Dare To Dream Virtual 10K Day!

Today’s Numbers: Nancy's Total Movement Mileage: 429.2 (running: 355.8 walking: 34.8; biking: 36.2) Elly's miles: 182.3  Money Found For Food Bank: $55.09

Summer 2016 Ultimate Pool Volleyball Championship - Best of 101:

Me: 22 Pit Crew #2: 13

In unheard of news, the forecast of rain did not make me waiver one, itty bitty little bit as to whether or not Pit Crew #2 and I would run our virtual 10K today! With showers predicted sans thunder and lightening, it just didn't matter. I wanted to go!

 

My decision was based on a few factors. First, scheduling a new calendar item right now makes me want to pull my hair out. So, if it's on the calendar and can stay, it stays! Second, it's not like our training has been super stellar given the heat wave. Putting the run off for better conditions not only likely wouldn't matter in terms of performance, but, let's face it, we could find ourselves in something much worse. I have definitely grown to take rain over heat + humidity!

 

So, this morning with rain coming down a half hour before predicted (yeah, I know ...), we were up and at it!

Fortunately, we both have fab hats to keep the water from continually running over our eyes! The hat is the key to rain running success!

This is a good time to mention it was also 66 degrees out. Being wet in 66 degrees would normally be quite chilly, but the running took care of that.

We did well, too, especially for really crappy training. PC#2 had to tie her shoes a couple of times at Mile 2. I reminded her she is to choose more optimal stopping spots -- like when we're in the middle of a hill looking for just the right excuse to blow the rest of it off. But, she chose the flat stretches, whatever, and we ran up every hill. I was quite pleased we could given past and current conditions.

I realized a little more than half way through the run that PC#2 wasn't even attempting to avoid puddles and gutter rivers.

That puddle is nothing of what our feet found along the way!

Now, it's not like our feet were dry, but it didn't occur to me to not avoid what I could. I found enough puddled that I didn't see coming ... She said she liked running through them, so that worked really well in terms of the sides of the shoulder on which we preferred to run. It's the little things that add up to being a great team!

Only about 5 minutes later than we would have finished with better prep, we arrived at our finish! It was time for some bling ...

Check out the glitter! WooHoo, GLITTER on the BLING!

I'm so glad we just committed and did it! It was a good experience together! I'd never shared a run in the rain except with Elly. And, Elly doesn't really like it so much. And, she smells way worse after!

It's time to relax a bit! We rest tomorrow! Have a great rest of the long weekend, and we'll check in!