Hawaii Workouts

Well I managed to get 5 legit workouts in while on vacation in Hawaii! That is kinda crazy for me. I NEVER exercise on vacation, or at least very rarely. I had hoped to get a bike ride in while there too, but it just never happened, so I settled for 3 swims and 2 runs.

The first two swims were open water swims at Ala Moana Beach in Waikiki. It is a perfect beach for open water swims and paddle boarding. There is a breakwater which keeps the waves out and it is nice calm. There are buoys that mark a line across the beach. Out and back was 2400 yards. A perfect 45 minute swim. I don't particularly like salt water, but I am getting used to it.

The last swim was in the lagoon at Disney's Aulani Resort (we were there for a wedding). Early morning swim the day we left to come home. Beautiful view. The lagoon is pretty short, only about 200 yards wide, so it was just a lot of back and forth. Not a long swim, only about 1500 yards, but got a bit of exercise to try and burn off all these calories I am consuming.

The first run was around Kapiolani Park in Waikiki. It was a recommended run on sidewalks and with a lot of shade from some tall trees. It was actually really nice with views of Diamond Head too. It was HOT! 82 degrees at 7am and the humidity was through the roof. I wasn't shooting for any sort of speed records today. 3 laps around the park was enough for 4.6 miles and I called it a day.

The second run was from the Aulani Resort. Went past the 4 lagoons, through a parking lot of the yacht club and then through a residential neighborhood and around a local golf course before returning to the hotel. Again it was ridiculously hot and humid early in the morning.

After a week in Hawaii I am convinced that if I ever won some sort of lottery to race Kona this northern boy would die from the heat and humidity.