Arkansas Officially

2007 marked the tenth anniversary of The Streak. Thanks to Shannan’s generous birthday gift, a day trip to Indiana, it also was the year I ran in my fiftieth state. At that time, some five or six of those consituted only a one mile run as we passed through or were close to a state line and made a quick in-and-out visit. This morning I had a really nice run in Little Rock, AR. Previously, Arkansas had been one of those bare minimum states. Now, Vermont stands as the remaining quickie state. I ran a little more than a mile in Brattleboro, VT. Oddly we have been to the same border city twice, but have never lodged in the Green Mountain state. Shannan has a plan to remedy that.

Along with the five mile run, our time in Arkansas proved lovely. We visited the presidential museum, dined in the River Market District, visited Sam Walton’s Five and Dime, the visitor’s center and unofficial birthplace of Walmart as well as the 100^th Walmart location in Bentonville. We delighted in a drive into the Ozark Mountains, saw the Peabody Duck March and more. It was a great trip and nice to make the run there a more meaningful one.

Travel. Run. Tour.

Tom