A close look at some of the handsome medals won by Nashua retiree Brian Crawford reveal some fine awards indicating the fulfilment of his personal goal to complete a half marathon in each of the 50 states, one realized with a recent road race in Maui, Hawaii. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Brian Crawford, officially documented runner of half marathon road races of 13.1 miles in all 50 states, plus five full marathons of 26.2 miles just for fun, cherishes a keepsake T-shirt that when acquired in 2016 from the 50 states Half Marathon Club in Colorado bore only a black line drawing of the nation’s states, boundaries that now are fully colored in with a variety of marker pens, hues applied one state at a time, as he completed races in each of this nation’s 50 states. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

A bit more space for future award medals is reserved on the “Wall of Honor” at the Nashua home of runner Brian Crawford, newly acknowledged by the prestigious 50 States Half Marathon Club, an enthusiasts group based in Colorado that hosts athletic events worldwide, as having completed half marathon races of 13.1 miles in every one of the 50 states, culminating with a recent competition in Hawaii. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Brian Crawford, husband, father of two avid runners and a resident of Nashua since 1986, shares a look at around 120 medals awarded to him at the finish of exhilarating road races that have included 92 half marathons, stateside and in Hawaii, endeavors that were undertaken for fun and to realize a personal goal of vanquishing half marathons in each of the 50 states. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON