The three-acre Sand Dune Park consists of a children's playground and a giant sand dune. The sand dune is approximately 270 feet long and 115 feet wide at the top, with an average slope of 27.7 degrees.
After being closed by the city earlier this year, the sand dune re-opened this week.
A fence has been erected around the perimeter of the dune and reservations are enforced by a city attendant.
As winded as I got going up the stairs, I couldn't begin to imagine what it's like to climb that sand dune.
The climbers all went barefoot or wore only socks. One woman had on a pair of aqua socks.
We are still on Week 1 so we started off with a brisk five-minute walk and then alternated between 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of about 40 minutes. It was a really relaxing run and I enjoyed myself immensely.
What an EXCELLENT workout for the ole calves, glutes...and heart! Stairs work well also though. You're going to have 'Buns of Steel' :).
ReplyDeleteGood workout! Way to tackle those stairs! I love hills/stairs :)
ReplyDeleteOh! I just heard about the new charges to the dune on the news this week! Im sure the stairs were safer for your feet anyways :) Glad you had a grat time! All while grabing some great pics!
ReplyDeletewow, what a great workout
ReplyDeleteSounds like the Couch to 5K is starting off with a bang... Way to go Running Green Girl!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Glad to hear that you like the plan too...
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