Over spring break I was lucky enough to travel to Hawaii for a week. I love to keep up with my fitness regimen when I’m on vacation because it means that I get to explore new locations! I find that the best way to get to know an area intimately is to run it! We’d driven around the North Shore on Oahu enough that I’d discovered the beach path that starts at Sunset Beach.
Much of the path is shaded by gorgeous tropical plants. I appreciated the shade cover even though it was only about 81 degrees on the late March day.
The tide pools at Pupukea tempted me but I kept on running.
I turned around when I reached the 3-mile point at Waimea Bay. I highly recommend the botanical gardens in the Waimea Valley. We had a lot of fun walking the paths and swimming in the natural pool at the bottom of Waimea Falls.
It wasn’t easy running six miles in the humid and windy climate of the North Shore. By the end my normally dry, California-trained lungs felt clogged with wet cotton, but I was one sweaty and happy girl!
Looks like a fun vacation! I ran the Kona Marathon a couple of years ago and had a lot of fun there in Hawaii, too. I love to run on vacation to get a better look at everything.
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How cool to run the Kona Marathon! As I was running I thought about what it would be like to run a marathon on Hawaii. It would be hard for me to train properly, I think, without living in a more humid climate. But I guess I would do it and just adjust my expectations for the race, and enjoy the view!
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Oh my goodness, that’s gorgeous! I’m so glad you were able to run on such beautiful paths. Great pics, too!!
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Thanks! I was thinking about you the other day, probably in the context of blog breaks and whether or not I should continue writing. I do miss reading your blog but I understand, too. I hope you are well! Are you running Boston this year?
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I didn’t run it, this year, but I’ve already qualified for 2015. The plan is to do it, then. Yay!
I’ve been getting quite a bit of peer pressure to blog, again…I’ll probably give in sometime soon.
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That is great that you have 2015 to look forward to! I am happy for you! Also good news that you might blog again soon. I go back and forth on blogging, and have settled (for now) on posting a minimum of once a week.
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That looks amazing! I love to run in new places π
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It’s part of the reason I hardly run the same race twice — I love the privilege of running in new places!
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Wow! So beautiful!
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I dreamt I was back on the island last night! I miss it!
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Oahu is one of my favorite places to be ever!!!
Glad you got to go for spring break and that you were able to run! Thanks for sharing the pictures – I haven’t been in a couple of years and miss it!
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I could totally picture you on the beach there! π
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