Tomorrow's run was changed to today, because of life's busy-ness. So, I decided to run to downtown Tacoma, where I would meet the family. Part of this was to dispel the demons from my last attempted run from downtown, when I bonked so badly. Unfortunately, yesterday's nice weather left yesterday, and I awoke to steady rain. Figuring that I would be cold, I changed my original plan to wear shorts and put on some tights instead. As it turned out, this was a wise decision. I also packed my trusty Fuel Belt, which was wise decision #2. After herding the dogs into their kennel, I headed off to T-Town. As I ran along the water, I thought about how calm it looked; I had seen pictures of the earthquake and tsunami that had struck Japan yesterday, and was struck by the constrast. I said a silent prayer for those that were affected by the earthquake and tsunami. The rain was steady for the first few miles, and then it really started to pick up. I remembered Carl Spackler's line from Caddyshack: "I don't think the heavy stuff has started yet." At one of the intersections, I watched the signal cycle through 3 times without giving me a "Walk" signal. ARRGH! A little jaywalking never hurt anyone, I guess. As I crested the last hill out of University Place, I imagined that the amount of distance I had left was about the same as I will have when I crest the last of the Newtons hills AKA Heartbreak Hill. That gave me a little boost of energy, as a mental image of that flashed through my mind.
Most of my run was uneventful. I did see Karen Ballard when I was downtown, as she was heading off to find some coffee after the St. Patty's Day Run. She looked as wet as I did, and she was only out for a 5k! I guess, once you reach a certain level of wetness, you're not going to get any wetter. Although my run was a bit short at 15.3 miles, it was mission accomplished, and the demons of the last long run have been put to rest.
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