Long, Wet, Miserable Run

Sunday was a wet, miserable day, which did not make my afternoon run very much fun. I didn’t wear my Garmin, but ran by time instead. I ended up running the 15 miles I had planned, although I was pretty close to cutting it short at more than one point. When I started, the weather wasn’t too bad. It wasn’t cold, and there was only a light rain. This weather held pretty much the same for the entire run. I found out that after an hour or so, a light rain isn’t much better than a heavy downpour. Every inch of me was sopping wet; my shoes felt like they weighed about five pounds each; and I must have asked myself why I’m doing this about 100 times. I’m not sure if sticking it out for the full 15 miles is a testament to my dedication or just a sign that I’m more stubborn than smart. I was planning on running for two hours. I know from familiar landmarks that I was ahead of an 8:00 min./mile pace in the first hour; but the wet, heavy shoes (and wet, heavy clothes) slowed me down a bit for the second half of the run, so I added a minute to make sure I covered the full distance. I suspect the running gods are smacking me down for my comments a couple of days ago about how despite the rain, my runs have been dry.

I woke up to more rain this morning. However, as I’m writing this the rain has stopped. It sure would be nice to get in a dry run this afternoon.