W8/R2 - Adventure in the rain

I went out at round 7pm. I wan't home earlier, otherwise I would have been able to dodge the rain! I saw the black clouds gathering during the first five minutes and thought I can make it through the rest of the run without getting wet. Just in case I had put a plastic bag over the phone on my armstrap and took the jacket. And sure enough, at the half-time announcement (I ran with Laura again) it started to rain. I took on my jacket and thought "Hey, I now I'm wet. I can go on." Lucky for me, the second half of the run was through a wood and the rain wasn't too heavy there. I made it to 23 minutes okay and was surprised that there were only 5 minutes left. But that was also very good, because I started to get blind because of the rain on my glasses. Running is clearly better when you know where you put your feet!

At minute 24 the stitch started coming with a vengance. It had to stop and walk for a bit. I as annoyed, but not as much. But at minute 27 I started running again. I didn't want to walk the way back on the street without a cover from the rain and it was raining very heavily by now. So I ran for two minutes or something, walked again as the rain lessened (is that a word? ;)). I saw the house... and the rain started to get heavy again. A sprint (fun! Haven't done that in ages) to the door and I was done.

Technically I made the 28 minutes (I think), but not in one go. I blame the rain and the stitch. Otherwise I would have easily made it. I'm still surprised how relatively easy it is to run for such a long time now. I bet this feeling will not stop, even if I manage to run 30 minutes regularely at some point.

PS I think I see why some people like running in the rain. It is kinda fun. Wouldn't my glasses get wet and wouldn't I worry about my iPhone getting wet and dying I would do it more often!

PPS My jacket? Not waterproof! lol

[RibbleLady Graduate]

Bless - a dripping vision wrapped up in plastic bags and a useless coat! You are braver than me - stay in the dry runner - don't go out if its wet, but I do just about manage to run when I need to. I find just slowing down helps with the stich - and there are some chains of thought that it may be due to lack of fluids - but not the "out of the sky" type!

Anyway I think adding in all the necessary sprinting you can defo count this as the 28mins plus. Pat on the back, warm drink/bath and pray for better weather for next time, although looking at our forecast for the next few days I am going to be cloud dodging too!

[judyB Graduate]

today was my first day in the rain and once I got past the soaked bit...it was great. I was wearing my contact lenes so it was nice not to have to worry about the glasses! I did find however that I was running faster (to get home sooner) and even ran up a hill I previously would only walk up. It all caught up with me and I ended up walking...but it was actually a great time out in the rain. Made me remember wonderful times as a kid at camp! Congrats on the 28 minutes!! (It counts!!)