Texas Trail Roundup Medal Revealed

by RoadRunner | Oct 20, 2019 | art, events, news, San Antonio insider, tips

Isn’t it beautiful? Texas Trail Roundup President Susan Medlin revealed the our medal at the U.S. Freedom Walk Festival in Arlington, Virginia this weekend. Here’s how it works. If you sign up for any Saturday or Sunday walk you will be awarded one medal,...

Fiesta Medals: the Volkssporting Connection

by RoadRunner | Apr 18, 2019 | history, San Antonio insider, tips

This article has been updated for 2019 San Antonio touts its annual Fiesta –18-28 April this year — as a “party with a purpose.” It traces its origins to 1890 with the first “Battle of the Flowers” parade, commemorating the Texians...

We’re Experimenting with Translations: What Do You Think? Was denken Sie? Что вы думаете? 당신은 어떻게 생각하세요?

by RoadRunner | Apr 11, 2019 | San Antonio insider, technology, tips

Once the Texas Trail Roundup is sanctioned ans an IML — a premiere international walking event — we expect to host visitors from all over the world. Yikes! How are we going to communicate with everyone? The trails themselves will be clearly marked —...

What is an IML Walk?

by RoadRunner | Mar 10, 2019 | San Antonio insider, tips

The Texas Trail Roundup has spent three years working hard to have our event sanctioned by the IML, which we hope will happen at their May 2019 meeting in Blankenberge, Belgium. Volkssporters may wonder: what is IML? Think of it as a cousin the IVV and the AVA. We...

Beware the Chupacabra

by RoadRunner | Feb 4, 2019 | history, nature, San Antonio insider, tips

The legend of the chupacabra is a surprisingly recent one, originating in Puerto Rico in 1995. The name means “goat sucker” in Spanish, and a series of farm animal mutilations on the island were attributed to a horrific lizardy creature, like the one...

Vision Zero: Safe Streets & Sidewalks

by RoadRunner | Dec 6, 2018 | San Antonio insider, tips

In September, 2015, San Antonio joined the international “Vision Zero” movement, dedicated to eliminating pedestrian fatalities on our streets and sidewalks. Proponents of the plan say these deaths are preventable accidents that can be systematically...