Two Marathons, One Legendary Weekend: Tupelo & Heart of America
This post accompanies Episode 26 of Marrying Your Passions, "Tupelo & Heart of America Marathon Reviews: Elvis, Steep Hills, and 26.2 Miles." Listen to the full conversation for the stories, the laughs, and everything we could not fit into this post. Alicia and Nathan after the Heart of America Marathon way back in 2012! Labor Day weekend has always held a special place in our hearts, and for good reason. Back before we had forty plus marathons behind us, before the podcast, before running a marathon in most of the states was checked off, two Labor Day weekend races quietly became part of our story; the Tupelo Marathon and the Heart of America Marathon . These small marathons turned into two of our favorite early memories, and two races that still hold up today. Tupelo Marathon: The Race We Chose Because of Elvis We will be honest, we did not pick the Tupelo Marathon because of the course. We picked it because Alicia loves Elvis, and Tupelo happens to be where he ...