Tag: travel
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Run for Coffee, Burgers and now Books!
Inquiring Minds Bookstore in Downtown, New Paltz has jumped into The Village Grind January Strava Segment Challenge. Last night, the independent bookstore, offered up a prize for segment-goers to win free books for a year. Now the fine print: That equals one book a month, for a year, The book can be up to $20.…
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Village Grind Update: New Prize from P&G’s Bar and Restaurant for Segment Contenders
Big news folks. P&G’s has jumped into The Village Grind New Paltz January Strava Segment Challenge and is offering up free burgers (52 to be exact or one per week,) for the individual that completes the most segments of the .45 loop before January 31st at 11:59pm. What does this mean? There are now 2…
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Taking to the Streets: Update on New Paltz’ Village Grind Strava Segment Challenge
Wait? We’re in a Burrito League but we’re running for a year’s worth of free coffee and a scone? Yes. We’re on the east coast or the “beast” coast and we do things a little differently here. We also have a north-flowing river, so there’s that too. New Paltz, NY began its own Burrito League…
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Coffee and a Scone January Strava Challenge
New Paltz is taken it to the streets, Main Street, to be exact. What are we doing? We’re going to run or walk (no wheels) a .45 mile segment around the village as often as we can or want to within the month of January. The individual who completes the most segments of this loop…
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Run Local
We always hear about the importance of shopping local, supporting independent businesses and even “staycations,” where instead of jetting off to far-flung places, you spend your time and money exploring your own backyard. As a local journalist and swim coach, who not only grew up in New Paltz, New York, but also raised three children…
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Winter Running Hacks
It’s that time of year. At least, here in the Northeast. I’m so excited to have a real winter again, but as a runner, it definitely limits my options. The beautiful system of 19th Century Victorian carriage roads that are my go-to training grounds here in the Shawangunk Mountains are groomed and occupied by cross-country…
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Jeff Garmire becomes the 1st Runner to Finish all 5 Cocodona 250’s
Jeff Garmire, host of The Free Outside Podcast, has crossed the finish line at Heritage Square in dowtown Flagstaff, AZ to become the first 5x finisher of the Cocodona 250. Not only is this race an enormous accomplishment to complete once, but Garmire has now done it every year since its inaugural year in 2021.…
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Erin Quinn 