Broken leg blues
I write this as I enter week 3 of fractured tibia recovery. I am feeling slightly better. Good things are happening in my body. I'm...
April 2022 - But before we go...
With so much going on, we were unable to say a proper farewell to friends here in Connecticut before heading south to start our East...
The sad story of a girl with a broken leg
~ On June 17, 2024, I broke my leg while slalom skiing ~ I'm starting this series of blog posts to document my recovery journey - which I...
East Coast Greenway Expedition Stats
We finished our #eastcoastgreenwayexpedition on July 2, 2022, after 78 days on the road. We’re still enjoying the high of the trip, the...
To Calais - and beyond :)
Quick Recap of the last 8 days of our Expedition (6/25 - 7/2) Our journey through Maine was hectic and exciting and rewarding. We had a...
Week 10 - We made it to MAINE!
Quick Recap of Week 10 (6/18 - 6/24) We crossed 4 state lines in week 10. We made our way into (and through) Rhode Island, Massachusetts,...
Week 9 - Running into our home state!
Quick Recap of Week 9 Wow. Week 9 was amazing. We made our way to Cranford on Saturday, stopping at the Middlesex County Fair along the...
Week 8 - Hello New Jersey!
Quick Recap of Week 8 (6/4 - 6/10): We started our week in Annapolis and made our way through Maryland and Delaware and into New Jersey. ...
Week 7 - Made it to Annapolis, MD!
Quick Recap of Week 7 (5/28 - 6/3) During week 7 we made it through Virginia, Washington DC, and into Maryland crossing the unofficial...
Week 6 - Into Virginia!
Quick Recap of Week 6 (5/21 - 5/27) Week 6 brought us through North Carolina and into Virginia! We were so happy to make it through the...
Week 5 - North Carolina
Quick Recap of Week 5 (5/14 - 5/20) We started Week 5 by crossing into North Carolina and celebrating our third state line! Yay! Go,...
Week 4 - South Carolina
Quick Recap of Week 4 Week 4 started in Savannah and finished in Myrtle Beach. Following the East Coast Greenway, we’ve seen a wide range...
Week 3 - We made it to Savannah!
Quick Recap of Week 3 Week 3 brought us from Palm Coast, FL to Savannah, GA. We had another great week. Big thanks to Mark and his Wife,...
Week 2 - Are we really still in Florida?
Quick Recap of Week 2 First things first - gratitude. We covered a lot of miles in our Week 2 travels from North Palm Beach to Palm...
Week 1 - Florida
Quick Recap of Week 1 We started the run at the Southernmost Point marker in Key West on Saturday, April 16, 2022, and - as you may have...
Preparing for a 3000-mile human-powered trip
Getting the Legs Ready After recovering from a broken toe in December and COVID in early February, Shan is back on his feet. He has been...
The General Plan (daily routine, route-planning)
Our Daily The general strategy is for me to bike and Shan to run ~40 miles per day, making fuel stops throughout the day (breakfast,...
To bring or not to bring...the gear list
The Erie Canal End-to-End Expedition (ECE3) was a good way for us to test the capacity limits of our bike trailer (a Radical Design...
A "test run" - figuring some things out
I did have some initial worries about our bike-supported run on the East Coast Greenway. I wasn't worried about the physical part; riding...
Here's why I love our East Coast Greenway Expedition so much
A few months after meeting Shan, the dreamer in me imagined being there for his cross-country run. Assuming our amazing connection and...