Rain, Rain (WW # 34)

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Monday -- Physical Therapy
Tuesday -- 4 Miles
Wednesday -- Physical Therapy
Thursday -- 8 Miles
Friday -- 4 Miles
Saturday -- Rest
Sunday -- 9 Miles

Total --  25 Miles

We decided to hop down to the beach for a few days.  The first day was very windy -- that irritating wind that blows stinging sand against your skin.  The other days were rainy.  All was not lost, however.  We enjoyed great food!  You can always count on that.  Wednesday evening we ate at Margaritaville. 

This hangs from the ceiling of Margaritaville.

Thursday morning, I ran 8 miles in the bike lane along the beach.  After warming up, I attempted  to make this a steady paced run.  My splits were: 10:41, 9:59, 9:41, 9:39, 9:29, 9:31, 9:35, and then 9:17 for a faster finish mile.  Meh, I guess the middle 5 were pretty consistent.   

This small palm tree was turned inside out from the wind.

I always like to visit the Nike Outlet store when we are at the beach.  On this trip I came away with two half-price tanks.  That evening, we ate at our favorite dive of an Oyster Bar, Shuck'ems.  I ate my favorite Oysters Rockefeller.

I've always liked Nike running clothes!

Friday morning I ran in the rain.  I thought I saw a break in the radar, but within minutes the bottom fell out. After you get soaked, it's amazing how quickly you get over it and just keep running.  This ended up being a 4 mile progression run: 10:11, 9:44, 9:39 and 9:08.

Soaked!  There is an ocean behind me.  In fact, it's almost the same shot as the sunny beach pic. 

We watched the new Batman vs. Superman that afternoon (surprisingly very good!), dined at Rum Runners and managed a game of putt-putt between storms.  We absolutely can't go to the beach without playing a round.  It wouldn't feel right.  Tradition and all...

These two beat me pretty badly.

Saturday, my grandkids celebrated both of their birthdays and hunted eggs after a refreshingly low-key party.  Easter Sunday, the radar again was mostly yellow and red.  I was able to get 9 early miles in before the real rain started.  The goal for this run was to keep my heart rate below 155.  I have such difficulty with this.  It averaged 156.  Almost!  My neighborhood is hilly and every time I ran up my HR would stay elevated for a while.

Whether or not you celebrate Easter, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful weekend with your family.  We kept it simple.  PoPo grilled and I made deviled eggs and whatnot.  I have half marathon #39 coming up this Saturday.  I chose not to run double digits on the two weekends between #38 and #39, opting for 9 miles both times.  I hope this gamble pays off.

And that's a wrap!

 Do you like running in the rain?

Any other putt-putt players out there?

Who raced this weekend?

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