Day 170, 195 To Go

June 19, 2013

It is probably not a good idea to go out running when you see a thunderstorm approaching, but that is just what Honey and I did today.  Actually, she used her rollerblades and I ran, but we were both out there.  At first, the clouds, although ominous looking, seemed far enough away to not be any danger.  That is what I thought, but Honey was a bit afraid.  We still went though.

After a few minutes, it became clear that our running route would take us directly under the storm, or at least it looked like that.  We could see lightening here and there, but the thunder was not following the strikes, at least as far as we can hear.  I always go by count of 5...if you see lightening and you count how long before you hear the thunder, every 5 seconds is a mile away.  So, I figured we were safe.

When we got to the turnaround, the weather started to take a turn for the worse and the sky darkened even more and now it looked like the clouds stretched all the way back to our starting point.  Uh oh...not the safest conditions.  So, we took off as fast as we could back home.  I was not feeling great and I had been running fairly easy up to that point.  In looking at my pace, I increased my pace from my first mile to my second about 1:30 per mile.

The run back was tense but we made it all the way back home alive!  Yay!  Hopefully there are no ill affects from the rushed run back to safety.  Next time, I'll wait a little while longer before I go out and run in bad weather.  Impatience can often be your undoing in all facets of life, running is no different.

Here are my numbers:

Time: 20:00

Distance: 2.55 miles

Pace: 7:51/m

Max Pace: 5:38/m

Calories: 329
Avg HR: 140

Max HR: 164

As it turned out, the storm passed by quickly and the sky calmed down.  It has been raining quite a bit lately and the storms can often be spectacular.  Watch out for lightening, folks, it is no joke!!

Run for Life!!