Comments on: Mediocre Blog Post

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:20:31 +0000

Getting back into jogging since having my 2nd son, just in the past 6 months . . . I had forgotten the running in the rain bit. Which is all you do in Oregon this time of year, if you venture outdoors. I find I go much farther when its raining . . . odd.

Love the happy words regarding running!!

Blessings!

By: Highway Kind

Highway Kind — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:26:23 +0000

Running in the rain can be refreshing but if the rain gets too heavy then I’m not to sure.

One thing I know thatis definitely wrong is to wake up at 4am and think you ought to go for your run.

But bouncing is good

By: Road Runner

Road Runner — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:34:17 +0000

Hi there,
Fair play to you running in this rain. We did the Birmingham Half Marathon (our first ever long distance race) a few weeks back and since then the weather has turned proper bad and we haven’t plucked up the courage to go running again. But (you’ll have to excuse the blatant plug for my own blog here) a mate of my ran the arctic circle marathon a few weeks ago and since I’ve seen his pix, running in the cold and wet doesn’t seem so bad. Check out my blog (sorry) for some of his pix. All the best with your training. I’ll be dipping in again soon for some inspiration I hope!

By: Adele

Adele — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:56:44 +0000

Well done, that sounded like quite some challenge. You said it yourself, you are in the middle of exam stress, so don’t be too hard on yourself.

I hate running in the rain!

By: Count of Monte Christo

Count of Monte Christo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:01:49 +0000

I love this post. There is no such thing as running in the rain.
You described the feeling – I think all runners share – very well:

“It makes me feel cool, committed and vaguely but satisfyingly ridiculous.”

By: Laser Runner

Laser Runner — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:28:11 +0000

Well done for getting out.

By: trio

trio — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:15:48 +0000

The getting out is always the hard bit, after the first mile it is fun! I like rain to especially when people who don’t run/bike look at you asif you are mad!

By: Speed Racer

Speed Racer — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:36:19 +0000

“It makes me feel cool, committed and vaguely but satisfyingly ridiculous.”
“When you finish you feel so goddamn smug that you can relax on the after affects for at least 3 days.”

Non-runners are great for the following reasons:
1. They smell better than runners.
2. They are better than checking your gear at some rent-a-truck.
3. They do not run faster than you and make you feel bad about yourself.
4. They are likely to tell everyone they know how “hard core” you are, and what an “amazing” athlete you are. Then those people think you’re cool without you having to earn it.

Non-runners are great to have around, EXCEPT in the hour before a long run that you really, really don’t want to go on. Especially when beds or beers (or both) are involved. May I suggest you tattoo your own words of wisdom (above) on all semi-permanent non-runners’ foreheads so that while their heads are yapping about how crazy you are, you can just listen politely and then scream, “LIGHTWEIGHT!” and splash a puddle in their face as you prance off to earn another 3 days of smugness.