http://50fives.com 50 states, 50 5k road races, 1 goal Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:20:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our first evening run on the tour took place on Friday Evening, September 16 in Memphis, TN. The Memphis weather cooperated, and temperatures cooled during the day to a very comfortable mid-70s range, and it colled down as the race went on. A great experience with somewhere near 2000 runners taking ... http://50fives.com/2011/09/09/tennessee-race-not-yet-scheduled/ Once again, the weather favored us on Sunday morning, October 17, 2010 as Carly an I took part in the National Law Enforcement Memorial 5k road race in Washington, DC. Okay, we stretched the definition a bit to qualify DC as a Virginia race, but then its only a mile ... http://50fives.com/2010/10/18/virginia-race-not-yet-scheduled/ A clear sky and bright sun greeted us early Sunday morning along with 2000 other runs for a very hot run around the streets of the Sea Girt. Nice to have some homeowners along the course in the front yard with their garden house aloft, sending a cooling jet of ... http://50fives.com/2010/08/04/new-jersey-race-not-yet-scheduled/ On the weekend of Saturday July 17, Carly and I traveled to Manchester, VT for the Komen Vermont/New Hampshire Race at Hildene Meadows. It was a sunny and clear day, and it did not take long for the pavement on the course to make for at least a 90 degree ... http://50fives.com/2010/07/20/vermont-race-not-yet-scheduled/ Saturday morning, January 30th. It's 7.30 am and its already 72 degrees. Not bad for a Northerner down in Miami Beach for the weekend. It's all part of the ING Miami Marathon weekend, and we're taking part in the Tropical 5k race portion of the festivities. All weekend, South Beach ... http://50fives.com/2010/02/17/race-11-completed-in-south-beach-miami-fl/ Charleston, SC. December 5, 2009. What a great city and a great course. Joined by my pal Paul Heinauer, we ran with 1500 other runners thorugh historic downtwon Charleston on a rainy and brisk Staurday morning. After getting rained on for the first seven or eight minutes of the run, the ... http://50fives.com/2009/12/06/south-carolina-race-not-yet-scheduled/ Sunday morning, November 1. The sun rises, and quickly we reach 80 degrees, brilliant sunshine and plenty of humidity for the 8:15 start of the Battleship 5k road race on the banks of the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, NC. Couldnt have asked for a more fun time than to ... http://50fives.com/2009/11/02/north-carolina-race-not-yet-scheduled/ Saturday afternoon - 4pm.  The rain cleared and the temparature rose to a comfortable 50 degrees as 1500 runners gathered at Lincoln Park just north of downtown Chicago for the 10th annual Pumpkins in the Park 5k race.  Great run if you like a flat course - hardly a hill to ... http://50fives.com/2009/10/18/state-number-eight-just-completed-a-run-in-the-park-along-lake-michigan/ Lincoln Park in downtown Chicago will be the site for the Illinois entry in the 50 Fives journey. Over 1500 runners are expecetd to participate in this Saturday afternoon event. The course should be fairly flat, and hopefully not too windy, as the park is adjacent to Lake Michigan. http://50fives.com/2009/10/15/illinois-race-not-yet-scheduled/ This race will take place in late June of 2012. The longest day of the year, in the land of the midnight sun, combine to make this midnight event a lot of fun. http://50fives.com/2008/11/30/alaska-race-not-yet-scheduled/