I worked six hours Saturday morning and headed to the airport. The flight was three hours from Tampa, FL to Manchester, NH. I had dinner with my parents at the Airport Diner (awesome mac 'n cheese), and then drove over to Old Orchard Beach, ME - a vacation destination from my childhood. A few of the arcades are gone, but it definitely has the same feel - and it feels good. :) I count 30 minutes of nighttime beach walking as my cross-training for the day...rough terrain.
As I mentioned earlier, I was really excited that my 10 mile run was "scheduled" while I was to be in Maine. I woke up at 5:15 am - who knows what temperature it was, but it was under 60 degrees for sure...and it was GLORIOUS. I warmed up for a few minutes and I was off. I ran about a mile and passed under The Pier and kept going through Ocean Park. An inlet blocked my path (pretty sure this is always there no matter the tide) and I had to cut into a neighborhood. I ran over a bridge which happened to go over/through the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. I cut back to the beach, and ran Kinney Shores, Bay View and Ferry Beach. Because of Google Maps, I knew that the beach ran out, and I turned around when that happened. This was definitely the most scenic run I've had all year, and very enjoyable. It barely felt like 10 miles. I did run a slower pace - about 11 minutes per mile - however, it was pretty sandy. It's a beach, after all.
As I mentioned earlier, I was really excited that my 10 mile run was "scheduled" while I was to be in Maine. I woke up at 5:15 am - who knows what temperature it was, but it was under 60 degrees for sure...and it was GLORIOUS. I warmed up for a few minutes and I was off. I ran about a mile and passed under The Pier and kept going through Ocean Park. An inlet blocked my path (pretty sure this is always there no matter the tide) and I had to cut into a neighborhood. I ran over a bridge which happened to go over/through the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. I cut back to the beach, and ran Kinney Shores, Bay View and Ferry Beach. Because of Google Maps, I knew that the beach ran out, and I turned around when that happened. This was definitely the most scenic run I've had all year, and very enjoyable. It barely felt like 10 miles. I did run a slower pace - about 11 minutes per mile - however, it was pretty sandy. It's a beach, after all.
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