Rain & Running

I hate to talk about something as mundane and small-talky as the weather, but here in the Puget Sound region, we are staring to go a little nuts from 23 straight days of rain.

Last night it rained for so long that I couldn't get to sleep. The downspouts were running full of water and it sounded like when you're downstairs and water is going through the drainpipes--like after the toilet flushes, or during a shower.

It isn't raining right now. In fact, this morning you could even have called it partly sunny. but now that has changed and at 11:17 am, it looks like the sun is going down because rain's a-comin'.

As I look out there at the momentary break in the deluge, I think "I ought to go running", but I just don't feel that great. I don't mind running in rain or clouds or whatever's out there, but the question is--if I run today and I'm catching the flu or something, will I feel worse tomorrow and wish I hadn't run today? Or should I baby myself a bit today to ensure that I feel better to run tomorrow? Always a tough question for the less disciplined among us.

My goal is to run 520 miles this year--don't bother looking for your calculator, that's ten miles per week. If I go under ten miles any week, I have that deficit I'll be trying to make up. And If I blow it off today, I may not be able to go tomorrow because I'm busy subbing or writing a screenplay or something.