Not every runner competing in Sunday's Tucson Marathon wanted to finish first. The goal for one athlete was to complete his 56th marathon of the year. Others were just hoping to finish the first marathon of their lives. Larry Macon finished his 56th marathon of the year, and 148th of his career, just before the course closed at the six-hour time limit. "I do not care about my time," said the 59-year-old from San Antonio. Macon finished just about four minutes before the limit. He says his first rule when competing in marathons is not to finish first or qualify for the Boston Marathon, it is just to finish. "We try to finish the same day we start," he said. Macon finished alongside Paula Boone. Both are members of the 50 States Marathon Club. Members of the club work toward completing a marathon in each of the 50 states. Boone, 38, finished the one-marathon-in-each-state last November. The Tucson Marathon was her 133rd. "I don't like running," said the woman from Humble, Texas. "I love coming to marathons to see my friends." Boone and Macon spent just under six hours talking nonstop. "We solved all the world's problems," Boone said. Although both are from Texas, they never see each other in their home state but they do see each other at races across the country. Boone may not like the running part of the many marathons, but she does like finishing. "For girls, there is nothing cooler than to finish a marathon," she said. "There is nothing anyone can take away from you." Not all of the runners on the course were looking to finish their 100th-plus race. Runners such as Joe Warnemuende were looking to finish their first marathon. "I am 65. I thought that would be a good time to do my first one," said the runner from Madison, Wis. Warnemuende ran the first 13 miles, but slowed near the end and did not finish before the course closed. When he finished "at just around 6 hours and 22 seconds" the sponsor signs were being taken down and the pump-you-up music was no longer blaring from the speakers. But that didn't stop Warnemuende from crossing the finish line. "I am proud that I finished," he said. Steve Boone, husband of Paula, competed in the race, but finished slightly ahead of his wife and fellow club member Macon. He crossed the finish line in 4:24:00. "I do this for a hobby," he said. "I used to run fast, but not anymore." The owner of a software development company, who finished his 261st marathon, says he doesn't expect to quit anytime soon. "I am 55. I have a long time left," he said. Boone likes competing in marathons because anyone can do it. "Nobody cares how fast you are," he said. "Fast, slow it doesn't make a difference. You can't go play pro basketball, but you can pay your entry fee here and come and compete with world-class runners."