Run On Carry On is a fitness and travel blog, providing trip itineraries, travel budgets, must do activities and how to stay fit when traveling on vacation
Is there anything better than a fall marathon? Ah the cooler temperatures, the excitement coming into the holiday season, the feeling of accomplishing something great right before the end of a calendar year. It is GREAT. If you’re one of those folks going after the World Marathon Majors or have simply heard about Berlin Marathon…
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Typically my partner and I are very focused on maximizing our travel budget by forecasting and planning on each trip’s spend. My spouse does financial planning in his day job and loves to create elaborate spreadsheets to not only anticipate the overall price tag, and get me to “approve” the expense. This January was unusual.…
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I’ve been playing around with the idea of running 30 miles on my 30th birthday for a while. My running base is about 25 miles a week and a typical long run is 10 miles. It wouldn’t be that far of a leap to get to 30 miles with a run / walk strategy. I…
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Who knew there was a such a question that could exist? If you’re used to western style self pump machines, be sure you know what you’re getting into if you’re renting a car and driving around New Zealand. Business hours matter Most of the gas stations across New Zealand will be small 2-4 pump stops.…
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As part of our family money priorities, travel takes up a fair portion of our spending. Every trip comes with a budget and then a post-mortem of how we did with our budget to understand the over/under. Although I would LOVE to say we always stay in budget, there are many (most?) trips we go…
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I always wonder about the American folks that get hamburgers on vacation. I know they exist. Menus everywhere have them. Who are these people? If you’re anything like us, part of experiencing a new country is enjoying their cuisine and getting outside the typical burger or TexMex if you’re from the south. Egypt is an…
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If there was ever a better example of Murphy’s Law, this race was it. Anything that could go wrong did go wrong. This race was many years in the making, after I originally signed up in 2019, having it cancelled the following 2 years, it finally made it back in 2022. At the time of…
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What does one wear to an Islamic country that is also known for desert temperatures? The question of the day! Below I’ll share my packing list with you for our March trip to Egypt, including both what I’m so glad I brought and the things I wish I brought after I was there. Generally the…
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Egypt was exhausting. Fantastic amount of history, but oh my goodness exhausting. We spent about 10 days, excluding fly days, tromping around multiple cities in Egypt and I feel like we barely skimmed the surface given the vast amount of history. Egypt is considered the start of history (compared to prehistoric times) since they were…
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In my head, Egypt was going to be just like Turkey. Middle Eastern / European flair with tons of history and infrastructure to support it. Egypt was a bit different than my source of comparison. Hopefully you will be more prepared than me for your upcoming trip to Egypt! Here are my big takeaways: You…
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