It was definitely time to do a post-work run together again -- and besides, spring had arrived -- so he and I put another 5-miler on the calendar for tonight at 6:30. This time we're meeting at Artesani Park in Brighton and looping the Charles River for old time's sake.
It goes without saying that today ends up being the only night in a 2-week window that the weather is once again:
1) Black. As in blanket fog.
2) Icy. As in temperatures nearing freezing.
3) Blustery. As in blanket rain. As in all day. As in the kind that leaves ankle-deep puddles on the corners.
Besides, I've told you I'm tired and today I'm still tired. (This status refuses to change for some reason).
At 9 a.m., after walking 4 blocks across the Back Bay into the gale to work, I checked in with Bill. Kind of hoping he'd say, Um, yeah right, like we're going to run on the river and drench and muddy and chill ourselves. And that maybe we'd decide together to postpone it to the weekend. And maybe I could just go home after work tonight and sleep....
K: Seriously. Drove in in a downpour.And that was that. No rising to the bait. No acquiescing to my wimp-out. Which means I'm going to put on my windbreaker and Red Sox cap and go with my friend to catch a fiver. Probably a cold, too.
B: It's going to be a wet run tonight. I brought lots of clothes to change into after.
K: Seriously. This is the only day we get rain this week….
B: Better than a heat wave.
All because Bill and I are runners, damn it, and as a result, are gluttons for a good A**-kicking from time to time.
Which is probably good for our souls. Please let it be good for our souls.
Just pray we come out alive on the other side.
Day 13 of 30: 4.85 miles
April Total: 27.03
2011 Total: 181.02
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