Go Run Texas 325

12/30/2025

Happy New Year everyone!
The 2026 calendars are ready.
Would you like one? They’re only $20.

They show fun sights and give a bit of history from along Route 66, as it crosses the Texas panhandle.

Yes, you could get a generic, “cute cat” or “good puppy” calendar for less at Walmart, but I sure encourage this option instead
When you buy one of these “Runnin’ the Route” calendars, you get to see lots of fun sites from around our home area.
Plus, all if the profits go to support the great work being done by WheelchairsForWarriors.org

Maybe you could visit some of these places personally, sometime during the next year? 2026 is the 100th anniversary of the Route, so its a great time to visit it and learn more about it.

Please message me, if you’d like one.

12/17/2025

12/11/2025

OK, I’m late. I recently realized that I haven’t completely explained WHY I did all of this running and picture taking on Route 66, across the panhandle.

I have compiled these photos and observations together into a calendar for 2026. Route 66 turns 100, next year and I was looking for a way to commemorate that. If you’d like monthly info about Rt. 66 and would like to support a great charity, I’m selling these calendars for next year.

They’re still in production now, but I I’m happy to take pre-orders. This price is $20, but between now and Christmas, you can get one for 20% off – $16, plus shipping.

The profits all go to benefit WheelchairsForWarriors.com
Check out their website to see what great work they do! 

If you would like one, please message me. I’ll make sure that you’ll get one of the first ones, when they’re complete.

12/10/2025

Hey folks, I got some exciting running news recently.

Accent West magazine contacted me about providing 12 articles for next year.
They have asked me to write one article a month next year, regarding my recent runs along Route 66.
2026 is the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and we’re going to join forces to discuss some fun sites along that road.

The December issue had a brief introductory article.
The 12 different stories about running on Rt. 66 will begin with the January issue. Keep your eyes open for these short stories and the pictures. Hopefully, you’ll find some spots that you’d like to explore, on foot or by car.

12/02/2025

Gosh, it has already been a year!

We have looked north and south.
We looked east and west.
We have explored hot and cold.
We have looked at high and low.
We explored big and small.
We discovered old versus new.
We talked about Texas football, which is always cool.
We talked about dry and green.
Roadside Cowboys!

That all led me to the realization that Texas is big!
I knew that, but seeing it in person just reinforces the point.
In December, Texas can have days that are 13° and windy, as well as days that are 85°, humid and sunny.
Texas is big and it includes so many different areas.

Thankfully, we’re able to get out there and explore it.
We can find the places we like.
We can look for new places that are fun.

The whole purpose of sharing this venture was to encourage you to get out there and discover new places. Look for things you’ve never seen before.
Make life an adventure!
Go make some memories!

I’ll see you next year—which happens in about 30 days.

11/14/2025

Yikes,
I’m way late telling you all about the November calendar information.
For November, we contrasted the population differences between the biggest and smallest spots in Texas.

In 2024, five of the biggest 13 cities in America were in Texas. Houston (4), San Antonio (7), Dallas (9), Fort Worth (11) and Austin (13) were among the largest cities in the country.

Contrast that with tiny Kent, TX, where I’ve never seen another person.
There are several other little ghost towns around Texas, to contrast with these giant cities.

I highly encourage you to explore these little out-of-the-way places. Go through the cities if you must, but don’t miss out on these tiny, historic spots.

11/04/2025

As soon as we sat down in our rental car on Friday, my traveling partners and I noticed how strongly it smelled of skunk w**d.
We had a chuckle and assumed that the last driver must’ve really enjoyed their rental experience.

Well, driving north on Sat. morning, there was a Border Patrol checkpoint between Laredo and my running goal of Asherton TX. Their drug dog went crazy, smelling the outside of the car.

So, I got frisked and got to spend some time with four nice border patrol agents and swap stories, while they took that car apart.

Two of them kept saying “geez, it’s a rental!”Thankfully, I guess I looked trustworthy enough. Eventually, they politely waved me on my way, with big smiles.
Off to run Asherton and Encinal TX, with some fun stories to tell……

11/03/2025

Little weekend trip to Laredo, for a Dia de los Mu***os themed run.
Down there, It was still late summer weather, even after a cool front blew through.

The race was well produced and quite a bit of fun. They had great goodie bags, with glow-in-the-dark swag.
I liked the shirt design and the race medals.

In addition to that, we had a chance to explore some new areas of South Texas.

10/24/2025

Next year’s calendar will feature sights from along the Texas part of Rt. 66.

2026 will be the 100th birthday of the Mother Road, so I thought it would be fun to travel and explore the entire distance on foot.

Being ground level, away from I-40 whenever possible, provides a different perspective for Rt. 66 travelers.
Hope you enjoy these various sights and insights. Stay tuned.

10/12/2025