This was a strange trip for me. It was mandatory for a couple of reasons that are irrelevant to this blog, but I had some enjoyment down there while I was away from the frigid Northeast.
I'll try to highlight my training while I was down there. I know that there is going to be a whole week's worth of training to catch up on this blog, so bear with me on this.
I was placed in the Hyatt Hacienda Del Mar, located to the west of Dorado, which is 45 minutes west of San Juan. The hotel is located in the middle of "Golf Course Central", accessed by a very narrow road with no shoulder. The hotel has a 2 mile scenic trail which was a paved road that intersected two of the golf courses on the way to the Dorado Public Beach. The hotel also had a 25 meter outdoor pool.
My first run that first day when I arrived was a 4 mile experimental run on the road accessing the hotel. I now call it the "Deathwish Run". It seems like there are more crazy drivers in Puerto Rico than there are in the United States. I almost got sideswiped THREE TIMES while I was running on the road. So the road was definitely out the rest of the week.I was limited to the Scenic Trail the remainder of the week. It is a nice trail, with very few cars, some small hills in either direction, and was ideal for a week of running. Granted, I would have loved to do different sections of Puerto Rico, but my schedule and the remoteness of the hotel limited me.
The pool was nice. They needed no lifeguard, which meant that we swam at our own risk. Good, at least there are some people in this country that accept personal responsibility; I'm not limited to swim when I want. In New York, you cannot even swim in the beach without a lifeguard without being fined by the authorities.
So Saturday was the 4 mile death run. I'll continue with the rest of the week in the next thread.
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