Two Saturdays ago, I went hiking with NH State Park Bloggers Kate and Mike and our friend Tom and the best barking hiking partner ever Arie. The day was beyond spectacular. Our view stretched for probably about 80 miles, the air was cool and rejuvenating, our foot steps were confident and strong, and despite overflowing […]
Author: RTB-Relay_Bloggers
Who in their right mind would sign up for a 200 mile race? That’s what the Reach the Beach Race relay organizers asked the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation when they generously offered the Division a relay team. Twelve crazy runners jumped at the opportunity. We may not be in the right mind, but we are always in the adventure mind!
Our team name is the NH State Park Bloggers which means that we have blogging to do. We will keep you up-to-date with pictures and video using our new GoPro camera on our training progress throughout the summer and into the fall. We all agreed that we should use this opportunity to create awareness for a serious problem facing outdoor enthusiasts throughout the country; New Hampshire especially and that is Lyme Disease. We will do as much as we can throughout the summer to promote awareness, safety, prevention, and to work with Lyme Disease foundations to learn what more can do to make our woods safer.
What is wrong with these people?
What drives people to brink of exhaustion and to push their bodies too far? You heard about the teenager from Fresno, California whose body hit the wall with only 30 meters to go. Her muscles were systematically giving up on her and everyone watched her barely crawl across the finish line. For other examples of […]
I don’t like running! But still, I run?
I was asked why I run…. “Why do I run?”…pause for more than a few seconds…all I could answer with was a big fat “I DON’T KNOW.” Given the fact that I run more days out of the week than not, my answer was followed by a blank stare back at me. I got to […]
Why we run (in the rain)
When you live somewhere as weather obsessed as New England, you’re bound to have the occasional rainy weekend. We know that when it “rains on your parade” sometimes you have to parade-on with a raincoat or pack a change of clothes and go for it anyways. Don’t let it ruin your day. Rain is the […]
Races happening in New Hampshire State Parks
Here are some upcoming New Hampshire events you will find some NH State Park Bloggers running in: Northeast Delta Dental’s Over the River and Through the Woods Run for Animals Concord on June 2 Windham Rail Trail 5k on June 12 Rockin Ribfest 5-Miler in Merrimack on June 17 Firefly 5k in Waterville Valley on […]
Strange things we think of while running.
When you drive past a runner on the road or pass someone moving at a good pace on a trail, you are most likely observing their form, physical endurance, speed, attire, and any number of physical characteristic… The act of running, however, is as much a mental workout as it is a physical workout. Skilled […]
Running for Lyme Disease Awareness
All of us on the NH State Park Bloggers relay team live for being outside. One reason we love New Hampshire so much is because we have opportunities for outdoor activity beckoning us in every season. We actually go through nature withdrawals where we become cranky if work or other commitments keep us inside too […]
Meet the NH State Park Bloggers
This Cannon Mountain ski instructor doesn’t shy away from a challenge, and he is willing to brave the back-roads with a van full of sweaty, smelly runners! We trust Will with our lives as he knows these roads like the back of his hand. (he promised to give us all back massages when he isn’t […]
NH State Park Bloggers at the Boston Marathon
You’d think that that if you were told “blue shirt, black shorts” and you found prime real-estate on top of the section of the course affectionately called Heartbreak Hill you could spot your teammates with no problem as they jaunt by. What about your co-worker who you see every day who resembles Clark Kent who […]
NH State Parks’ Reach the Beach Relay Team
Who in their right mind would sign up for a 200 mile race? That’s what the Reach the Beach Race relay organizers asked the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation when they generously offered the Division a relay team. Twelve crazy runners jumped at the opportunity. We may not be in the right mind, […]