A trip to California for Gabriella's mom's 70th birthday could not have come at a better time. I certainly don't mind running in the cold and snow...but running on the beach cannot be beat!
After a slow start to the week in which I was only able to get speedwork in on Tuesday, thanks to the ridiculously low temps, I was in the "unenviable" position of having to make up my miles while in California. The average temperature during the short weekend was about 77 degrees.
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| Belmont Shores, California |
On Friday evening, I ran a six-mile lap around the California State University - Long Beach campus. Saturday morning, I got up and went through Naples to Belmont Shores for a great run. 2 miles of it was on sand - some of it along the pier in the picture. It was a great Saturday, especially considering the week before I was running in 24 degrees and snow!
The weekend was about a short vacation and a 70th birthday celebration so there predictably was a lot of food. I didn't exactly stick to an "athlete's diet," but I knew I would at least break even on my calories in versus calories out.
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| Bolsa Chica State Beach |
Running at sea level might just give a false sense of confidence, if I wasn't aware of the fact that I had to come back to "Mile High reality" after a brief stint in oxygen-rich Long Beach. So I determined that I needed to compensate for all the oxygen by running half of Sunday's 8-miler in the sand.
Now that I'm back home, I have 13 weeks in front of me - all of it in Colorado, no matter what the weather.
Chances are April in Boston is bound to be more like Colorado than California, anyway!
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