The Next Step

I am in Hawaii on business.  I know yes Hawaii on business.  I got out real early this morning since the time change is working for me and was able to get a little longer run in before my meetings.  It was a nice morning around 70 and a good breeze.  I ran along Wakiiki Beach, around Diamond Head then up to the entrance of the Diamond Head crater.  Even though it was dark it was nice to hear the waves coming in.  Also, running around Diamond Head gave me some long hills which I rarely get the chance to run.  I felt like I kept a pretty honest pace and this was a much better run than last Sat.

1:23:28

Still in Honolulu.  I ran pretty much the same route as yesterday.  I am trying to get as much hill running in as I can while I am here.  It was a nice morning about 70 and windy.  I felt good today with no problems.  About half way in the run it started raining and rained the rest of the way in.  It was actually pretty nice since it cooled things down.  I am just running based on time so not sure of the actual distance but I felt like the pace was good.  I will try to measure it tonight on the computer.  I did 8 x 100m strides at the end.

66:03

Another day in Honolulu and ran the same route around Diamond Head.  Nice day about the same as the last couple (70, windy).  I felt good running today.  Just took it easy.  My foot was sore for some reason.  It started last night and I think it was actually from walking around in my dress shoes yesterday.  Hopefully, it will feel better today.

64:34

Last day on travel so I am heading home today and will be glad to get back.  This has seemed like a really long trip.  It has been very hard to keep in touch with the 6 hour time change. 

I felt kind of beat up this morning.  Muscles were stiff, my foot is still hurting and my left knee was bothering me.  Anyway got going and after a mile or so starting feeling better.  My knee also stopped hurting so the only thing that stayed with me was the foot problems.  Will have to start icing it.  I did a tempo run on the same route as I have been running this week.  I don't have an accurate measurement for it but should be close to 4 miles.  I did around 30 minutes at tempo pace.  It felt good but was a little tough on the hills.  I am not used to charging up the hills at a decent pace but it made for a good workout.  All in all this has been a good week of running while I have been traveling.  I am sure that when I get home I will have a ton of things to do so hopefully I can finish out the week strong.

59:23

Took the red eye home from HI and didn't get hardly any sleep so felt pretty rough when I got home. The weather here was 90 degrees, humid, sunny and very windy. Probably about the worse day possible for a run. I felt real tired when I started. Not sure if it was from the jet lag, yesterdays tempo run or a little of both. It didn't get any better as I went. I am just not used to weather this hot/humid yet. In the past I probably wouldn't have ran and just took a zero but accountability from the blog helped push me out the door. Hope the weather is better tomorrow for my long run.

50:40

This morning is was thunderstorms and heavy rain so I decided to run in the afternoon. My daughter had a church program out of town so we didn't get back until around 6:00. By this time it had cleared off and was 80 degrees with 80% humidity another rough day to run. I felt rough from the start and it didn't really get any better. Could be the jet leg or yesterday's run but I felt sluggish all the way through the run. Also, I didn't have much time between dinner and the run so my stomach was not feeling the best either. I ended up having to stop around 8 miles because of a side stitch. It got a little better after stopping, stretching and taking some deep breaths. This was just one of those run you try to get through. I guess they help but at the time it seems like it might have been better not even running. Anyway tomorrow is a rest day and I really need it. Hopefully, Monday will be a totally different story.

1:26:02