GRIOTS REPUBLIC - AN URBAN BLACK TRAVEL MAG - DECEMBER 2016

“Wait?
Runcation?
Did you
just make
that up?”
sure). This sounds like a dream vacation!
It is important to note that the trip does
not have to focus on a full marathon of
26.2 miles. You know what you are capable
of doing/training for. There are plenty
of OCRs, 5Ks, 10Ks, etc. depending on
what your passion and level of running
is. Any amount of activity is beneficial for
your health and can be enjoyable.
My first runcation was in 2015 when I
traveled to Reykjavík, Iceland to run the
Reykjavík Half Marathon. I went to Reykjavík
with like-minded urban travelers as
a meetup event. The goal was to finish
the race, while still enjoying the vacation
time and absorbing the beauty of Iceland.
When it comes to the race itself, this was
an amazing experience. This experience
was quite different compared to previous
half marathons I have completed locally.
Running 13.1 miles with the beautiful
Icelandic scenery in the background is a
stark difference to running loops around
a park in a busy city. Although the crowd
participation and spectatorship during
the Reykjavík Half Marathon was nothing
compared to bigger races, such as
the New York City Marathon, it was still