One of my personal rules for life is to laugh at myself. Often. We are all ridiculous human beings, and I personally enjoy being in the upper echelon of this category. Runners are an interesting breed. Our prideful behavior seems normal to us, but annoying to many. Let’s be honest. That being said, I present…
6.5 Miles In Charlottesville, Virginia With Karen McKenzie
Written By Karen McKenzie Hi! I’m Karen McKenzie from Charlottesville, Virginia. I’m the founder and creative director of Rhyme & Reason Design and avid runner, soccer player, triathlete and aficionado of all things outdoors (when the weather’s warm at least!) This Thanksgiving, my husband Ben and I took a 6.5-mile ‘Good Run’ through Charlottesville in…
4.1 Miles in Tampa, Florida with Gabbie Rimmaudo
Written By Gabbie Rimmaudo My path to becoming a runner has been quite the adventure. In the Fall of 2012, I moved to Tampa, Florida to begin my journey in the College Student Affairs program at the University of South Florida. During this time, I was facing a lot of transition and changes in my…
Don’t Let Running Get In The Way Of Reading – The Run-n-Read
There’s never enough time. Each one of us is faced with decisions each day that determine how we spend our 24 hours. Often, time constraints can be frustrating, knowing that there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything you want to do. This constraint forces us to leave many things that we want…
6.72 Miles in Topeka, Kansas With Chris Hill
Hi, I’m Chris Hill and today I’ll be running you through a few of the sights and sounds of Topeka, Kansas. I know, I know, you’re probably thinking that if we documented all of the amazing places in Topeka, Kansas, I’d still be running! In all seriousness, there are quite a few places in Topeka…
4.7 Miles in Pacific Palisades, California with Jason Harle
Hi. I’m Jason Harle. Hello from Pacific Palisades, California! For those unfamiliar with the Pacific Palisades location (I hadn’t heard of it before moving here), it’s a northwest suburb of Los Angeles, adjacent to Malibu and Santa Monica, and nestled in between mountains on the east and the ocean on the west. It took love’s…
10 Miles in Newbury, New Hampshire with Austin Javellana
Written By Austin Javellana Hello! My name is Austin Javellana, and I am a junior at Iowa State University studying landscape architecture. I have been so blessed to have the creator of this blog, Steve Good, as an adviser for my Fraternity and cannot thank him enough for all he does for those within his…
6.13 Miles In Clear Lake, Iowa With Jessi Good
Written By Jessi Good I relocated to Clear Lake, Iowa from Rochester, Minnesota in 2010, one month before my daughter was born. Looking back, that was probably the craziest thing I had done to date until I signed myself up to do this for Steve’s site. I’ll get to the reason(s) I run a little…
6.2 Miles In Ann Arbor, Michigan With Alicia Curley
Hello! My name is Alicia and I’m a true Michigander in every aspect. Other titles I proudly own are daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend, animal-lover (and animal-mom), foodie and yes, runner. I’m excited to show off the town often referred to as the “hippy” town, Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor is the perfect combination of small town…
7.1 Miles in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania With Kristy Brown
Hello, and welcome to Pittsburgh, AKA the City of Bridges (446 to be exact!), the Steel City, Steel Town USA, Sixburgh, Blitzburgh, Home of Heinz Ketchup, Mister Rogers’ (actual) Neighborhood, Three Rivers, Yinzers, City of Champions, and America’s Most Livable City! I know a lot of people still think Pittsburgh is dirty and polluted, and…
3.44 Miles In Denver, Colorado With Jeff Parker
Hello friends! Welcome to the Mile High City! Denver, Colorado is known as one of the healthiest cities in America, and with 300+ days of sunshine each year, it is a great place to get outside and get active. During the summer months, if you pass by any of the city’s several parks, you’ll find…
4.4 Miles At Indiana University In Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana is for cyclists, but runners are also welcomed with open arms. I have a very special place in my heart for Bloomington, or B-Town as the locals call it, and I’ll explain why here in a bit. Indiana University makes its home in Bloomington, and I’ll publicly state that IU’s campus is my…
A Good Run 