Breakfast Club: Vacation Running

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Hiking the Long Trail along the spine of Mt. Mansfield.

Vacation running is no vacation

My wife and I traveled East to visit with family in northern Vermont this past week. Autumn is always New England’s finest hour—there’s a chill in the air, the leaves change color in real time, and rain storms keep the forests feeling lush and alive for a few more weeks before winter. 

It was a lovely trip of hikes and corn mazes; retreats from the rain to cozy ciders and puzzles; catching up over the pleasant clinks of glasses of beer. 
 

But, man. It is hard to train while on vacation.

I'm building up for the Cal International Marathon this December and while my goals are modest, I still want to get to the start line fitter than I was in August. So running continued through the break.  

Part of the struggle is that vacations are... vacations. The whole point is to visit some place new to explore; or to rest and repose with a break from the routine. One does not go o…