Bring on the Rain

WELL...I woke up at 5:30 this morning and got a very quick three miles in.  My intention was to do three miles this morning and five this evening.  As I slid into my running shoes this evening...I was greeted by a rather strong gust of wind.  So I hurried down my front steps and hit the asphalt.  By the end of my first mile, it started to rain a little.  By the end of my second mile it was POURING.  It was either raining so hard or I was running so fast (HA) that the rain was going straight into my eyes...YIKES!  

I thanked God that at least it was just rain...no thunder or lightening.  Um yeah...boy does God have a nice sense of humor.  Seconds after my "thank you"...I heard a boom.  Enter stage left...THUNDER AND LIGHTENING.  I kept running and thanked God that it was just a little thunderstorm...no snow??  

So I finished out my five miles...dragging at least 20 pounds of wet shoes and clothes with me.  Why on earth I decided to wear cotton today still escapes me.  Good times!  I actually love running in the rain...just a light rain, not so much a heavy rain.  I found that the heavy rain really tested my mental toughness--so that's a good thing, right?

All in all...I got my 8:30 mile (I guess I was just SO ready to get back home to my hubby--who greeted me with a warm towel--SO SWEET--my shower and eventually my cup of ice cream)!  YAY...so at least now I know how it'll feel to try and run 8:30 in order to qualify for Boston in December--sort of...8:30 for 5 miles vs. 26.2 miles??