rain run

run - 5miles

yesterday i ran in the rain for the first time in a l o n g time -- the weather was great, not too cold, but a little humid towards the end. misty and light drizzle for the first 2.25 miles. i even had droplets collecting on my eyelashes! my olfactory senses took me back during the first part of the run to years ago when i used to run in the rain, it was a lot fun -- crazy how some of the smells of norcal remind me of the smells of ohio

i went during lunch and tried a new route out in walnut creek. it took about 43 min, therefore it was about 8.5 min/miles ...the air was relatively clean, enhanced by the rain, except for an area by an onramp that was a little smoggy.. gross... the run itself was relatively flat, save for small hill at the end. i felt pretty good, but def got tired in the last mile.

im pretty nervous for the the sprint that is next weekend. even though the run portion is only 3.1 miles, im anxious to see how "in shape" im going to be for it after the swim and bike. the only comfort i have is that i scheduled this race more as a wake-up call and progress report for the longer races ahead ... oh yeah, and its supposed to be fun!