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About Libby

Libby Jones has been running for 7 years. After almost 30 half marathons, San Francisco Marathon was her very first marathon last year. And now she's hooked on the longer distance! In the last year, she's run 7 marathons and 3 trail 50K races. She is also an active part of the Dallas-Fort Worth running community. She is the Founder and Race Director of the New Years Double in Allen, Texas, the Showdown Half Marathon in Fairview, Texas; founder of the North Texas Runners running club; and an RRCA-certified running coach. She’s also a wife to Steve and a mother to Marissa (4 yrs) and Sophie (1 1/2 yrs). Read her blog “The Active Joe” http://theactivejoe.blogspot.com/ and follow her on Twitter @libbyruns

Failure to Finish is a Blessing in Rare Times

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Libby

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The SF Marathon isn't built in a week, but it can be cleaned up that fast!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Libby

People are always asking me if I work for the marathon full time. “Does it really take a year to plan The San Francisco Marathon?” Usually, I say “No, it takes 51 weeks to plan the Marathon and 1 week to clean it up!”