So life happened. And I definitely got way too busy to blog for a few weeks more than a month!
My best friend in the whole wide world got married! I spent 10 wonderful days in New York for her bachelorette party and fabulous wedding. It was a well-needed escape from hot and humid Florida. The trip definitely threw my half-marathon training WAY off course. That’s because the morning I got up early, put on running clothes and pulled my running shoes out of my suitcase – this is what I saw:
That’s right, folks. Somehow I managed to pack two LEFT feet. So K and I ended up doing some silly living room ab workout from a DVD.
We made it to Long Beach Island for Labor Day and she had an extra pair of sneakers, so we squeezed in an easy 3 miles one morning. It was absolutely beautiful there and such a wonderful escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.
K and I decided to soak up the last of the summer sun and ride bikes 3 miles to go paddleboarding. By the time we got back to the beach house (another 3 miles) our glutes were on fire! After a delicious dinner with her fiance’s family, we raced over to an icecream shop and then watched the last summer sunset on the bay.
I brought the extra sneakers back to the city with me and ran through Central Park one drizzly morning. It wasn’t my best run because I was anxious about getting lost in the park and I had a million errands to run that day.
Did you know that the lamp posts in Central Park are numbered – and the last two digits will tell you what street you’re at?
Her wedding was just Upstate from NYC, in a little town across from West Point on the Hudson, called Garrison. I rode the Hudson Line up and had my face glued to the window the entire hour ride. Anyway, the day before her wedding we woke up and went for a short run, basically around the area where our hotels were. The guys went off to play golf while the bridal party and moms all went to the spa for mimosas and manicures.
The wedding was absolutely beautiful and I definitely did not want to return to Florida the next day. Getting back on track with training has been difficult since it’s been raining every single day. I’m hoping to get some bridge runs in this and next week. I can’t believe it’s only 2 weeks until San Francisco!
Help me out here: How do you keep your training and nutrition on track while traveling?