I'm coming at you today with very little motivation to work and more to write about running.
I haven't written my annual Tely blog yet so what better time than right now?
Besides, its FriYAY!
TGIF- Happy Weekend.
Whatever you want to call it.
Every year I run the Tely 10 in St. John's. It is the one race that made me fall in love with running and it is also the one where I say every year, " i'm going to sit this one out next year and be a spectator"..... NEVER HAPPENS
I feel obligated EVERY TIME.
I figure I will run it for ten consecutive years and then finally feel like I can breathe and just watch all the excitement.
I have this theory that every second year is a Golden year. Meaning that every second year we get a GREAT day for running. If you go back through the dates of the tely's for the past 6 years, look at the weather and compare my times, well you might just believe me. It seems that every other year is a heatwave, raging humidity or really wet conditions.
This year we experienced something like 94% humidity... HOLY SHIT!!!
When I woke at 6 am, it was raining cats and dogs. I took one look outside and seriously considered going back to bed. When it is raining like that there is no way to stay dry OR prevent chafing and blisters.
At that moment I thought to myself, Why do I even do this?
I can tell you that it was not the last time I had that thought through out the day.
Luckily the rain stopped just before I left to head to the start line. I had a rain poncho in tow just in case it rained while we were waiting to start.
fortunately the rain held off, the humidity however did not.
It came with vengeance.
I haven't written my annual Tely blog yet so what better time than right now?
Besides, its FriYAY!
TGIF- Happy Weekend.
Whatever you want to call it.
Every year I run the Tely 10 in St. John's. It is the one race that made me fall in love with running and it is also the one where I say every year, " i'm going to sit this one out next year and be a spectator"..... NEVER HAPPENS
I feel obligated EVERY TIME.
I figure I will run it for ten consecutive years and then finally feel like I can breathe and just watch all the excitement.
I have this theory that every second year is a Golden year. Meaning that every second year we get a GREAT day for running. If you go back through the dates of the tely's for the past 6 years, look at the weather and compare my times, well you might just believe me. It seems that every other year is a heatwave, raging humidity or really wet conditions.
This year we experienced something like 94% humidity... HOLY SHIT!!!
When I woke at 6 am, it was raining cats and dogs. I took one look outside and seriously considered going back to bed. When it is raining like that there is no way to stay dry OR prevent chafing and blisters.
At that moment I thought to myself, Why do I even do this?
I can tell you that it was not the last time I had that thought through out the day.
Luckily the rain stopped just before I left to head to the start line. I had a rain poncho in tow just in case it rained while we were waiting to start.
fortunately the rain held off, the humidity however did not.
It came with vengeance.