This afternoon, I received an email from KLM Airlines. It said this: Hi Kathy,  Today, KLM starts weekly flights from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol using sustainable biofuel. Flight KL642 is operated by a Boeing 777-200 every Thursday.This series of flights partially powered by biofuel recovered from used cooking … Read More

Amazon is running a promotion on the purchase of Sports Apparel.   Special Offers and Product Promotions Buy from Amazon.com: Order $100 or more of Sports Apparel and receive a $20 promotional credit toward the purchase of Sports Apparel items shipped and sold by Amazon.com. We will send you a promotional code via email within … Read More

Will Run For Mile’s 2012 flights Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper – copyright © Karl L. Swartz. These are the flights I took in 2012 – all tolled – 75,000 miles! I used the Great Circle Mapper to draw this map.  In case you are curious, go to the top of the Great Circle … Read More

I don’t post a lot of contests here, but this one is too good to pass up! Enter KLM’s Sweepstakes to win a trip to the Comrades Marathon in Durban, South Africa. The Comrades Marathon is actually an ultramarathon of approximately 89 km (approx. 56 miles).  It is both famous and prestigious – it is run … Read More

I was one of the lucky people who booked a seat on the inaugural United Airlines flight from Denver to Narita (Tokyo) on March 31, 2013 on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I booked the flight last May for $979, along with about 40 other aviation enthusiasts.  I’ve never been on an inaugural flight but heard … Read More

This has nothing to do with Travel or Running, but, I had to share this.  I’m a huge Radiohead fan!  I love Radiohead! Atoms For Peace is a  musical project consisting of  Thom Yorke (Radiohead’s lead singer), Flea (Red Hot Chili Pepper’s bassist), Nigel Godrich (Radiohead’s producer), Joey Waronker (of Beck and R.E.M) and Mauro … Read More

While on the plane in Tel Aviv, waiting for the longggggggggggggggggggg flight back home to New York to begin, I took a copy of El Al’s magazine, February 2013 edition, entitled Atmosphere out of the seat pocket and started reading (note: the magazine is also available in digital version). On pages 28 and 29, I … Read More

As I mentioned in a recent post, this past weekend, I was feeling the pressure doom excitement of the impending announcement of the newest airline merger between US Airways and American Airlines. What does a points and miles girl do at a time like that – she applies for more credit cards of course!  I … Read More