It’s been almost a year since the last time I asked this, but I’m always curious to learn how we’re scattered around the planet. (Over the years, I’ve heard from readers in just about every state, plus Colombia, Costa Rica, Jerusalem, Tajikistan, India, Italy, France, Poland, Lithuania… the list goes on.)
Some of you have already used these threads to meet up for races in person — which is awesome! — and I think this gives us the chance to get to know each other better, and perhaps meet up for runs/races together.
And, we’ve had lots of new people sign up since Substack opened up Notes earlier this week, so I thought it was a great time to ask: where are you from/where do you live out there in the world? Where do you love to run? 😀 — Terrell
Hello Terrell: I'm open, I'm now retired so I can travel. Prefer the CA, AZ, NV, OR, etc. Spring/Fall/winter (I don't do well in the heat). I read your newsletter religiously although I do not respond often, but just know I enjoy it very much and it keeps me motivated !! I've run 15 1/2's among them Las Vegas, Long Beach and Surf City. At this point in my running career I'm more about the experience, scenery and fun. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. K
Monterey Park, Ca. Eight miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Will be doing the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half in May with my daughter. Excited for that.
I live in Santa Rosa, Ca which has many beautiful areas to run. Currently taking some time off to travel in Europe. Planning to run in my favorite 10k Fourth of July race in Kenwood, Ca as well as the Santa Rosa half marathon later this year.
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I'm in Seattle, but moving to Catalonia, Spain this summer. I love running through the trails in the forests of the PNW, and will miss this terribly despite living in the mediterranean.
i have been running for 10 years but am only stepping up to ultra marathon running which is really exciting. we also have the Makgadikgadi Pans marathon across the world famous Pans in Northern Botswana which is also epic.
Nahant, MA - North Shore of Boston. I mainly run in the NorthEast area/New England states, but have traveled to many states and London to run! On the road/trails for 27 years (late start to running), and am taking notes with your recommendations. Maine Marathon this year. Portland, ME is a great area to run. I’ll also recommend 100on100 relay starting in Stowe, VT. So much fun!!!
i live in Gaborone Botswana, Southern Africa, the best place to live and run on the planet. mostly flat, and runnable all year round. doing 2 marathons this year with my running club, the Gaborone Striders Running Club , oldest running club in Botswana. also located near to South Africa which has a strong running history including the 90 kilometer Comrades marathon, which members of my club love to run. hoping to run the Comrades next year.
I'm in Davis, CA, home of way too many triathletes and long distance runners. Easy to feel like a shlub here 8-). I've done two 1/2s (Santa Rosa 2019, Monterey 2022), planning on the Monterey again this year, plus the kids are trying to talk me into doing the Portland with them. In prep, hoping to run my 4th (5th?) Bay to Breakers next month. Training has been slow, though.. But, cold's almost gone, hitting the road tomorrow!
Living in DMV area (currently bethesda, MD) for past 28 years. The only races I’ve run (mostly 1/2 Ms and 10 milers but also four marathons) are all in DMV. Hope to change that after I retire (hopefully before 2030)!
Hey everyone. So powerful to see all the locations and “points in life” from the running community. I am in Elgin, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Good, strong running presence in this area. I am doing 10 half’s this year, 7 in different states. So incredible to run different cities and meet people from so many different backgrounds. Indianapolis is next in 3 weeks.
I live, run, and hike in Israel. We've got a huge variety of trails and parks here, from the Negev desert in the south to the frozen Hermon mountain in the north.
Often I run in the Yarmut Park below my house, which follows a 3000+ year old streambed heading toward the ruins of Yarmut, one of the Canaanite cities captured by Joshua. Or on beautiful trails on the hill across the street that heads toward the Elah Valley where David fought Goliath. (I wrote about that hill several times on my Substack, such as here: https://thehealthyjew.substack.com/p/milk-thistle-hill.
Running here really connects me with the country's vivid and complex history.
Hey, Dave, We have plenty of halves! Look up Orca Running and Evergreen Running. They have great swag and t-shirts! I'm wearing a long-sleeve one right now! :)
I love running along the Erie Canal Trail, Highland Forest and the good old roads. :) Nothing like moving my body before the sun comes up. Have a great weekend.
I live in Milton, FL. I grew up in Upstate NY (Elmira, NY), went to college at the University at Buffalo (B.S., M.S., M.S.), spent 25 years in Atlanta, GA, then Port St. Joe, FL, before going to Kent County, DE before retiring here to sunny FL.
I live in Sydney, Australia and go running around the tracks in Lane Cove National park, Sydney harbourside and also around the hermitage from Rose Bay to Watsons bay in the summer months (often stopping for a quick dip at Shark Beach half way). Bondi to Coogee is a good run however gets very busy on the weekends. Have a great weekend all!
I’m in Atlanta, too! I do most of my runs in Druid Hills, Decatur and the Beltline. Running my 5th and last marathon in two weeks in Big Sur. Sticking with 1/2s going forward. Running the Blueberry Cove 1/2 in August.
