I Have Never Been So Wet
Seriously. Crazy wet. Happy July!
At mile 6, I said to myself "This is THE wettest I have ever been" as the rain came pouring down through the trees on to the trail. And then I decided I loved it and finished another 7 miles. My wet socks were sliding around in my shoes, my shorts were sticking to my thighs, water was squishing out of my shoes.
Long trail run in torrential downpour = done.
13 miles in 2 hrs 20 minutes (10:46 pace)
My pace was a bit slower, but I was totally fine with it because I just need to get time on my feet and don't want to risk falling on my face down the trail.
This weekend's runs were done on the Ridgeline Trail around 7:30 am both Saturday and Sunday. It was so nice to run on hills and trail to really challenge my legs. And those early mornings, while painful at first, are so worth it.
It made me think that I'd love to be able to get on the trail at least once mid week, but road runs are just so much easier because you can do 'em anywhere, anytime.
At mile 6, I said to myself "This is THE wettest I have ever been" as the rain came pouring down through the trees on to the trail. And then I decided I loved it and finished another 7 miles. My wet socks were sliding around in my shoes, my shorts were sticking to my thighs, water was squishing out of my shoes.
Long trail run in torrential downpour = done.
13 miles in 2 hrs 20 minutes (10:46 pace)
My pace was a bit slower, but I was totally fine with it because I just need to get time on my feet and don't want to risk falling on my face down the trail.
This weekend's runs were done on the Ridgeline Trail around 7:30 am both Saturday and Sunday. It was so nice to run on hills and trail to really challenge my legs. And those early mornings, while painful at first, are so worth it.
It made me think that I'd love to be able to get on the trail at least once mid week, but road runs are just so much easier because you can do 'em anywhere, anytime.
Comments
Even though I would rather have sun in July, I did enjoy running in the rain this weekend!
I love the trail!! I miss it since I finished training for my big trail race. Need to get back out there for a trail run asap!
I haven't ran in the rain for awhile, but I did run in it this spring a couple of times. I used to use that as an excuse to not run but I have gotten better about running despite what is going on with the weather - usually!