A dozen or so of us, with a few beginners, fought the easterly winds through farmers field and small villages for a 100km trek to the Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest. To my surprise, the route was quite picturesque. Not many hills, but a pleasant ride. The pavement was nice, and the drivers were fairly respectful. Starting from Kunstadt on Bank St. It was a little tricky getting out of town as the roads were open to regular traffic. It wasn’t long before we hit Russell road to make

Freedom’s Run is a point-to-point race from Harper’s Ferry to Sharpsburg. The small race tops-out at 1000 runners and this year there were less than 400 in the full marathon. There were loads of 50-state runners anxious to check-off both West Virginia and Maryland in a single run. The course itself is as beautiful as it is drenched in American history. The starting line is at the Harper’s Ferry National Park Visitor’s Centre and the run goes right through the middle of the hi