The main changes during recent year is that I joined local OCR team and also my 14 yo son liked it very much, so now I have my good friend as a running buddy :)
Back home in Williamsburg Virginia after a few weeks in Europe visiting daughter stationed in Stuttgart. It was Spring break for grandson, so we traveled from the Black Forest to Bavaria, then on to Netherlands for the spring flower fields, and wrapping up in the Alsace region of France. Now got to work off a bit of bier and bratwurst before tomorrow’s 5k in Colonial Williamsburg.
Yes great book I have it. Great experience running with Raven. He is fascinating and still running 8 miles on the beach daily. You should definitely come down and run with him.
In Redmond, WA. Lived here since 2008. It sure has changed, and not for the better. Too much growth, though we have been lucky since both of us (my daughter and I) tend to be quiet and live by a greenbelt with the Sammamish Trail out our window. Traveling south once spring rolls on to actually buy a house in Oregon to get out of the "soup bowl" that has developed around Seattle, Lake Washington and the Islands by the tech industry. Rentals were cheap to begin with, but are now some of the highest in the country. . . just waiting for the housing bubble to burst (it will!) so we can buy outright and no longer pay a landlord.
After a long winter of sitting and recuperating from God knows What, the old body is getting ready to go again. . . start with the ChiWalk/Run method today, Chi Marathon training starts the 16th of May. Go from there and see what happens.
If I'm ever in Atlanta, it would be nice to meet up with other member of the community. . . or vice versa. . . The PacNW is pretty in the summer. Oregon along I-5 and on to Crater Lake is still considered the NW, though it has a bit more rain and fog!
Beautiful day here in the low 40s. Birds are all over outside my window. Take care! :)
Hello Terrell: I'm open, I'm now retired so I can travel. Prefer the CA, AZ, NV, OR, etc. Spring/Fall/winter (I don't do well in the heat). I read your newsletter religiously although I do not respond often, but just know I enjoy it very much and it keeps me motivated !! I've run 15 1/2's among them Las Vegas, Long Beach and Surf City. At this point in my running career I'm more about the experience, scenery and fun. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. K
Hi from Syracuse, New York!
Kay here in Huntington Beach, CA. I run along the beach. I’m looking for a 1/2 that is flat and less crowded.
Monterey Park, Ca. Eight miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Will be doing the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half in May with my daughter. Excited for that.
Spain and Portugal.
I live in Santa Rosa, Ca which has many beautiful areas to run. Currently taking some time off to travel in Europe. Planning to run in my favorite 10k Fourth of July race in Kenwood, Ca as well as the Santa Rosa half marathon later this year.
Yes, it’s May 6. Derby Festival officially starts Saturday.
I'm in Seattle, but moving to Catalonia, Spain this summer. I love running through the trails in the forests of the PNW, and will miss this terribly despite living in the mediterranean.
Asheville, NC. I just moved here from Charleston, SC a year ago, where I started running in 2016. I love Asheville, but I miss Charleston!!!
Yes it is the Indy Mini. Very flat course and it includes 2.5 miles on the Indianapolis Speedway.
i have been running for 10 years but am only stepping up to ultra marathon running which is really exciting. we also have the Makgadikgadi Pans marathon across the world famous Pans in Northern Botswana which is also epic.
Nahant, MA - North Shore of Boston. I mainly run in the NorthEast area/New England states, but have traveled to many states and London to run! On the road/trails for 27 years (late start to running), and am taking notes with your recommendations. Maine Marathon this year. Portland, ME is a great area to run. I’ll also recommend 100on100 relay starting in Stowe, VT. So much fun!!!
i live in Gaborone Botswana, Southern Africa, the best place to live and run on the planet. mostly flat, and runnable all year round. doing 2 marathons this year with my running club, the Gaborone Striders Running Club , oldest running club in Botswana. also located near to South Africa which has a strong running history including the 90 kilometer Comrades marathon, which members of my club love to run. hoping to run the Comrades next year.
Louisville, Kentucky - home of the Kentucky Derby, the fastest two minutes in sports.
Boston masachutse
I'm in Davis, CA, home of way too many triathletes and long distance runners. Easy to feel like a shlub here 8-). I've done two 1/2s (Santa Rosa 2019, Monterey 2022), planning on the Monterey again this year, plus the kids are trying to talk me into doing the Portland with them. In prep, hoping to run my 4th (5th?) Bay to Breakers next month. Training has been slow, though.. But, cold's almost gone, hitting the road tomorrow!
Living in DMV area (currently bethesda, MD) for past 28 years. The only races I’ve run (mostly 1/2 Ms and 10 milers but also four marathons) are all in DMV. Hope to change that after I retire (hopefully before 2030)!
I’m in Aurora, CO heading to Indianapolis for the Mini Marathon the first weekend in May for state #17.
I live in Fairbanks, Alaska, home of the Equinox Marathon, one of the most challenging marathons in North America :)
Hey everyone. So powerful to see all the locations and “points in life” from the running community. I am in Elgin, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Good, strong running presence in this area. I am doing 10 half’s this year, 7 in different states. So incredible to run different cities and meet people from so many different backgrounds. Indianapolis is next in 3 weeks.
Sedona and Phoenix, AZ.
