This past week, less than a week after returning from Hawaii, I left home again.
Traveling with Runner’s World
This time I took off to Kentucky to get some research done for my dissertation. I flew into Nashville and then drove into Kentucky. I spent most of my days in archives reading documents over a hundred years old (super cool!). On Thursday, I headed to the Pleasant Hill Shaker Village to complete some more research. I was lucky enough during this time to get help from some great archivists and historians who helped me find the information I needed. After hanging out at the village, I took the river boat down the Kentucky River, which made a nice way to finish up the day.
Sweet ride for the week
Berea College
My coffee break stop (photo compliments of Google)
Research!
Shaker Town
Shaker House (East Family)
Big Furry Friend
Shaker Path
River Boat!
Kentucky River
This trip wasn’t all work. I also got in a lot of running. While my first run in town was hard and slow, the rest of my runs went well, despite crazy humidity! And I even logged my longest treadmill run (a whopping 6 miles! ha!). I got in some solid mile repeats and a sweaty track workout. This was hard and really tested my ability to run in heat & humidity, but it ended up helping me score a new PR this weekend (see upcoming post).
Intense running conditions!
Mile repeats powered by Graced by Grit
Before flying home, I stopped back in Nashville to see the Grand Ole Opry and get some new cowboy boots!
Look forward to an upcoming post recapping my Wharf to Wharf race.
