Greetings! I hope your 2014
was a good one. Ours, like most came with its fair share of disappointments. We
missed out on a few opportunities, and lost dear friends. Each of those
occasion pressed Shannan and I to reflect on life and appreciate health, happiness
in all the things that bring joy.
Traveling is one of those joyful things
for us. This year we did fair share of seeing new places and returning to
favorites. I count myself fortunate to have enjoyed phenomenal opportunities to
go running in Saint Andrews, Scotland, Mexico City, Mexico and Reykjavik,
Iceland among some of the new spots. Each location proved beautiful and
terribly interesting.
For me the highlight of running for
this year came in our early summer trip to the southwest. Don't hear this as an
ethnocentric American rant. No, it's far from it. I posted on this site about
the triple digit heat while in Texas and New Mexico. Many times I've written
about how the desert is my muse. She works a haunting magic on me. The Rio
Grande, even as she was low, compelled me to wonder about her power, and
history. Running in this landscape proved personally, emotionally and spiritually
invigorating.
We still have travel planned before
the year is over. Given the climate and setting of our remaining destinations,
I have no qualms in making an early statement of the best running location of
the year, for me anyway.
Find your bliss. Travel. Run!
Tom
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