Since finishing my latest book, "Great Races, Incredible Places", our list of things to do has gotten incredibly longer :) There are so many interesting places to run on this earth, and the author did a great job of highlighting different events by grouping them into categories such as "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" and "Give Peace a Chance" (which was particularly appealing to me!). Here's a list of some of the races that made my heart flutter (whether that means I would be willing to do them or not!):
"Because It's There": Antarctica Marathon and Half Marathon (Antarctica) <---- Too cold for me, but a very interesting Google!
"Eat, Drink, and Be Merry": Marathon du Medoc (France) <----- You'll fall in love with running, even if you currently HATE it :)
"Give Peace a Chance": Continental Airlines International Friendship Run (New York), In Flanders Fields Marathon (Belgium), International Peace Marathon of Kigali (Rwanda), and The Tunnel to Towers Run (New York) <----- Running is emotional as it is. Throw in a group of individuals coming together to run for change, and the tears flood out. Check out the one by Continental Airlines...it will make you FEEL something.
"Listen to the Music": Country Music Marathon and Half Marathon (Nashville!), Rock 'N' Roll Marathon Series (Arizona, Virginia, San Diego, San Antonio, San Jose) <---- Course entertainment means you could run iPod-less!
"Running Wild": The Big Five Marathon (South Africa), The Great Gorilla Run (England) <-------- OH, PLEASE look into the latter :) HILARIOUS. Running in costume is a dream of mine!
"Spiritual Marathons": Everest Marathon (Nepal), Inca Trail to Machu Picchi (Peru) <----- We were planning on hiking these, but real running enthusiasts may be up for the challenge!
These are just a few runs that caught my attention. For more exciting events, read the book! You can purchase it on Kindle for your reading convenience :)
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