Vacation Week

Starting out the week at the Lake House, followed by a few days at Myrtle Beach before heading back to the Lake for a night then home at last on Saturday afternoon.

Monday

Did: 4.13 mi @ 9:01/mi avg + 6.86 mi mountain bike ride

Ran on Lake Road in the morning for an out-and-back 4-miler. Later morning we headed to Sesquicentennial State Park for a family bike ride on the trails. Walked around with the pup afterwards while D played on the splash pad. 

hilly Lake Road

very sandy trails!

Family bike ride

Pup 🐾

Tuesday

Did: 8.05 mi @ 8:56/mi avg + 55 min lake kayak (~5500 m)

Lots of good activity today on the 4th! Started out the morning with an 8-mile run of the Rolling Hills loop. Did it the reverse direction I've always run it, and I think I like it better - gets the long hot busy road done earlier with the sun at my back vs. ending with it + sun in the face. Finishes with more hills, but those are pretty constant anyway so it makes little difference.

Blue & Red 💙💖🤍

Long roads

Lake Views

After I got back and recovered with some breakfast, hopped in the kayaks and went with my brother to his self-claimed "island" of Mattistan. Since the lake levels are so low, the island is much larger than usual. Also discovered a small island nearby that isn't normally visible... named it Bethistan. 

Mattistan

Wednesday

Did: 2 mi @ 9:24/mi avg + 1.2 mi ruck walk @ 17:33/mi

Short out and back run followed by a ruck walk.

Thursday

Did: 1.5 mi barefoot sand run + 1.5 mi barefoot sand walk

Ran barefoot on the dry sand of the beach - goal was to make it to the pier and back but only made it one way before I decided I'd have to walk the rest of the way back. Man that is hard, and 3 days later the arches of my feet are still sore!

Friday

Did: 7.17 mi @ 8:45/mi avg

Found the East Coast Greenway wasn't far from our hotel, so I ran up to it and did an out-and-back run in the morning before we hit the beach. The first part was just a wide sidewalk next to the highway, but eventually it dipped away from the road and amongst the trees which was much nicer! Looped through a spur through a neighborhood around their retention pond before heading back. Super muggy and hot but felt good to do a longer run!

Baby duckies!

Saturday

Did: 3.3 mi @ 9:01/mi avg

Back at the lake for one more night, did a Lake Road run before we packed up and headed home.

Sunday

Did: 4.8 mi hike + 1 mi run

Took the kiddo and pup to Oconee State Park for a hike on the Hidden Falls trail. The SCTrails.net site claims this is a 2.1 mile (each way) out and back trail. However, the sign at the trailhead in the park says 2.75 mi to the falls from the parking lot. That's....quite a difference. We made an attempt anyway, but had gotten a later start than we'd planned (because life) and didn't have a full lunch packed with us (we did have snacks and plenty of water). However, at 2.4 miles we came upon a downed tree across the trail that would have required a little under/over sort of shimmy... but then I saw it was warming with bees. 😳 So we decided not to risk it and turned back. A little disappointing but we did get to see a smaller waterfall along the way, and enjoyed a morning in the woods. Plus, it was the pup's longest hike yet!

....someday... 😊

Ran a mile around the neighborhood once we made it home. 

Little over 27 miles for the week - not too bad for being on vacation!