Today was my long, slow run. \u00a0In the rain.<\/p>\n
Yesterday was supposed to be my long, slow run day but guess what? \u00a0It was raining yesterday, too. \u00a0So, today, I decided to run anyway. \u00a0After all, it might rain on race day, right?<\/p>\n
MFH (My Favorite \u00a0Husband) dropped me off at the Shell Station and then took off to deposit my water stops. \u00a0We did not talk again until I had reached the next Shell Station~17 miles later. \u00a0(I call him at that Shell Station to let him know to begin the trek to Starkville to pick me up. \u00a0He can stop by and retrieve all the other water stops on his way to get me. \u00a0It works out pretty well.)<\/p>\n
Since it was raining, the run went slower than it normally would have. \u00a0It was coming down pretty good and motorists definitely were not looking for runners. \u00a0I got some rather odd looks from people…looks of, “Lady, don’t you know it’s pouring out!?!” \u00a0It was kinda funny, really.<\/p>\n
Then, there was the rouge semi driver who thought it was great fun to blow by me and drench me in spray from his truck…and the teen driver who thought it was even more fun to hit the large puddles as he\/she went by. \u00a0Needless to say, I got very, very wet on my run today.<\/p>\n
I have been trying different things as far as electrolytes are concerned. \u00a0I have had a little bag of rock salt and I have been sucking on the salt as I run. \u00a0Today, I used the salt and Gatorade. \u00a0No Gu. \u00a0It actually worked pretty well! \u00a0Of course, it was not blazing sunshine or anything so next week may be different. \u00a0It was just nice to not have a crunchy layer of salt all over me when I was done with the run.<\/p>\n
The only thing that was a definite “Boo” about the run was the shower afterwards. \u00a0Seeing as I had gotten very, very wet, that meant that I had chafed. \u00a0A lot. \u00a0I hopped into the shower and no matter which direction I turned, my skin sizzled! \u00a0Ouch!!! \u00a0 But, I lived to tell the tale \u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
So that is today’s run. \u00a022 miles. \u00a05 hours. \u00a0I am going to go and eat now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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