After running 163 miles in 11 cities on two continents, on routes filled with wicked downhills, flat paved pedestrian lanes, uneven park trails and city streets, firm, smooth sand, river banks and seasides, and in a city park with one of the best running setups to date, I injured my knee.

Our first digital nomad tour did not end in the way we had hoped, but it’s all good. We’ve learned some things and we’ll continue to learn more when we go back.

Clay found all kinds of fun (and some not-so-fun) paths in Porto and across the river in Gaia. Did we mention the hills?

With three weeks in Istanbul, Clay had the chance to get out and run seven times, with varying degrees of success. Every place he ran was beautiful and/or interesting though!

It was pretty exhilarating for Clay to be able to run in the birthplace of the marathon and the Olympics.

Clay got to maneuver through maddening crowds, tour buses, wedding photographers and the Vatican police for his runs in Rome.

After leaving Venice, Clay had to learn how to navigate traffic again in Florence. It wasn’t as fun as you’d think.

Clay got to get out for five runs in Venice, with varying landscapes and results.

We reached Milan after five hours on the train from Geneva, Switzerland. The nasty chest cold I had in France lingered, and I was concerned about Milan’s poor air quality until we arrived. Fortunately, it rained several times, improving the air significantly. 

Clay finds the water border between Switzerland and France, and lots of other great waterways while running in Geneve.