Monday, September 18, 2006
I am enjoying my time off from work in North Carolina. The weather has been great and there is no stress to bog me down. It looks like plenty more sweet days on the beach.
Saturday was a travel day so there was no workinng out. We left out house at 8am and did nnot get to the beach until 8pm. It took us 2 flights and a 2hr drive in a rental car to get here.
Sunday was a 10mile beach run. Running of the beach has its ups and downs. You have a soft terrain that helps to knees. The breeze of the ocean is great. And the scenery make the run fly by. On the downside, you have to watch your step to avoid loose ground. There are people on the beach to dodge. And there is always a head wind on the beach. The run went well but my legs were sore afterwards. The first 5 miles with a tailwind was at a 7:30 mile pace. On the way back was a different story. The headwind made my pace range from 8:30 to 9:00. I did however push the last mile into a headwind at 7:30.
Today was a relax day. I did swim in the ocean for 45min which included several laps up and down the beach with some body-surfing mixed in between. Its alot tougher to get a rhythm going when waves are crashing down on you. Tonight I did about 45min of core strengthening.
I hope to get in 3 more runs while I am here. I am planning a tempo run, a fartlek run, and another long run.
Saturday was a travel day so there was no workinng out. We left out house at 8am and did nnot get to the beach until 8pm. It took us 2 flights and a 2hr drive in a rental car to get here.
Sunday was a 10mile beach run. Running of the beach has its ups and downs. You have a soft terrain that helps to knees. The breeze of the ocean is great. And the scenery make the run fly by. On the downside, you have to watch your step to avoid loose ground. There are people on the beach to dodge. And there is always a head wind on the beach. The run went well but my legs were sore afterwards. The first 5 miles with a tailwind was at a 7:30 mile pace. On the way back was a different story. The headwind made my pace range from 8:30 to 9:00. I did however push the last mile into a headwind at 7:30.
Today was a relax day. I did swim in the ocean for 45min which included several laps up and down the beach with some body-surfing mixed in between. Its alot tougher to get a rhythm going when waves are crashing down on you. Tonight I did about 45min of core strengthening.
I hope to get in 3 more runs while I am here. I am planning a tempo run, a fartlek run, and another long run.
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