When I returned home from Chicago last Monday, I had every intention to sit down and pound out a several hundred words on my running experiences in the Windy City. However, there was something preventing me from doing that: exhaustion. The physical and mental fatigue had less to do with all the miles I’d logged… Read More Running Away From Home: Chicago
Since diving feet first into the world of moderately serious running, I’ve been fortunate enough to take my training on the road. Thanks to an ambitious yearly travel schedule and plenty of out-of-town half marathons, I’ve had the opportunity to log miles all over this awesome country as well as that awesome ketchup chip-loving country to… Read More Running Away From Home: South Carolina
In our ongoing attempt to experience the world without experiencing bankruptcy, my wife and I took a day trip on Labor Day Weekend to the Dungeness Spit. We embarked on an 11-mile out-and-back hike along this wandering strip of land that reaches into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The romantic version of our hike:… Read More Locally Sourced Travel: Dungeness Spit, WA
In an ideal world, my ability to travel would be unencumbered by the reality of my everyday life. Money and vacation time would be plentiful and the only thing preventing me from visiting every destination on my travel to-do list would be my follow through. Unfortunately, money and vacation time are a real thing that… Read More Locally Sourced Travel: Queen Anne Hill
As a Pacific Northwesterner, I’m fortunate to live amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in the entire country. There’s hardly a day that goes by where I don’t end up face-to-face with snow-capped mountains or stunning views of one of the many waterways that grace this area. However, if I had one complaint about… Read More Vancouver: Five Recommendations
The Reluctant Runner 