So I did it: I ran ten  miles this morning in our new town, on the area where I will be doing my long miles. Right now I am staying here, so it was get up and go out the door after eating a hard boiled egg and getting dressed.

From now on, though, I will be living about ten miles away, so I will be eating while driving to the spot where I will begin my run. Which, by the way, will be in a parking lot beside Starbucks! I’m so excited; I can finish up my long run and have a Starbucks all on a Saturday morning, yoo hoo!

Anyway, the morning was humid as heck. I am not used to that; we’ve been in the west for six years, so I can run for two hours and barely break a sweat. Here, ten minutes into the run I was wet.

I took off my shirt and ran in my sports bra, remembering with each step something I once read: “Come on girls, it’s a BRA, not a SHIRT!”

Too bad-it was too damn hot to really care about that!

The first few miles were rough; my legs felt like lead, and I questioned my choice of pre-run hard boiled egg, which was stuck in my throat. But the rest of the run went well. I stopped at a convenience store for a bottle of water and a bathroom break around mile 7.

At mile 8, I looked up in the sky-just before the rain really started to pour-and saw a double rainbow! The top was the darkest, and then a fainter rainbow directly beneath. I’m hoping that means good luck, as the floor guy really did not do a good job on our floors-at least the first try-and has to redo them tonight and tomorrow.

At mile 9 the sky opened up and for the last mile I ran in the rain. I love running in the rain. I know some people hate it, but I just love the freshness and coolness and cleanness. I got some strange looks. The waiters at IHOP gaped as I strolled by. I don’t care. Give me a ten miler in the rain and I will take it anyday.

I hope I can survive this humidity. It is cold out now. Wish I were running in the morning! The only thing better than rain running, to me, is running in the cold!

Hope your Saturday runs were good ones!