Fit2Fat2FitBlog: When it rains

It’s Friday which means the 5 a.m. running club was supposed to meet and run this morning.  My alarm went off a 4:09 and I looked at the radar on my phone.  It showed rain. And I hate running in the rain. I reset my alarm for 5:09 and went back to sleep.  At 5:09 I looked at the radar again. More rain. And I hate running in the rain. So I set my alarm for 6:09.  At 6:09 I looked at the radar once again.  Even more rain.  And I really hate running in the rain. So I got up to get ready.

I looked at my shoes and clothes sitting on the edge of the tub.  Then I listened to the rain hitting the skylight.  You know, it really wasn’t heavy and there wasn’t any thunder or lightning.  And I was going to get wet from sweat anyway.

So I ran five miles in the rain.

The best part was when I was running along the path in the woods. The rain danced on the leaves, making a soothing symphony of sound that salved my soul.   A cool breeze wrapped around me, comforting me as my heart and lungs worked in tandem to propel my legs forward.  I thought about my life, where I am right now in it and where I REALLY want to go. I thought about what motivates me and what should motivate me.

I missed my friends this morning. I hope they had a good run. But I’m thankful that I had the discipline to get up and run in the rain without them.  It washed away so many of the problems that are bothering me.