Mesa Verde National Park
Date: 2023-11-10
State: Colorado
Visitors: Scott, Luke, Dylan, Bill
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NYC Marathon (2023)
New York City Marathon (2023)
Date: 2023-11-05
Location: New York, NY
Finish Time: 3:50:46
Race Website
Highlights:
- Perfect weather
- Fantastic crowds
- Home in time to have a beer and watch the giants lose from the comfort of my own couch
Low-lights:
- Pretty much none, its a great day
Thanks:
- Michelle for hanging out in the start village
- Pugh for his unwavering on course support and traditional 1st Ave selfie
- To Kevin, who knows what he did
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Humpy’s Marathon
Humpy’s Marathon
Date: 2023-08-20
Location: Anchorage, AK
Finish Time: 3:57:09
Race Website
Official Results
Highlights:
- So many National Parks (Denali, Wrangell – St. Elias, Kenai Fjords)
- So many adventures (dog sledding, birch syrup, Horseshoe Lake, Tundra Tour, Savage River, Mt. Healy, gold panning, Santa Clause, McCarthy Road, white water rafting, Root Glacier, Matanuska Glacier, Sealife Center, Exit Glacier, boat tour, moose meeting, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Eagle River and the Alaska State Fair)
- So many breweries (Bear Paw, Denali Brewing Co, 49th State – Denali, Matanuska Brewing Co, Seward Brewing Co, Girdwood Brewing, Glacier Brewhouse, 49th State – Anchorage and Silver Gulch)
- Two sets of grandparents (Patons and Morans) along for the ride and a bonus Facchine Family sighting
Low-lights:
- Dylan added another plane to his puke list
- First rental car crapped out an hour north of Anchorage
- Apparently both Shannon and Marge were operating with torn menisci the whole time
Thanks:
- To John and Peg for joining the first half of the adventure and watching Brody during the second half
- To Bill and Marge for joining the second half of the adventure and watching Brody during the first half
- To the Cisek clan for taking on Brody duties while the grandparents were traveling
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Denali National Park
Denali National Park
Date: 2023-08-11
State: Alaska
Visitors: Scott, Shannon, Luke, Dylan, John & Peg
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Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park
Date: 2023-08-17
State: Alaska
Visitors: Scott, Shannon, Luke, Dylan, Bill & Marge
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Wrangell – St. Elias National Park
Wrangell – St. Elias National Park
Date: 2023-08-14
State: Alaska
Visitors: Scott, Shannon, Luke, Dylan, John & Peg
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Glacier National Park Half Marathon
Glacier National Park Half Marathon
Date: 2023-06-24
Location: East Glacier, MT
Finish Time: 1:50:31
Official Results
Race Website
Highlights:
- Survived the altitude, still competitive within the old man division
- Roadtrip provided great excuse to get those missing National Park sign selfies (Theodore Roosevelt, Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and Gateway Arch)
- And grab those missing state capitol building photos (Madison, Minneapolis, Bismarck, Helena, Topeka and Jefferson City)
- And check off a couple of missing ballparks (Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago White Sox, Great American Ballpark – Cincinnati Reds)
Low-lights:
- All this free time actually the result of not having a job
- Car randomly stopped working in Jefferson City, MO
- Hotel outside of Cincinnati knew how to take the reservation, didn’t know how to hold the reservation
Thanks:
- To Shannon for letting me run away for two weeks in the middle of the summer
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Date: 2023-06-22
State: North Dakota
Visitors: Scott
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Redwood National Park
Redwood National Park
Date: 2023-04-03
State: CA
Visitors: Scott, Luke, Dylan
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Lake Effect Half Marathon
Lake Effect Half Marathon
Date: 2023-02-18
Location: Minoa, NY
Finish Time: 1:40:56
Official Results
Race Website
Highlights:
- Traditional Syracuse area running weather
- Post race trip to the Dome
- Skiing and skating at Smuggler’s
Low-lights:
- Pretty much everything after this point in the Syracuse / Duke game
Thanks:
- To Shannon for allowing me to tack on Syracuse related pitstop “on the way” to Vermont
- To John and Peg for providing the Vermont ski getaway
- To Luke, Dylan, Caden and Bryce for lacing up the skates to form the inaugural Moran / Rockoff pond hockey squad
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