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Melissa Ward
FemaleArizona1997–2026
92
Total Finishes
70
Distinct Races
20
States (39%)
1:52:13
PR (8:34/mi)
2:27:47
Average
-0:26:27
Faster (first to last)
Medal House
2009
YMCA Famous Idaho Potato Marathon & Fun Runs
2:07:11
#474 overall#223 gender
2009
2026 - San Antonio Marathon
2:21:35
#7645 overall#3627 gender
2009
Geist Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
2:33:06
#2060 overall#890 gender
2009
17th Annual Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5K
2:43:47
#2203 overall#1212 gender
2009
St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Seattle
2:58:06
#12439 overall#8656 gender
2009
Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K
3:05:44
#8880 overall#4826 gender
2008
Buckeye Half Marathon & Relay
1:55:59
#251 overall#64 gender
2008
La Jolla Half Marathon & 5K
2:19:18
#981 overall#977 gender
2005
Kiawah Island Marathon
2:05:14
#912 overall#418 gender
2004
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
2:37:15
#9240 overall#5102 gender
2004
Race to Robie Creek
2:57:28
#1871 overall#708 gender
1997
2025 500 Festival Running Events
2:58:16
#12159 overall#4437 gender
Performance Timeline
Complete Race Log
| Year | Race | State | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RunSedona EventsSedona | AZ | 2:28:15 | #837 |
| 2026 | Carlsbad MarathonCarlsbad | CA | 2:31:49 | #2911 |
| 2025 | Chicago 13.1Chicago | IL | 1:57:58 | #3125 |
| 2024 | Time to Paddy 5k/10k & Lucky 13.1 - Des MoinesPolk City | IA | 1:54:26 | #21 |
| 2023 | Hometown Half Marathon & 5k/10k - Des MoinesDes Moines | IA | 1:54:59 | #51 |
| 2023 | Jump Off Rock Half Marathon & 10KHendersonville | NC | 2:05:07 | #205 |
| 2023 | RunSedona EventsSedona | AZ | 2:30:41 | #584 |
| 2023 | CHURCHILL'S HALF MARATHONPerrysburg | OH | 3:15:43 | #757 |
| 2023 | MERCY HEALTH GLASS CITY MARATHONToledo | OH | 3:22:40 | #2046 |
| 2022 | IMT Des Moines MarathonDes Moines | IA | 1:53:17 | #598 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia MarathonPhiladelphia | PA | 2:30:49 | #8229 |
| 2022 | MERCY HEALTH GLASS CITY MARATHONToledo | OH | 3:19:33 | #1894 |
| 2022 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Jesse Owens 5K, 1 Mile & Kids RunColumbus | OH | 3:26:03 | #6117 |
| 2021 | Run 4 The River Half MarathonSchenectady | NY | 1:52:13 | #96 |
| 2021 | IMT Des Moines MarathonDes Moines | IA | 2:00:39 | #807 |
| 2021 | PC2PG Half Marathon, 10K, & 5KLindon | UT | 2:07:14 | #95 |
| 2021 | Runtastic HAUNTED Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City | UT | 2:09:14 | #449 |
| 2020 | Saratoga Palio Melanie O'Donnell Half MarathonSaratoga Springs | NY | 2:01:30 | #50 |
| 2020 | RunSedona EventsSedona | AZ | 2:33:48 | #724 |
| 2020 | Lake Powell Half MarathonPage | AZ | 3:10:04 | #508 |
| 2020 | Zion at Night Half MarathonVirgin | UT | 3:14:19 | #229 |
| 2019 | Charleston Half MarathonCharleston | SC | 2:08:19 | #1066 |
| 2019 | IMT Des Moines MarathonDes Moines | IA | 2:11:08 | #1850 |
| 2019 | Revel RockiesDenver | CO | 2:27:09 | #798 |
| 2019 | RunSedona EventsSedona | AZ | 2:41:42 | #845 |
| 2018 | Heart Mini MarathonCincinnati | OH | 2:19:18 | #1936 |
| 2018 | REVEL Lemmon MarathonTucson | AZ | 2:20:39 | #492 |
| 2018 | Mount Lemmon Marathon and Half MarathonTucson | AZ | 2:20:39 | #492 |
