- Days running: 5
- Long run: 10 miles
- Beach runs: 1
- Total miles: 27
- Days strength training: 0 (bad, bad Mendy!)
- Days of vacation: 3
This was a wonderful training week!
It started with Tuesday's 4X800. I attempted this run last week, but was bullied by the heat into shortening it to a 2X800. This time I finished them all, and at my goal pace of 8:50! Take that heat!!
On Wednesday our family left for a mini-vacation. Not the whole family. My oldest daughter was quick to point out that we only took 1/3 of our children! But it was very nice not to have to sneak kids into the hotel room for a change! (ha!)
We stayed in Daytona in an ocean view room. I love being able to open the balcony doors and listen to the sound of the waves crashing. In fact, whenever we were in the room, I kept the door cracked so that I could enjoy the ambiance! Here was our morning view:
On Thursday we took the kids to LegoLand, Florida.
On Friday morning, I decided to take advantage of Daytona's hard packed sand and go for a morning run on the beach. It turned out to be the highlight of the trip for me!!
It started with Tuesday's 4X800. I attempted this run last week, but was bullied by the heat into shortening it to a 2X800. This time I finished them all, and at my goal pace of 8:50! Take that heat!!
On Wednesday our family left for a mini-vacation. Not the whole family. My oldest daughter was quick to point out that we only took 1/3 of our children! But it was very nice not to have to sneak kids into the hotel room for a change! (ha!)
We stayed in Daytona in an ocean view room. I love being able to open the balcony doors and listen to the sound of the waves crashing. In fact, whenever we were in the room, I kept the door cracked so that I could enjoy the ambiance! Here was our morning view:
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| Someone had written: "Good Morning ???? Finn <3" |
On Thursday we took the kids to LegoLand, Florida.
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| The poor woman behind me was battered and bruised by my wildly whipping hair! |
We had a great time, but spent all day long on our feet. I might as well have gone on a run!
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| This is right before 7AM - sunrise was at 7:07 |
There was a constant breeze off the water, making this one of the coolest runs (temperature-wise and attitude-wise) I've had all summer!
I tried to ignore this ugly sight as I was running:
Don't you feel sorry for me? No??
The run even looked pretty on my sports tracker!
Saturday I was back at home - and pledging to never eat fries or ice cream again! We also had our first 10 mile run since the Spring. I can describe that run in one word:
"painful"!
I think it was a combination of standing all day Thursday and the unaccustomed beach run on Friday that left my legs feeling sore and heavy. But, I finished the run at my target pace!
I was pretty much wiped out and useless for the rest of the day -
but, I did it! Such a good feeling...
even if it did leave me walking like a 90 year old!
Have you ever run on the beach?
