When Elizabeth Arnold and her daughter visited Greece from Denver, Colorado, in August 2021, it wasn’t to sunbathe on a beach in Mykonos or take in the ruins of Athens.
Their sightseeing looked pretty different from that of the typical tourist as they ran along a coastal trail in Kastro, on the island of Sifnos, pausing to take in the sound of a piano from a nearby window, inhale the scent of crushed eucalyptus leaves or dip their feet in the ocean.
For Arnold, a longtime runner and senior retreat leader of Run Wild Retreats, travel and running are inseparable — and she’s not alone.
More and more jet-setting fitness fans are embracing “runcations” — getaways centered on running, which can include everything from destination races to resorts with scenic trails to hotels employing their own “running concierges.”
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