Running in the rain

Yesterday, I ran a five mile maintenance run in the cold rain. It was simply a wonderful experience. I find running in the rain to be an air conditioner when it could be a warm run. Throw a cold temperature in there and you have yourself running in a refrigerator.

Also, there is the water running off into the drains as you dodge cars every now and then. It's really not that dangerous if you wear a high visibility top and are watchful. Plus, it's just one more experience of running that you usually don't have the opportunity to do. It's an adventure.

If you're the kind of runner that only runs in good sunshine weather, that's ok, too! At least you're outside running. I just like the over all experience of all that running has to offer. I guess that's why I like running dirt trails every chance I can because it always has new experiences for me in different kinds of weather.

Now that I think about it, it's the experience of the unknown. Something like, "what will happen if I ran in this weather or that weather. What will it feel like?" I'm always looking for a new experience in running.

This week, I'll cross train, run the streets and run my favorite dirt trail. Good maintenance stuff!

Gotta run,

Chuck

The Vagabond Runner