Happy Friday! For this week’s Friday Five, I was thinking about five cities I’ve run in during 2016 so far. If you count DC, I think I’ve run in six states this year (VA, NC, MD, DC, Illinois and Massachusetts) and we’re just getting into May. Later this month, I’ll be heading back to North Carolina for running camp and that’ll involve a lot of running in a new-to-me city. But for this week, here are five cities I’ve run in during 2016. Don’t forget to check out Cynthia and Mar and some of the other folks who link up with us – and please don’t forget to link to your hosts if you are participating!
- Virginia Beach, VA. Oh yes, Virginia Beach. I raced twice at the beach in March – the 8k and the awesome half marathon. I would love to run at the beach when the weather actually permits you to enjoy the beach setting!
- Boston, MA. Epic. That is my one word summation of the B.A.A. 5k and Boston Marathon Weekend as a whole. I had some great runs while in Boston in April and I truly hope I can make being in town for the marathon an annual event.
- Chicago, IL. I love running in Chicago – that’s a large part of why I’m running the Chicago Marathon this fall. One of the great things about my new job is that my law firm is headquartered in Chicago, so I get the chance to visit every so often.
- Durham, NC. I ran in Durham earlier this year while visiting North Carolina for my dear friend Julie’s baby shower. My run in Durham was interesting because it ended up sidelining me for almost a week – that run revealed that I’d taken my running shoes for granted and worn them for far too long.
- Sterling, VA. This was the super fun North Face Endurance Challenge relay with my Oiselle team gals. I really love this new tradition and it is just so so fun!
Where have your run this year? Who’s racing this weekend?
I ran in Richmond last weekend, and I’ll be running in Chicago in two weeks!
Thanks for the linkup, and have a great weekend, Courtney!
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I love running in both those cities!! Have fun in Chicago 🙂
I would love to do the Chicago Marathon some day! Thanks for hosting the link up!! With Triathlon season starting up, I am sharing some of my favorite wetsuit tips & tricks! Have a Wonderful Weekend!! 🙂
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Hmmm, I think I’ve run in CO, IL and NYC — plus DC and VA. 🙂
CO running can be fun – where you in Denver?
I just moved back to Virginia Beach and I am looking forward to all their races they offer here. So fun!
This year, the only city I’ve run in outside of my local area was LA for the LA Marathon. That was pretty awesome. And all my upcoming races are local too. I traveled a lot last year so I’m glad to stay close to home this year.
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I absolutely love running in new places and, next weekend I will add Columbia, MD to my list. One week later, I will add ITALY!!! So exited!!
Out of your list, I would have to chose Chicago as one of my favorite cities to run in…oh but Boston…and I’ve never run in DC! Just too many places to run to…I think I need a bucket list 🙂
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oooh – I graduated from high school in Columbia. I spent a lot of time running in Centennial Park – which I believe is where IronGirl (is that what you’re running?) starts, right? Italy – that is gonna be amazing!!!!!!
You should definitely run at VA Beach when the weather is nicer and you can enjoy the Boardwalk. I think you would like the atmosphere even more!
So many people are going to be running the Chicago Marathon… it’s a bit of a shame that I won’t be here the entirety of that weekend! But I am a MOH in a wedding, so probs should be there lol
I’m actually a bridesmaid in a wedding in DC the day after the marathon. That’s gonna be really interesting!
I love running in Chicago, but 99% of the time I’m running in a race when I’m in the city. Last year I took a field trip downtown and just ran. It was so fun! I hope we can connect next time you are here–I’d love to explore with you!
looks like you have been doing a lot of traveling! We just did the American Odyssey race from Gettysburg -beautiful and hilly place to run. Thanks for the link up
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Wow, I honestly have never run in any of those cities! Still dying to get to Chicago. This year so far, besides Philly, I have run in my boyfriend’s hometown in Nebraska and in DC. I always love running in new places!
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You are quite the traveler… so far this year are cities around Houston (Baytown and Galveston) and soon will be able to run in my old home… Kansas.
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Let’s see, so far in 2016 I’ve got DC & VA, of course, NYC, Florida, VA Beach, and then my first ever European runs in Germany and the Netherlands! And I’ll add MD to the list this weekend!
Now THAT is a good list! 🙂
You know me – I’m crazy. I’ve run in DC, MD, VA, DE, and WV so far this year, but I’m running in NJ this weekend and then ME, MA, RI, CT, NH, VT, and NY next week with MI, WI and one other state this summer. Oof.
I love Chicago and would love to get up there to run again. And one of these years I’m going to do the North Face relay. I did the half a couple of years ago and that was too long.
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Ha – I knew you’d have a fun list!!
Let me know if you are in Chicago! Would love to meet you in real life (and Susie is moving closer to me, too – so we could all meet up!) Now you have me thinking… San Francisco, LA, NYC, St Louis and Tulsa have all been on my list this year. Fun!
You sure get around! 🙂 I have not been out of the state in 2016 yet. I really don’t have much of a chance to travel during the school year so we tend to save all of our adventures for the summer. Hopefully I will run in some exciting places then.
I’ve only run around here so far this year, but later this year I’m looking forward to running in Annapolis, Virginia Beach, Philly, and Disney World. Can’t wait to see you in Annapolis!
My only out of state run so far this year was Nashville last weekend. I have one in Indiana later this year and Birdcamp in Michigan, but for the most part I’m sticking to Ohio. Luckily, we’re traveling around the state, so lots of mini breaks. 🙂
Only Colorado for me! I would love to see Durham!
I’m running the Tinker Bell Half in Disneyland this Sunday. So far my favorite places have been Miami and Knoxville this year!
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oooh have fun!! Hope it’s a great race!
Ahhhh, I’m so jealous! I love running travels!
That is amazing! The fun places where running takes you are just awesome!
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I can’t wait to run Chicago someday…I’ve run in Houston and Galveston this year. DC is such a fun place to run. I hope to do that again.
You’ve been so busy already this year! I’ll be sticking to CLE for several months until MCM. 🙂
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Wow plenty of travel for you! No races for me out of town but so far I’ve ran in Colorado, right outside of Denver in January, Seattle last month and Atlanta this weekend
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Youve run in a lot of fun places this year! I’m going To add Vegas to my list of places raced this year, though I have done a training run there before.
I’ve only ever run around home. I would love to go run and race in other places. Maybe soon!
I’ve got New York and Florida so far this year and will add Michigan and Wisconsin this summer. I can’t wait to run in Chicago this fall!