Berlin Marathon - September 2019

"My first World Major Marathon!  I applied for the lottery after watching a video of the 2018 Berlin Marathon.  My Facebook post after watching the video was " I wonder if they have a three day time limit on this marathon because I would legit stop and look at every building along the way... Berlin is one of my most favorite places in the world!  Run through the Brandenburg Gate?! I NEED to set this as a lifetime goal for myself lol! "  I applied for the lottery and got in.  The race was in September 2019, and I spent the week before the marathon traveling around Germany to explore Munich, Cologne, Aachen, and Koblenz." (JMH, September 2019) 

After Berlin, Joanne had a case of the 'World Major Marathon' bug and decided to apply to the Chicago Marathon lottery.  She was accepted for 2020. She's been to Chicago a few times and is looking forward to seeing the city through many steps on the roads in an upcoming year, as the 2020 race was canceled due to COVID19.

Growing up in NY, many years Joanne watched the NYC Marathon on television.  She never pictured one day that could be her, but meeting a girl from New Jersey at a race in Arkansas changed my mind.  She told Joanne about NYRR 9+1, which gives guarenteed entry into the NYC Marathon for the next year   if you run 9 NYRR races and volunteer at one NYRR approved event.  Joanne then found out that 2020 will be the 50th Anniversary race, so I knew if she wanted to ever do NY, this was the year to go for it!  The 2020 NYC Marathon was canceled due to COVID19 but is excited to be 'one of those people on television' for the kids at home thinking 'that is so cool!' at a future NYC Marathon.

Joanne has not planned entry into this race yet.  Future goal.

Joanne has not planned entry into this race yet.  Future goal. 

Joanne has not planned entry into this race yet.  Future goal.