| 2018 | OhioHealth Emerald City Half and Quarter MarathonDublin | OH | 2:23:46 | #763 |
| 2018 | 2025 Aramco Houston Half Marathon Searchable Finish Line VideoHouston | TX | 2:38:37 | #7558 |
| 2018 | Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon & 1/2 MarathonDenver | CO | 2:39:34 | #3506 |
| 2018 | Flying Pig Pump and RunCincinnati | OH | 3:28:06 | #10798 |
| 2017 | Hub City Races: Half, 10K & 5KCrown Point | IN | 1:57:21 | #37 |
| 2017 | 2026 Naperville Women's Half Marathon and 5KNaperville | IL | 1:59:21 | #313 |
| 2017 | Indianapolis Monumental MarathonIndianapolis | IN | 2:01:56 | #2673 |
| 2017 | Hero Half Marathon and 10KChesterton | IN | 2:02:57 | #71 |
| 2017 | Amita Health Bolingbrook St. Paddy's Half Marathon and 5KBolingbrook | IL | 2:07:22 | #289 |
| 2017 | Schaumburg Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5KElk Grove Village | IL | 2:07:50 | #734 |
| 2017 | Santa Hustle IndyIndianapolis | IN | 2:09:23 | #239 |
| 2017 | Great Western Half Marathon and 10KSaint Charles | IL | 2:10:25 | #409 |
| 2017 | Diva Myrtle Beach Half Marathon & 5KMyrtle Beach | SC | 2:11:11 | #208 |
| 2017 | 18th Annual F^3 Lake Half Marathon & 5kChicago | IL | 2:17:50 | #1253 |
| 2017 | Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5&10KBloomington | IN | 2:22:03 | #813 |
| 2017 | Battle Creek Half Marathon and 5kSpringfield | MI | 2:22:54 | #236 |
| 2017 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona MarathonPhoenix | AZ | 2:25:16 | #5409 |
| 2017 | USA Women's Half Marathon ArizonaPhoenix | AZ | 2:51:06 | #252 |
| 2016 | Schaumburg Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5KElk Grove Village | IL | 2:06:16 | #820 |
| 2016 | Monument Valley Veterans Marathon & Half MarathonMonument Valley | UT | 2:43:23 | #112 |
| 2016 | Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon San FranciscoSan Francisco | CA | 2:56:04 | #5500 |
| 2015 | 17th Annual Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5KMyrtle Beach | SC | 2:11:16 | #1058 |
| 2015 | Monterey Bay Half MarathonMonterey | CA | 2:26:34 | #4075 |
| 2015 | Rock Tahoe Half MarathonStateline | NV | 2:30:35 | #858 |
| 2015 | Rock 'n' Roll San DiegoSan Diego | CA | 3:13:13 | #12436 |
| 2015 | Groom Creek Community ClassicPrescott | AZ | 3:25:48 | #97 |
| 2014 | Dallas Marathon WeekendDallas | TX | 2:05:21 | #2364 |
| 2014 | Rock 'n' Roll Las VegasLas Vegas | NV | 2:20:41 | #9647 |
| 2014 | Diva Myrtle Beach Half Marathon & 5KMyrtle Beach | SC | 2:21:21 | #946 |
| 2014 | Run Ocean Isle BeachOcean Isles Beach | NC | 2:22:03 | #197 |
| 2013 | Tache Realty Wicked Half MarathonSalem | MA | 2:01:31 | #443 |
| 2013 | B.A.A. Half MarathonBoston | MA | 2:12:48 | #4495 |
| 2013 | Charleston Half MarathonCharleston | SC | 2:18:14 | #1457 |
| 2013 | Shamrock MarathonVirginia Beach | VA | 2:43:34 | #6183 |
| 2013 | Luau 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Athens, GA (19)Athens | GA | 3:05:15 | #2566 |
| 2013 | 17th Annual Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5KMyrtle Beach | SC | 3:29:25 | #3262 |
| 2012 | Bethel Half Marathon and 5kCanton | NC | 2:00:36 | #97 |
| 2012 | Santa Hustle SmokiesSevierville | TN | 2:05:10 | #258 |
| 2012 | Diva Myrtle Beach Half Marathon & 5KMyrtle Beach | SC | 2:07:49 | #664 |
| 2012 | 3M Half MarathonAustin | TX | 2:14:02 | #3182 |
