Running in Bad Air Quality and Smoke
Can I run in the smoky air? How are you dealing with running in smog? What are my options for running in bad air quality? These are the questions filling my inbox lately, as I […]
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Things to Do In Jaco Costa Rica
My third time to this beautiful country brought me to a new location and left me, like you, wondering what is there to do near Jaco Costa Rica. Unlike some of the higher tourist areas […]
Celebratory Road Trip: Sedona, Grand Canyon to Vegas
Of all the things that have changed since we met 16 years ago, our location might be the biggest…but right after that I tend to say is technology. Looking back at some of the trips […]
SeaWheeze Race and Travel Planning Tips
When I got the confirmation email, I was all like WAHOOOOO I finally made it in to Seawheeze. I had an idea that this was a different experience, but not so much that I bothered […]
Seawheeze Half Marathon Review and Race Recap
Last month, I had the opportunity to run the Lululemon 10K in Edmonton, which is apparently a scaled down version of the Seawheeze Half Marathon… or so I’d been told. That put my expectation level […]
Edmonton Summer: An Active Travel Vacation Plan
If you’ve ever thought of a trip to Canada I bet Vancouver, Toronto, maybe Banff are the first places to come to mind…um especially if like me you wanted to run Seawheeze. But guess what […]
Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Review and Race Recap
Welcome to another sunny day in California! After coming out in March to preview the Santa Barbara Wine Country race course and tell you a bit about why Santa Barbara and Solvang are a perfect […]
Santa Barbara Wine Country Weekend
Race vacations are one of my guilty pleasures. I may not spend money on fancy shoes (running shoes don’t count) or party dresses and we aren’t people who eat out very often because I’m always […]
Cancun Wellness Getaway: Le Blanc Spa Resort
Falling asleep by 9 is my norm at home, so the initial idea of a Cancun getaway seemed like a poor fit. Until winter kicked in and I thought, yes, yes I would like to […]
Have Food Will Travel: Healthy Travel Snacks
As my bag runs through the X-ray machine, I cross my fingers this won’t be the time where security takes a look at the baggies of powders, the pills, boatloads of healthy travel snacks and […]