RED Episode 266 Bird-In-Hand Runcation Recap with Chris Darling, Loveable Extra Miler and Member of the Runcation Nation
RED Episode 266 Bird-In-Hand Runcation Recap with Chris Darling, Loveable Extra Miler and Member of the Runcation Nation
SHOUT OUTS
Thanks to all our patrons and everyone in the Runcation Nation for your support and encouragement. Because of you, we have been able to keep the show going over the last two years, and now that the races are returning, we look forward to meeting up with you, too!
We received a shoutout from Judy Gerber for Linda Myers this week! She says, “Shout out to my sister-in-law Linda Myers doing her first half marathon at Wine and Dine this weekend. 💪🏻”. Way to go, Linda! We were cheering you on virtually, too!
Special happy birthday wishes go to patron Darlene, as we missed her birthday on October 23. We hope you are feeling better, Darlene, and we are sorry you had to miss Wine and Dine this weekend!
Good luck to everyone in the Runcation Nation running any race this weekend! This includes Dean and Judy Gerber, Jenn (@runningthruwonderland), and the Rise and Run Podcast Crew! We are not sure who else is running it this weekend, but we can’t wait to get back to it in 2024!
Happy birthday to my co-host on November 7th! Dana, I love you so much, and I am so lucky to have you as my fellow podcaster and husband. I am so proud of all you have accomplished in your career, too!
If you want a shoutout for you or someone you love on the show, email us at info@runeatdrink.net or call us and leave a message at 941-677-2733.
For anyone who would like a shoutout on the show, please don’t forget to send them to us. We do our best to collect weekly shoutouts, but please send them our way! Please send them to info@runeatdrink.net or call 941-677-2733!
Thank you to Joanne Blatchley and Dean Gerber, Associate Producers of our show. Thank you to Josh Ozbirn, Executive Producer of the podcast, too! We couldn’t do it without you.
Become a patron if you’d like more of the Run Eat Drink Podcast, including bonus content and early access to episodes! Go to www.patreon.com/runeatdrinkpodcast. We want to thank everyone who has supported the show and the ways we’ve had to adapt this past year. We can’t tell you how much it means to us to have this community. We love you, Runcation Nation. We can’t wait to runcation with you soon!
RUN
This week, we talked with Runcation Nation member Chris Darling. He recaps an excellent race weekend that has been on our bucket list for years now, and we are targeting 2024 to run this one after hearing how amazing it is from him. It is the Bird-In-Hand Half Marathon Weekend in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Chris gives excellent travel tips and breaks down the weather (ring that bell!), packet pick-up, the evening 5K, and the half marathon of the weekend. He offers tips for making it a true “runcation” after the running and lets us know about places to explore, indulge, and celebrate your accomplishment in more ways than eating and drinking the local fare.
Find out more and register for the 2024 edition of this race at https://www.bihhalfmarathon.com/
EAT
Despite having to leave right after running the race, Chris did have excellent recommendations for food in Lancaster. Stay for the BBQ after the race, even if you are part of a cheer squad supporting a fellow runner or family member, because all are welcome! Potato salad and real-deal BBQ meats plus dessert like Shoofly Pie abound at this unique post-race party.
DRINK
There is also a local spot that Chris talked about called Plain and Fancy that features tasty BBQ and Brews.
Smokehouse BBQ and Brews: https://www.smokehousebbqandbrews.com/
This place touts local brews on tap in every style, including the Evil Genius Adulting Guava IPA, WYNDRIDGE FARM CIDERY BLACK CHERRY CIDER, and EVIL GENIUS I LOVE LAMP HEFEWEIZEN. Can’t choose? There are beer flights, too. If you want to try local wines, selections like CHADDSFORD SUNSET BLUSH, WALTZ CELLAR 1599, MOSCATO WALTZ, and OLD LINE CHARDONNAY. If creative cocktails interest you, there are plenty, including the Pear Pressure and Backroads Bourbon, that sound sweet, smoky, and sinful! Of course, there are non-alcoholic drinks, too, including Lancaster Coffee Roasters coffee!
THAT’S A WRAP
Thanks, Chris Darling, for this great recap! Connect with Chris here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdar79/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.darling.96
Runcation Nation, we hope you will join us virtually or, even better, in person at the Donna Marathon Weekend, February 2-4, 2024. Go to https://runsignup.com/runcationnation2024 to donate or register and join the Runcation Nation Team! Don’t forget to use our discount code RCNATION5 to register, too!
Find out more about Donna Marathon Weekend at https://breastcancermarathon.com/
Take a virtual visit or plan your Donna Marathon Weekend in Jacksonville at https://www.visitjacksonville.com/
THAT’S A WRAP!
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