A Quest to Run a Road Race in Every State
You may have noticed that I am (finally) writing about my June “Try Something New for 30 Days” as August is (sadly) winding down. When I designated June as my month to try new physical activities, the timing seemed perfect. Summer was emerging and I planned on having lots of time to engage in these […]
After we reserved a house on the Outer Banks for our extended family’s week-long vacation, we began our search for a race that would allow us to check North Carolina off of our quest list. The Nag’s Head Village 5K, which occurs weekly during the summer, is run on a Thursday which fit in perfectly to our […]
After we decided we wouldn’t try to sign up for the Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race this year, we realized we could still be a part of this incredible event by volunteering. Â We have been involved in developing and organizing several small, local road races but we had never volunteered for a race of […]
We were so pleasantly surprised to receive a notice from theoldfellowgoesrunning that he had mentioned our blog and nominated us for a Liebster Award in his Blogiversary post. Thank you, Carl! This award has six simple rules that I will attempt to follow successfully. I have gratefully acknowledged the blog that nominated me so I will […]
This is my first time participating in The Friday Five. Â I’ve enjoyed reading other bloggers’ posts for a while and decided to jump in today after being inspired by Tara at Running’N’Reading. Â She has linked up with Courtney of Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia of You Signed Up For What?!?, and Mar of Mar on […]
When Mike and I started making plans to run our New York race, we decided we wanted to do a race that was not in the city. After scanning our trusty Running in the USA website, Mike found the Tibbetts Point Run. We were drawn to the location which is on the St. Lawrence River […]
We stayed in Pittsburgh when we ran our West Virginia race. Â Here are some photos of the city. We loved the view from our hotel room. I was enthralled with the bridges… and this building. As we enjoyed a beer in Market Square, Mike researched traditional Pittsburgh food. Â We were pleasantly surprised to realize we […]
In my post just before the Fourth of July I suggested that it might be fun to celebrate the day with a variety of fours. Â We gave it a try. Mike and I started our Fourth with our new traditional “Independent Four on the Fourth” (i.e. we ran four miles on our own instead of […]
Mike and I think we have run the York Four on the Fourth about 20 times. It’s tradition! Â Listening to “The Star Spangled Banner” sung by a local vocalist at the start of the race never fails to give me chills. The course along the beach, lined with enthusiastic spectators, is beautiful and festive. Â And […]
We began our search for a West Virginia race when we realized we could visit Amelia and Matt in Pittsburgh and easily make a side trip to West Virginia.  After perusing the  Running in the USA, website, our go-to website for finding races, we settled on the “Capes 4 a Cure” 5K presented by Hope 4 Hunter.  The website […]