The final day of our trip was here, and the plan for the day was to explore County Clare, with the highlight being a stop at the famous Cliffs of Moher. I love a good city, but I think my favorite travel days are in the car roaming the countryside and soaking in as many…
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2025 Running Trip – Ireland Part 4
It felt great waking up on Sunday morning following the big Cyclone victory. As we checked out of the hotel, I caught a glimpse of the Sunday Independent, decorated with some cardinal and gold on the front. Our journey for the day was to head due West, back across the country to explore Galway, another…
2025 Running Trip – Gameday in Dublin!
When I was a student at Iowa State, one of the best decisions I made was to study abroad in Wales for a term. During that life-changing experience, we saw many countries, including Ireland. The only problem, which probably wasn’t much of a problem in my early 20s, was that we selected Dublin on St….
2025 Running Trip – Ireland Part 2
Following our delayed flight and now limited timeframe, I made a conscious decision about my blog writing. Normally, I’ll get through the day’s travel, write the blog post that evening, post it the next morning, and then rinse and repeat until the trip is over. I decided that I would just focus on getting to…
2023 Running Trip – London, England
Christmas in London was the plan. I often find myself down the online travel content wormhole late at night, trying to find those nuggets of information I didn’t know I needed. After reading dozens of articles about the best cities for the holidays, it was obvious that a London holiday was going to be magical….
2023 Running Trip – Germany and Luxembourg
From Paris, we were set to spend four nights at the Spangdahlem Air Base. The base is situated in Western Germany, just under an hour east of Luxembourg, and a few hours west of Frankfurt and south of Cologne. To get there, we had our train tickets booked, and I was looking forward to the…
My Plan For The Future Of This Blog – agoodrun.com
My recent 65-mile eight states in eight days running trip to celebrate my 30th birthday was arguably one of the most fun, exciting and meaningful weeks of my life. I expected it to be a serious adventure, but what I didn’t expect was the immeasurable support, encouragement, camaraderie and love along the way. I created…
15 Questions About My Upcoming Run
I’ve gotten many questions from friends and family throughout the planning stages of this ridiculous trip, so I thought it’d be fun to answer many of these questions on the blog. Biggest Fear About The Trip Really, my only fear about the trip is how weather could affect the bus schedules. As you can imagine,…
A Good Run 