Always run faster in the rain!

Workout: 3 miles

The last week has been about getting back into running trim. The runs have been hard but not the fun kind of hard, more the I’m out of shape kind of hard. It’s been my longs that fail me long before my legs give out.

But tonight was a different story. I wanted to try to get my run in before the thunderstorms came so I raced home from work and quickly headed out the door. But just as I was doing my stretching it started to rain a bit. At that point I was committed so I started my run.

I was emboldened by my adequate performance at the Head for the Cure last weekend. It was an un-timed 5K fun run, but I felt good for the whole race which actually finished running up a steep hill.

So it really wasn’t raining that hard until halfway through the run, and then it pored, but at that point I was almost 2 miles from home. Nothing to do but run faster. I didn’t look at my watch at all during the run and ws surprised when I got home at quickly I had been clipping along (8:59/m).

All in all I am very pleased and think I am definitely moving the right direction.

3.52 miles/31:42/8:59avg