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Jan
David Redor: 52nd marathon of his incredible 2016 challenge – A marathon that should have been the last but wasn’t!
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David Redor: 52nd marathon of his incredible 2016 challenge – A marathon that should have been the last but wasn’t! 52 marathons in 52 weeks in the 50 states, plus Washington D.C. and the Bahamas: This was the challenge that David Redor – -Crazy Dave– had set himself for 2016. And on December 17, 2016,... Read More
25
Dec
Mission accomplished! David Redor completed his 2016 Challenge: 52 marathons within the cut-off time in 52 weeks and in 50 States plus D.C and the Bahamas!
David Redor is quite true to his nickname “Crazy Dave”! Indeed not only did he successfully complete his 52-marathons-in-52-weeks-Challenge on December 17, 2016… but he took up to complete 100 marathons in a year by December 31, 2016… While running every week for his 2016 Challenge, he had added extra marathons here and there… so... Read More
15
Dec
David Redor – 51st marathon of 2016 in Honolulu : Engaging but oversold!
After a week’s rest on the island of Maui, I arrived on the island of Oahu to run the Honolulu marathon. I had picked up my bib the day before and, after a short night’s sleep, got up at 4 a.m. well rested and in good shape: my week’s rest was paying off. I took... Read More
06
Dec
David Redor’s Challenge 2016 – A 50th story – And eleven marathons in eleven consecutive days!
Between November 28 and December 2, David Redor ran five marathons in five days straight in San Antonio, Texas. Saturday, December 3, he took part in the Baton Rouge Beach marathon in Louisiana before running another marathon in San Antonio on Sunday December 4. Together with the four marathons of the Quadzilla the previous week,... Read More
01
Dec
David Redor – A new great achievement in Seattle: four marathons in four days! [49]
Between November 24 and 27, David Redor ran four marathons in four days at the famous Seattle Quadzilla, a four-race event of Godzilla-like proportions… thus its name! Redor ran the first race of the Quadzilla – the ‘Wattle Waddle’ – on Thanksgiving Day. He ran the 27 miles of the ‘Wishbone Run’ along the Green... Read More
22
Nov
David Redor – 48th marathon of his 2016 Challenge in Philadelphia: An unexpected time in the bitter cold!
I arrived in Philadelphia after a very busy week (seven marathons in seven days), a night flight and with three hours of time difference. I took a short nap to recover a bit before going to the Health and Fitness expo to get my runner’s bag and bib. The weather was very good, and, if... Read More
15
Nov
David Redor – Gobbler Grind Marathon in Kansas: 47th marathon of his 2016 challenge – A run in the cold but quite enjoyable!
After the hilly and thus difficult marathon that I had run on Saturday in less than five hours in Nashville, I took a plane to Kansas City to get to the small town of Overland Park and run the “Gobbler Grind Marathon.” Once there, and, as the day had been very long, I ate a... Read More
14
Nov
Crazy dave – 46th marathon of this 2016 Challenge. Stony Creek Marathon : A great run, an example to follow!
After a five-hour drive from Indianapolis, I arrived in Sterling Heights, MI, north of Detroit. I took a long shower, ate a good meal and went to bed early. We were changing to daylight saving time and I needed to sleep as long as possible: I was to run only a few hours later and... Read More
10
Nov
David Redor – 45th marathon of his 2016 challenge: Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, one of the twenty largest marathons in the US.
On November 5, David Redor ran the 45th marathon of his 2016 challenge, i.e. 52 marathons in 52 weeks, one in each of the 50 States, plus one in Washington D.C. and one in the Bahamas. But Redor, fired by his passion for running, has been participating in many other marathons in addition to the... Read More
01
Nov
David Redor – Rasta Rockett costume for the Ocean State Marathon in Narragansett, RI! Happy Halloween! [44]
October 30, 2016. On Halloween day, David Redor ran the 44th marathon of his 2016 challenge, i.e. 52 marathons in 52 weeks in the United States. However, fired up by his passion for running, David had participated in other marathons prior to his run in Narragansett… This is the story of his run in Rhode... Read More