I’m on vacation this week. Some of these posts may be a bit short, but they were written to give you something to read while I’m traveling as well as to continue on our ongoing themes:

I had modest goals during this past trip of a week to Kansas City, hoping only for two runs during the time I was gone.

Unfortunately, even those were not realistic for this short trip. I did take one run into the heat of the Kansas City summer, but that was as much as I could do, given the busy schedule of KansasFest.

One of the disadvantages I was at was not having my usual equipment. I had my running shoes with me, but certainly not my bicycle and other gear. I also had no idea if there was a pool nearby and if it was available, and even if it was I had no transportation to get there.

On the other hand, one of my Apple II buddies and cyclists took an interesting approach–flying into St. Louis and cycling from there to Kansas City on a converted train track. To counter the expenses of flying with his bicycle, he bought one in St. Louis and sold it in K.C.

While I doubt I would do that–bike fit is pretty important to me and if I have issues, I have injuries–but I thought it was a great way to get exercise while traveling.