I saw a little bit of moisture in the air and the ground was a little wet and 46 degrees when I got up this morning. So I wore a hat, gloves and the Mountain Hardwear Ghost Anorak I picked up on sale at REI recently (it is an incredibly light and packable windproof water resistant shell). Well, I'm glad I dressed for weather because it only got nastier once I headed out the door. Wind, rain, a little bit of hale--this run had it all! My route was fairly random, a loop out to Harvard/Yale via the U and VA campus and then up to Research Park for a return on my regular Federal Heights route. My legs were pretty numb by about mile 7 due to the wind and rain. Then the rain stopped and it was a pleasant run home. Amazingly, my torso remained almost completely dry under the windshirt. I'm impressed with how it shed moisture. I wonder if it will be able to do the same thing after several wearings/washings. PM: I ran with Jack from Steiner (where Heather went swimming) to our house.
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