It’s SPRING BREAK WEEK around these AMR parts. I—Dimity—am hanging in Park City with my family and my sister’s family (here are five of us on a six-person chairlift), while Sarah headed to the Oregon coast with her fam.
Neither are particularly exciting places for running, so we asked you BAMRs where is the most exotic places you have run. Here is a sampling; we’ll have another round tomorrow.
A community 2k fun run in Kaboron in The Great Rift Valley in Kenya in October 2015. It was hilly, rocky, dusty terrain. People of all ages participated in the run–some with shoes, some without. The terrain was hard to run on when you’re used to smooth pavement. The community was fantastic, though, and we had a big celebration post run. Olympians Ashton and Brianne Eaton also participated. —EMIE
Running along the boardwalk in Nice, France. I left cold, wet MN, and found perfect, temperate sunshine and beautiful views. —EMMA
Koko Crater on the island of Oahu…it’s a tough one, but the 360 degree views at the top are totally worth it! —KRISTYN
ve run in Sweden, a half marathon with my dad in Stockholm, and a 10k in Gothenburg. I’ve also run on the beach in Spain and in Hawaii. —KARLA
Greece, my high school cross country/track coach took a few of us to sight see and do some awesome runs. This picture is of me and a few of my all time Best running buddies taking a lap at the ancient track in Olympia, Greece! —MEGAN
Hamilton Island 🌴 edging the Great Barrier Reef: Magical. —OLIVIA
Langshou, China with my sister. —ANN
Galway Ireland! I ran along the coast from the harbor to the aquarium and back. It was a gorgeous 45 degrees in February 2018. —JENNIFER
Just outside of Milan, Italy we found this little byway. —MELISSA
Disney’s Castaway Cay! Only run outside the United States! —BRANDY
Where is the most exotic place you’ve ever run?
The McMurdo Station Half on Ross Island, Antarctica and the Round Rorotonga 10k – both were what I like to call races of opportunity…you happen to be there (for work) there is a race, you run it!
Olivia! I know that view on Hamilton Island – definitely on the list of my coolest exotic runs! I would also highly recommend running on the track at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens – so cool! My other all-time favorites have been anytime I run along water in another country — Manly Beach and Port Philip Bay in Australia and Hydra Island in Greece.
What a timely post! I just got back for touring Ireland. Was so proud of myself for getting up early everyday for a run. Was wishing I had some BAMRs with me! Jennifer I missed you in Galway by a month ;)