Go Run Texas 325

02/13/2026

Exploring More of East Texas:

Tomorrow, a Texas 254 Club member is going to finish his last county. That’s the reason for this trip. It’s a big damn deal!

But today, I had a chance to explore Shelby County and Shelbyville, TX again.
My number 3 baby’s name is Shelby. She’s super cool.
I HAVE to stop here, in her honor, anytime I’m nearby.

02/07/2026

Final thoughts before we left this Hawaiian paradise behind.
-The races were successful.
-This race production company gives incredible medals and shirts
-The celebration drinks at the Tiki Hut were top-notch.

It was 78° when our red-eye took off Friday night and 7° with blowing snow when my last flight landed Saturday evening.
Back to reality.

02/05/2026

02/05/2026

Well folks, I need some help here.
For this trip, there were two races on the island of Kauai.

The first race was held on the grounds of the Smith Family Luau.
The second race was held at Kapa’a Beach park on the Pacific coast. I’m having some trouble deciding which one was more torturous.

Here are three pictures from each.
Why don’t you guys let me know which of these horrible places was more demanding and arduous?

02/03/2026

After spending time on the big island, it was time to go to work. We took a short flight over to Kauai, for some races. This was the business part of the trip.

Kauai is sometimes called the garden island, because it is much less developed than most of the other islands. Still, lots of great sites, along with a ton of loose chickens.

02/01/2026

The first sunset we saw on the big island was so amazing.
After seeing that, we tried to catch the sunset every night we were there.
Plus, there were so many other things to see. Here are a few more pics from the Big Island.

01/31/2026

On this trip, we opted to visit two of the main Hawaiian islands.
We started by spending a few days on the big island. Rented a car and explored as much of the topography as we could.

The big island has resorts, volcanoes, black sand beaches, cattle ranches and beautiful scenery everywhere. I was surprised to see that they even have prickly pear cactus on Hawaii!

01/31/2026

The trip to Hawaii was exciting and exhausting. We enjoyed so much amazing scenery there!
The flight back was a bit tiring. Overnight flights are tough for me.
Still, it’s always good to get back home—unless it’s 7° and snowing out there.

Here are a couple of pictures from my run near LAX on Sunday 1/18/26 and then back home the following Sunday 1/25/26.

01/30/2026

Sundown on the big island.

01/30/2026

Last week was a fun one. I finished State #49 for running a 10K in all 50 states.
The fun part is that the races were in Hawaii. The sad part was that we had to come home to blowing snow, blizzards and near zero temperatures.

Still, it was a great adventure.
My daughter Madison and her fiancé went with me. Here are a few pictures for our first night on the big island. 
I’ll be sharing some more short observations and pictures over the next few days.

01/16/2026