Is your goal for 2020 to do a 5K or a half marathon? Where do you start? Which one? What do you do? How do you make it happen?
Mandy Jo is putting together a travel and walking package for 2020, actually, there will be two of them. The first one is to participate in the Country Music Half Marathon or 5K. This will take place April 23rd thru 27th. The races take place on April 25th. The second race is to participate in the Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon or 5K. Mark your calendar for September 10th thru 14th. There will be 3 prices – half marathon, 5K and cheerleader available for both races.
Included in your vacation package will be a training schedule, hotel, race entry, some meals, and vacation activities.
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How is 2019 going for you?
Same as 2018? 2017? 2016?
Take the detours!
I am Mandy Jo and this is Adventures and Walking!
How is 2019 going?
How do you want 2020 to go?
Let’s talk about taking the detours. I’ll give you a couple of tips for detours.
We just got back from a 10 day business/personal vacation. Does your business send you to conferences? Do you take a day or two ahead and/or afterwards to see where you are visiting?
One of our businesses just had a conference and we went down ahead of time and then continued for a week afterwards. We visited family during our travels. We didn’t have anything concretely planned for one of our days. We took advice from a friend that was local to where we were at and did an impromptu trip. We were also driving on the highway and saw a sign that sounded interesting, so we got off at the exit and found a beautiful water fall. Plus, a very scenic drive to get there.
I have TripAdvisor on my phone and I use it extensively. I search for places ahead of time and also while we are there. It’s a great tool to use both on the road and at home.
- So, take a day or two before and/or after your conference/business trip to explore the area you are in.
Now that we are back home, how can we take detours?
I am the one that does not like the highway. I love to take the backroads, so I am glad to be done with the freeways. Although, we did take quite a few backroads while we were traveling.
- Take the backroads or at least a different way home than what you did on the way to work
While you are on the backroads, check out the restaurants, parks, and various businesses. You never know what you are going to find.
- Maybe you are leary of taking the impromptu detour, then plan a detour.
Go to TripAdvisor ahead of time and plan some extra fun things to do.
In summary:
- Take a day or two before and/or after to explore
- Take the backroads or a different way home
- Plan a detour either at home or on the road for business
I hope this has been helpful, you can join me on my personal profile on Tuesday mornings for my weekly chat and you can join me back here on Adventures and Walking on Thursdays at 8 pm Eastern time
