The smashing sequel to Singing in the Rain.
Murphy’s Law:
If you are out running, and a rainstorm hits, it will hit when you are far away from home.
Sad to say, Murphy doesn’t like me much. I checked the weather forecast very carefully, and it clearly stated “scattered showers beginning at 10AM.”
Beginning at 10AM, my foot! It was perfectly clear when I left at 7, with only a 10% chance of precipitation listed for 8. But at around 7:45, all hell floods broke loose.
When I finally arrived back home, my mom was there to greet me.
But what did she have in her hands?
A. a soft, dry towel?
B. a warm cup of tea?
Nope, it was a camera, to capture my ridiculous, soaking-wet style. Thanks a lot, mom!
Her words: “I figured you’d want to post a photo for all your blog friends to see.”
How well she knows me! (And, as it turns out, she did have a towel for me too. What a nice mommy.)
Question of the Day:
Have you ever gotten caught in a rainstorm? Or, have you ever been a victim of Murphy’s Law?
For some reason, it seems to rain a lot when I go to the grocery store and have many bags to carry out to the car! As for running in the rain, I kinda had fun yesterday. It cooled me off. At first, the rain was getting in my eyes, which was uncomfortable. But I figured out how to turn my head so it wasn’t a problem anymore. I felt pretty hardcore… until my dad told me he used to play soccer in thunderstorms all the time.
And if you think I look silly when soaking wet, you should see these guys! 🙂
Jennifer - jcd says
Awww, you still look great when you are sopping wet! I ran in the rain this morning too. It was so much fun once I warmed up from the initial chill. Double socks are a must. The best part of running in the rain is splashing in a few puddles before you get home. It looks like you had a nice one in your drieway. 🙂
Melissa says
*cough*
For your approval…
Me at my recent Half Marathon race on the Fourth of July.
SOAKED!
http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/nw/3/6/l361482029.jpg
I was all squishy faced because I was *BLIND*… glasses + torrential rain = can’t see. LOL.
PR’d the race, though! 2:07, which is fast for me for 13.1 miles. 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Melissa,
Love it!! Plus, you’re truly inspiring. Maybe someday I’ll get up the motivation to follow in your footsteps and run a 1/2 marathon.
Melissa says
Oh, also, wet sleeves + no bodyglide = HOLY ABRASION BATMAN! That was excruciating painful for a full day. Ow. And then I scabbed over and it hurt less. 🙂 The lovely water blisters from the wet feet were also great.
I ran with a pace group and our leader would call out the puddles. My favorite quote?
“Puddle to the left … LARGE puddle to the left … SMALL LAKE to the left!!!” as we got closer to the thing and it’s full mammoth girth became more apparent. It was crazy. I think Nessie had taken up residence in that thing. 😉
Tanya @ Dine, Dash, and Deadlift says
I have definitely been caught out in the rain. Such a pain while wearing nice clothes, but I don’t usually mind it while running. In fact for the one awful year I lived in Houston (my apologies a I know you are a Texan – but I am a mountian girl at heart, so needless to say Houston and I were NOT friends) I would deliberately plan my runs for late afternoon when chance of thunderstorms was highest. It was just sooo hot in the summer that running in the rain helped to cool me off a bit!