42 wet minutes

Took a nice 42 minute run with Gina last night in the rain. We had a blast! Gina has always enjoyed rain and last night was no different. We normally walk to the park entrance from our house but I suggested that we jog easily instead since it was raining and we would keep warmer by running. She agreed and off we went.

Once we hit the cover of the woods, the sound was very pleasent and not quite as wet. We shared a lot of laughs, talked about my upcoming race, her upcoming cross-country season, and just enjoyed being in the woods. We stopped so that she could take her coat off and the rain tapered off a bit also. We made it to the vernal pools and started off on the red trail. We startled a baby deer from the brush and chuckled as it darted left, then right, in an effort to evade us. It did not realize that we really weren't chasing it!

The rain started again in earnest and Gina put her coat back on. The rain was really coming down hard and the puddles were forming on the trail. I told Gina the best part of running in the rain on the trails is that it is just easier to run through the water/mud instead of trying to avoid it. I suddenly heard lots of splashing and giggles as she did just that, ran right through the water and mud. Times like these are priceless!

We made it back home just in time for the rain to stop and the clouds to clear. I would not have changed a thing...