I have done long runs in the rain in the past with varied results. Since I avoided stepping in any big puddles until the 12th mile, even the downpours that soaked me did not..ahem..dampen my experience. If nothing else, I felt stronger than usual. With no sun beating down and temps in the low 70s, I felt downright good.
Since I do not bring my iPod on the rainy runs, I not only had no music, but no stopwatch either. It was liberating in a way, but I am curious of my time.
And I realized why I prefer to have music on my runs. It is not because I need it. Rather, it is because I am going to having music in my head anyway, so why not have it played for me? For almost the whole time on Sunday, I had a strange mental playlist going that included "Shandi" by Kiss, "Legs Forever" by His Name Is Alive and "Sugar Shack" by Phish. Only occasionally was I able to turn my brain off completely, and I found myself jealous of the people that can do that on every run.
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