{"id":59404,"date":"2026-11-15T18:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=59404"},"modified":"2026-11-15T18:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T16:09:21","slug":"caught-by-the-morning-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/caught-by-the-morning-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Caught By the Morning Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Many people would see rain forecast and decide to stay in and wait for the weather to get better, and if it doesn’t, just to spend the day indoors. I did not. I got dressed, I got ready, and then I went for a six kilometre run in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was wet and my feet and socks did get wet when I ran through puddles that were deep enough, but other than that I remained dry. I mention this because going out in the rain doesn’t automatically mean that we will get soaked. In fact, I got wet because of the puddles and inadequate drainage, rather than because of what was falling from the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I saw others running at the same time, faster than me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wasn’t aiming to be fast today. I was aiming to run a “long” distance as Runna desired me to do but the pace was reasonable. 6:20-6:00 per kilometre, in three steps, from slower to faster. It was happy with that training session because I stuck to what it wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did struggle slightly with this workout but i don’t know whether it is fatigue from running three days in a row, or because the heart rate monitor belt might have been a little light, and thus slightly restrict my lungs filling up. That’s a hypothesis, rather than a conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I suspect that the rain plays a psychological role, and running three days in a row plays a physiological role, and the belt plays a superficial role. I also think I could run lighter to free up my movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to run early, because I have found that running in the afternoon, after lunch, is a bad idea. We’re also forced to run before the sun sets at this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did head out again, but because I saw that the sun had come out and I felt that getting some sunshine was a smart strategy. At this time of year, if the sun comes out we should take advantage, given that soon we might be stuck under the clouds for weeks at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally, running in the rain might seem gloomy, but it doesn’t make much of a difference. You just change socks as you get home, and wear layers that prevent the rain from cooling your core. Tomorrow I will almost certainly rest from running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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