Welcome to Running the World on Points! We are travel-hackers and runners living a plant-based, NA lifestyle. We’ll share our best tips, tricks, and lessons-learned for traveling, running, and living your best life!
What if your everyday purchases helped you travel for nearly free to your dream running destination? This is possible by leveraging credit card points and miles and is the first step in becoming a “travel-hacker” – someone who takes advantage of opportunities to travel for very low cost. The best way to start is with just one credit card. Read more here.
Below, read about some of our trips using travel-hacking approaches as well as articles related to running and our plant-based, non-alcohol lifestyle.
We spent six days/five nights in Montego Bay at an all-inclusive resort in December, all on points!
Over the summer we stayed for two weeks in a three bedroom, three bath luxury condo on the water in Florida with a private ferry to a private island. These accommodations were entirely free by house sitting. Learn how we do this when we travel! House Sitting for Free Accommodations
Siblings, Darren and Alex, both started living an NA lifestyle two years ago to better their health and well-being. What’s remarkable about this story is it’s not about how a close brother and sister decided together to give up alcohol. Instead, it’s the story of two siblings who had never
Run the Vegas Strip at night as part of the Rock’n’Roll Marathon series! Learn about the race and how to travel-hack Vegas! About Rock’n’Roll Vegas We love the Rock’n’Roll Running Series! They have events in all over the US and abroad. My husband has run the events in Nashville and
My husband Darren signed up for the Revel Rockies Marathon in hopes that a “downhill” race would get him his elusive Boston Qualifier time. Learn about the race, how he trained, the obstacles he overcame, and the travel-hacks we used to get there for a low-cost. About the Revel Rockies
Avianca Airlines can be a great value for international flights, but Avianca baggage policies are strict. For lower class flights, you’ll need to pack light and measure your bags! I recently returned from Costa Rica where we booked roundtrip flights using S-fare for 87.6k points. S-fare does not include checked
Your marathon recovery week is the perfect time to enjoy a relaxing vacation in Costa Rica! With beaches, waterfalls, and hot springs, it’s the perfect place to recover post-marathon! We headed to Costa Rica the day after my husband Darren completed the Revel Rockies Marathon. Our itinerary included beach yoga,
When my husband decided to join me in my plant-based lifestyle, his family and friends were concerned. Darren runs about 25 miles a week and a lot more during marathon training. He is 6’1, 165 pounds and can easily burn over 2,000 calories on a long run. People wondered how
We love to run where we travel and travel to destination runs around the world. We also try to optimize our life by finding the most efficient and best-value options for gear, running, and traveling on a budget while maintaining our non-alcoholic and plant-based lifestyle. We share our hacks for how we’ve managed to travel and run all over the world for less, our tips for the best travel and running gear to do it with, and how we stay healthy along the way!
Stay up to date on all the hacks for travel, running, and lifestyle to get you to your next destination race!
