Marathon 8/40: Israel
Dead Sea Marathon Friday February 7, 2020 [6:15AM] Less than three weeks after returning from Hong Kong, Erik and I set out for what would be our last time leaving Japan for over 15 months. COVID-19 had been declared “A Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (WHO) but not yet a global pandemic. We were nervous though - news had just broken that the virus was spreading through a cruise ship off the coast of Japan and passengers were being quarantined onboard. We didn’t know if flying to the other side of the world was the safest thing to do but there really were no additional safety precautions required - or even suggested - yet. We found masks (which momentarily were tough to find at our local convenience store due to the cruise ship news) at the airport and, as our own precaution, took our first ever masked up flight. We made it to Israel feeling good, landing Wednesday night in Tel Aviv, where we spent one night before making the trek to the Dead Sea for the Friday marathon.
0 Comments
Marathon 7/40: Hong Kong
China Coast Marathon Sunday 19, January 2020, 8AM By the first week of 2020, I had started to plan out my race and, ultimately, travel calendar for the year. I was planning to add another 12 marathons/countries to the list by the end of the calendar year and be nearly halfway to my goal of 40. It started a bit shaky from the start, before I had even heard the word “coronavirus”. I sat down to register and book travel for the Cebu marathon in the Philippines in early Jan, and the Standard Chartered marathon in Hong Kong in Feb. But Cebu registration deadline had already passed and the SC race was sold out. I had to make a quick pivot to find two new races for Jan/Feb that also worked logistically. I ended up booking a different race in Hong Kong, The China Coast Marathon, for mid-January and the Dead Sea marathon in Israel in early Feb. |
AuthorA Midwest girl gone global. I choose happiness everyday: I run, eat well, travel, and love completely. Archives
March 2022
Categories |