The 5th race in our Vacation Races Global Adventures Japan, the Bamboo Forest 5.3K Run took place in Kyoto. It was the first of 2 days there and we got a very early start. 🥱 We arrived to our destination by 6:30AM and witnessed a breathtaking sunrise over the Katsura River. 🌅 We crossed the…

For the 4th race on our Vacation Races Global Adventures Japan, we ran around Lake Kawaguchi. It was an easy 6.1K race on a rainy morning. Other than one of our extra days in Tokyo, this was the only other time it rained while we were there. We took a quick family photo as soon…

The Mount Mikuni 6.7K Trail Run was the 3rd race in our VRGA, Japan Runcation. We took on a very challenging uphill climb, followed by a (bit easier?) descent through fallen trees, soft volcanic ash and loose leaves. But first, we spent one more night in Hakone. Donned in Traditional Yukata’s, we explored the Tenseien…

Our second VRGA race, the Ashinoko 10.3K Trail Run took place in Hakone, Japan. After running in Tokyo the day before, we traveled two hours to Hakone for more adventures before settling into a new hotel and taking on some very challenging and picturesque trails. We boarded our tour bus and set out for a…

My 50 states running journey has been taking me all over the country but about a year ago, my Traveling Sole Sister Liz suggested Vacation Races Global Adventure Japan. 🇯🇵 Eric was on board immediately but Erickson didn’t want to go… at first. It only took a couple of months before Erickson decided that he…

The Kerrville Triathlon Sprint Relay was my third relay race for 2024 and although I’ve done a Triathlon, I’d never done a Triathlon RELAY, so this was a brand new experience for me and this is how it all started: I first met Julian at the 3M (now Austin International Half) Race Expo as he…

The Perspective Pacing Inks Lake Trail Run was my last big Trail Race before an exciting upcoming Family Runcation. With only one month to go I had settled on this beautiful but challenging trail race in Burnet, Texas. Burnet is about a 2-hour drive for me so I loaded up my vehicle and reserved a…

The 4th annual Patriot Day 5K and 1 Mile Walk honoring those that lost their lives in 9/11, was held at Pleasanton River Park in Pleasanton, Texas. Eric had run this event before but this was my first time to participate. This was my 3rd race in just 24 hours and all were in different…

The Gruene 10K/5K is a beautiful and scenic race held in Historic Gruene, Texas. This race was held on a Saturday morning and I had just run a spooky Friday the 13th half marathon night race a few hours before so I was already feeling pretty tired. But here’s how it went… First, let me…

The Battle of Salado Creek 13.1, 10 Mile, 5 Mile and 5K NIGHT Race was the 2nd race in the Scallywompus Alamo Beer Challenge. It was also held on Friday the 13th this year and there was a Zombie-theme. 🧟‍♂️ Instead of donning a zombie costume I decided to celebrate Friday the 13th and dress…