NAME: Mrs. Korff--Marathon Woman--Which states have my legs run 26.2 miles in?

SCHOOL: East Brunswick HS

CLASS: Chemistry

SCHOOL PHONE: 732-613-6900 x4167

Who is Mrs. Korff?

Hello!  I am Mrs. Korff and I love teaching Chemistry!!!!  I love doing fun 
experiments with my students and watching their faces light up.  I love 
teaching abstract concepts and breaking it down so that the students can 
understand it better.  I love challenging students' creativity through hard 
work and seeing them years later as they report of positive effects from 
lessons (chem and life) learned in chem class.  I love hearing that they 
don't mind science after chemistry and I love it even more when they pursue 
a science related career!


My theory is that I am the Chemistry Coach and the class is my team.  Since 
every good team needs to work hard to win games and championships, I expect 
all my students to do their best and work hard.  I demand the best from my 
team and expect them to push the neurons in their brains to the max!


I am an avid marathoner who has run 26.2 miles (a marathon) 102+
times.  I have also run a marathon in all 50 states plus DC.

Where have my legs taken me?


1.  Marine Corps   October 2000  State #1  VA
2.  San Diego Rock and Roll  June 2001  State #2  CA
3.  Chicago  October 2001  State #3 IL
4.  Philadelphia  November 2001  State #4 PA
5.  NYC Marathon November 2002  State #5 NY
6.  Disney January 2003  State #6 FL
7.  New Jersey  April 2004  State #7  NJ
8.  NYC Marathon November 2004
9.  Flying Pig Cincinati May 2005  State #8  OH
10.  Steamtown October 2005
11.  NYC Marathon November 2005

12.  Boston Marathon April 2006  State #9 MA
13.  Vermont May 2006  State #10 VT *
14.  San Francisco  July 2006*
15.  Hartford October 2006  State #11 CT*
16.  NYC Marathon November 2006
17.  Palm Beach December 2006*

6 marathons in 2006!

18.  Disney Goofy January 2007*
19.  New Orleans February 2007  State #12 LA
20.  Oklahoma City April 2007  State #13 OK
21.  Delaware May 2007  State #14 DE
22.  Marine Corps October 2007
23.  NYC Marathon November 2007
24.  Las Vegas December 2007  State #15 NV

7 marathons in 2007!


25.  Myrtle Beach February 2008  State #16 SC*
26.  Shamrock VA Beach March 2008  
27.  Atlanta March 2008  State #17 GA*
28.  Frederick May 2008  State #18 MD
29.  Seattle June 2008  State #19 WA
30.  Rhode Island Marathon October 2008  State #20
31.  Philadelphia Marathon November 2008
32.  Run Charlotte Marathon, North Carolina December 2008 State #21

8 marathons in 2008!  

33.  First Light Marathon, Mobile, Alabama January 2009 State #22
34.  Miami Marathon, Miami, FL January 2009
35.  George Washington's Birthday Marathon, Greenbelt, MD February 2009
36.  Little Rock Marathon, Arkansas March 2009 #23
37.  Kentucky Derby Marathon, Louisville, KY #24 April 2009
38.  Buffalo Marathon, Buffalo, NY May 2009
39.  Lake Placid Marathon, Lake Placid, NY June 2009
40.  San Francisco Marathon, San Francisco, CA July 2009
41.  Albuquerque Marathon, Albuquerque, NM September 2009 #25
42.  Lehigh Valley Marathon, Lehigh, PA (birthday marathon) September 2009
43.  Omaha Marathon, Omaha, NE September 2009 #26 
44.  NYC marathon, NY, NY November 2009 
45.  Indianapolis Marathon, Indiana November 2009 #27
46.  Richmond Suntrust Marathon, Richmond, VA November 2009
47.  Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, PA 2009
48.  Dallas White Rock, Dallas, TX 2009 #28

16 marathons in 2009!

