Hike Off Your Hangover

It’s pretty easy to guess where I’ll be on New Year’s Day — on the couch recovering from the night before. And while I expect many other Triangle residents will be doing something similar, apparently some will be doing something a little more productive — running five miles while playing trivia.

That’s right, a little brain exercise to go along with the run. The Carolina Godiva Track Club is sponsoring the run through Duke Forest, which will feature trivia questions hollered out by host Owen Astrachan. The runner who gets the most right answers will win something, the News and Observer reports today.

And if thinking while running is more than you had in mind for your New Year’s Day, the N&O highlights some of the other active events going on in the Triangle:

• The 5K annual Resolution Run through N.C. State’s Centennial Campus sponsored by the N.C. Roadrunners Club
• The 38-mile bike ride around Jordan Lake sponsored by The Spin Cycle
• A hike around the Eno River State Park, an annual event put on by the Eno River Association

Do you have any New Year’s Day traditions? Or are you like me and usually spend it relaxing on the couch?