POSTED ALSO IN MAY TRAINERS..... DUPLICATED FOR BETTER CHANCE OF ANSWER..... Original post: I am traveling on business this week, and I am forced to " try" to run on Dreadmills of the hotel quality. I had to run 4 miles and thought I would puke from heat, and boredom. I was supposed to do a 2 mile or cross train yesterday, but where I stayed last night, they had an electrical storm the night before and the auto locks on the fitness center shorted out, as well as the equipment. no run. Since I ran my butt off with my work gig, between several different venues, I considered it my Xtrain..... Here it is Thursday evening, I am SHOT. Sleeping like shit, feel worn out. should run 4 today, but I really feel like i should not, as my body is just not right. I am going to try for tomorrow morning, although it is supposed to be a rest day..... I am afraid of not getting the miles in. I get back home on Saturday evening. If I don't run tomorrow, will I still be okay to run my 6 on Sunday or should I scale it back?

I'm always switching days around, so I see nothing wrong with your running tomorrow. If it were me, I would definitely go for the 6 on Sunday, too. I always tell myself that I should just GO, and if I need to stop after a couple of miles, that's OK! And I've walked only once since the beginning of December. I wish you knew me IRL so you would understand what a miracle that is!! Having said that, I will have no problem if I NEED to walk at any point. I know the heat will take a big toll on me since I'm a cold-weather gal.

No problem. I don't post in here quite as often since my next HM probably won't be until next April, but I check in often to see how everyone is doing. I definitely don't qualify as a coach, but if me sharing my personal experiences helps you and others, it's all good. I'm just giving back a little of what was (and still is) given to me. That's what it's all about.

double post..... oops. Stupid Hotel Internet.

Cheffy, I'm very fortunate right now, that I don't do much travel for work, but the wife and I do go away alot. I'm also forutnate, that my kids are all grown and out of the house, so I have less interuptions in my schedule, but likle everyone else, things come up (including weather) that interferes with the plans. There is absolutely nothing wrong with suffling your scedule around. Like you, I hate hotel workout rooms and cheap equipment. An alternative suggestion, would be to do some swimming. I'm a terrible swimmer and don't like the water, but I do mange to swim laps doing back stroke, side stroke and modified butterly. And you can also do just leg workouts etc in the pool and it's very low impact. So since you travel so much, maybe you might want to look into this and see if it works for you. I know there are lots of exercise routines for pool workouts available. Larry