I’ve mentioned this before but there is something heroic about going out for a run in the rain – and this morning it was really driving down when I went out.
Whether it’s down to the rain or whether there’s just been sufficient time for my body to recuperate after the Brighton Marathon, I am not sure – but I flew out of the traps from the off and headed out to combine two of my usual routes into one by rounding Stretham Common and then going around half of Tooting Common as well.
Normally, on either of the routes, I would come across a good couple of hundred other runners but this morning, I passed just two on the 45 minute 5mile run – and they looked about as drenched as I did. To be honest, I can’t have been a pretty sight: my hair was plastered to my head, my face red from running into the rain and my nose was so snotty, I kept having to do the runner’s nose blow (hold one nostril, breathe in and blow quickly out the other).
My iPhone that I was running with also started playing up and kept diverting to Voice Control instead of playing the Kasabian album I was listening, so I’d ripped the headphones out and just had them dangling as I pounded round.
When I got back, I tried a little experiment by putting the plug in the kitchen sink and rinsing my clothes out… I got half an inch of water from them! Still, it felt good today for the first time in ages and I think I may try and beat my half marathon PB at the Leeds race next week.
Click here for a link to Garmin Connnect for a route map and full details of the day’s run
Miles today: 5
Target: 675
Miles to date: 891.64
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1 comment
Johnny says:
May 5, 2010 at 10:17 (UTC 1)
I’m always a bit worried about how well my iphone armband will keep the rain out.