Spring Showers Bring...

...messy runners.
So the relatively sunny day we had up until about 11 am, turned into an afternoon of flash flooding rains. Way to go weather guys. Two thumbs up!
Anyway, due to being absolutely done over by my boss this past weekend, I missed my runs on Saturday and Sunday, something that, well, really annoys me, as last week had been a good week of running.
Today was my one day off of work for the week, and just to let everyone know, I will be working until midnight at the earliest for the rest of the week. So when the kids went down for a nap, the rain had slacked off somewhat, and I decided to head to my favorite trails in town to put in 10 miles. The temp had dropped from 90 to 70 because of the rain, so it was a perfect time.
These particular trails, affectionately called the Stanky Creek trails, are named so due to the deep creek that the trail meanders back and forth over. I say deep, it is not so much deep because it is really more like a really steep ditch, that generally has at most a foot of water in it and is about 5 feet wide, well today, it was about 30 feet wide and probably about 10 feet deep. Luckily, most of trails have bridges over the creek. That however, does not keep the trails dry, or the rain from falling. No worries though, I still sloshed and slogged through all ten miles.
But I love these runs.
Its getting off of my tail and getting wet and sweaty while the thunder booms overhead that reminds me that I am dedicated to this venture. That I still love to run. Running has become a fad, marathoning for that matter too. When I hear people telling me they went for a run and it is followed by, on the treadmill, then I know they are missing out.
Running is about being out in nature, about breathing air, about having no control over the elements around you. It is about the rolling hills, the stifling heat, and the blinding blizzards that you have to push yourself through just to know you can.
I know there will be many many more runs in the rain between now, and well, whenever I cannot run another step, but today was great, and makes me even more excited to be a runner.