Over the past few weeks many running bloggers have been sharing the places they have run or raced from A to Z. This got me thinking about all the places I have run over the years. We used to travel quite a bit, and I’ve been running for about 20+ years now. For some letters I could come up with a whole bunch of places I’ve run, while others were a struggle. Check out my recap of running the alphabet from A to Z!
Running the Alphabet A to Z
A is for Annapolis
We ran the Annapolis Half-Marathon in 2013.
B is for Baltimore
My main stomping grounds since 2001.
C is for Cape Coral
My in-laws have a house there so I’ve run there many times now. It’s always so hot!
D is for Denver
We went to Denver for our babymoon in September of 2018. The mornings were nice and cool with no humidity!
E is for England
I studied abroad in London in 2004 and ran quite a bit while I was there.
F is for Fort Worth
My sister lives in Fort Worth so I’ve been on some runs while visiting her.
G is for Georgetown
We stayed in Georgetown when we were celebrating our anniversary in the fall of 2015. Since we were training for a marathon we got in a 20 miler on the trails there.
H is for Hyannis
This was from my friend’s wedding weekend in 2015.
I is for Illinois
We went to Chicago in 2007 but Rob wasn’t a runner yet so I am pretty sure I ran on the treadmill since I didn’t know the area well enough to run alone.
J is for John’s Hopkins
I’ve run through Hopkins during some races and I also used to use the track there when I was in college!
K is for Kensington Park
The place I lived when I studied abroad in London was right down the street from Kensington Park so I ran there all the time.
L is for Louisiana
I had a conference in New Orleans in 2015 and I was training for a marathon so of course I had to get some runs in!
M is for Maui
We’ve been in Maui twice and I love running there!
N is for North Carolina
We ran the Rock N Roll Raleigh Marathon in 2014.
O is for Ohio
This was from the weekend we went to Cleveland so Rob could run the Cleveland Marathon. I was coming back from an injury so got in some short runs.
P is for Philadelphia
I ran the Philly Marathon in 2011 and 2014!
Q is for Quarry Lake
It was hard to think of a Q but there is a place called Quarry Lake in Baltimore that I have run around.
R is for Rhode Island
We ran the Rock N Roll Providence Half-Marathon in 2013 but I can’t find any pictures!
S is for San Diego
I ran in San Diego when I visited in college and again when Rob and I went there around 2010.
T is for Tulsa
In 2015 we ran the Route 66 Marathon!
U is for Urbana
There is a small town near Frederick, MD called Urbana and I happened to run a 5k there back in 2018!
V is for Virginia Beach
I went to Virginia Beach with some friends after graduating college and did some runs on the boardwalk there.
W is for Wildwood
I’ve been vacationing in Wildwood Crest since I was 14 so I have done many, many runs there!
X is for Xenia
This is definitely a stretch and probably doesn’t count, but to get my X I used an iFit map on my treadmill to run in Xenia. It was the only letter I didn’t have so I wanted to come up with something!
YMCA Bethesda
I ran the YMCA Bethesda Turkey Chase in 2011!
Z is for Zoo
There are a few Baltimore races that run through the zoo, including the Baltimore Marathon which I ran on my 30th birthday!
Thanks for taking that trip down memory lane with me! I’m sure at some point I will get back to traveling more and will add to this list. Although I am not so sure I will ever make it to a place that starts with X in real life!
Do you run when you travel?
How long have you been running for?
What was the best place you have ever run?
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Great memories! So nice that you have so many photos of the places you ran. I just had to check where Xenia is. Now I think we will all have to go to Ohio so that we have a real-life X! 😉
Haha I wonder if there are any races in Xenia that we can all do!
This is awesome. You got all the letters. Well almost lol.
Yes I do run when I travel. Too bad I don’t travel as much.
I started running in 2008 but seriously in 2010. Paris is my favorite place. A close second is NYC.
I think I’ve only run in NYC once and Ive never done a race there. Paris would be amazing! I went there when I was abroad but didnt pack my running shoes.
I have been loving all these A-Z posts! I always run when I travel, though that’s only in recent years (I know…what took me so long???).
It was nice when Rob started running and we could go together when we traveled. Makes it a little easier to run somewhere new when you dont have to run there alone!
Isn’t it fun to look back on all of the places you have run!? I had a few of yours as well that I had forgotten about. Georgetown, Maui and Annapolis. Where to next?
Well the next place Im traveling to is probably going to be Michigan in the winter but I never run outside there because there is so much snow and ice that time of year!
What a fun list! I may have to try this out. I can’t believe I haven’t run a race in Baltimore after all these years – I need to make it your way soon!
You definitely should! It’s the perfect distance away for a quick race weekend.
Great job with this! I’ve decided if I’m ever a race director, I’m going to name my race something like “X-traordinary 10K” or something like that, to give people an X for their lists. I think your X was the most creative one I’ve seen so far.
Haha that’s an awesome idea! Although Im sure some people won’t understand why you would do something like that 🙂
This is one of the most fun blog challenges in which I’ve participated. I love getting to see where I’ve been and relive those memories.
Me too! I’m glad I have so many pictures of these memories too.