On the road

I'm away on business this week but that hasn't stopped me from sticking to the program. The hotel I'm staying at has a couple of options for our run/walk program. The first is a little exercise room which amounts to a couple of standard pieces of exercise equipment in an actual first floor hotel room, complete with full-wall mirror. You actually need a room key to get in, which I found funny. Since there's only one key, how do multiple guests actually use the space at the same time?

A hotel room moonlighting as an exercise center. With mirrors!

In defense of the exercise room, the treadmill was quite sturdy and the belt never slipped (my usual treadmill nightmare). The second and much more preferable exercise option is a small road that circles the hotel. Two thirds of it is actually parking lot but who's counting?

The view from my room actually overlooks this scenic bit of road.

A bunch of fishermen were parking their boats around the hotel as I ran/walked my laps earlier this afternoon. Just seeing their fishing poles and tackle boxes made me think of lazy afternoons on calm, cool backwater inlets, as opposed to my usual routine trapped in front of a computer screen. Maryland weather is a fantastic 65-70°F this time of year, which really makes it ideal for exercising outdoors.

This week is our first duration increase, bumping our RWR from 5/55 to 10/50. Aside from the great weather, today was definitely the worst day of training I've had so far. My feet were truly aching, the worst I've felt in a while. I'm hoping a new pair of running shoes will fix things soon. Hopefully it wasn't so bad for everyone back home.

Cheers,
Peter