I’m running in the rain,
Just running in the rain.
I’m not on the treadmill, so I’m happy again.
…
I’m running,
Just running,
In the rain.
It was pouring rain when I first woke up this morning. A little while later it was only drizzling, so we took our chances and drove out to the Hike and Bike trail for a run this morning. Yes, we read the forecast which predicted 100% chance of rain throughout the morning today. But our choices were either: go now and hope for the best, or go to the gym and run on the dreadmill. Seven miles on the dreadmill? Ugh. We decided to take our chances outside on the beautiful trail.
It poured.
We got soaked.
Still, I’m happy we did it. Way happier than if I tried to get 6 or 7 miles done in the gym. It was beautiful out there today, despite the cold, wet, grey weather. There is a certain, unspoken camaraderie with the few other runners out in the pouring rain. A nod. A smile. A knowing.
It was… fun. (And Sneakers didn’t mind it one little bit.)
One hot shower, one hot cup of coffee, and one steamy bowl of oatmeal later and now I’m feeling very, very peaceful.
Peace to all of you today.
Welcome! I'm Elizabeth (aka Liz) and this is my dog, Sneakers (aka Best Running Buddy - ever!). We both love running and eating. One of us loves to cook healthy vegan meals and snacks. One of us eats pretty much anything and loves to chase squirrels. Hope you enjoy reading our blog as we run, eat and cook through life.
2 comments
Andrea says:
January 9, 2012 at 4:53 pm (UTC -5 )
Yea, today was a Rocky and Bullwinkle day for us. The kids wanted to go outside and it was only drizzling during lunch; but, I didn’t want an entire afternoon of crabby kids due to wet bottoms from the slide and swings. They took the news well and Boris & Natasha were foiled.
Jeanette Daane says:
January 13, 2012 at 10:08 pm (UTC -5 )
I’m a little envious. It would be fun to run in the rain, I wonder why we don’t do that more often. Maybe because rain on the desert is so rare, we treat it like some other worldly phenomenon. We just stand at the window and stare.