Tag: exploring

Tour de Salisbury another fun journey with friends

August 25, 2025

The Tour de Salisbury has become an annual summer tradition. I’ve participated in every Tour de Salisbury since it began in 2020, including the two winter tours and The Islands Tour last year. This was the last one — at least, the last summer one for sure — and it’s always a fun addition to the summer that also gets me running a few longer runs during the most difficult running season for me. … More Tour de Salisbury another fun journey with friends

The Islands Tour was a fun new twist on the Tour de Salisbury

November 16, 2024

I’ve participated in the Tour de Salisbury every year it’s been offered, but this year’s Tour had a new twist — each location was on an island! For two of the islands, you could only get there by boat. Because of the further-away and harder-to-get-to courses, we also had four months to complete The Islands Tour. … More The Islands Tour was a fun new twist on the Tour de Salisbury

Tour de Salisbury: 12 courses, 75 miles, and plenty of friends and scenery

July 31, 2021

From getting up for a sunrise at Assateague to making new friends, I had a lot of fun during the second year of the Tour de Salisbury. To complete the Tour de Salisbury, runners use Strava segments to log 12 legs in areas in and around Salisbury during June and July. The legs can be completed in any order, and participants can also re-run legs. … More Tour de Salisbury: 12 courses, 75 miles, and plenty of friends and scenery

I ran the trails at Hashawha for the first time in more than a decade

October 3, 2020

I’d been wanting to make it back to the trails at Hashawha Environmental Center in Westminster, Maryland, for a while, and I finally made that happen last month, on Sept. 6. I grew up about 30 minutes away in Hampstead, and I remember going to Hashawha — which is north of the Westminster city limits … More I ran the trails at Hashawha for the first time in more than a decade

Four reasons why running new roads and filling in my map of Salisbury was a fun pandemic activity

June 27, 2020

When I first joined CityStrides in September 2019, my map showed that I had only run 18.51 percent of the streets in Salisbury, where I live. Now, with some extra effort during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been able to get that percentage up to 71.33 percent. … More Four reasons why running new roads and filling in my map of Salisbury was a fun pandemic activity