Today was wet. I watched out my window for a break in the weather, and the second I saw people walking around without umbrellas (during the time period I would take lunch, that is) I changed into my running clothes to grab a few miles before the next downpour. Well, it was a valiant effort but for naught. By the time I got back downstairs from the locker room the sky was oozing with moisture again. Since it was only light to moderate rain, I just decided to go with it.
Frankly, the rain was warm and it felt wonderful to stretch out in. The only reason I really avoid rainy day running during the day is because then I have wet hair. Oh well. I can do this once. Running in the rain was a much better idea than running in yesterday's blazing heat...so much so that I passed a number of other runners out enjoying the weather.
The one sight I saw repeatedlytoday, however, that puzzles me was baby buggy after baby buggy with a rain cover over the baby. Now, if you know Washington DC weather, you know when it's raining that means great loads of humidity. Today was no exception. So, I have to wonder what it's like sitting inside that little baby sauna created by trapping the humidity in and not releasing the heat. Really, I saw at least five of these and it continued to puzzle my mind throughout the entire run. Hopefully they had little fans or air conditioners in there with them.
Overall, I enjoyed the run. It was swift, it was wet (and I really couldn't tell you which was the sweaty wet and which was the rainy wet) and it brought me even closer to the halfway mark toward my goal. Great times! Happy trails!!!
Stats -
Miles: 3.1
Time: 24:49 (average pace of 8:00 per mile)
Location: Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park
Feeling: Ahh, this was a good one
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