Couple Run Marathons in 50 States

50개 주에서 마라톤을 완주한 부부

Friends of Brad and Marla Rhoden gathered at Garry Gribble’s Running Sports store to the couple’s running , much .

“I knew we were having a... it’s a Topeka to Auburn signup night for that race and we have a here, a Brooks shoe rep here, so there’s a little extra going on but the turn out’s kind of for us.”

“And a lot of the folks who are here have been a part of our running group for years.”

Marla ran her first marathon in ‘83, Brad in ‘87. A few years back, they decided to log a marathon in every state.

“You hear about the 50 state clubs or whatever and we thought well, maybe we need to be doing that, we, we run marathons .”

Some people run, some do marathons but not everyone, especially couples, run marathons in all 50 states. They’ve crossed more than 100 marathon finish lines each over the years.

“Especially with last year, with all the issues that came up. I had some health issues and the pandemic and being able to... I honestly didn’t know if I’d be able to do it, but it was, it was to, to get out and keep going. So, the fact that we were able to do it means a lot.”

“As we age, you know, it’s something we can look back on and be really proud of that we’ve done.”

The two continue to run with their group and see new faces along the way. For anyone who wants to for a marathon, they say it all starts with taking the first steps.

“We get really excited, probably as, as excited as they are, when they are able to get through their training and complete it because it’s really a lot to our lives so that see other people do that is, it’s really exciting.”

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celebrate
축하하다
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accomplishment
성취
3
to one’s surprise
~가 깜짝 놀라게
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shoe rep
신발 수선
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overwhelming
굉장한
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all the time
항상
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motivation
동기 부여
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train
훈련하다, 연습하다
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contribute
기여하다

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Couple Run Marathons in 50 States