Since its the weekend, I think we all know what today is...Long Run Day! I woke up this morning to grey skys, and wet roads. I've done a run or two in the rain before, and they were the worst expierence ever. I followed my normal routine anyway though, toast and oatmeal, let it settle, hope the clouds clear out. As the morning pressed on, the clouds hung on, and the forcast wasn't looking good. At 10:30am the clouds started to clear so I got dressed and out the door I went. As usual, miles one and two were a bit faster then they should have been, but I was able to hold an O.K. pace for miles three through eight, with only a couple blips. As I got into mile six I felt some drops, its alright, only a drizzle, I'll survive. I pressed on, mile seven brought some more drops, at this point I was about to loop by my house before the last three mile loop back to it. I decided I'd run a series of smaller loops to get to my mileage, that way if the rains came I wouldn't be a mile or two away from home. This was a good decision, at I entered mile eight the heavens opened. I was caught in a downpour, and the sky all around wasn't showing any signs of it letting up any time soon. I made my way home and finished 8.68 of my scheduled 10 miles. I showered, ate and napped, it was still raining.
Mile Splits for the day
Mile 1 - 8:24
Mile 2 - 9:19
Mile 3 - 10:38
Mile 4 - 10:06
Mile 5 - 10:52
Mile 6 - 11:37
Mile 7 - 10:24
Mile 8 - 11:29
8-8.68 - 7:31 (11:08 had I finished the mile)
Total - 1:30:23 - 10:25min/mi
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