What a trip

We made it.  We are in South Carolina after a long drive from New York to Myrtle Beach after a half marathon.  Speaking of which, look at the goof ball who made the Sunday paper

No wonder I get bugs in my mouth when I run!  I was happy to learn that my 97th place was out of 543 runners. 

Sunday’s car ride wasn’t the easiest. My left hamstring kept cramping.  We stopped about 3 times between 1 pm and 8 pm when we finally stopped for the night.  All three times I got out of the car, I moved like I was about a hundred and two.   What was so amazing was that Monday morning, I was fine.  Completely 100% A – OK!   Maybe it was my post race nutrition?  I’m pretty lucky since I don’t sweat a lot.  I’m not so sure my electrolytes suffer major depletion during  a run but to be on the safe side, I did make sure to replenish.

• Immediately following crossing the finish line, I had 1 Hammer Electrolyte capsule with bottled water.
• 45 minutes later, when we got home (after a lot of chit chatting at the race site), I ate an apple.
• 30 minutes following the apple, I ate an Egg Beater omelet:  1 cup spinach, 4 cherry tomatoes, 1/4 onion-chopped, 1 cup Egg Beaters.  Finished with 1 TBS goat cheese and 1 TBS salsa.
• In the car, I shared an Electrolyte replenish drink with Ted.
• We shared dried fruit and nuts and an energy bar.

We finally stopped for dinner and a room at 8 pm, just before turning onto route 95.  It was not good. The music was too loud.  The wine hit the spot. The margarita which we shared was good but the bar tender coated the rim with SUGAR and not SALT.  What’s with that?!!! She must have made a mistake. That’s just not right.

Joanne’s chardonnay, the shared margarita and Ted’s Bass ale.

The salad greens were fresh.  The dressing, simply oil and vinegar – no cheese crumbles.

A “curly” piece of salmon, raspberry sauce on the side.  Corn on the cob, which I usually don’t eat but that was all they had by way of veggies. 

Ted’s  burger, chips, and pickle.  He said it was okay.  JUST okay.

We spent the night in a not so glamorous motel.  Our choices are slim when travelling with Shane.  He cost us $15. extra bucks to stay in a Motel8 and listen to the rumble of the big rigs all night.  Apparently the rumble of the 18 wheelers agrees with Ted because he slept ok.  Shane was pacing all night and that kept me up. I was out the door at 2AM with Shane. Then again at 6 AM.  We were on the road by 7 am.  I had an apple to wake me up. 

We stopped for breakfast at 8:30 am.  Starbucks coffee first then on to Cracker Barrel for a healthy dose of carbohydrates and protein.

Cracker Barrel was very quiet. I asked the host to see if anyone knew how to get coffee out of a white sweater since I dripped the Starbucks on myself before we walked into CB.  I just should NOT wear white!

Ted had “Eggs in a Basket” which were two whole eggs cooked in the middle of sourdough bread.

We shared a HUGE bowl of oatmeal to which I added raisins and sliced bananas.

For my protein, I had plain Egg Beaters with dry wheat toast.

The car snacks were fruit and nuts.  We shared a granola bar and stopped for lunch once we were near my parents house.  We went to a Fish Restaurant in Murrells Inlet and had a terrific lunch.  No photos. I was just too hungry.

We were at my parents and settled in.  A bit of grocery shopping, I made tacos for my parents dinner (Ted and I weren’t hungry) then we took off for a 12 1/2 mile bike ride to the beach. 

The bike ride was just plain SCARY! 

1. We had to cross and ride along route 17, a VERY BUSY highway.  
2. When we were approaching the beach, the wind was ferocious and almost blew us off our bikes since it was blowing at us from the side.
3. When we turned at the beach, we hit sand.  I blocked my fall but Ted went down. Now his back brake is rubbing on the tire.  He’s going to try to fix that today. He suffered no injuries nor bruises.  Good thing!
4. The sun was setting as we rode like maniacs to beat the darkness on the way home. 

Crazy ride!  We’re going again tonight.  I guess we just love the challenge.  The roads are so flat, there are no hills to endure so it’s simply a matter of wind and speed in this area.   We’ll be practicing our spinning for sure.

This morning, Shane and I went for a  3.1 mile recovery run at a slow pace of 10.2.  We terrorized some guy whose dogs got loose. Shane stood there staring at the guy and the dogs like they were crazy. His dog was freaking out at Shane.  I was proud. 

We had to take the computers to Litchfield Plantation where the signal is stronger for work emails and faster computing.  I don’t mind it since I get to enjoy the worlds BEST COFFEE!

Ted is working away so he doesn’t use too much vacation time but will enjoy an afternoon of golf with my dad. 

It shouldn’t be that hot today.  I’m hoping my mother is feeling well enough so we can go to lunch and mosey around a few shops. 

What do you like to do THE MOST when on vacation?  I like to shop.

Joanne