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JAMAICA REDUX: The Unbeaten Path

Although I’ve had the pleasure of visiting many times over the years, the One Love Island continues to inspire and rejuvenate itself.

Tokyo Marathon 2018: The Last Stretch!

Running marathons was not part of the plan. In fact, the mere idea was so daunting. 42.2 kilometres?

Jamaica Virgin…No More!

Without the obligatory beaches, this is not where tourists normally stay, but as someone who likes to get off the beaten path and discover how the locals live, I relished this short stay in Kingston before moving on to the more traditional Jamaican resort areas.

Las Vegas Marathon — Happy 50th

Vegas, baby – I’m back! It’s only been a couple of years since my last visit and I was really looking forward to a bit of sensory overload over the next three days. Where else in the world can you spot an Elvis look-alike sauntering by at any given time of day, or dine-party-shop in an Eiffel Tower, Pyramid or ancient Rome? And if that weren’t enough, pounding the sidewalk while sipping a three-foot-high neon margarita is not only acceptable, it’s pretty much the norm.

London Marathon 2016; Same Distance, New Journey

More than just one of the top six World Marathon Majors, the Virgin London Marathon is a celebratory sporting event that attracts elite athletes, enthusiastic runners and costume-wearing charity fundraisers alike.

My first visit to Barbados, hopefully not my last!

We made three stops - one to snorkel, another to swim with the turtles and the final stop was lunch and the very relaxing activity of floating on a lilo while the catamaran crew swam out with trays of drinks!

New York City Marathon Do’s & Don’ts

The NYC Marathon is the worlds largest with over 50,000 finishers from 130 countries, cheered on by over a million New Yorkers.

Goway’s Aubrey Schmidt runs the PanAm torch relay

It was an 8 person team for this leg of the relay, including Schmidt, an Olympian silver medalist and a Team Canada cricket player.

On the Run: From Mobay to 10k

I had probably only been running for 25 minutes, but in Jamaica, where everything is "All Right", time feels a lot slower.

Tripcentral.ca runner supports YellowBird in Mobay City Run

Our top runner from tripcentral.ca flew out to Jamaica to help raise money and awareness for the local YellowBird foundation.

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