We got packed early on and had our last chance to soak up the sun and our last drink at the swim-up pool bar before getting washed and changed and going to the airport at 1.30pm!
I have amazingly managed to fulfil my marathon plan commitments for the 2 weeks I have been away!
I am so impressed with myself!
I have run a total of 53.75 miles on Dominican Republic soil and walked 42.72 miles and have learnt a few things about holiday running along the way.
1: Get up early to avoid the intense heat. I saw many people trying to run after 9am and it looked a thankless task.
2: Rely on your own body clock! Being on holiday I had absolutely no intention of setting an alarm clock to wake me up to run. I said right at the beginning of the holiday if I naturally wake up before 7am I will run, if I don't I won't! Surprisingly, I managed to get up and do 10 runs without an alarm clock!
3: Take more than one running outfit! Although I handwashed it after each run by the end of the holiday it was ready for a proper wash! I'm surprised all the sweat didn't make it disintegrate!
4: Remember a running water bottle which I forgot! I had to make do with a cumbersome normal bottle!
5: Running on holiday is fab! It really set me up for the day ahead, and can't believe I have never done it before! It's a great feeling knowing you are going home just as fit as when you went despite all the excesses!
6: Hydrate well afterwards!
We will arrive in the UK around 7.30am Sunday morning!
See you back in the UK!
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