Marathon Results (compiled by Millie Jackson

Thoughts on marathon running

“You’re running on guts. On fumes. Your muscles twitch. You throw up. You’re delirious. But you keep running because there’s no way out of this hell you’re in, because there’s no way you’re not crossing the finish line. It’s a misery that non-runners don’t understand.”

– Martine Costello

“The more you frame the marathon as a stressful experience, the more negative messages you’ll receive. But it’s just as easy to frame it as a positively challenging journey.”

– Jeff Galloway, U.S. Olympian, running writer, and coach

MARATHON RESULTS

“The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.”

– Hal Higdon, running writer and coach

“So many people crossing the finish line of a marathon look as happy as when I won. They have tears in their eyes. The sport is full of winners.”

– Gary Muhrcke, winner of the first NYC marathon

FOR MEMPHIS-AREA RUNNERS Compiled by Millie Jackson

Wildwood Trail Marathon Wildwood, MO December 8, 2019 Mike Samuelson Lakeland, TN 5:25:12

27 Rocket City Marathon Huntsville, AL December 14, 2019 Marvin King Oxford, MS 3:12:11 Karl Studtmann Jackson, TN 3:19:21 Justin Keeton Memphis, TN 3:24:43 Karl Porter Olive Branch, MS 3:31:54 Cheri Sulzberger Tupelo, MS 3:48:03 Anna Young Tupelo, MS 3:59:36 Cosby Arnold Memphis, TN 4:03:51 Greta Bailey Oxford, MS 4:37:56 Leslie Studtmann Jackson, TN 5:21:24 Terry Greer Olive Branch, MS 5:28:14 Dallas Marathon Dallas, TX December 15, 2019 Anntriniece Napper Memphis, TN 6:30:46 3 Bridges Marathon Little Rock, AR December 28, 2019 Melissa Bourque Germantown, TN, 4:28:58 “I love the fact that not many people can say ‘Oh, I went out and ran 20 miles today.’ I love how much dedication it takes and how much you learn a lot about yourself, your physical and mental limits. There’s just something about it.”

– Shalane Flanagan, 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathoner “Toeing the starting line of a marathon, regardless of the language you speak, the God you worship or the color of your skin, we all stand as equal. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people ran.”

– Dean Karnazes “The reason people want to run the marathon is because the challenge, physically, is you. The distance – how you get there – is all up to you and how hard you work. That’s why people want to do it.”

– Meb Keflezighi, winner 2009 NYC Marathon and 2014 Boston Marathon “It is difficult to train for a marathon; but it is even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon.”

– Aaron Douglas Trimble