juice springstein wrote:
I am going on a vacation to Nassau, Bahamas soon. Work trip paid in full, no business. There is a gym with treadmills but ideally of course don't want to just run on the mill. Have a marathon in about 3 weeks.
I want to run outside of the resort. My co workers, family, and girlfriend are all apprehensive about my desire to do this. I think their point is well taken, but also think everyone is paranoid to a degree. I do not run with valuables; just clothes and a stopwatch. I think the odds of getting mugged/kidnapped are in my favor. Anyone have any real experiences with running in Nassau or Jamaica or the like?
I am street smart/not a moran. I know a sketchy neighborhood when I see one.
Was on a cruise 22 years ago , got off the boat at St.Croix . Went to a lovely beach with a tiki bar .
Too , early in the day for me to drink - so I went for an approximate 4 mile run at 730 pace .
Wish I could run 400 m at that pace now - I digress .
I am a white male and embarked upon this run on a beautiful coastal highway with a very slow speed limit .
Not much traffic that day , but a police cruiser past me several times with a black PO trying to make eye contact with me . After about the fifth time , I could see through the glare of the car's windshield that he was waving and smiling to me .
I returned the wave and smile as he passed me several times more .
I realized he was looking out for me and I knowing jackshit about where I was running was in potential danger .
I wish I could have thanked him .
All for getting a stupid run in .
Never get off the boat , never get off the boat .
Kurtz got off the boat - he split with the whole fvkin program !