Good morning and happy Friday! The last 24 hours have been a complete whirlwind! Yesterday was my 28th birthday and while celebrating it with my work family was wonderful it was a bit stressful as well.
I made another rookie travel mistake by not packing any going out clothes or even jeans for this trip. Therefore, I spent half of yesterday contemplating whether I needed to buy a new outfit for my birthday dinner last night. I ended up trying on multiple outfits and shredding my body to pieces due to trying on one too many sequin dresses, which can hurt like woah when you’re rushing in the dressing room.
In the end, I decided to stick with my workout outfit and still had a blast. More details to come regarding my birthday celebrating, but for now, let’s talk about how I managed the stress of a four day work trip, losing my driver’s license, and having my computer crash.
I ran a lot!
I ran three of the four days down here just to keep my mind clear and focused.
Even though I didn’t get to bed last night until past 2am, I crawled out of bed at 7 this morning for one last Miami Beach run.
I’m lucky that I’ve spent the week in a city like South Beach. There is a gorgeous boardwalk right outside our hotel which runs for at least three miles along the beach.
I have found that if I maintain my workout plan while I’m traveling it can help keep me sane and on a healthy track.
How can you be stressed out when you start your day with views like this?
I killed my calves two of the mornings by running a mile in the sand but I loved every minute of my workout.
Next time you have to travel, whether for business or personal, make sure you make time for you and your workouts. Whether it’s a long walk or a twenty minute boot camp session in your hotel room, I promise you’ll feel better!
awesome ashley! Miami is such a great place to run and sand running is super hard, but a great workout!! Enjoy the rest of your time in the sun
Gia: I do my best to make you proud:)
Those views are gorgeous! Glad the runs are keeping you sane this week while in Miami 🙂 Happy belated birthday Ashley!
Melissa: Yes, the runs definitely helped with my sanity during a very, very busy work trip!
So beautiful!!
And happy happy birthday!
I ran that same boardwalk just 2 months ago on my own work trip. For the in-hotel workouts, I absolutely love the workouts given at http://www.bodyrock.tv Safe travels home!
Chrissy: That’s a great idea! I’ve never even heard of bodyrocktv!
So beautiful!
Happy Birthday!
Suzanne: Thanks, the weather was amazing 3 of the 4 days!
I LOVEEE working out or running when My Dear and I vacation in FLA during the winter months! You can’t beat the beautiful views [even if your inside looking through the big, glass windows], nor the perfect weather 😀 Reminds me, I need to start planning our winter vaca!
Allison: I couldn’t agree more! I’m traveling to Las Vegas in January for work and I’m already excited for the gorgeous running weather!
Getting time to work out while traveling is a must for me to stay sane – especially when it’s work travel! You’re lucky you got to see the sunrise in South Beach; I was there a few months ago for work and I also tried to run on the boardwalk in the morning, but I had to be ready for meetings at 7/7:30am, meaning I had to work out at like 5am when it was still dark! No bueno for the boardwalk, and my hotel gym didn’t open until 6am. I ended up running in the streets in South Beach among all the clubgoers ending their night. Not recommended!
Kathy: Wow, yes I’m lucky that shopping malls don’t open until 10am which means that we don’t need to meet until 9! I ran along Collins Avenue one morning and had a similar experience!
Ashley, any suggestions on gift ideas for frequent travelers? My dad just got a new job where he’ll be traveling a lot (mostly by air I think). I thought you might have a few essentials that get you through all the traveling you do.
Thanks!