49.  Jackson, Mississippi, MS January 2010 #29
50.  B and A Trail Marathon, Greenbelt, MD March 2010 
51.  DC National Marathon, Wash, D.C. March 2010
52.  Salt Lake City Marathon, SLC, UT April 2010 #30
53.  NJ Marathon, Long Branch, NJ May 2010
54.  Green Bay Marathon, Green Bay, WI May 2010 #31
55.  Coure d'Alene Marathon, Coure d'Alene, ID May 2010 #32
56.  Deadwood Michealson Trail, SD June 2010 #33
57.  Kona Marathon, Kona, HI June 2010 #34*
58.  Anchorage Wildlife Marathon, Anchorage, AK August 2010 #35*
59.  Freedom Run, Shepardstown, W. Va October 2010 #36
60.  Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, ME October 2010 #37
61.  Manchester Marathon, Manchester, NH November 2010 #38
62.  Gobbler Grind, Overland Park, KS November 2010 #39
63.  Rehoboth Beach Marathon, Rehoboth Beach, DE December 2010 

15 marathons in 2010!

64.  PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon, Phoenix, AZ January 2011 #40
65.  Martian Marathon, Detroit, MI April 2011 #41
66.  Go! St. Louis, St. Louis, MO April 2011 #42
67.  Fargo Marathon, Fargo, ND May 2011 #43 
68.  Casper Marathon, Casper, WY June 2011 #44
69.  Sauvie Island Portland, OR July 2011 #45
70.  American Discovery Trail, Colorado Springs, CO Sept 2011 #46
71. Billings, Montana #47
72. Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota #48
73. Des Moines, Iowa #49
74. Cape Cod, MA 
75. Memphis, Tennessee (State #50!)

Offically a 50 state marathoner on December 3rd, 2012

76. Austin Marathon, TX
77. B and A Trail, MD
78. Rock n Roll DC Marathon, Washington DC
79. Big Sur Marathon, CA
80. NJ Marathon, NJ
81. Shires VT, Bennington, VT
82. Hatfield McCoy, W VA
83. 1/2 Sauer, 1/2 Kraut, PA
84. Air Force Marathon, Dayton, OH
85. Maine Marathon, Portland ME
86. Baltimore Marathon, Baltimore, MD
87. Monster Mash, DE
88. MCM, DC
89. Lehigh Valley and DE Trail, PA
90. OBX, NC
91. Philly, PA
92. North Central Trail, Sparks, MD
93. Hoover Dam, NV
94. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
95. Napa Valley, CA
**Piney Point, MD (DNF)
96. Shamrock, Va Beach
97. Charlottesville, VA
98. Gettysburg, PA
99. Pittsburgh, PA
100. Burlington, VT Marathon #100

101.  Sunburst, Bend, IN
102.  Lake Placid, NY 
103.  Marine Corps Marathon, DC
104.  LA marathon, LA, CA

Goal:  100 marathons before I’m 50 years old.  (Goal Acheived 11 years ahead of schedule).



Through our chemistry class, students not only learn how chemistry is 
everywhere in life, but they are also prepared to tackle higher level 
thinking, future life predicaments and anything life may throw at them!  


Top Ten Reasons to Take Chemistry (based on students surveyed)

10) I actually have a good base of chemistry if I want to do science in college.
9)  Slide Shows and Shout Outs.
8)  You'll do projects/labs/activities/problems that you never thought you 
could do!
7)  You can impress your future dates with your knowledge of chem.  Hey 
baby, what's up?
6)  Mole Day x 3!
5)  I'm smarter than my friends with the "Korffy" way. 
4)  Chemistry Idol.
3)  You'll be smarter than the average person walking down the street.  You 
will end up tutoring kids in your dorm when you get to college.  And feel so super smart!
2)  Korff's life lessons and commercials.
1)  The Korffys! red carpet treatment.  You won't realize how good you have it until you don't 
have her anymore.