15-mile vacation run
The marathon schedule called for a 15-mile run today. I guess it didn't care I am on vacation in Captiva.
I started out at 6:30 this morning on the beach. The beaches here aren't wide and flat like they were in Myrtle Beach a couple of weeks ago. Last year, these beaches were built up in a renourishment project to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Charley in 2004. The resulting beach is low and narrow by the water with a second wider level higher above. Unfortunately, the upper level is very soft sand. I'm not quite in shape to trudge 15-miles through powder.
Overall, the run was fine. I used my iPod Nano with the new Nike+ module. It didn't quite synch up with the distances being displayed on my Garmin, but that might be a result of having a hard time getting a satellite lock this morning. It was fun having the music levels lowered and a voice saying "You have gone x miles" or "You have X miles to go."
The heart rate remained comfortably low for the entire effort, averaging 152 for the run. Next on tap is a long bike ride tomorrow.