Come Sail Away

Miles to date: 173
Money to date: $2,155

This past weekend Meghan and I took our first vacation since our honeymoon and went on a cruise in the Western Caribbean. It was an incredible vacation and we had a great time.

Despite this awesome vacation, I still had to put in my miles. We left on Wednesday evening, so I was still able to get in my weekday long run but had to sacrifice my Thursday shorter run as we were trying to load on the boat that day.

I was unwilling to sacrifice any of our time in ports to running as I am pretty sure that would have provided Meghan with immediate cause for divorce. Due to this, I had to figure out how to run ten miles on the ship. The good news: the boat had a gym and a running track; however the sun was out and it was in the high 70's so there was zero chance of me running inside. The bad news: the running track was only 1/10th of a mile, so running ten miles meant 100 laps while at sea.

I obviously opted for the track and subjected myself to 100 laps. It was early in the morning, the sun was out, the weather was beautiful and it was some of the most boring running I have ever been involved in. It did not held that we were out at open sea and the pitching of the boat meant that there were unexpected uphills and downhills.

But now we're back and it is time to really lock in for training. Time to lower the boom.