Standing at an aid station, completely drenched and cold, and with many miles still ahead of us on the trail, I apologized to Adam. “I’m really sorry. This… kinda sucks right now.” He laughed, “For what? The rain isn’t your fault.” Three years ago we ran the Highland Fling for the first time, and I…
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Scotland – Whisky Tour (Part 2)
Read moreOur whisky tour – continued! (If you missed part 1, it can be found here.) Just to give you an idea of where the distilleries are located in this part two of our whisky tour, here is an interactive map of the distilleries listed in this post: All of these distilleries were part of the fantastic Rabbie’s…
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Scotland – Whisky Tour (Part 1)
Read moreAfter our successful Highland Fling race, our Scottish holiday continued with sightseeing in the Highlands and Islands, and exploring different whisky regions. I knew it would be fun, obviously, but after visiting ten distilleries (and a cooperage), I was pleasantly surprised at how fascinating it was and how much I learned! Eight distillery tours and two…
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Hoka Highland Fling Race Report (53 miles)
Read moreFirstly, apologies on the delayed race report – even though the race was just over 2 weeks ago. Post race we were thoroughly enjoying our vacation around Scotland (with plenty of whisky for, ah, recovery purposes), so we didn’t have the time to write it up (or the ability to get the photos from the…
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O Flower of Scotland…
Read moreWhen will we see your like again? It’s been eight years since I studied abroad in Scotland, and I’ve been wistfully longing for years to go back for a visit. And now I can say that we’re finally planning a trip there!!! It will combine all my favorite things: Adam 🙂 The rugged, gorgeous scenery…
