West Virginia - Kentucky - Running the Big Sandy

Kentucky has a lot of borders at rivers but the one at Fort Gay, WV 25514 has 2 bridges that cross a smaller river, the Big Sandy, to Fulkerson Dr, Louisa, KY 41230  where you can wind along the side streets up to Food City Grocery Store on the highway. There isn't much excitement but there is a sidewalk on the bridge and not a lot of vehicle traffic & even less pedestrian flow.

Louisa KY

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West Virginia to Ohio - Running State Lines takes a TOLL

West Virginia to Ohio - Run State lines

The Newell Toll Bridge is a privately-owned suspension bridge over the Ohio River on the Golding Street Extension between Newell, West Virginia and East Liverpool, Ohio. It carries two lanes of roadway and a pedestrian path along the west side. Tolls are charged for all road users at varying rates depending upon vehicle; pedestrians are also tolled. Oh yeah, not when you run as fast as I did and hide behind the bars and beams. Seriously, thanks, guys, for the free passage across the bridge and the path separating pedestrians from the cars. Of course, the hospital is only a single block away from the bridge if things go wrong. But that is part of what makes it a Crazy Ass Running Plan. #CARPe

West Virginia to Maryland - Run the Appalachian Trail & a State Line

West Virginia to Maryland - Run the Appalachian Trail & a state line

I don't think that I want to run the entire Appalachian Trail (or even one direction of a thousand-plus miles whether I choose north or south - an interesting distinction at Harper's Ferry, the site of so much Civil War history). However, I saw a few of the thru-hikers & frankly, their goal fits in nicely with my Crazy Ass Running Plan. #CARPe

West Virginia to Pennsylvania - Running the State Border without Biscuits

Somebody was thinking about me when they planned this trail. From mile 0.0 in Weirton, West Virginia (Harmon Creek Road from Highway 22), it is a 3.1-mile (5K) run on a wide, empty beautiful rail-to-trail to the border of Pennsylvania. All state lines/borders should be like this. It is the kind of trail that you would like to run EVERY day, and one that should offer at least 3 good seasons. While others in Weirton might be munching at Tudor Biscuit House, I am finding my inspiration out here. Some of the border runs feel contrived, but this is a real run. This is one of the reasons I first devised a Crazy Ass Running Plan. #CARPe Thanks, Pennsylvania & West Virginia.

West Virginia to Pennsylvania - Running the State Border

West Virginia to Virginia - Run Across the Highway

Virginia, you made me leave the comfort of a run on a wide shoulder and a narrow foot trail to cross a busy highway to get my photo taken with your sign. But I was buzzing with adrenaline anyway, and I still love you. Thanks for being there for me in my moment of need with my  Crazy Ass Running Plan.

#CARPeWest Virginia to Virginia - Run the state line