in Fairbanks, Portland (Ore.), crowded Los Angeles, foggy Big Sur, the
Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.
I was getting hooked. I was
enjoying the journey. In October 1997
while running the Mount Rushmore Marathon in South Dakota, which just happened
to be on my 49th birthday, I met a group of runners from a new
organization: the 50 States Marathon
Group.
The
goal of this group was to complete a marathon in all 50 states and DC. So I decided to give running 50 states a
try. At that time a marathoner had to
have run a marathon in 20 different states before being able to join. I reached state No. 20 with the Volcano
Marathon on the Big Island of Hawaii in July, 2000.
Some
of the marathons I have run more than once.
Others only once. I ran Roswell,
N.M., in the desert heat. Tupelo in hot
and humid Mississippi. Coeur d’ Alene in
the rain. Steamtown in an early
snowstorm in Pennsylvania. The Avenue of
the Giants Marathon through the mighty redwood forests. The list goes on. All were interesting.
While
running the Yakima River Canyon Marathon in eastern Washington I met another
group of marathoners. This was the 100
Marathon Club. Now I had two goals. Running a marathon in all 50 states and DC,
plus completing at least 100 marathons.
I wanted to reach both goals before I reached the age of 60.
Along
the way, some of the marathon trips turned into vacations with my family. Both of my children became marathon
runners. They used to watch me run, now
they run marathons with me. My son,
Dietrich, Joined the 50 States Club in October, 2005, after we both ran the
Breakers Marathon in Rhode Island on a Saturday and then Mystic Places Marathon
in Connecticut the next day.
Of
course this summer the marathons continued.
On June 16, I ran Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minn., for the third
time. This was marathon No. 100 for me. I had reached one of my goals. A week later Dietrich and I ran the Mayor’s
Marathon in Anchorage. This was
Dietrich’s 29th. After that I did
Humpy’s in Anchorage on Aug. 19, the Equinox in Fairbanks on Sept. 15, and the
New Hampshire Marathon on Sept. 29.
At
the age of 59, I then gained my 50th state at the Mount Desert
Island Marathon in Bar Harbor, Maine (in a time of 6:21:25).
Along
the way I have had support from many people. No. 1 has been my wife,
Patsy. Without Patsy’s help I never
would have made it. Also my son Dietrich
and daughter Kyndall. And support from
my marathoner nephew, Fast Eddie Hahn, has also been great
I
may have run more than 100 marathons in all 50 states, but the journey is far
from over.”
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We look forward to a great 100 Marathon Club North America
reunion during the first weekend of April 2008.
It will be a fun time with a race on an awesome course. Plan to attend and let us know your total
marathon count before you arrive. Maybe
we’ll set some records!!
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Bob and Lenore Dolphin
100 Marathon Club North America
10519 126th Avenue S.E.
Renton, WA 98056
(425)226-1518, Renton
(509)966-0188, Yakima
(425)681-0154, Cell
e-mail: dolphinmteam@earthlink.net