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On the Run

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

As January is (yet so far) only the second month in the past 20 months or so that my travel has been limited — overnight in DC being the only trip — I am bound and determined to do some traveling for moi soon. And although I will likely be traveling to Florida and India (for work) in the next six months, I want to take advantage of my recent love o’ running to knock off a couple of states that I have yet to see (there’s 15 on that list).

So…looking at my schedule, early May looks like the easiest time for me to run a half-marathon. The two that look the best for me are in Eugene, Ore. and Tacoma, Wa. Whichever one I do, I’d like to fly into either Seattle or Portland and out of the other…

In the meantime, though, I thought I’d get a little input from you, dear readers. Any advice on which city is better? Or better yet, have you run one of these and can tell me which route is better/more scenic?

So if you’ve got a second…