Didn't renew my membership at the rec center--didn't want to pay the money--so running is the option for my atonement day workout. I figured as long as I ran really slow it wouldn't hurt to run extra mileage. 5am--It is dark and windy, and I keep catching little drizzles. I figure I can handle it. By mile 4, the wind is picking up, and the drizzles are heavier. By mile 5, it is howling like a freight train and I start heading home. Too late. The storm blows in and I am caught in torrents of rain. I can't see with the rain on my glasses, so I take them off. Now I can't see cuz I'm blind. All I can hear is freight train wind. There aren't many streetlights in these parts so I am deaf and blind. I use my trusty penlight to try and stay on the road and shuffle home, although I think I may have ran in some yards. The penlight saves me from several mailbox collisions. I come home soaked. My husband is waiting with a towel--he heard the torrential rain and started coffee and got a towel, figuring I'd be in shortly! distance: 6.6 miles 7am--giant breakfast. 2 eggs, 2 pieces of sausage, 2 pancakes, skim milk 8am--full and lazy, but I'm gonna finish this. Back out for 4 super slow miles. It's windy(but dry), I'm still full, and have no motivation. I wouldn't even call it running--more like shuffling. I make it home, do my strength drills. Done.
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