I awoke to a steady rain with intermediate gully washers the morning. Was I deterred from my run? Almost. I pulled the covers over my head and hit the snooze button when the alarm went off a 4:50am. Then I hit the snooze button again. After the second snooze alarm, I told myself "The hell with it! The day is going to be too damn busy with work and I won't likely be home until 7pm, and I sure as hell know I won't want to run then." So I got up, put on my sweats and a wide brim baseball hat to keep rain off my glasses and a knit cap to cover my ears and headed out the door.
There was a steady, heavy rain the whole 5 miles, and twice the downpour was especially intense (gully washer style). But, I did it! I ran the full 5 miles. When I was finished, I looked like a drowned rat, but I felt happy that I forced myself to have enough gumption to get it done!
Now, on the back porch, the usual things are happening. I am having a morning pipe. The dog is trying to do her "thing" although she is hesitant and mincing around in the yard because she hates the wet grass. If I quickly go shower now I can head to the U for my upper body workout and then get to work.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
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I appreciate all forms of comments on my writings. I find that I miss the sponteneity of coming to read them here when they were unmoderated. I believe I wrote less due to the moderation. I have decided to adopt limited moderation. Hopefully the prior problems with unfettered comments will not arise again. Please feel free to comment as you wish about the essays I write. I will maintain those comments that offer kind-hearted and gentle opinion... be it positive or negative. The opinions of your comments will, of course, need to have relevance to the post as well.
I can only imagine what you looked like, running along in the rain. More power to you!
ReplyDelete"Morning run" ? Five (!) miles - horribile dictu - has "frumpy professor" been kidnapped & replaced by aliens ?
ReplyDeleteLife is good when you have a back porch and the "usual things" are happening.
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