Running on a cruiseship

February 4th

Run three minutes, walk two minutes (6 times)

I am now behind Nancy and Barb in my training and still sniffling but must catch up. They are at the end of week 3. I run with them anyway and I must say that Barb is a good trainer. She has a Nike watch where she can set the interval times and Nancy and I are so far behind her (she's not only faster, but has very long legs) that we just watch for when she switches from walking to running and just do what she does. Okay, I'll admit that sometimes when she turns a corner and can't see us we cut the running part short and walk for a bit. (You'd think she was the older sister and we were the rebellious younger ones!)

We are on the cruise ship Pride of Hawaii. We embarked on January 28th and although it's a busy itinerary, with stops every day, we have fit in our fitness pursuits. It has a good running track and five laps equal one mile. The only problem is that Cagney's Steak House, one of the specialty restaurants, has windows that look onto the track. Although we run in the morning, the people who paid a fortune for the villas on top of the ship are having their private sit-down breakfasts then and can watch us run. I'm sure our sweaty panting bodies hurling past them every few minutes is NOT the most appetizing view!

We are definitely looking forward to next week, Week 4, which is called the "Easy Recovery Week."