Good morning from Cincinnati!
Yesterday brought another day of travel and a new city! Luckily, Delta was kind enough to upgrade me to first class so I could work in comfort during the flight!
Per many of your recommendations on Monday’s post, I’ve spent the past two days trying to knock this cold. I’ve been drinking lots of water, taking my vitamins, eating fruit, washing my hands, getting extra sleep, and cut back on my cardio. Yesterday morning I did workout with my trainer but we did a heavy weights day versus doing cardio intervals. 
Luckily, I woke up this morning feeling like my normal self because I had a running date with one of my colleagues, Erin! Erin reads the blog daily so when she mentioned that she was also in Cincinnati I knew a short run would be the perfect way to catch up, answer some of her running questions, and enjoy Cincinnati. Believe it or not, this was the first time I’ve run outside during a visit to downtown Cincinnati even though I come here for work at least 4 times per year!
My hotel provided us with an easy to read running map so we didn’t have to think about our route.
I highly recommend asking the front desk of any hotel you’re visiting for a running map before you head out. They can point you in the right direction to ensure your safety and enjoyment. It makes running in a foreign city a lot easier!
You see that thick blue line on the map? That’s the Ohio River which separates Northern Kentucky from Ohio! We immediately knew we wanted to do that run since it would allow for some great views and hill work on the bridges.
The 3.1 mile run took us over two bridges and through the newly renovated Newport on the River area. The run was done before I knew it due to the great company and constant conversation! Before I knew it we were back at our hotel with burning quads and smiles on our faces!
This was the perfect way to shake out my legs before tomorrow’s long run!
Question: If you run when traveling to new cities, how do you find walking or running routes?
I wish I could run in Cinci! Very cool 🙂
Jealous jealous jealous! Glad you took the bridge route. Judging from the map, that other one may not have been a good idea early in the morning in the dark. Those bridges are part of the beginning of the Flying Pig course, and they are so much FUN!
Looks like a very fun run! Glad you are feeling better!
That is awesome … love the running across states!! I usually search runs by zip code on map my run. It helps me to figure out the routes that locals take.
I had no idea you could ask the hotel for a running route?! Thanks for the tip. I’m usually too scared to run outside in new cities, so I just stick to the treadmill in the hotel gym.
Running in two states before work? Nice!
2 things, as a former ohioan, I will tell you Cincy is actually the capital of KY.
another thing, the title of this post, plus the header pic of you and your friend, made my mind instantly go to “two girls, one cup” and I proceeded to laugh my ass off. Thank you for that.
I’m famous! Haha. Great post as usual! See you again soon hopefully.
Emily beat me to it but as a native Cincinnatian I am surprised the Westin gave you that running route. It takes you directly through the worst neighborhood in downtown. I mean, as a person who grow up in Cinci I go to Over the Rhine a bunch but for someone from out of town I wouldn’t recommend it as a running route.
Lisa, I was going to say the same thing! I was visiting a friend at UC once and accidently got lost in Over the Rhine. That was the scariest 20 minutes of my life!
Ashley, you are amazing for getting your runs in while traveling!!
Looks like a fun run. What “crazy” hour of the morning did you guys set out? Looks like it’s still night time!
We started running around 5:45! It got light really quickly though!