RUN 4.3 miles in about 43 mins
The weather today was supposed to be rain all day, at least up until 5pm. Not great long run weather, so we moved the weekend long run until tomorrow. But I still had a short run today, and since it was a warm (relatively anyway) day morning at 37F I decided I could just run the four miles in the rain and be OK.
As I planned the morning, I realized I could fit this into a grocery store errand and skip driving altogether today. I like that idea! Driving is frustrating sometimes! I left once the sun was up enough with the Camelbak and my new reflective suspender-vest.
The rain was steady but light, pleasant, quiet, therapeutic. I wandered down to LafPark, around the park through new-to-me streets, did good not tripping over some of those bricks, and ended up at the grocery store right on mileage target.
The checkout personnel chatted with me about what I was doing. Was I biking? I ran?! They noted the reflective gear, the "big watch", this is something I love about commuting. With running or biking, other people tend to want to talk about it. How far I rode, the weather, how good it probably feels, and quite often how they wish they could do the same. :)
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