Last night I decided to run with my running club, I showed up 15 minutes early and there was not a soul in sight. This really didn’t surprise me as it was quite stormy outside: strong gusts of wind, a pouring rain, thunder and lightening in the distance. By our official start time, 6:00 p.m., there were 7 diehard runner’s assembled, compared to the usual 30-40 that show up. The thunder and lightening had dissipated, so I set off at a good trot with Walter, who is training for his 4-hour marathon goal in May. We were drenched by the end of the first kilometer, from the pouring rain and deep puddles that sometimes covered the entire width of the trail. We had a good time slipping and sliding through the mud and talking about the 80K run that we both plan on running in June. We ended up finishing the 11K/6.8M run in 59:00 minutes, a decent time despite the weather and trail conditions. And of course afterward we did what all ‘real runners’ do after a good run, we stood in the rain for 30 minutes catching up on the running news…all in all a perfect night ;-)
You know, sometimes running in the rain is even more fun!
I like running in stormy weather. Eric and I went to the track tonight - it was cold and we were thinking that if no one else came, we'd go straight to coffee. But no - four others showed up and we had a great time! Love those tough runners.
Sounds like a good fun run.
too eery! I am also from a small town in NY, and while I do not live in Germany, my brother now does (with his lovely German bride). I was there 3 summers ago for their wedding. Loved it!