Well, it's official. I finally ran IN THE RAIN. Now that I've been actively running outdoors, it was bound to happen. I have been reading my runner-friends' blogs, and everyone seems to have encountered all types of weather. Me, I've been avoiding it!
But lately I've made the conscious decision to keep running outside to mentally prepare me for a possible 1/2 marathon one of these days. Well, this morning at 5 a.m., I laced up and kept with this mindset. I ran my normal 3 miler. However, today was different.
It began to rain. At first, it just sprinkled. It felt good, as I was just starting to get warm from running. I was half way through when I turned my usual corner onto the main road when the skies opened up and DOWN CAME THE RAIN! It poured! I continued on. It was a little distracting at first, because I was concerned about my Ipod and cell phone getting soaked. I ended up sticking my phone in my sports bra. Ipod would have to get wet. But then I set back into the groove. Yup, finished my morning run completely soaked. Thank goodness I wore a baseball cap, because my hair would have been dripping. I had to peel off my clothing to jump in the shower and get ready for work.
At least now I can cross another running experience off my list. It makes me wonder if I had to run a long time in the rain, whether or not my wet socks would give me blisters. Something to consider for a 1/2 marathon. Note to self - pack extra socks. Anyhow, all in all a good run. Now onto racking up more miles!
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