Why I Run in the Rain

As I was completing my usual Sunday evening run tonight, I thought to myself, "why am I running in the rain?"  The rain was coming down a lot harder than I can remember, and I can say with complete confidence that I was the wettest I've ever been following a run in the rain. Literally every inch of my running gear was soaked.  Back to the question: Why?

Finishing my run, the answer became more and more clear.  Here's why I run in the rain.

1. I don't want rain to be an excuse. 

Excuses are easy to come by but they all stink. I run in the rain to prove to myself that rain isn't an excuse not to run, instead it's a reason to go running. Yeah it's raining, so what?  Yeah I'm going to get wet, big deal.  If it wasn't raining I'd get wet anyway from sweating. Besides, after the first few minutes you get so wet it doesn't really matter anyway. 

2. Three-and-a-half years ago I made a choice. 

I made the choice that I was going to make running part of my life to get, and stay, in good shape.  The choice was the first part, having the discipline to stick with it is the hard part. However, I'm happy to say that three-and-a-half years later I'm still running and only missed a handful of runs in that time. Remember, nobody's perfect!

3. I can beat the voice. 

We all have that little voice in our heads telling us that it's too hard, too late or I'm too tired. I don't like that voice. I'm not going to say I beat that voice all the time, I have my moments and I think we all do, but when I can find a moment to prove that voice wrong I'm going to take it. 

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