Monday, October 31, 2005

Running in the Rain

Our wet Fall weather has arrived. It poured last night and has been sprinkling on and off most of today. I decided to go out for a lunch-time run today. I figure I need to train my body to run in all kinds of weather if I am to keep running throughout the winter. It was not very cold out, about 58F (13C) . I ran 6 miles (9.5K) through puddles, wet leaves, acorns, and smooth pavement and cement. I loved it! It pretty much rained the whole time, which was a nice bonus for me. I tend to get pretty hot and sweaty when I exercise, so today I got a free rinse while running and did not get overly heated.

When the surface is dry, I can 'sneak up' on people pretty easily because my feet hardly make any sound at all. But today, with the pavement being wet, my feet make a 'squish-squish' sound. I thought it sounded kind of cute. It helped me keep my cadence at the right tempo, 180 per minute.

I got a lot of stares from passers-by, especially from a group of school kids around 10-11 years old. They didn't know what to think!

All in all I had a wonderful run, loved every minute of it, and could have gone a lot farther if I had the time.

Happy trails to you!

Ryan

3 comments:

F. Javier Payán Somet said...

Desde Sevilla, España, me hace mucha gracia su post. Nuestro problema es que, en general, aquí hace sol todo el año. Yo entreno para correr maratón, y durante todo el año pasado, entrenando la carrera del 28 de febrero, ¡¡ no llovió ni un solo día !!. Excepto el día del maratón

Si lo desea, puedo escribirle el comentario en inglés, y puede visitar mi post http:\\miscas.blogspot.com.

Allí verá imágenes de la carrera y de mi gruo de amigos. También imágenes del último maratón que corrí, en Berlin, 25 de septimbre.

Best regards
F. Javier Payán Somet

Stephen said...

I've a friend, Scott Bennie, who moved back to Vancouver, and an ex-law partner who wants to move there badly. Never thought of the mild weather as being perfect for barefoot joggers though.

Stephen said...

I've a friend, Scott Bennie, who moved back to Vancouver, and an ex-law partner who wants to move there badly. Never thought of the mild weather as being perfect for barefoot joggers though.