Running in the Rain

Portland Oregon; the Willamette River with city in background

Portland street in the rain

It was stormy weekend in Portland with lots of rain and wind in the forecast. Saturday was one of those weekend mornings when my husband and I look at each other and say, “Are we running today?” Of course we are! We can’t let the weather get in our way. If we did, this time of year, our runs would be few and far between. However, when you are warm and dry inside, and it’s looking rather nasty outside it takes extra will power to commit. Plus, our little Silky Terrier, Penny, was begging to go.

The next question is, “Where do you want to run?” As you may know, I love to run on trails, and we have some amazing forest trails in and around Portland. However, with a high wind warning it probably isn’t smart to run on a muddy trail in a forest. We decided to go into town and run a loop on the bike path along the Willamette River.

In my last post I said that I’ve never finished a run and wished I hadn’t gone. This one  was no different. It really wasn’t that bad, and we weren’t the only ones out in the rain. Rob tells me that Sunday is a six mile run day.  Sigh. Just another morning to get motivated and go outside, and I bet I will be so happy that I did.

Penny says, “Let’s Go!”

Pre-run she’s dry and clean, but eager to go.