Notable Endurance Timeline

 

Official List of 50 State Marathon Finishers

4/10/1896 Very first Olympic Marathon Event

1897 Boston Marathon is Born

1924 26.2 miles was introduced as official marathon distance in Paris Olympics

1978 Ironman Triathlon was born

       “Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life!”

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12/6/1981  Robert De Castella (Australia) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:08:18) 

                       ~ Fukuoka Marathon

12/11/1983 Wally Herman First known 50 states Marathon Finisher 

4/17/1984  Steve Jones (UK) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:08:05) 

                        ~ Chicago Marathon

4/20/1985  Carlos Lopes (Portugal) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:07:12) 

                        ~ Rotterdam Marathon

10/10/1987 Dave Scott wins record breaking 6th Ironman Hawaii

4/17/1988  Belayneh Dinsamo (Ethiopia) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:06:50) 

                        ~Rotterdam Marathon

1989 50 States & DC Marathon Group Founded by Dean Rademaker 

10/20/1992 Paula Newby-Fraser becomes 1st woman to break 9 hours in Kona (8:55:28)

1993 First Ultraman Triathlon – 3 day 320 mile race

10/24/1993 “13” 50 State Marathon Finishers

10/24/1993 Brian Schweinhagen runs first marathon.  

        Columbus Marathon, Age 25  (Columbus, Ohio)

10/22/1994 Brian Schweinhagen completes first Ironman Distance Triathlon.  

        Great Floridian Triathlon, Age 26 (Clarmont, Florida)

10/7/1995 Mark Allen ties record with his 6th Ironman Hawaii

10/26/1996 Paula Newby-Fraser wins record breaking 8th Ironman Hawaii

4/13/1997 Brian Schweinhagen competes 2nd Ironman Triathlon.  

        Ironman Australia, Age 28 (Foster/Tuncurry, Australia)

9/20/1998  Ronald da Costa (Brazil) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:06:05) ~ Berlin Marathon

10/24/1999      Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:05:42) 

                        ~ Chicago Marathon

7/30/2000  Brian Schweinhagen competes 3rd Ironman Triathlon.  

        Ironman USA, Age 32 (Lake Placid, New York)

2001 50 States Marathon Club Founded by Steve & Paula Boone

 

10/21/2001 “101” 50 State Marathon Finishers

10/21/2001     Brian Schweinhagen completes 10th state marathon.  

       Louisville Marathon, Age 33  (Louisville, Kentucky)

4/14/2002  Khalid Khannouchi (Morocco/USA) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:05:38) 

                        ~ London Marathon

9/28/2003  Paul Tergat (Kenya) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:04:55) 

                        ~ Berlin Marathon

10/12/2003 “144” 50 State Marathon Finishers

10/12/2003 Brian Schweinhagen completes 20th state marathon. 

        Mt. Rushmore Marathon, Age 35  (Rapid City, South Dakota)

2005 MarathonGeeks was founded by Brian Schweinhagen 

6/17/2006 “260” 50 State Marathon Finishers

6/25/2006  Brian Schweinhagen completes 4th Ironman Triathlon & 30th state marathon. 

        Ironman Coeur d’Alene, Age 38  (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)

11/5/2006 Dean Karnazes (50 marathons, 50 states, 50 consecutive days)

6/9/2007          Apple iPhone Introduced

9/30/2007  Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:04:26) ~ Berlin Marathon

9/28/2008  Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:03:59) ~ Berlin Marathon

9/2008             First Android Smartphone Introduced

10/11/2008 Brian Schweinhagen completes 5th Ironman Triathlon 

          Ironman Triathlon World Championship, Age  40 (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)

3/21/2010 Rich Roll (Epic5:  Five Islands, Five Days, Five Ironmans)

6/2010             Brian gets first Smartphone - Android 2.2 HTC Droid Incredible

9/25/2011  Patrick Makau (Kenya) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:03:38) ~ Berlin Marathon

10/20/2013 “844” 50 State Marathon Finishers

9/29/2014  Wilson Kipsang (Kenya) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:03:23) ~ Berlin Marathon

10/20/2013 Brian Schweinhagen completes 40th state marathon. 

        Duke City Marathon, Age 45  (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

9/28/2014  Dennis Kimetto (Kenya) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:02:57) ~ Berlin Marathon

7/25/2015 Iron Cowboy completes 50/50/50 (50 Ironmans, 50 states, 50 consecutive days)

6/10/2017 Brian Schweinhagen is 1,276th 50 State Marathon Club Finisher. 

        Brian Schweinhagen is also the 496th 50 State Marathon + DC Group Finisher

        Skagway Marathon, Age 49  (Skagway, Alaska)

9/16/2018  Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:01:39) 

                        ~ Berlin Marathon

10/14/2018 Patrick Lange (Germany) first person to break 8 hours at Ironman Kona (7:52:39)

10/12/2019      Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Breaks two-hour marathon mark by 20 seconds (1:59:40)

10/13/2019 Gustav Iden (Norway) sets new Ironman course record in Hawaii (7:51:13)

10/13/2019 Kristian Blummenfelt (Norway) sets new Ironman course record in Hawaii (7:49:16)

6/8/2021  “1,627” 50 State Marathon Finishers

6/8/2021         Iron Cowboy completes “Conquer 100” (100 Ironmans, 100 consecutive days)

5/10/2022 EpicDECa:  Six Islands, Ten Days, Ten Ironmans, 3 Finishers

8/8/2022         Gustav Iden (Norway) sets new Ironman course record in Hawaii (7:40:24)

9/25/2022  Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:01:09) ~ Berlin Marathon

12/18/2022   “1,800” 50 State Marathon Finishers

12/31/2022      Gary McKee runs 26.2 miles everyday for 365 days beginning 1/1/2022

1/16/2023  Erchana Murray-Bartlett runs 150 consecutive Marathons

10/8/2023        Kelvin Kiptum (Kenya) Breaks Marathon World Record (2:00:35) ~ Chicago Marathon

8/24/2023 Lucy Charles-Barclay (GBR) sets new Ironman women’s course record in Hawaii (8:24:31)

11/21/2023 Kristian Blummenfelt (Norway) sets new Ironman distance course record in Cozumel (7:21:12)

10/26/2024 Patrick Lange (Germany) sets new course record in Hawaii (7:35:53)

11/24/2024  “1,980” 50 State Marathon Finishers