50 STATES MARATHON TOUR: NORTH CAROLINA (28/50)
2012 ELLERBE MARATHON: 3:56:50 (2012-03-24)
Photos:
https://www.facebook.com/730374053784599/photos/?tab=album&album_id=735169263305078
Race report:
http://bikingviking.net/listing/ellerbe-marathon-north-carolina-2012-03-24/
Ellerbe Marathon Website:
http://www.theboogieraces.com/ESMarathon.html
NORTH CAROLINA, USA
State capital: Raleigh
State population: 9,5 million (Ellerbe 1000)
State nickname: The Tar Heel State
State bird: Cardinal
State mammal: Grey squirrel, Plott hound
State motto:
To be, rather than to seem
Famous people from North Carolina:
Roberta Flack (singer), Ava Gardner (actress), Andy Griffith (actor), Andrew Johnson (U.S. president), Floyd Patterson (boxer), James K. Polk (U.S. president)
Fun facts about North Carolina:
The Biltmore Estate in Ashville is America’s largest home, and includes a 255-room chateau, an award-winning winery and extensive gardens
More facts:
http://www.50states.com/facts/ncarolin.htm#.U8QZ4VZn7eY
Logistic:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g49110-Ellerbe_North_Carolina-Vacations.html
