Objective: General aerobic w/ negative splits Weather: 40F, heavy rain. It's time to abandon false hopes. This new jacket is not in any way "waterproof." It is a very comfortable, good looking, overpriced wind breaker. I no longer have the tags, but I do have my receipt and I think I will call up Footzone this morning and ask them if they will give me my money back. As soon as it dries out. Then I will call Super Jock N Jill in Seattle, where I trust the staff completely, and ask if there is any jacket on the market for running that is truly waterproof. It will be worth two hours of round trip driving if they've got one. Otherwise I shall have to make peace with my big, non-breathable, loud swishing bicycle jacket. So, random positive thoughts about today's run: I did achieve a nice negative split. I saw a beautiful, large buck on Carmichael who ran with me on the opposite side of the street for about 2 blocks. (More accurately, I ran, he trotted; he didn't like my presence but would not veer off into the green belt for the longest time.) My legs felt great today. I left the house on time for once. I feel like a superhero for running today. I can honestly say that getting wet is not hard (to handle I mean); hard is rebuilding strength after letting one's mileage slip over the winter.
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