Running in the Rain

A light drizzle as I set out soon turned into a downpour about a third of the way into my long run. I had originally planned on running this morning while the boys were at cricket but J's game was called off so I left the run until the afternoon.

I didn't mind running in the the rain. The bush always looks beautiful when it's wet. The achilles only squawked on the uphill sections and I did remember to ice it well when I got back (once I had showered). Boy the shower felt good : )

The only painful part of the run was some very unpleasant chaffing. I don't usually get chaffing on my thighs but my shorts were completely soaked and I could feel it from about the 10k mark. It is very unattractive and quite sore now, even with some pawpaw cream on it.

All up 14ks in 95 minutes exactly. I am usually slow when I do this run as there are a significant number of hills (especially an evil 1k steady climb) but I'm pretty sure that this is faster than last time I did it. I felt really good for the first few ks (despite the rain) and the first 7ks took 46.48 which means that the second half was slower but I'm still pretty happy. Also really pleased to do 14ks again (the first time in quite a while) good to be getting the long runs in again.