I woke up this morning to thunderstorms. The forecast called for them to end sometime mid-afternoon, at which point I'd already be sitting in a movie theater with The Wife. I ate breakfast and lunch as normal, fully expecting to run tomorrow morning before church. I even took a shower, which I don't normally do if I'm expecting to run later in the day. No use taking two in one day.
The clouds remained but the rain dried up around noon, and I realized I had time to run. The temperature was in the low 70s, which also was an incentive. The humidity was about normal for this time of year and right after a storm, but it was manageable. I decided to go for it.
I ran 7 miles, which my Garmin said was my longest run since the reboot. The only time I walked was when I removed my soaked shirt right after mile 5. Other than that it was a nice steady pace that fit the humidity. Not a lot of people out today, but I didn't expect many. For the first time since vacation I took along the iPod and listened to some Old 97's, my favorite live band and constant running companion for the past 10+ years. At the end it was all sweat and an end to the week after being gone, and even though I contemplated extending the run another mile it wasn't worth any risk just to get to the 20-mile mark for the week. Maybe next week. We'll see how the weather goes.
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