Arkansas

Order in which state was run: 13

Order in which state was admitted into the union: 25

A diamond on a red field represents the only place in North America where diamonds have been discovered and mined. The twenty-five white stars around the diamond mean that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union. The top of four stars in the center represents that Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States during the Civil War. The other three stars represent Spain, France and the United States, countries that had earlier ruled the land that includes Arkansas. Flag adopted 1913.

 

 

 Date: March 5, 2006
Race: Little Rock Half Marathon
City: Little Rock
Cost: $64.40

 

Barely into March of 2006 and I ran my third half marathon in a third state.  Highlights of Little Rock:

- Duck parade at the Peabody Hotel

- William J Clinton Presidential Library

- SEC Women's Basketball Tournament going on the same weekend

 

 

 

Up next: Utah