No Palestine Marathon
A few days ago I changed my itinerary to remove the Bethlehem “right to movement” marathon from my race schedule. It’s with great shame I must admit that I was late to the airport and missed my flight out of…
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TheMilesRunner Update
I’m leaving for Seoul in two days, but I wanted to give a quick update on some changes that will be taking place on TheMilesRunner.com.
Review: Fujisan Marathon – Mt Fuji, Japan (November 29, 2015)
Overview Race Name: Mt Fuji Marathon Date: November 29, 2015 Country: Japan (5th country) Start Time: 9am Cutoff Time: 6 hours Hotel: Tachikawa Grand Hotel (3.5 star) Size: 10,000 in all races Course: Big Loop Scenery: Superb Hills: Not Bad, tabletop…
Passing the Title of World’s Longest Flight
Yesterday, aviation enthusiasts celebrated the launch of the new longest flight. With a time of 17 hours and 15 minutes, Emirates’ newly christened Dubai – Auckland flight appears poised to steal the title from Qantas’ 17 hour Dallas – Sydney flight.…
Urbanite Quality of Life
I recently stumbled upon the latest copy of the Mercer Quality of Living Standards report. Mercer uses surveys to determine how “livable” cities are for expats. Security concerns, oppression, and product availability all have a part to play. Mercer ranks cities…
Seoul and Bethlehem Marathons
The Races – South Korea The 2016 Seoul Marathon is on March 20th and it’s a relief to finish the registration process. Key steps in the registration process were only in Korean and you needed to download and install a browser…
Week in Review (Jan 31st, 2016)
Training Recap This week was a training breakthrough. The run that set this week apart was a 12 mile out and back. I ran 10:06 miles for the first six downhill miles and then neg splits for the final (uphill)…
$564 DC to Tokyo, Bangkok and Vancouver/Montreal
Earlier this week, I found a fare from Washington DC to Bangkok starting at $564. Bangkok was the second most visited city in 2015 (see: 10 most visited cities of 2015), so I’m sure many of you would like to go! Travel…
March 2016 Race Preview
Stepping out on cold mornings is made easier if you’ve already registered for a race. Here is one international and one USA marathon for each weekend in March. Weekend of March 4th Bhutan International Marathon – a dream Myrtle Beach Marathon (SC) –…
Week in Review (Jan 24th, 2016)
Training Recap Yesterday, I did my first long run in two months. A nice and easy 13.1 miles at 10:43 pace. Total mileage for the week was just over 28 miles. Not bad for my third week back running! Marathon Plans…
USA-Vietnam under $400 Roundtrip
There were several deeply discounted fares to Asia from multiple US cities available today. Flights leaving from Washington DC, NYC, Chicago and LA were up for grabs. Destination cities included Hanoi ($390s), Ho Chi Minh City ($390s), Bali ($460s), Jakarta ($470s)…
Detachable Airplane Cabins
If you spent too much time on social media this week you probably saw a video showing a detachable cabin design for airplanes. You’re not crazy. This is a terrible idea. Here’s the clip if you haven’t seen it: