Running Map

I was looking through some historical data in SportTracks this morning (Select View > Activity Reports) when I noticed the map on the right-hand pane and all the dots on it. Each one represents somewhere I've run in the past few years, which, when viewed all at once, I thought to be pretty neat. Here are some of the highlights:

• Alabama - Home. Hundreds of training runs (literally!) and dozens of local races. Also, where I set a PR at the Mercedes Half Marathon.
• Bahamas - Our cruise ship docked and I couldn't get off it fast enough. A nice run through town just to explore the "real" Nassau. Not somewhere I'd want to live, but the locals were very friendly and helpful.
• Colorado - A few road runs around the Denver suburb of Centennial while there on business. Also, some really nice trail runs (paved) at a park in nearby Littleton.
• Florida - I used to live here, but didn't use SportTracks at that time. I do have the Seaside Half Marathon and the Breast Cancer Marathon on the map, though.
• Georgia - Just a few training runs while in Atlanta for a class. Also, just barely (geographically speaking) making the cut is my favorite half marathon, Chickamauga Battlefield.
• Idaho - Dirt road runs while visiting in-laws. Dusty and hilly.
• Louisiana - Training runs on various road trips.
• Massachusetts - The 5-mile Turkey Trot I ran with my friend, Michelle, as well as some training runs near my mother's house while visiting.
• New Hampshire - A 5k and some training runs while visiting family at Thanksgiving.
• New York - A run in Central Park while in town for the US Open with my buddy, Dan. I was blown away by the number of runners!
• Tennessee - A recovery run in Chattanooga while there for Chickamauga, and a separate, grueling training run in Ducktown.
• Texas - Lots of runs in San Antonio, where I've traveled on business 4-5 times the past few years. I think I know the downtown area pretty well now as a consequence. The AlamoDome is a good place to run intervals.
• Utah - More training runs (before I trained, really) while in Ogden for a class. I used to live here for a few years, so it was nice to go back and visit.
• Virginia - Training runs while at Langley for a class.
• Washington DC - For some reason my training runs along the Potomac aren't displayed. I was in town for yet another class.

As I looked at the map I realized there are a lot more places I want to run. If I had to declare a top five, here's what they are and why:

• British Columbia - The Olympics got me. I want to go there, despite the commercials with the smarmy Ryan Reynolds in them. It just looks gorgeous.
• California - I've only been a couple of times, and never when I actively ran. I'd like to explore some of the vineyards around Napa Valley, and check out San Diego and San Francisco, which I understand are running hotspots.
• New Mexico - My friend Duane raves about Taos, so I figure it must be something special. Besides, maybe some of the mojo from the elites that train there could rub off on me. :)

• Nevada - I'd like to run around the Lake Tahoe area. Pictures I've seen of The Flume Trail are breathtaking.
• Utah - Yes, I've already lived in and run in Utah, but not in the southeast corner near Moab. I've visited the area a number of times and always get this surreal feeling, like I'm being hugged. When I die I want my ashes scattered from the top of the Mesa Arch.

I know nobody has time to reply with all the places they've been or where they want to go, but hit me up with some rave runs of yours.