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DCRunningDiva
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 Posted: 09/13/04 - 18:00 Post subject: Running in the rain
Looks like my 22 miler this weekend will be in the rain. I am so not liking the looks of this. 
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 18:01 Post subject:
Why not? I find it very enjoyable.
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 18:01 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | Why not? I find it very enjoyable. |
I don't mind a few miles in the rain but not 22.
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 18:04 Post subject:
Will it really be raining the entire time? Rain stops quickly here and just keeps moving out East.
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 18:35 Post subject:
as long it is not heavy rain and high wind it is not too bad.
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 18:47 Post subject:
Ivan should be hitting you about right if it curves and goes toward DC.
I ran my first 18 or 20 miler in the rain. Actually it only rained for the first 3-4 miles, just enough to get my socks and shoes soaking wet, then stayed about 100% humid the rest of the run--have fun!
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 18:51 Post subject:
| Kimba90 wrote: | Ivan should be hitting you about right if it curves and goes toward DC.
I ran my first 18 or 20 miler in the rain. Actually it only rained for the first 3-4 miles, just enough to get my socks and shoes soaking wet, then stayed about 100% humid the rest of the run--have fun! |
Now you're scaring her off. 
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 19:13 Post subject:
Rain is better than 80 percent humidity!
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 19:14 Post subject:
You need to experience this in a training run. I didn't and my last race, a half was a shocking experience.  Started out with a bum ankle and it started raining at mile 3. It actually poured the entire time, thunder, a little lightening, a real blast. Mile 8 I stepped in a pothole I couldn't see cuz there was 6 inches of water across the pavement I had to cross it to get through. Then I had 2 bum ankles. Finished and it was still pouring. It sucked.
Maybe if I had done some training runs in the rain it wouldn't have seemed so bad.  I doubt it.  No really, it's not bad. 
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 19:17 Post subject:
| alyson98 wrote: | | Will it really be raining the entire time? Rain stops quickly here and just keeps moving out East. |
Well, it's Ivan.
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 20:56 Post subject:
I ran the full marathon that JACKED did the half, and I loved it! It seemed like almost every long training run was in storms - baby, I was ready !
If you have a choice between training in rain and storms, and training in heat and humidity, go with the rain. Every time.
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 21:00 Post subject:
I whined about running in the rain once. This is the response I got:
"Quit whining about running in the rain. Just get out and do it. It builds character and if you're going to call yourself a runner, you had better get used to rain".
Of course this advice was met with a 
I'll pass it along to you Diva 
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Posted: 09/13/04 - 21:51 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | I ran the full marathon that JACKED did the half, and I loved it! It seemed like almost every long training run was in storms - baby, I was ready !
If you have a choice between training in rain and storms, and training in heat and humidity, go with the rain. Every time. |
And I'd go with the heat and humidity, go figure.
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Posted: 09/14/04 - 04:12 Post subject:
I'd rather run in snow or rain than in 100% humidity
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Posted: 09/14/04 - 07:53 Post subject:
| Ms. Jenn wrote: | "Quit whining about running in the rain. Just get out and do it. It builds character and if you're going to call yourself a runner, you had better get used to rain".
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