Rain Run

I have never run in the rain before and quite honestly, I am not sure if I like it. Some of my friends love running in the rain they say there is nothing like being hot and having the cool drops of rain help to soothe you. I guess, but I didn't feel that way. When I run I expect to be sweaty. I expect to feel gross. Because I have come to terms with the sweaty grossness I am okay with that simple fact. However, rain just makes me feel extra slimy and gross when I am done. I don't understand why people think it is refreshing because I feel anything but refreshed. I feel matted and I am not even sure if that is a way a person can feel. That's not refreshing. Also, I am not the post office I don't operate whether or its rain or shine, sleet or snow. I kind of like to operate in nice weather only. I will begrudgingly suffer through cold, but anything that can lead to the possibility of pneumonia does not seem like a good option. I guess I am not hardcore enough. Perhaps I am a weather whimp, but I do know one thing, that I will live to run another day.

A positive that came out of running in the rain is that I realized I run faster in this scenario:
A. I am becoming drenched and therefore miserable
B. I have no ipod to keep me amused.
My pace typically hangs around a 14:30 but my rain run allowed me to run both miles at a 13:20 pace. So booyah! The speed equation can be seen below:
Bored + Wet = Fast... who knew???

I had planned on 4 miles today and honestly, I would have suffered through the entire mileage had it not been for the fact that I was using my cell phone to track my distance. I am overly paranoid about ruining electronics. So I cut the run short to two miles and I will run the 4 tomorrow. The plan is to run my 6 miles on Saturday since the weather is supposed to be bad on Sunday.

Total Miles Run: 19 miles

Until tomorrow, happy running :-)