8 October
2017
5 mile run in the 15th country got me beat.
Made the mistake of not listening to Sharmila and finish off my run early. 5 miles of run in the sand with direct sunlight in the face quickly dehydrated me. And that is when I realized my second mistake. I was not carrying water.
The one good thing about the divi divi trees is that they might be small, but they have flat tops. Had to stop for a couple of times on my way back under the shade to catch my breath.
Speaking of mistakes, I had not put on any sunscreen either. Got burnt pretty bad.
On the positive side, that was the 15th country that I have run a full run in…
Watch out for skin cancer! Higher risk at our age!
I know. And genetically, we – from South East Asia – are low on Vitamin D. That does not help…