| 2012 | 2025 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by CORKCICLE®Orlando | FL | 2:15:49 | #3102 |
| 2012 | Wounded Warrior Half Marathon & 10KIrving | TX | 2:24:03 | #847 |
| 2012 | Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon & 1/2 MarathonSavannah | GA | 2:25:08 | #6342 |
| 2012 | Lincoln MarathonLincoln | NE | 2:28:34 | #4619 |
| 2012 | Oak Island LighthouseOak Island | NC | 2:30:01 | #88 |
| 2012 | Oklahoma City Memorial MarathonOklahoma City | OK | 2:38:27 | #5427 |
| 2012 | 2026 - San Antonio MarathonSan Antonio | TX | 2:39:08 | #9339 |
| 2012 | 2027 Walt Disney World® Marathon WeekendOrlando | FL | 2:39:15 | #12335 |
| 2012 | Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half Marathon & 5KAtlanta | GA | 2:50:33 | #7928 |
| 2012 | Huntsville MarathonHuntsville | UT | 2:57:47 | #712 |
| 2011 | Zeitgeist Half MarathonBoise | ID | 2:00:21 | #361 |
| 2011 | Lincoln MarathonLincoln | NE | 2:18:06 | #4325 |
| 2011 | Salt Lake City MarathonSalt Lake City | UT | 2:18:16 | #2816 |
| 2011 | 2026 - San Antonio MarathonSan Antonio | TX | 2:22:07 | #8094 |
| 2011 | 3M Half MarathonAustin | TX | 2:24:36 | #3250 |
| 2011 | Race to Robie CreekBoise | ID | 2:25:38 | #1248 |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5KMyrtle Beach | SC | 2:29:53 | #1912 |
| 2011 | Flying Pig Pump and RunCincinnati | OH | 2:41:39 | #7460 |
| 2011 | Shamrock MarathonVirginia Beach | VA | 2:42:30 | #5494 |
| 2011 | Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half Marathon & 5KAtlanta | GA | 3:17:12 | #10381 |
| 2010 | Zeitgeist Half MarathonBoise | ID | 2:02:14 | #426 |
| 2010 | Oklahoma City Memorial MarathonOklahoma City | OK | 2:22:57 | #3779 |
| 2010 | 3M Half MarathonAustin | TX | 2:35:49 | #3584 |
| 2010 | Rock 'n' Roll Virgina Beach Half MarathonVirginia Beach | VA | 2:49:03 | #11644 |
| 2009 | YMCA Famous Idaho Potato Marathon & Fun RunsBoise | ID | 2:07:11 | #474 |
| 2009 | 2026 - San Antonio MarathonSan Antonio | TX | 2:21:35 | #7645 |
| 2009 | Geist Half Marathon, 10K & 5KFishers | IN | 2:33:06 | #2060 |
| 2009 | 17th Annual Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon & Coastal 5KMyrtle Beach | SC | 2:43:47 | #2203 |
| 2009 | St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll SeattleSeattle | WA | 2:58:06 | #12439 |
| 2009 | Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half Marathon & 5KAtlanta | GA | 3:05:44 | #8880 |
| 2008 | Buckeye Half Marathon & RelayPeninsula | OH | 1:55:59 | #251 |
| 2008 | La Jolla Half Marathon & 5KSan Diego | CA | 2:19:18 | #981 |
| 2005 | Kiawah Island MarathonKiawah Island | SC | 2:05:14 | #912 |
| 2004 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona MarathonPhoenix | AZ | 2:37:15 | #9240 |
| 2004 | Race to Robie CreekBoise | ID | 2:57:28 | #1871 |
| 1997 | 2025 500 Festival Running EventsIndianapolis | IN | 2:58:16 | #12159 |
States Raced
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State Breakdown
AZArizona
11 racesSCSouth Carolina
10 racesOHOhio
9 racesTXTexas
9 racesILIllinois
7 racesINIndiana
7 racesUTUtah
6 racesCACalifornia
5 racesGAGeorgia
5 racesIAIowa
5 racesIDIdaho
5 racesNCNorth Carolina
4 racesVAVirginia
3 racesCOColorado
2 racesMAMassachusetts
2 racesNENebraska
2 racesNYNew York
2 racesOKOklahoma
2 racesTNTennessee
1 raceKYKentucky
0 races50-State Challenge
20/ 51 states + DC
31 states to go