Objective: moderate Conditions at 5 am: 49F, heavy rain, windy (5-15 mph gusting to 25). I had to write this one off and come home. I severely misjudged the conditions and became too uncomfortable to finish the workout. My bad. I suppose I was just so giddy over the incredible number "49F" on the weather website that I thought I was back in summer, when rain didn't mean jackets. My clothing was soaked through almost immediately and with the wind blowing I just could not get warm. For future reference... what I wore: tights, tech fabric turtle neck, nylon vest. What I should have worn: tights, thinnest tech shirt possible, medium weight gortex jacket. This proves, once again, that gear is everything. I was more comfortable when running in the teens a few weeks ago than I was today. I cannot exactly make a chart of temperatures for dressing, because there are so many variables. If the wind hadn't been as strong or the rain as heavy, I might have been fine. Or if I had been having an "up" day (not), I may have been able to tough it out. Instead I had only one thought by the time I decided to turn back: "if I do not get into a hot shower soon, I will die." (When the going gets tough, the tough sometimes yields to the melodramatic.) I'm sure I'll have a better (and hopefully much longer) run tomorrow.
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