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June 20, 2006
Ocean Swim
In my "running" log (which has now turned into a running/swimming/biking log), I always list the place where I do my training. For example, if I ran my Harrison Hills loop I list as such, or if I rode my Ekastown Road loop I write that in. Today's entry for my swim? The Atlantic Ocean. Pretty cool huh?! :)
This morning when we got up my mom, O and I drove over to the ocean. O went for a 5 mile run and my mom walked along the ocean while I swam in it. Swimming in the ocean is pretty...um...different! The waves make for an interesting challenge and the salt water - oh the salt water! After swimming for about 5 minutes I felt like I had been licking a salt block continuously for the past 10 years of my life! I had fun though and it was good practice. If I ever do a tri with an ocean swim I'll know what to expect plus I wore my wetsuit to get some more practice in it. I swam for about 25-30 minutes, just parallel to the shore, keeping an eye on my mom the whole time to make sure I wasn't swimming out towards sea... :)
O played "big" golf (vs mini golf) at one of the courses in the plantation where my parent's live this afternoon. I went along to play caddy. I don't know how to play real golf so I just drive the cart and watch. The courses here are so nice but boy does it get hot out there! His tee time was at 1:08 pm so you can imagine. I drank 2 bottles of water, 1 bottle of Gatorade and 1 can of pop and I was still thirsty when he was done, and I wasn't even doing anything! It was fun though. I'd imagine I would be pretty bad at golf. I better just stick to driving the cart.
When we got home we went to eat at an authentic Mexican resturaunt and it was majorly yummy. I was so hungry, I inhaled about 2 bags of tortilla chips before my meal even came! That didn't do much to help my dehydrated state or the salty taste in my mouth but boy did it taste good. :)
When we got home I waited for my food to digest some and then went out for a bike ride. Hilton Head Island is only 12 miles long in total but in my parent's plantation alone there is something like 76 miles of roads. It's crazy. Anyway, O made up a loop for me which I tried desperately to remember and follow. I did pretty good with it, I just kept passing up this one road. Either way it was a good ride - 22 miles averaging 18.7 MPH, faster than usual but also much flatter than usual. There is not a hill to be found in this area. Really.
So now it's time for some more relaxation, something I'm getting very good at here on vacation...
Posted by beth at June 20, 2006 9:03 PM
Comments
good job on swimming in the ocean... i'm having problems switching to open water so your way ahead of me...enjoy the rest of your vacation
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at June 21, 2006 11:24 AM