05-12.2020 - Torpid Tuesday

5:45 AM - 6-mile run in the pouring rain.

I am out of the routine.  I used to check the weather forecast every night before I retired to bed, but haven't done that regularly for a week or so.  So when the alarm when off at 5:30 AM this morning and I could hear the rain, I wasn't expecting it.  Usually, I try to plan my windows throughout the week so that I am inside on the bike trainer on days that are likely to have rain and outdoors running on days that are not supposed to be raining.  Well, yesterday was beautiful but I was on the bike.  at 5:31 I was considering changing plans to ride the bike but my legs didn't want another bike day.  So run-day it was.  I put on two layers of long sleeve and long bottoms a buff over my neck and head and a cap on and headed out.  The two layers prevented the cold rain from soaking through to me.  By the time the rain got in I already had sweat moving out so I stayed warm.  As I soaked more and more water the weight I was carrying got heavier and heavier.  With two layers of long sleeves over my watch, I couldn't run by pace so I just ran slow and torpid today.  The pace was almost a minute slower than what I typically would have done but after a ton of virtual races the past 2-1/2 weeks I won't be doing any fast stuff for a few weeks so this worked just fine for what I needed.

Have a great day BT.