Marathon Training + Vacation = LOTS of running… It goes against reasoning, I know.
This Thursday, super early in the morning, Karl and I fly out to Punta Cana for a little mini-vacation. We get back in town Monday night.
This Saturday, I was scheduled to run 11 miles. From the looks of it, there isn’t really a place I can go out for a run in Punta Cana, unless I want to hit the beach or treadmill. Uh, 11 miles on sand? HAHAHAHA. On the treadmill? HAHAHAHA.
So yeah. Not happening.
But I don’t want to skip this long run, specially since the long run last Saturday was one of the drop down weeks, where we only had to do 6 miles, so it wasn’t really a long run.
So my plan for this week? (Sure you can laugh, it’s not like I can hear you…)
Run home today = 3 miles
Run to work tomorrow = 4 miles
Run super-freakishly-early on Wednesday = 11 miles
Run with the group Wednesday night = 5 miles
Yep. I really am planning on running 23 miles in 3 days. And nope, I have no clue if I’ll succeed. I’m predicting quite a few walking breaks in between… It’s not like today there isn’t a severe hot weather alert or anything… Well, at least today is only 3 miles, right?
At least on Wednesday it’s supposed to be MUCH cooler, with a high of 80. That 20 degree difference should help, no?
Then I can bum all weekend at the beach guilt-free, at an all-inclusive resort, where my biggest worry will be “should I reapply the sunscreen?”
Fingers crossed I get all running done…
I’m going on vacation as well and trying to cram five workouts into the next 3.5 days so that I can guilt-free sit at the pool!! Good luck to you!! Keep us posted on how it goes!
Good to know I’m not the only one with this crazy idea! It makes me feel slightly less crazy…!
I am cheering you on!!! Keep us posted!
Thanks! I just have to keep reminding myself that I get to be a bum in 3 days, to suck it up for now…
You are a better woman than I am. I couldn’t do it. I’m melting as it is and I’m inside!!!
Running in the heat is tough, but it’s still better than running on the treadmill so I gotta suck it up 😦
Yeah, 11 miles on sand would not be fun at all. Good luck this week!
And BTW, Navy Steve let me know that you were right about how to ride and stop on the bike. He was just showing me a “newbie way” to get started. I’ll learn the proper way this week. Wish me luck! Yikes! LOL!
I would think leaning a bike would be more scary for a newbie, no?
Good luck on learning the proper way — it’s actually super easy, you’ll see!