darwin award
i suppose i very nearly earned myself a darwin award earlier this week. after the kids were in bed, i went for an evening run while it was raining. it’s no big deal running in the rain, but i also had my GPS strapped to my wrist and my ipod shuffle in a pocket with the headphones draped down my back. my route ended up being a 5K loop around the neighborhood. after the first loop, the rain was still rather light so i opted to roll a second.
shortly thereafter, i noted flashes of light, and after a long pause the rumbling of thunder. not minding much, i continued on my way. about a mile from home, the lightning began flashing much more rapidly and the thunder followed along with it. not only that, but the rain started coming down in buckets. not wanting to win that dubious award, i picked up the pace and hustled my rear end home.
looking back over the first ten days of april, i’ve mustered just under 47 miles in 7 runs which averages out to a little under 7 miles. i haven’t had the chance to fit in a longer run and really need to make the time later this month for ’em.
MTD – 46.75 miles
YTD – 460.75 miles
Odometer – 29,968.75 miles (50K short of 30,000 miles)
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