After Florida, Mr. Obama headed to Dayton, Ohio, stop two of his marathon swing-state swing this week.
Next in the nominating marathon come states more diverse than New Hampshire and Iowa and more liberal, certainly, than the former, such as South Carolina.
At the Cáceres Half Marathon, he stated his intention to try for the world record and, although he won the race, poor pacing left him some distance from a record time.
The mom of two has run 23 marathons (15 states) with two more on the calendar this year.
On Thursday, after a marathon deliberation among state representatives, Governor Nikki Haley approved a plan to lower the flag one last time.
While running a marathon in every state has become a common feat among some hardcore runners, Ms. Rogers said that involves too much training, travel and expense.
Ms. Jones's pitch was a close runner-up, Ms. Eckstut said, as was a proposal by Gerald M. Rosen of Lido Beach, who laid out his story of running a marathon in every state, even though he was 51 when he started training.
Marathon, babies, marathon.
I am committed to continue my goal of running marathons in every state and raising funds for my charity.
Around 30,000 runners were registered to take part in Beijing's marathon, although the state-controlled China Daily newspaper reported that many runners quit due to health concerns.
