4 Races in 3 weeks - Marathon Maniac Iridium Level

I've been a member of the Marathon Maniacs for a while. It's a national club for runners who are focused on marathons. At almost every race you will find some members in their bright yellow or orange shirts cheering on and supporting each other. During a "maniac" lifetime" one can achieve different levels of "insanity" and over the past 3 weeks I tried to accomplish level 4 (out of 10) - the Iridium level. In order to achieve this task, I had to run 4 marathons in 23 days ...

I exceeded this goal and did a marathon, a 50K, a trail marathon with 4,600 feet elevation gain and a 50 Miler with over 7,000 feet elevation gain. All within only 20 days. Altogether, I have done 13 marathons and 9 Ultras (everything over 26.2 miles) so far since I first started running marathons a little over 3 years ago. I guess now I can officially call myself a maniac - insanity level 4.

Impossible is temporary!

Marathon Maniac #4150

Avalon Benefit 50 Miler (Catalina Island)

One of the country's most challenging and scenic 50-milers.

No cars, no smog, just great terrain, incredible views, fascinating historical sites, a well-organized race, nice people, great food . . . and even an occasional buffalo sighting.

Total Elevation Gain: 7,080 feet

Distance: 50 miles / 80 km

Time: 11:08:49 hrs. 

Place: 180 of 297 finishers