Goal: Iran/New Zealand 2x Marathons

I’m reading a book right now with a main character obsessed with Isfahan, Iran. After some googling around I decided it would be a cool place to visit. I like to combine two marathons into one trip so I decided…

I’m reading a book right now with a main character obsessed with Isfahan, Iran. After some googling around I decided it would be a cool place to visit. I like to combine two marathons into one trip so I decided…

A few weeks ago I finished the first season of my newest favorite show out of Scandinavia (Dicte). I knew there was a second season but it was nowhere to be found on Netflix and my days of dorm room torrenting…

Running “How Long Before You See the Benefits of a Workout?” from Competitor Magazine I’m a physiology nerd so I think this article is worth the read. There’s some fluff and click rigging (4 pages) but there’s also some good info…

I research exotic destination marathon locations in my spare time and I recently stumbled across an ad for the Masikryong Marathon [read: North Korea]. It’s an interesting idea so I did a little more research and discovered North Korea hosts two marathons…

Here is a quick recap of a story I wrote for RunHaven going over some some simple tips to consider before leaving for your next vacation or destination race. Contact local running groups before your trip and arrange to meet up with runners for a…

I just finished the registration process for the Standard Chartered Bangkok and the Mt Fuji marathons! These will be marathons (and countries) #4 and #5 for me. I plan on spending four days in Bangkok before moving onto Japan. This will be…

Here’s a quick look at a dozen marathons I hope to run in the next couple of years! No particular order, but I would like I to do Africa, South America and Oceania quickly to hit all six continents. Bangkok Marathon…

Because of an untimely illness I was unable to board and ended up missing my flight to Abu Dhabi. I was very fortunate to receive amazing customer support from OneWorld alliance partners. Originally, I was booked to fly Etihad from Bangkok to…

It took three trains to get from Brooklyn to JFK airport and two planes to get from NYC to Bangkok but I made it! Three trains later and I was reunited with a friend I’ve known since kindergarden. We hadn’t…

Destination marathoning may cost less than you think. Here’s a quick recap of the expenses during my 13 day trip to Scandinavia in June of 2015. I went to run the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway (race review here). I…

Runners everywhere agree there’s something special about a new running route and the feeling is multiplied tenfold when you run in a place you may never see again. On June 16th (tisdag) I met up with two Swedes and got lost…