Goal: Run in all fifty states (38 states left)
Here are next few races I have in mind for this year and the next. Letting the world peek into my race calendar.
This page gets updated if a race is canceled or I don’t want to run, or if I did it. See the race history for my past races
~~2026~~:
Vision: finding what to do next. Bridging the gap to the trip Annapurpurna. All my running are a form of travel.
Marathon Goals:
Ultras: unfinished Eastern States 100, Kettle Morraine, Hennepin/Big Massive Trail 100.
Jan 17 (reg’d) MMT 1 training
Jan 24 (crewing) Angela Ivory Memorial Run (24h/100M)
Jan 31 (reg’d) Mid Maryland 50k!
Feb 14 (reg’d) Holiday Lake 50k++ (heated cabin reserved, +pizza dinner)
Feb 21 (reg’d) Reverse Ring
Feb 28 (to be signed up) MMT Training #2 (Opens Jan 12)
Mar 7 (reg’d) Naked Bavarian 40/20
Mar 21 (planning to go) MMT Tr 3. (opens Feb 16)
(conflict) Terapin Mnt (opens Dec 1)
Mar 28 (hmm, conflict) Hone Quarry (opens)
Mar 27-Apr 3 (crewing maybe??,) Arizona Monster 304
Apr 4. (reg’d) Bull Run Run 50 (BROT)
Apr 10-12. (,) Coast Guard Marathon
April 25-26 (reg opens Jan 1) C & O 100
April (last week, conflict) Promise Land 50k++
May 2. (,) Maine Coast!
May 16 (reg’d) MMT 100. Third time the charm
May 24, (,) Vermont Marathon (opens Nov 1) (V4)
6/6/26 (crewing/cheering) Old Dominion.
Jun 12?, (reg is open, maybe conflict) OSS/CIA 50
Jun 13, 2026. (reg’d) **Kettle Moraine 100** (Reg opens Jan 1, 11 am CST) (V), noon!
Jun 13. Woodbooger 100. Backup plan. $165 for early reg.
Jun 19-20. (No!) Big Horn 100. (Jan 5 for 50k sign up)
Jun 20. (,) Froggy Mountain 100 (Galax) (1 runner, Rosie)
July 11, (opens) Iron Stone 100K. (8 hrs vol required)
July 17-19 (+1, lottery?) Vermont 100,!! (V) opens Jan 1. drawing on Jan 11.
Aug 8: (reg’d) Eastern States 100. (V)
Sep 25. (eh?!,) Yeti 100. (Reg opens Jan 1, 00:01) (V)
Sep 25-29 (,) Cowboy 200??, defer to 2027. 100-Mile starts on 9/26. Need to save up! $805/490 after Mar 31.
Oct 3, 2026. (reg’d) Hennepin 100
Oct 10, 2026 (crewing) Yeti 100
Oct 12. (,) Amica NewPort Marathon
Oct **, 2026, 10/11?, 10/18? (‘) Bimbler Bluff 50k
Oct 25, 2026, (‘) Greasy Goony
Oct 25, 2026. (reg’d) MCM 26.2
Nov 1, (not yet reg) MMTR 50
Nov. (fall/winter) Grand Canyon (2 week vac) during Thanksgiving.
Dec 3 (5th time, reg’d) Devil Dog 100 (V2)!!
~~2027~~
Long Haul 100, Florida (Jan)
Southern States 200/100, (Mar, Reg opens soon)
Pistol 100 (maybe not, March 22-23, 2025)
Big Horn 100 (June, Reg opens around Nov?)
Indiana Trail 100 (Oct)/
Heartland 100 (Oct 9-10, 2026)
Hallucination 100 (Nov)
~~Following year goal~~:
Goals:
Big Horn? Big Super Duper Midwest Slam? Pinhoti 200 (Southern States)?
January 5? New Mexico Las Cruces Marathon. RRCA race. flat
Jan 15. Baton Rouge Marathon. Louisiana.
(Jan 31) (likely) Dark Anchor 100, Savannah, GA (Charleston, SC, airport) or Long Haul 100.
(Feb 2) (maybe) Forgotten Florida 100, Christmas, FL
(Feb 5) Mississippi River Marathon (Delta). Mississippi
(Feb 12) (not likely) ALQ Feb 12 50K / DUC100K, reg opens black friday
(Feb 17). Austin Marathon. Texas
(Feb 24) (on the fence) Lousianna Red Dirt 100 mile
(Feb 26-27) (considering) Atlanta Publix Marathon. hmm. I think they changed the course (reg open $100)
(Mar 3, 2025) (considering) Ultra Caballo Blanco Copper Canyon Ultra, Mexico, Ramamuri (Tarahumara)
(April 2) (Considering) Dogwood Ultra – 24 hrs. down in central VA
(April 5) (Considering) Bootlicker 100
April 20. One Day Hike.
