Who Says You Can't Run In The Rain And Cold
Yesterday was one of those days where you could easily have talked yourself out of running (unless you run on a treadmill). It was in the 50s and raining, and the trails were bound to be water-logged. It was one of those "how committed are you to getting better?" kind days. Remember, when you're taking a day off, the person you'd like to beat probably isn't.
So with that in mind, I told Brian King when he called that no, we were still scheduled to run the Monday tempo run, hell or high water. I told him that we had to be like the mail man - sleet, rain, snow, all that stuff. So I headed over to the Greatwood loop to meet up with Steve Schroeder and Brian to get 'er done.
Our plan was to run two loops (7.1 miles total) at a good tempo pace (7 minutes per mile or better), which would put us in under 50 minutes. The rain had slacked to a light mist just before we started but got a little heavier as we got going. But I had a cap, a long-sleeve Cool Max, gloves and shorts. I never was really cold and rain doesn't bother me too much unless it's just torrential. The course was a bit sloppy but otherwise the weather never compromised our performance. Steve said our pace from the get-go was well under 7 minutes but it wasn't supposed to be an easy day so we soldiered on.
We hit loop one in 24:12, a 6:49 pace, and kept on going, fully expecting to negative split the two loops. Brian led the way, as he has on most recent hard tempo runs but he never got more than 30 or 40 feet ahead. I knew our pace was faster because at each benchmark we were ahead of our time for the first loop. Steve had peeled off after loop one to do some things on his own, but met us on the final 1/2 mile stretch for the finish. That was good because he was a little refreshed and thus made sure Brian and I had a rabbit to get everything out of us that we had left.
We finished loop two in 23:04 for a two loop total of 47:16 (6:39 pace) , one of our best two loop times ever. We were pretty whipped though. It was one of those runs that has you hating every minute of the final couple of miles but feeling very satisfied with the workout you've just put in once you're done.
So with that in mind, I told Brian King when he called that no, we were still scheduled to run the Monday tempo run, hell or high water. I told him that we had to be like the mail man - sleet, rain, snow, all that stuff. So I headed over to the Greatwood loop to meet up with Steve Schroeder and Brian to get 'er done.
Our plan was to run two loops (7.1 miles total) at a good tempo pace (7 minutes per mile or better), which would put us in under 50 minutes. The rain had slacked to a light mist just before we started but got a little heavier as we got going. But I had a cap, a long-sleeve Cool Max, gloves and shorts. I never was really cold and rain doesn't bother me too much unless it's just torrential. The course was a bit sloppy but otherwise the weather never compromised our performance. Steve said our pace from the get-go was well under 7 minutes but it wasn't supposed to be an easy day so we soldiered on.
We hit loop one in 24:12, a 6:49 pace, and kept on going, fully expecting to negative split the two loops. Brian led the way, as he has on most recent hard tempo runs but he never got more than 30 or 40 feet ahead. I knew our pace was faster because at each benchmark we were ahead of our time for the first loop. Steve had peeled off after loop one to do some things on his own, but met us on the final 1/2 mile stretch for the finish. That was good because he was a little refreshed and thus made sure Brian and I had a rabbit to get everything out of us that we had left.
We finished loop two in 23:04 for a two loop total of 47:16 (6:39 pace) , one of our best two loop times ever. We were pretty whipped though. It was one of those runs that has you hating every minute of the final couple of miles but feeling very satisfied with the workout you've just put in once you're done.
posted by Lance Collins at 3:14 PM
2 Comments:
I like this post!
I was one of the ones out there doing the same thing as you!
Running in the damn rain, cold and wind.
I think Monday was one of my most enjoyable runs in a very long time...I feel so refreshed after a run like that. Tonight looks similar..goodie, goodie!!
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