Vacation is good for the Mind and Soul

You know when a vacation was good, when by the end of it, you are ready to come home. This vacation was one of the best, if not THE best vacation I have ever had. There was eight of us that went down to Punta Cana, DR. The wife and I, and six great friends of ours. No worries and no cares in the world. Just our toes in the water and our asses in the sand......

..... and a lot of eating and drinking! I ate more last week than I probably did the whole month before. Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. The food was great! I drank more Piña Coladas and Mama Juanas than I can count and smoked a couple cubans as well... It was good times...

I did get four good runs in. First one was a  spur of the moment 3 miler on the beach enjoying the beautiful scenery...

It was a great run, but the sand did a number on my toes and it was about 1pm so the sun was really coming down on me hard. Finished off the run with a dive into the ocean!

The other three runs were 6:30 - 7am runs to beat the heat & humidity. A 3.5 on Tuesday, 3 on Wednesday and a 4 miler on Friday. All on the resort.

Friday's run - Running in circles....

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I needed last week. It was good for the mind and soul. But vacation is now over.... It's time to get serious. Serious about training and about my passion. It's time to set new goals and meet them. I'm currently looking into some races to enter. There are a couple big 5ks that I'll probably do, but not totally interested in 5ks. I'm looking for some longer distances.  I found a couple 10ks that I'm interested in, but still looking for some good halfs. - Anyone local know of any let me know!!

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 I need to read up on some of my favorite blogs also. I feel like I missed out on a lot!

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Well, back to the grind... time to lace up them shoes and keep on chugging away. Have a great week everyone!!