Apr 26 (conflict!) St Louis Marathon
May 4, 2025 (considering) Vancouver BMO Marathon
(May 22?) (considering) Fargo Marathon, ND
(May 28?) (maybe) (memorial weekend) Vermont City/ Burlington Marathon / rebranded M&T Bank Marathon. RRCA race
(May 28) Coeur D Alene Marathon
May 31-Jun 1: (conflict!, see below) Fargo Marathon, ND
(June) Alaska Marathon
June 22, 2025?, (considering, but not likely) New York City running Exposition (100 mile)
Jun 20. Highland Sky. Race opens Feb 2
Jul 16-17. (considering 2024?) (Hyped) Tahoe Rim Trail (TRTer) 100/50. reg lottery open in Dec 5. Drawing Jan 1, Stroke to sign up. race is on Sat. 8 hr trail work req for 100Mi. Q: Can I tackle a 100 on the west coast?
Sept 29-30, 2023. Yeti 100. reg opens Jan 2. Virginia Creeper Trail
Quebec Marathon (Oct 5)
(Oct 13-15, 2024,) (considering) **Tahoe Marathon Super triple, 2 marathons plus 70M**. road. around Lake Tahoe. very interested, opens when, Feb?
Oct 10, 2026. (maybe, not reg, conflict w Hennepin) Mid State Big Massive Tr 100!!! (early reg opens dec 1), ask for wave 1-3 (eta 31-33hrs), (V3) 8am start for wave 1, 9 am for wave2. defer 2027.
(Nov 5~) (considering, maybe) Alabama Pinhoti 100. something worth considering or, am I dead focused on Grindstone?
(Nov 11) (conflict, next year) Chickamauga Battlefield GA, Marathon
(Nov 18-19) (considering for next year) Route 66 (Tulsa City) Marathon – Oklahoma (fall), might defer or last minute Audible. Wait till July to decide (money issue).
Nov. (considering) Tampa 100.
(Dec 4~): (not likely/conflict) Rocky 50 PA Fatass. http://www.rocky50k.com/. Always been considering, 1st of Dec
(Dec 3-4) (conflict) San Antonio Marathon.
(Dec 7?) (considering, maybe) CIM – California Marathon.
~~NEAR FUTURE~~
(R2R2R) or Nepal trip, Sydney Marathon
Capadocia ultra trail run
-Jan: (defer) Charleston, SC
-March: (defer) Myrtle Beach SC
–March: (defer) Atlanta Publix Marathon, GA 2024
-April. (considering, alternative) 100 mi NC. Umstead. (likely will defer). Might be boring, loop course
(Jun) (probably won’t) SF Dipsea race. America oldest trail race. believe reg open in Dec. Too far and the race is too short. Plan D.
June: (possibly) Bay of Fundy, Maine
August 23-24 (conflict) Tromsø/Oslo Trip, likely 2026.
-Sep: (defering) Air force, Ohio
(Sep 25) (no for 2022?) Yeti 100. Abingdon, VA. fast, flat, race around 9/25/20. Or wait for another year
-Oct: (considering) Mt Desert, Bar Harbor, Maine
future races:
-(defering) Detroit Marathon, MI, or Niagara Falls Marathon, NY.
-Hawaii Maui Marathon (Dec) (will save it till last) or HURT (Hawaii Ultra Trail Run)
-the big ones, LA, NY, Chi marathons
–Buffalo Marathon (Jun?). Chance to go to Niagara Falls again
–Niagara Falls Intl Marathon, (OCT) It takes place at Niagara Falls, and will cross over to Canada
Overseas:
–Hong Kong Marathon (Feb 2022)
–Sydney Marathon (Sept 2024)
–Inca trail (June/July) (2021/2022)
–Santiago Marathon (April – Easter Sunday)
–Patagonia Ultra (50K). Oct/Nov
–Tata Mumbai Marathon on 20th January 2019
–Vietnam HCMC Marathon (Jan 10)
–Belfast Marathon (May 5, 2019)/ –Causeway Coast Marathon (Sept) (Ireland)
–Dublin Marathon (Oct 27, 2019)
Ultras: (run100s.com)
–Yeti 100, Abingdon. Or VA Big Butt ultra
-R2R2R (rim to rim to rim of the Grand Canyon) (October). Need 1 year booking in advance
(Dec 7) (Sat. – considering) Rocky Fat Ass. Philly, PA. free event. no medal, no support. fun.
In awe 