8/3/05: A nice little PIM run in the rain…

The run couldn’t have been any perfect, that is, if you don’t mind getting SOAKED! We left off from the normal PIM meeting spot and didn’t get half a mile down the Memorial Park loop when all HELL broke loose. It was like a monsoon or something fierce. We managed to run back to the tennis court club house and wait out for 20 minutes for the lightning to subside. After the lightning quit, we headed back outside to get a few miles in before the rain quit and it got super humid and gross. Most of the runners that were with us got separated at that point. Some chose to simply finish out the mile back to the PIM meeting spot and head home. I ran into Strider and Houston Fit member Will and since we were running a similar pace (well, he runs about a 9:30 mile, and I am close to 10:00) we headed off around the loop to at least get another mile in or so in. We ended up running about 3.5 miles before we decided we were done for the night. The humidity was kicking in, my socks were soaked, my hair was a mess, lol…

This was truly one of those runs that tested your strength as a runner though. Most of the walking/jogging crowd had headed home at first sprinkle, while we heartidly pushed through the water, waited out the worst of the storm, and hit the trail again for a few more miles. And by the time the rain quit, it was so humid, it might as well have kept raining. It was a great time overall and the conversations in the rain made up for the freezing and drenched car ride home (note to self: keep a towel in the car for days like today!) It’s also been fun learning more about triathalons and swimming and biking from Lee and Will. Maybe one day I will jump back on the bike. No swimming though…

The Stats:
ABOUT 33 minutes of running
Mile 1: about 10:16
Mile 2-3.5: 22:42 <--told you we were flying!
HEART RATE: 148 av (I didn’t stop it when I stopped running) 186 max WEATHER: RAIN-HOT-HUMID, yadayada…