Travel and a Love of Nature
I've always tried to seek out the most interesting places in the world to run. So I couldn't resist signing up for Mayor's Midnight Sun Half Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska. This race is during Summer Solstice weekend when there's almost 24 hours of daylight in Anchorage and the post race party is an all night long street fest with music, food, drinks and dancing and the sun never goes down. I would say that the party goes until the sun comes up, except that it never actually sets. My friend Alfred and I spent a few months planning our trip and when race weekend finally arrived, I flew five hours from Chicago to Seattle and then another four from Seattle to Anchorage. My flight landed sometime in the middle of the night but since the sun was still up, I had no idea what time it was. My sleeping patterns were a bit off for the rest of the trip because of the constant daylight but I didn't mind. Something I found to be pleasantly surprising about Anchora