Summer is just around the corner and for a majority of people that is when vacations are scheduled. Vacation time varies with different individuals. Some stay home and take on projects to repair the home or yard while others plan on visiting relatives, a sea shore or the mountains, or even visit another country. For the athletic person it probably started in high school when you visited another town to play a game. If you played in college you probably had the opportunity to travel to another state. If you were talented enough to make a National Team you may visit another country.
For the average athlete after a sports career travel to other towns, states, or countries is limited to a vacation to see relatives or maybe attend a business convention in another state. That is one of the advantages of being a runner. There are races all over the United States and almost too many to count just in the state of Texas. The best part is when you visit another city or state to enter a race it doesn’t matter if you are a fast or slow runner. For many runners entering a race in another city or state the race is only an excuse to visit. I know a few runners that enter a race in Las Vegas. The reasoning is that as long as I am here for the race I might as well visit the casinos and shows that are there. And maybe try their hand at the slot machines or gaming tables. They run the race and enjoy the weekend while visiting Las Vegas.
I have had runners from other states that look for races in the near area while visiting a convention in Austin or San Antonio. A couple from the East Coast even took home some medals from a race that we had in San Marcos. Runners will look for a race to enter if they are coming for a convention and it is always nice for them to return home with a race tee shirt from another state to show off to their running friends.
