First Steps

She Says: As they say, the journey of 411 miles begins with a first step, so here it is. A map! A plan! Well, sort of. The route is a rough outline of our proposed loop, but we'll adapt it as we go once we figure out how far we can run, what sort of parking and accommodations we can find, how trafficky the roads are, that sort of thing. We'll definitely default to side (and hopefully scenic) roads whenever we can, and update our route map as we go.

So, just a first step, but this idea is atually beginning to take form -- and possibly even action! With dry roads and very little snow here, we're hoping to pound some of our Boston marathon training miles as the beginning stages of our loop. Should make for some nice day trip running.

And if actually drawing a map isn't enough to convince me that we might actually start this harebrained idea in the near future, I've been shopping online for running day-packs. So far, this is the one I'm leaning towards

Pretty sweet with the flames, eh?

He Says: Good thing Lizzy is here to do all the web, map stuff etc! I love the route we talked about and she laid out in rough form. I really look forward to planned flexibility re backroads, etc as we move in to the adventure especially when the weather will allow even trails. I'm definitely willing to actually carry that cool pack she picked out (think all our stuff will fit in just one?) except I may want a little brighter color scheme. As you will see the tone for this adventure will likely be Lizzy will love doing the forework and I will love coming along for the ride. Can't wait to get started!!!!