Running in the Rain

Is it ok to run in the rain? yep.. My humble advice it go for it. Have to prepare for all sorts of weather. What if precious race-day ended up being gifted with proper poring session. Do understand it is cold, wet and no hope of sun, but take it as it is and try to enjoy. To be honest i have this secret likeness of running in rain. Especially if it is a warm day. Today it was mini thunderstorm sort of weather. It just kept pounding over the Hyde Park. So 13 miles of battle with the rain. Felt like asking is that all you can give!

Anyways what to wear. It it is a warm day; just normal running gear would do. But cotton no go zone. Soak with water it trebles the weight. But these days cotton is no go anyway when it comes to running with all these dri materiel around. Apparently they are suppose to make you feel dry. Every little helps so less weight to carry as well it helps to cool you down. Weeeeell when it is raining it is cold and cool all the way;-) Also keep in mind there is a thing called Hypothermia.




Shoes when running; if you can find water proof shows it is better. I think the trail shoes are better on a rainy as it grips to any surface better than the normal running shoe. Also be wary on stepping on pot holes. It is very difficult to see what is beneath. One step wrong ended up being rolling a leg. Also make sure not to adjust the running style. Yep do understand it is slippery. Water has gone inside the shoes, Everything is wet, water is dripping, visibility is poor. Getting dark. This is ads lots of ingredients for an injury. Especially when the shoes are not gripping properly to the surface it tend to drag a wee bit with the slippery surface. This is very bad for the knees as they have to take the impact from this excess movement. So make sure the alert levels are high and less time spend on the dream world. Slow down, as it is better be safe than sorry.

So if you like to jump in to the puddles and imaginary dance while you run and don't care about if people think you are crazy, go run in the rain.


So moral of the story is Just keep running...............................