I know that I'm well over 3 weeks late with this post but as the old saying goes "Better late than never." :-)
I went on vacation beginning of May!! To sunny, hot, humid Hilton Head Island, SC! I had picked this week to start running. Unfortunately, Phil, my Garmin is still out of commission so no luck running with him down in SC. And my Nike+ is not calibrated right (no surprise there) so I decided to run via time instead. Figured 30 minutes of running will be me over 3 miles each time and that I'll be happy with.
I was worried about finding a place to run but when we arrived (at 10pm Sunday night) I saw a bike path. I asked the front desk about it and she said that it goes all through the island. Sweet deal!!
On Monday, the morning after we got there I was up, bright and early to go running. I brought down a couple long sleeved shirts with me just in case it was cool in the morning. Yea, that was a waste of space. I wore sleeveless shirts every time!
So I found that the bike path is directly across the street from our building. I got on and started running. I eventually turned a corner and saw a post that had an umbrella and water logo with an arrow on it. It caught my attention. I looked across the street and saw another post; Alder Beach Public Access. Who-ha!!
I ran over there and walked down the sidewalk. Walked onto the boardwalk and there was the beach! Holy Moly! I didn't know I was so close! The wind was so intense off the Ocean. Near the boardwalk the sand was very soft and mushy and I was thinking there's no way I could run on this. But then I saw bikers go by! Um, OK, walk out a bit more and there was hard packed sand! YAY! Then I saw a walker and runner go by. By that time I had ran for about 20 minutes already but I couldn't miss this chance. So off I went on the beach. I headed one direction which I thought was south and away from the sun and then I turned back around for another equal time running into the sun and the wind behind me.
I saw lots of starfishes and a few jellyfish washed up on shore. Lots of bikers, a few runners & walkers. Sun was just a few fingers in the sky so I missed the sunrise. I figured there's no way that I could ever see it though. I woke up at 7a that morning. That was 6a Central time. That's freaking early!!
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I ran for a total of 15 minutes on the beach. Best thing EVER. I even went into the water a little bit!! Then I had to run back to the villa. I took the same route back. That was when I started feeling a bit of a twinge on the outside of my right thigh again. Same place that was hurting during and after my marathon. Craps. My IT Band never fully healed I guess.
John and I went to another public beach further down from where I ran later on that afternoon. I didn't have on my sneakers but another pair of shoes and I ran across the street and I felt a pain in my knee. Not my Runner's Knee pain but another type. Same as my marathon knee pain. Oh joy. I really did hurt it bad! I was thinking of it all day long. It hurt to go up and down my stairs to get the bedroom.
Tuesday I was off of running but walked a lot on the beach in Daytona, FL.
Wednesday I got up early to run again. This time I took a shortcut I saw on the first day. I avoided a lot of the bike path and it took me straight to the entrance to the public beach I ran on. I ran for the majority of my run on the beach that morning. It was great! But the humidity was a lot higher today. 100% already at 7am. Yuck. but the breeze on the beach felt terrific!
On Wednesday I also went parasailing for the first time too. I know, I know, has nothing to do with running but it's something I wanted to mention. :-) It was GREAT fun too!
Thursday I walked around Savannah, GA nearly all day. So yay for that fun!
Friday was my last day on the beach for running. I woke up and headed on down there. I ran and ran and ran. I finally decided, oh what the hell I'll run through the water with my shoes on. I wanted to run through it without shoes but I didn't want to walk back with sandy, wet feet. So in I ran through the water, not caring about my shoes because they were older shoes (but still good for running). I was getting myself wet with the backsplash. It was fun! Was tempted to dive into the water but I just felt weird with my clothes still on and I didn't feel like running for 40 minutes qualified for a cold water bath!
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Never really felt my IT Band issue again besides that first day of running. So now I'm thinking it was because I was not wearing good sneakers when I did that quick jog across the street. I've ran plenty since then, even did that race and still no pain. So not sure if it was just my muscles getting used to the whole forward motion thing or not.
