Run around Diamond Head

So my trip to Hawaii coincided with my 15 mile training run. Tarrus decided to come with me, supposedly to keep me safe, but I think he just wanted to run past all the women in bikinis on the beach! ;-)

It was a gorgeous run, with a great breeze, upper 70's temps, and fresh ocean air. My sunscreen (Neutrogena 60+ pure and clear Baby formula) stayed on during the 3 hour run, so no sunburn. I even got a little shot of Coppertone spray on my neck from a surfer who was prepping when we ran by him.

We started near Ala Moana park, then went down to Waikiki Beach, and continued on to Diamond Head crater. We didn't go all the way up the trail to the mountain, but made it up to the city park.

Me in Ala Moana park

Because we stopped to take pictures along the way, I stopped my GPS at times. Apparently, I forgot to turn it back on, because there are holes in the route mapping, and our mileage didn't add up to 15 at the end. I'm guessing we went bout 14 miles total, even though our host had mapped out a 15 mile run.

Tarrus and I on the way up Diamond Head

You can see why we had to stop and take pictures..right around this spot was where I forgot to turn my GPS back on. It was so beautiful, I commented that I would run EVERY DAY if I lived in hawaii. Tarrus said, "No you wouldn't. You'd find something else to do." He was right. I would, and we did...we snorkeled, kayaked, and body boarded, and just plan swam. Sunscreen was my best friend this vacation, with Tarrus, Ikuko & Eric and the girls a close second!

 Before the ride...we had to pack camera away before we headed off...and see me here, I was posing and got killed by that wave right behind me...trying to be cute. These were the biggest and strongest waves I had ever been in at Waimanolo Bay. They got even stronger after lunch, when Eric joined me. Wow, it was fun, but dangerous.