Monday, January 31, 2011

Monday Madness

Here is is the last day of January and the second week of half-marathon training. On schedule today is 5 miles easy. I had such great luck last week running immediately after work that I planned to do the same today. It's typically a good 20-30 deg warmer that time of day than in the early morning and I have just enough daylight left to finish my run before it gets dark.

Then I looked at the weather forecast. 37 deg chance of rain/snow showers. Crap. It's not the 37 deg that has me unhappy, it's the rain/snow showers. Now I realize many of you are thinking "What's the big deal, it's just a little rain/snow. Get out and run."

Yeah, well I live in the desert. We get something like 11 inches of rain per year. Some of you are accustomed to running in "liquid sunshine". I, however, have developed an aversion to the rain/snow much like that of a cat. That's what's the big deal. And if the weather forecast is correct, this stuff is supposed to hang around for a few days. Shudder.


I'm trying not to freak out. Too much.

[edited to add: I did NOT run. Was windy, cold, rainy with thunder/lightning when I got home; the lightning was a deal breaker]

[Side note, my son who moved to the Bay area for college, complained to his father that we never taught him how to use an umbrella. It's not our fault. We never *needed* to teach him how to use an umbrella. That's how little it rains around here.]

13 comments:

  1. Too funny that your son never had to use an umbrella before moving away for school! Hope you don't get too soggy!

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  2. That kills me..never taught how to use an umbrella...too funny..
    we are gearing up for 30+cm of snow this week...........
    'nuff said.

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  3. I admit, I am a weather weenie, I like perfect conditions

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  4. Bwahahaha! I'm picturing your son fumbling to get an umbrella open.

    I hope you can get your run in!

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  5. Haha I never realized umbrella usage required instruction!
    FWIW I'm not a huge rain fan either when it comes to running in it. Can't stand wet feet.

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  6. I'm laughing at your son.

    I don't like running in the rain. I'll stay with the run, if it starts while I'm running, but I'll go to the gym otherwise.

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  7. Didn't they have orientation for your son??? That should have been included. HA...........

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  8. How to use an umbrella! Thats too funny

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  9. That umbrella comment is too funny... ha ha ha ha ha.... I don't use one much myself.. I just tend to get wet!!!

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  10. rain running no biggie..rain and 37 degrees uhh no thank you, I love my treadmill at that point

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  11. I guess "umbrella use" isn't taught as like a gym credit or anything, huh?

    I don't mind rain if it starts raining on me while I'm running, but I really hate heading out in it. Still, here in tropical FL, rain is part and parcel of outdoor running.

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  12. LOVE the umbrella story, I can not imagine living with so less run and of course snow. Sounds like a dream to me :)

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  13. LOL about college boy and the umbrella. I hope you are surviving the "weird" weather :)

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