In any case, here's my update of my running from 3 weeks ago! HA! :-)
I went on vacation beginning of May!! To sunny, hot, humid Hilton Head Island, SC! I had picked this week to start running. Unfortunately, Phil, my Garmin is still out of commission so no luck running with him down in SC. And my Nike+ is not calibrated right (no surprise there) so I decided to run via time instead. Figured 30 minutes of running will be me over 3 miles each time and that I'll be happy with.
I was worried about finding a place to run but when we arrived (at 10pm Sunday night) I saw a bike path. I asked the front desk about it and she said that it goes all through the island. Sweet deal!!
On Monday, the morning after we got there I was up, bright and early to go running. I brought down a couple long sleeved shirts with me just in case it was cool in the morning. Yea, that was a waste of space. I wore sleeveless shirts every time!
So I found that the bike path is directly across the street from our building. I got on and started running. I eventually turned a corner and saw a post that had an umbrella and water logo with an arrow on it. It caught my attention. I looked across the street and saw another post; Alder Beach Public Access. Who-ha!!
I ran over there and walked down the sidewalk. Walked onto the boardwalk and there was the beach! Holy Moly! I didn't know I was so close! The wind was so intense off the Ocean. Near the boardwalk the sand was very soft and mushy and I was thinking there's no way I could run on this. But then I saw bikers go by! Um, OK, walk out a bit more and there was hard packed sand! YAY! Then I saw a walker and runner go by. By that time I had ran for about 20 minutes already but I couldn't miss this chance. So off I went on the beach. I headed one direction which I thought was south and away from the sun and then I turned back around for another equal time running into the sun and the wind behind me.
I saw lots of starfishes and a few jellyfish washed up on shore. Lots of bikers, a few runners & walkers. Sun was just a few fingers in the sky so I missed the sunrise. I figured there's no way that I could ever see it though. I woke up at 7a that morning. That was 6a Central time. That's freaking early!!
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I ran for a total of 15 minutes on the beach. Best thing EVER. I even went into the water a little bit!! Then I had to run back to the villa. I took the same route back. That was when I started feeling a bit of a twinge on the outside of my right thigh again. Same place that was hurting during and after my marathon. Craps. My IT Band never fully healed I guess.
John and I went to another public beach further down from where I ran later on that afternoon. I didn't have on my sneakers but another pair of shoes and I ran across the street and I felt a pain in my knee. Not my Runner's Knee pain but another type. Same as my marathon knee pain. Oh joy. I really did hurt it bad! I was thinking of it all day long. It hurt to go up and down my stairs to get the bedroom.
Tuesday I was off of running but walked a lot on the beach in Daytona, FL.
Wednesday I got up early to run again. This time I took a shortcut I saw on the first day. I avoided a lot of the bike path and it took me straight to the entrance to the public beach I ran on. I ran for the majority of my run on the beach that morning. It was great! But the humidity was a lot higher today. 100% already at 7am. Yuck. but the breeze on the beach felt terrific!
On Wednesday I also went parasailing for the first time too. I know, I know, has nothing to do with running but it's something I wanted to mention. :-) It was GREAT fun too!
Thursday I walked around Savannah, GA nearly all day. So yay for that fun!
Friday was my last day on the beach for running. I woke up and headed on down there. I ran and ran and ran. I finally decided, oh what the hell I'll run through the water with my shoes on. I wanted to run through it without shoes but I didn't want to walk back with sandy, wet feet. So in I ran through the water, not caring about my shoes because they were older shoes (but still good for running). I was getting myself wet with the backsplash. It was fun! Was tempted to dive into the water but I just felt weird with my clothes still on and I didn't feel like running for 40 minutes qualified for a cold water bath!
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Never really felt my IT Band issue again besides that first day of running. So now I'm thinking it was because I was not wearing good sneakers when I did that quick jog across the street. I've ran plenty since then, even did that race and still no pain. So not sure if it was just my muscles getting used to the whole forward motion thing or not.
In any case, here's my update of my running from 3 weeks ago! HA! :-)
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