<p>Beautiful IDad. I do miss rocks. And hills. Some spots in the photos looked slide-able, in the no-fun kind of way! Glad you made it up and down without getting scraped raw.</p>
<p>Yeah, idad, I may be a lot more sure-footed these days thanks to my hill but I’m not convinced I wouldnt take a tumble on that trail 
Thanks for the shots though! Sounds like a great day!</p>
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<p>My father-in-law swears his daily breakfast of I hop bacon and eggs is the key to his svelt health at 85. I personally think its the 25-year-younger wife, but something good is going on there :)</p>
<p>IDad. Love that! I thought of you this morning as I was hiking up a steep trail at the end of my brutal, hilly run. I wish y’all were here!</p>
<p>Chocolate bacon lollipops. I might fire the client for that one!</p>
<p>Did snorkel a bunch yesterday. Gorgeous. We saw a sea turtle. I have no wifi so I’m relying on my iPhone. Son is bugging me long distance about Kona plans. I told him I can’t do much from here!</p>
<p>I remember hiking in Vermont with our oldest on dh’s back. He slipped on the trail going down. Our then 18 month old thought it was fun to slide down!</p>
<p>Yeah. No stumbles yesterday. I learned my lesson about the deceptive steepness of the smooth rocks near the top and walked very gingerly.</p>
<p>I’m getting a little better at picking a path up and down through these jumbled rock slides. So many people use these trails that there is almost always a way. I only had to resort to hands and knees one time going up yesterday. And down on my butt to hop off a tall ledge (like a doing a dip) one time on the way down.</p>
<p>You can visibly see that the people who are really fast on these trails are smooth and graceful, almost gliding over the rocks, especially downhill. But, I suspect that has to be learned over time. I find that the only way to be smooth on the downhill bit is to NOT try to push the pace. Slow rhythm is better than fast with no rhythm, and much less likely to result in a turned ankle.</p>
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<p>Wow. Snorkling and trail running in such a pretty place. That’s got to be energizing!</p>
<p>Some of you seem to find inspiration from many of the books you read. I’ve never been a big non-fiction fan (though an avid fiction reader) - though I must admit I’m curious about some of the books you all list - I need to just read the cliffnotes or something!</p>
<p>Snuck a quick 1.5 mile walk in at lunchtime at work - it is FANTASTIC weather out there!!1</p>
<p>Will you say I am crazy if I tell you I am thinking about sign up for a FULL marathon for next May? </p>
<p>I can run a 1/2 now and we got a full year to train. Besides, I am not getting any younger. Why not give it a try?</p>
<p>Dad II, you are not crazy. It is a doable goal if you train and do not get injured in the process. You will have to learn the “eat on the run” business, too. For your first race, pick a flatter course in a cooler place (try not to fry under scorching sun in 80 degree weather, as I did). Good luck!</p>
<p>I don’t think you’re crazy either. I’ve enjoyed following you on your half and I’m already thinking of adding that to my bucket list!</p>
<p>Dad II - I can do a half now and I am signed up to do the NYC Marathon that is in November. Go for it! You can do it. </p>
<p>I am 50 and the NYC Marathon is on my bucket list.</p>
<p>Day 2, Week 2, Phase 2 of Show&Go. May do some outside cardio this evening…</p>
<p>DadII- you can do it. Will you do it where you did the half? There are lots of training groups which will help with the long runs.</p>
<p>We hiked into a gorgeous beach- Solomon Beach- snorkeled and swam. Made a mistake hiking out and we were on rocky trails for almost an hour before we got back to the jeep. I was wearing SuperFeet flip flops! Not ideal at all, but just 2 pretty minor rub spots. I didn’t tell at H for getting us lost. I’m beat.</p>
<p>That was after a 5 mile run this morning. Still brutal but I was not as trashed as yesterday. I understand that some people actually RELAX on vacation!</p>
<p>1/2 hr gym run.</p>
<p>Monadnock hike looked great Idad.</p>
<p>Three mile walk for me today. Yesterday’s TRX class was interesting–only 2 people signed up–there’s equipment for 4 people. Instructor (who is also my trainer) had two high school seniors shadowing her. These young women plan on majoring in exercise physiology and sports management. Interesting dynamic–instructor asked our permission to have the students watch our workout. She worked us harder than she usually does (fewer breaks and harder TRX exercise, e.g., long planks). I noticed that having someone watch made me work harder too. I’m not a slouch, but I definitely was much more focused. We also did some Kettlebell swings, halos, and windmills.</p>
<p>Deb T: you called it right–I slept quite a bit on the airplane.</p>
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<p>LOL. I signed up for the race. Mr B does not know yet that I have to do a long run when we are going to be in HI. Lucky me - there is a trail nearby, which is relatively flat, but only 3 miles long… I will have to tell him that he is going to be my official lap counter :)</p>
<p>Enjoy your vacation, MOfWC - the place looks fabulous.</p>
<p>BB, you can get him a spray bottle so he can mist you as you come by, too. :)</p>
<p>I want to volunteer at a race one of these times. Need to remember to sign up to do that!</p>
<p>Thanks to BB, Sabaray, CB and MOWC for your encouragements. DW is saying no to a full as of right now - worrying about possible injury. </p>
<p>yes, I will do the full at the same place next year. The weather should be nice and course with some hills. And yes, I have talked to some folks and will pick a training group to do the long runs. </p>
<p>My plan is to do another 1/2 in this Oct on a much flatter course. Sign up for the training group in Jan to get ready for next May’s full. I really enjoyed the 1/2 because the host did a very good job.</p>
<p>Looking back, I did not get to a good base mileage before 1/2. In other words, any health people should be able to do a 1/2 w/o much training. Let alone those who have done more than 6 months of running. </p>
<p>Sabaray, I would not say running a 1/2 is like walking in a park. But it is really not that hard if you pick a well organized event. It is basically a 2 hour party with couple thousands of people. You can do it.</p>
<p>The data are coming out. Of the 12,000+ runners, my time of 2:13 is about 4500ish, or 2400ish out of 4100 ish in the male group, 220ish out of 410ish in the age group. Not that bad for a first timer. 
padding my own back :)</p>