Posts tagged runcation travel
Trail Running the Haute Route, Guided and Self-Guided Pyrenees Trail Running, and Running Tour Levels From Beginner to Advanced Runners

What’s new for summer 2025? Learn about our brand new Runcations, from trail running the Haute Route, a new guided Pyrenees running trip (and our popular 2024 self-guided Pyrenees trail running tour is back), and learn more about how to choose a running tour with guided and self-guided trail running trip levels ranging from beginning runners to advanced trail runners.

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Leave Your Energy Gels Behind and Run Hut to Hut in the Italian Dolomites

Leave your energy gels behind while running Hut to Hut in the Italian Dolomites with Runcation Travel. Learn more about what type of food the Italian rifugios serve and the different types of local and regional dishes of the Dolomites you can expect to find along the Alta Via 1.

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Trail Running the Peaks of the Balkans Part 3: The Running

New for our 2025 Guided and Self-Guided Tours is the Peaks of the Balkans! Learn more about the scouting process in Part 3: The Running. What are the trails like in the Balkans? Are the Accursed Mountains technical or runnable? What are the stops for food and water like along the Peaks of the Balkans route? Learn more about the trail running in Albania and Montenegro here. Our guided and self-guided trail running vacation in the Balkans is now available on the website.

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Trail Running the Peaks of the Balkans Part 2: The Guesthouses

New for Summer 2025 is a self-guided and guided trail running tour of the Peaks of the Balkans. In Part 2: The Guesthouses, we describe what it’s like to stay in a guesthouse on the Peaks of the Balkans trail, from what the accommodations are like, what food they serve, and photos of our favorite guesthouses along the route. Learn more about what it’s like to stay in a Albanian and Montenegrin guesthouse here.

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How to Start Training for a Trail Running Vacation

Our Runcation team was interviewed by Fit for Trips and their article is copied below and can be read here. The article contains helpful information about how to start trail running, but there is also a ton of useful information about how to train and prepare for a trail running vacation. Read more about how to introduce trail running, what type of shoes to wear for trail running, and what type of gear is recommended for trail running. We also cover a frequently asked question about trail running: do trail runners really walk?

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Can You Run in Patagonia?

Patagonia is an international destination for hikers and backpackers, but it’s also home to some of the best places to trail run in the world! We love running in Patagonia for it’s variety of smooth and wild trails, epic mountains and glacial lakes, and incredible culture in Patagonia Argentina. Patagonia is located in the southern hemisphere, making it an excellent winter running destination.

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Summer Road Trip Runcation Series + The Runner's Rec: Lake Tahoe

Our latest newsletter introduces our Summer Road Trip Runcation Series + The Runner's Rec: Lake Tahoe

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Virtual Run(cation) + The Runner's Rec: Chamonix, France

Join our Virtual Run(cation) and post-run virtual hangout Saturday May 2nd and learn about the best running route in Chamonix on our Runner’s Rec: Chamonix edition!

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2020 Runcations, Minimalism, and The Runner's Rec: Ohio

Happy 2020 from Runcation Travel! Our newsletter is back from a holiday break with more run, travel, and adventure tips and opportunities for 2020.

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Introducing The Runner's Rec, plus the best asado in Argentina + Cheap Flights!

Introducing The Runner’s Rec: Top Trail Tips for Traveling Runners. The best place to eat Argentinian asado. Score cheap flight deals.

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Travel Strength and Mobility Exercises for Runners + Adventures in Patagonia

Travel Strength and Mobility Exercises for Runners + Adventures in Patagonia: 10/18/19 Newsletter

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What's it Like to Stay in a Rifugio, Rave Run in Ticino Switzerland, and Tahoe Endurance Adventure

From our 10/4 Newsletter: What’s it like to stay in an Italian rifugio in the Dolomites, our rave running tip in the Valle Verzasca in Ticino Switzerland, and adventure tip for the Tahoe 200 Endurance Run!

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2020 Runcation Survey For Running Trips!

Cast your vote on 2020 Runcation Dates before they go live! We’re heading to run to Machu Picchu, Peru, Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada, Chamonix’s Tour du Mont Blanc, and more!

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Your Playlist is Waiting

In the latest newsletter we made you a playlist for the mountains, are featuring a run from our Patagonia Runcation, and announcing our first Bay Area Runcation group run!

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