Running Guides and Trips
Trips
Arrived in Tiberias three days ago; still recovering from jetlag. Lots of winter rain which is good for Israel. Enjoyed my familiar morning run north along the shore of Galilee watching the fisherman coming in.
In Charlotte NC working on new Bible studies for www.CatholicScriptureStudy.com. Nice neighborhood to run in especially with all the trees in glorious color.
Today is the Feast Day of the Dedication of the Church of St. John Lateran. It was finished being built on November 9, 318. So I took a taxi there, toured the whole church and the area around, and then ran through many other churches and sites on my way to Piazza Navona. It was a great day with cool dry weather and always I love Rome. It is one of my...
Just arrived in Rome last night after guiding two back-to-back pilgrimage groups in Israel. Good to stop in Rome to rest and catch up. In Jerusalem I ran around the Walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and here around the Walls of the Vatican. Great and fun adventure.I hadn't run for four days due to sore knees but all went very well today. It rained last night so the run was...
Today I embarked on another segment of my extended run around the Sea of Galilee. After this run from Bethsaida (home of Peter, Andrew and Philip) to Kursi (where Jesus cast the demons from the Gadarene man into a herd of pigs), I am now more than halfway around the Sea.Today it was 80 degrees and I still have a sore left knee but I took off on the adventure full of...
Since I ran north along the shore of Galilee yesterday, I decided to run south thru Tiberias today. Beautiful morning.
Woke up early and took off running along the shore of Galilee before morning light. Saw fishermen in boats coming in from a night of fishing, and the birds and wildlife waking up. Beautiful sunrise.
Today it is in the middle of the week in which Jews celebrate the Festival of Succoth, or the Festival of Booths as required by Leviticus 23:40ff. As I ran thru the Haredic neighborhood of Mea She'arim I saw all of the booths in the streets and on balconies in which the Jews live and eat for one week. When they walk thru the streets they carry palm fronds and a lemon...
This is my first run in about three weeks, since Poland. With doctor's warning, new shoes (Brooke's Beasts). My knee is better. It is currently the middle of the Jewish holiday called Succuth. More on that tomorrow.
For those afraid to come to Israel because of concerns over safety - check out this run with lots of pictures and videos. You will see how friendly and safe it is here in Jerusalem....
Foggy, cool morning. Perfect for running. Enjoyed watching Krakow wake up. People hustling off to work, kids going to school with their backpacks and street sweepers already busy. I ran the cycle around the city center then up and around Wawel Hill and the cathedral.
Must have forgotten to turn off the program when done running since it kept ticking away. I ran 3.3 miles. Rained hard all night. Afraid I couldn't run but it was cool and perfect for running. I ran through the areas my group would visit this morning. Around Wawel Hill and got home at the last minute!
Up hill all the way to the church. Started a bit late and was convinced I'd not make it. So I ran extra hard and fast and DID make it. With screeching winds last night howling through the mountains I doubted I'd be able to run this morning but by sun rise the weather was perfect.
Beautiful Zakopane - just like being in Switzerland. Cool Sunday morning, great for running.
Cool morning. Nice run though sore and tired for the first mile before warming up. Went to visit two war memorials, rather monuments to the resistance of the Poles against the Germans and their subsequent slaughter. Such memories are remembered everywhere in Warsaw.
Today our group will arrive on Lufthansa and after a quick drive around Warsaw, will have Mass at St. Stanislaw Kosta Church at the burial place of the Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko who was cruelly martyred 20 years ago by the Communist Secret Police. I wanted to visit the site so I ran there this morning. Other fun things along the way.
First night in Poland. Stayed at Mercure Chopin Hotel in downtown. Beautiful day to run. I used a app for Warsaw to find all the churches and sites. Quite moved by the Jewish Ghetto walls. Wispy and cozy feel to old city center. Driving to Krakow today.
Though it was drizzling and even raining I loved my run thru the St. Edwards Nation Park Forest. Beautiful mature trees and deep gorges with steep drops to the lake. It was one of the roughest ever since the trail was rough and very steep in places. I hate hills and many places I had to walk since it was steep! It was also sad to see a beautiful seminary that once...
107 degrees! Hot! Left right after the conference Mass at the Hyatt with the Archbishop and took a taxi to downtown San Antonio Texas to run around the city and to tour the Alamo. Beautiful city, very friendly and clean. Hot today but this time I took water and felt great.
Hot and humid. Made the mistake of not taking water. Left the Hyatt Hill Country Resort early before it really heats up. They have nice places to run. I'm here giving talks but sneak out to run.
Set off to see as much as possible and went farther and saw more than planned. Spent an hour ahead of time with books and maps to chart my course. Mass at Westminster Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Parliament, Big Ben, Thames River, Buckingham Palace, bike racers, Hyde Park, Speakers Corner, Tyburn Tree and more. Great run and I felt great!
