Time to head off to Miami! I fly to Florida on Tuesday for my company's annual meeting. I stay through Friday. I should be kept
very busy during the event but I'm hopeful that I can sneak out for a couple early morning runs. There's a three mile jogging path that lines the perimeter of the resort which holds a ridiculous amount of Strava segments that go every which way. Looking at the best times, they would be ripe for the pickin' if I was at 100% (most call for a average speed of just under 6 min/mile.) However as faithful readers know, I am definitely not 100% thanks to my janky knee. So we'll see how it goes.
Truthfully I'm starting to really get bummed out by this janky knee. I had thought that rest and low mileage would have allowed it to heal up. But it's not any better and has become the worst injury of my running life. It's frustrating and I was really looking forward to Miami runs which will unfortunately have to be tapered.
Monday - 0 miles
19 pull-ups (standard/chin-up) 6/5/5
Beautiful day in Rhode Island and I had planned to run at lunch. But I decided to scrap it and rest up so that I can make the most of my attempts in Florida. A pathetic excuse by there you have it. Oh and I aborted my morning pull-ups when I felt that familiar strain in my elbow. I'm falling apart.
Tuesday - 0 miles
Woke up at 3:45 for my early drive to the airport. Spent the day traveling and organizing stuff for the meeting. 78 degrees in Florida - I could get use to that. And the resort is top notch - my room has a veranda and everything.
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| Beautiful Course |
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| Pool was open 24/7. I got in there once. |
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Despite trees and lights it just doesn't feel like Christmas
in the sub-tropics |
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Wednesday - Aventura, FL - 3.1 miles
I had to be downstairs to prep for the first day of the conference at 6 AM so I woke up at 4:45 in order to check out the jogging path which circles the resort. 75 degrees and humid out there but a welcome change from northern weather. The path is well lit but it curves so slowly that I thought I had veered off it and missed a turn. I decided to turn around at 1.5 miles so as not to be late. It was only afterwards that I realized that I had never left the path - I was half way around when I turned back. What a maroon.
Thursday - Aventura, FL - 3.7 miles
I woke up again at 4:45, this time determined to run the full loop. I went in the opposite direction, exploring a side street as well. The thing about this town - every "neighborhood" street is gated, which severely hampers exploration. There's also canals and ponds everywhere. Still, the warm temp was lovely and this time I was able to complete the whole loop. Somehow I managed to not hit a single segment on either of these runs.
Wednesday and Thursday were very busy at the convention and we worked from 6 AM to about 7 PM on both days. We all took turns taking breaks but they were still very long days. At night we'd go out for food and drinks. Fun times but it was rough getting up even earlier to fit in these short runs.
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| A man could get use to this |
Friday - Aventura, FL - 10.3 miles
Last day in Florida. I worked the conference until noon and then I had some time to kill before my flight home. I wanted to get to the beach at least once on this trip - despite being one mile from the beach it's not easy to get to. The highway next door is not open to foot traffic and between all the gated communities and water hazards it took five miles to get there.
I ran through a ritzy casino/outdoor mall place and then along a busy road until I finally reached the water. The beach was narrow due to high tide and recent rains had washed up tons of seaweed and jellyfish. I ran along it a short ways before turning around and retracing my path. The midday sun/heat took its toll on the return trip and I took a couple brief rests along the way. Placed second or third in a couple Strava segments - would've pushed harder had I known they were there.
Back at the hotel, I had already had to check out of my room but I made use of their gym locker room which was as fancy as everything else in this place.
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| A dozen huge ducks hung out along the jogging path |
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Along the way: massive statues depicting the age old battle
between pegasus and dragon |
Saturday - 0 miles
Back in Rhode Island where it was cold and rainy. Knee was achy after yesterday's run - my longest since
Bimbler's. Figured I'd take it easy and run tomorrow.
Sunday - 0 miles
Run didn't happen. I always think I'll fit it in later in the day but of course that never happens. Need to get it in early before life gets in the way.
Weekly Mileage: 17.2 miles
Year to Date: 1667.2 miles
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