The most frequent question of late is “How are you going to do this?”Plan but FlexThe most important feature of the plan is “be flexible”. We have a template for how we expect each day to flow; however, we know that “things will happen”–weather, how I feel on a given day, and a world of potential Read More …
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Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
My favorite place in the world to run is the Moses Cone Park Carriage Trails–over 25 miles on soft, relatively smooth trails with lakes, forests, streams, views, and varied terrain. You know what else I like? Having restroom facilities at Bass Lake where I typically start and end runs. Someone had to pay for those facilities–The Blue Read More …
Ray is No Don
It’s important to note that running the entire Blue Ridge Parkway in consecutive days has been accomplished once before (only once to my knowledge). Actually, the feat was far better than just running the Blue Ridge Parkway. Don Lister ran 574 miles including both the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive, Front Royal VA to Cherokee NC. This heroic Read More …
Training for RelayWithRay
How does one train to run 20 miles per day for 4 weeks? Run… a lot!Many thanks to Blue Horse Promotions, http://bluehorsepromo.com/, for the water bottles!!!The biggest problem is time–how does one be a Spouse, Father, Grandfather, Friend, Professor, Business Owner, Forecaster (aka, “have a life”) and still find time to train to run that Read More …
Gentle on the Land
I’ve had the idea for 5 years… Wouldn’t it be cool to run the entire Blue Ridge Parkway?When the Blue Ridge Parkway was conceived in the 1930s, I doubt anyone imagined someone would be so foolish as to run it. The road was built for cars! Stanley Abbott was the original Parkway Architect. One of his design principles Read More …