I am in Pittsburgh and I am missing the marathon this year due to travel. Yet, that will not stop me from running through the Southwest.
I live, run, and hike in Israel. We've got a huge variety of trails and parks here, from the Negev desert in the south to the frozen Hermon mountain in the north.
Often I run in the Yarmut Park below my house, which follows a 3000+ year old streambed heading toward the ruins of Yarmut, one of the Canaanite cities captured by Joshua. Or on beautiful trails on the hill across the street that heads toward the Elah Valley where David fought Goliath. (I wrote about that hill several times on my Substack, such as here: https://thehealthyjew.substack.com/p/milk-thistle-hill.
Running here really connects me with the country's vivid and complex history.
Once on the topic of running in Israel, I'll drop a link here to a great tip I learned about running from an Israeli friend: https://thehealthyjew.substack.com/p/you-talk-too-much
I live in Albany New York. I'm aiming for the Buffalo half marathon on May 28th.
Commerce City, Colorado. Running on the trails in the open prairie with the Rocky Mountains as the backdrop and the prairie dogs cheering me on.
Hi from the Lower Rhine Area in Germany. I just subscribed to your newsletter and I love to run and hike whereever it takes me.
Barcelona! I don’t run (just here to hang out) but I see folks going up and down Diagonal every day
Hey, Dave, We have plenty of halves! Look up Orca Running and Evergreen Running. They have great swag and t-shirts! I'm wearing a long-sleeve one right now! :)
Destin, Florida…….love running in New York when I get the chance!
Lompoc, 50 minutes north of Santa Barbara California
Knoxville, TN
HI ALL!
Manlius, NY, USA
I love running along the Erie Canal Trail, Highland Forest and the good old roads. :) Nothing like moving my body before the sun comes up. Have a great weekend.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA!
i'm in woodstock, maryland, near baltimore. we have a lot of great paths for running. no where is it flat though!
Yes, running the full with some friends. I just have realized that the full isn’t my distance and really like 1/2s
I live in Milton, FL. I grew up in Upstate NY (Elmira, NY), went to college at the University at Buffalo (B.S., M.S., M.S.), spent 25 years in Atlanta, GA, then Port St. Joe, FL, before going to Kent County, DE before retiring here to sunny FL.
Bridget upstate Ny most of my winter running is on the treadmill. They rest of the time I like trails if I can avoid the ticks
I live in Sydney, Australia and go running around the tracks in Lane Cove National park, Sydney harbourside and also around the hermitage from Rose Bay to Watsons bay in the summer months (often stopping for a quick dip at Shark Beach half way). Bondi to Coogee is a good run however gets very busy on the weekends. Have a great weekend all!
I’m in Atlanta, too! I do most of my runs in Druid Hills, Decatur and the Beltline. Running my 5th and last marathon in two weeks in Big Sur. Sticking with 1/2s going forward. Running the Blueberry Cove 1/2 in August.
Northern Virginia (the DMV).
Still in Lithuania, my dear friend :)
The main changes during recent year is that I joined local OCR team and also my 14 yo son liked it very much, so now I have my good friend as a running buddy :)
We'll still be in the PacNW. . . It seems like one of the few Safe Places in the US that has moderate winters! :)
Back home in Williamsburg Virginia after a few weeks in Europe visiting daughter stationed in Stuttgart. It was Spring break for grandson, so we traveled from the Black Forest to Bavaria, then on to Netherlands for the spring flower fields, and wrapping up in the Alsace region of France. Now got to work off a bit of bier and bratwurst before tomorrow’s 5k in Colonial Williamsburg.
Yes great book I have it. Great experience running with Raven. He is fascinating and still running 8 miles on the beach daily. You should definitely come down and run with him.
Yes I ran with Raven once and correspond with him regularly.
In Redmond, WA. Lived here since 2008. It sure has changed, and not for the better. Too much growth, though we have been lucky since both of us (my daughter and I) tend to be quiet and live by a greenbelt with the Sammamish Trail out our window. Traveling south once spring rolls on to actually buy a house in Oregon to get out of the "soup bowl" that has developed around Seattle, Lake Washington and the Islands by the tech industry. Rentals were cheap to begin with, but are now some of the highest in the country. . . just waiting for the housing bubble to burst (it will!) so we can buy outright and no longer pay a landlord.
After a long winter of sitting and recuperating from God knows What, the old body is getting ready to go again. . . start with the ChiWalk/Run method today, Chi Marathon training starts the 16th of May. Go from there and see what happens.
If I'm ever in Atlanta, it would be nice to meet up with other member of the community. . . or vice versa. . . The PacNW is pretty in the summer. Oregon along I-5 and on to Crater Lake is still considered the NW, though it has a bit more rain and fog!
Beautiful day here in the low 40s. Birds are all over outside my window. Take care! :)
I’m in Atlanta, GA!
I’m in Stirling, Scotland.
Training for my 7th marathon at the end of May and then for my first Ultra Marathon 56 miles in October.
I'm in New Orleans, LA. Running has been easy the past couple weeks, but the heat and humidity are picking up.
London, UK. I’m travelling to New York next week and am looking forward to my first run in the States!