Florida vacation! This was a long-planned and much appreciated trip. Stayed at the Royal Pacific Hotel at Universal Studios, and hit both parks there, as well as three of the Disney parks. Didn't have to drive once, and was fortunate to have picked the hotel with a gastropub. Great beer selection! I ran 5 days that we were there, and chased a few Strava segments, snagging two CRs and coming up short on a couple others. Rode almost every roller coaster I came across. Diagon Alley? Nothing short of incredible, and there's even a train to shuttle visitors from there to Hogsmeade. Awesome! So my mileage suffered, but I had some good runs and stayed positive about where my training is at currently.
3-28 to 3-30 - 0. Work and vacation prep.
3-31 - 4 Miles. First Florida morning run. Humid but doable, got out early and saw the sun rise over the Rip Ride Rocket coaster, from the backside of Universal. Looping around the entire park property is 4 miles, with lots of traffic lights/crossings to negotiate.
4-1 - 3.5 Miles. I wanted to cruise down to Portofino Bay, and take a shot at a couple of segments there. One of them takes the footpath past the Hard Rock to the City Walk area of Universal. I got there, and the security detail informed me that I couldn't "jog" through this section to get back to my hotel. So I turned around and ran back the other way, although I wonder what would have happened if I'd just run through anyway?
4-2 - 0 Miles.
4-3 - 5 Miles. The morning's weather was sunny, 60-65 degrees, and a cool breeze blowing through the park to make things damn near perfect. Great run.
4-4 - 3 Miles. Took a shot at a short segment and got the CR. Using these segments as an excuse for speedwork seems to work for me, as I never do speedwork. Good to have a chance to push the pace on relatively flat terrain as well.
4-5 - 4 Miles. Last full day before heading home. Great weather. Scored the Portofino Bay Loop around the "harbor," and cruised around in the crisp morning air.
4-6 - 0 Miles. Travel day.
4-7 - 0 Miles. Get the house in order day.
4-8 - 7 Miles. Champlin Glacier Park trails. Was able to cruise the rolling hills of Champlin, which had some deforestation done, but appears to be OK. I understand it, I just don't like to see it, if that makes sense...750' of gain.
4-9 - 3 Miles. Dump Run, Lantern Hill. Gutted the downstairs bathroom for a renovation, and gathered all the waste for a trip to the transfer station. Did a double on Lantern Hill, with a couple of peppy descents on the "Top to Bottom" segment. 725' of gain.
4-10 - 0 Miles.
All in all, a pretty damn good vacation! I'd also like to point out that we were averaging 8-12 miles of walking at the parks each day, which I didn't add in...but that counts for a lot of "time on feet" time!
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