Interesting run this morning. I was short on sleep last night and my right arch was sore starting out, so I figured that if it didn't start feeling better that I would just turn around at one mile. The soreness subsided and I thought that it wouldn't really do me much good to go back home and try to get back to sleep anyway. It wasn't as bright out as yesterday morning because the full moon was behind a big cloud. I was a bit surprised by a flash of lightning to the south, but it was far enough away that I wasn't much concerned. A few minutes later there was a very bright flash followed a few seconds later by a loud clap of thunder. It was kind of weird because there was lots of clear sky and only a few bigger clouds. Just as was approaching the seminary building a few drops of rain started to fall, which turned into a good downpour about thirty seconds later. I thought about heading back home, but there was enough clear sky to the north and south that I didn't think it could last very long. I stopped under a clump of trees to get out of the worst of the rain and waited there for maybe five minutes. There were only a few drops coming down by then so I decided to just keep going. I was pretty soaked, but it was a warm morning and I thought it wouldn't take too long to dry out. The roads were wet, but the air was fresh and invigorating.
As I was coming out of Highland Glen park there were a few more flashes of lightning behind me and to the west, but it appeared to be sheet lightning so I wasn't overly concerned. Even though there were a couple of big dark clouds around there was a lot of clear sky to the north. By the time I was nearing the corner by Wells Fargo Bank it started to rain again. I ducked under the drive thru for a few minutes but decided it wasn't that hard so I took off again. It didn't seem that bad until a car would pass and its headlights showed how much rain was actually coming down. It felt great to be out running and I picked up the pace as I turned onto 48th and headed south. The rain continued until I reached the high school and by the time I reached Harvey Blvd, the skies were mostly clear overhead. All in all, it was a wonderful morning and I'm glad I decided not to cut it short. | 