The registration process for the Marine Corps Marathon this past Monday went anything but smoothly. The popular marathon which will take place on October 27th in Virginia and Washington, D.C. sold out in record time, under 2 1/2 hours, but, in that short amount of time, the website of Active.Com – the company in charge … Read More
Happy Birthday, Won’t Run!
Shhhhhh, I have a secret. It’s Won’t Run For Miles’ birthday, and that isn’t an April Fools joke. For his birthday, I won’t make him run. I cooked him dinner last night, and gave him a “blue screen of death” t-shirt. He’s debating on whether he wants some musical compressor or an iPad mini. I … Read More
Air France to Offer Passengers Digital Newspapers
Photo: http://cherokeebillie.wordpress.com Sometime this year, Air France will stop rolling out the carts with newspapers such as LeMondes and Herald Tribune. Instead, the airline will offer passengers digital downloads of the newspaper or magazine of their choice, in the language of their choice, to their personal smartphone or tablet. Here’s what the press release … Read More
The Tobacco Road Marathon and other Rail-to-Trail Marathons
Photo: traillink.com (Erie Canalway Trail: Little Falls to Albany – Mohawk Hudson Bikeway, New York State) Rails-to-trails is a nationwide network of recreational multi-purpose public trails and paths created from former railroad corridors. The trails can be unpaved or paved. They are most often flat or follow a gentle grade, they traverse urban, suburban and … Read More
UPDATE: Win A SpaceFlight from KLM
UPDATE: The Countdown is ON! I received this email from KLM today announcing: The countdown has begun. The countdown to a live worldwide challenge. Are you ready to win the ultimate journey of inspiration? Join the challenge before April 22nd.On that date we will launch a high-altitude balloon. It will carry a precious cargo: a … Read More
8 Years Smoke-Free!
Ahem, we now interupt this blog to pat Will Run For Miles on the back! Its been 8 years since I quit smoking. If you are still smoking, know that you can quit. Speak to friends, medical professionals, and go to forums such as QuitNet. –>
Marathon Travel Planning
There’s a crazy assortment of lunatics running enthusiasts who like to travel from location to location to partake in distance running events – often half marathons (13.1 miles) or marathons (26.2). Many even plan “doubles” – i.e., two events in two locations in two days. I did it once – a Saturday marathon in Jackson, Mississippi … Read More
My Trip to the Dead Sea and Masada
The Dead Sea What was the best part of visiting the Dead Sea? It was the Dead Sea itself and Masada. The rest was… so surreal, so weird, so warped, so man-made, so Disney in Times Square, so Lucy in the Sky, so …. I don’t know what! Lets take a step back. I visited … Read More
What? The Oil From My Wok is Flying this Plane?
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 – Get $20 back on $100 of Sports Apparel
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
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A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.