One of the longer Runs

This one starts out at the normal spot. It would start back 1/4 mile if google maps was able to accurately track based on the starting point, but the address is too new so the tracker tends to error out. The run goes to the school in Wildewood, then loops back to the dirt path leading towards the back of Primrose (think its Magnolia place) and take the left onto the dirt track leading to the second exit from Wildewood.

Interesting story there, one car, one truck were parked at the road(pave part) which dead ends there, and as i was running towards them...a lady sans pants and maybe underwear went running from the truck to the car and both sped off...shenanigans were occuring.

Otherwise though it was a relatively uneventful run, with 3 laps around the wildewood track and to add on 3/4's of a mile. All in all the run took 2:40 which is a solid time for the distance and now i hurt. One more long one to go until the NYC marathon

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5668266

Burnout

Think I've been overdoing it recently, between the 20-30 minutes of high intensity weights at lunch and distance int he afternoon I'm cooked. Currently using the protein shake and chocolate milk recovery method...but my body has decided to call it quits. Going to increase the amount of sleep as well, but does anyone else have any 'tricks' to keep the intensity up while in a continual recovery mode?

I mean i love the chocolate milk and hard boiled eggs for eating, but I need variation here...

Little Inlet NY route

I was out in the woods in NY this weekend and did a pretty decent run, route is below. It's a nice one because of the elevation change and the variation in elevation. Best part is the coffee shop in little inlet, run by a local with great coffee and donuts...

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5647985

Blogging from my phone

in da home gym, definitely a first, which is odd. I'm always on the phone and never have blogged from it, call me a slacker.

Hike 1 - Voreina to Santo Winery

If you know me at all, I like my beer, my scotch and my wine, conveniently there is a winery nice and close to Voreina Gallery Suites. This place has, IMHO the best view of the sunset on the Island. Going to Oia is nice, especially if you want to see the sun disappear onto the horizon but nothing beats the view from the deck at Santo Winery as you sample their wines(just skip everything and go to the Vinsanto). Afterwards it's a quick walk back, right past another great place, Pyrgos Taverna, but nothing beats Santo Winery. The walk is shown below, and while i titled it Hike 1, it's more of a nice walk or stroll.

 

Voreina Gallery Suites

This officially starts the set of blog posts about Santorini Greece, known on google maps as Thira, Greece! I wanted to start with a shout out to the place we stayed at for being both awesome and in a great location. Nothing helps anymore than a picture of the view. While the location is in Pyrgos and not on the coast, being in the center of the Island was perfect for hiking.

The place we stayed at was Voreina Gallery Suites which is a small hotel with a collection of suites, I believe 8 if varying size. On arrival we were upgraded to the Master Suite, which has the heated infinity pool(perfect for drinks watching the sun set), or for relaxing during the gorgeous weather. As i mentioned above the hotel is in Pyrgos which is in the center of the island, reference A on google maps. The location is near the monastery in the medieval capital of the island which means its less touristy, and off the beaten path.

Now before cringing that its off the beaten path, that's a good thing here. The area is safe, about a half mile walk to the bus(no car needed) and plenty of space if you want to rent an ATV for the week, which is big on the island. You are also very close to 3 cafes at the end of the road to the hotel, room service is delicious and cheap(10-15 euro for Selene) and within walking distance of Santo Winery(which I'll blog about next).

Take a look at this place, and I highly recommend staying there, also because the owner and the staff speak excellent english and have recommendations for every travelers taste.

Coming Soon

I travel...hence the title of this blog. Recently I took a great trip to Greece, specifically Athens and Santorini and while i didn't run much, I did have some epic hikes in Santorini so I'm going to post them, along with some reviews for the hotel and other locations on the Greek Island of Santorini! So look forward to some hikes(you can run them if you want but one's rough terrain) and great views.