Don't Forget Your Shoes!!!

No matter where I travel, my running shoes are one of the first things I pack.  In all the years I've been running, wherever I'm going, I always bring my shoes.  That's one of the best things about being a runner.  Minimal equipment needed.

Also, travelling can make or break a running routine.  It's really easy to fall off your regimen if you forget your shoes and you're away from home for a few days or a week and by the time you get back home to your shoes you've slipped far enough you can't get back up.

There are things you can only see while running in new places.  You cover more ground than if you're walking and you go slower than if you're driving.  There's really no better way to discover a new place than to run in it.


TOP 5 RUNNING EXPERIENCES IN FAR AWAY PLACES:

5)  Running with Rob Barrish and Tim Curtin in New Orleans, LA, before the sun rose.

4)  Running with Larry Gamache in Las Vegas, NV, in the heat of June.

3)  Running on the beach in the Outer Banks.  Always without shoes and always on the part of the sand that's the hardest right next to the water.

2)  Running in Boston during Boston Marathon weekend.  I discovered the banner below perfectly waving in the sunrise...amazing.

And the NUMBER 1 Running Experience in far away places IS......

Running on the Scout Trail at Goshen Scout Reservation.  The trail is a five or six mile trail around the camp.  It's wooded, hilly, beautiful lake and mountain views, goes through all the cub and boy scout camps on the reservation (which means you never know the surprises you'll run into), and is just filled with the spirit that is Scouting.  Lots of fun.