Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The joy of running in the rain

At the beginning of this year I told my self that I would make working out a part of my daily life. That was one of my goals for this year. As I previously have written, I actually have managed to do that. I have really started to enjoy working out.

Today I had my first run for a month. I've just been busy with exams, moving to town and traveling to Fiji. Yeah, you know the normal excuses. I don't get why we always end up postponing that work out, when we know how good it really feels when we manage to get into the running shoes.

Today it has been raining all day in Geelong, but I decided I needed to go for a run anyway. At first I was not sure how much my poor neglected body would take. And it was painful, the first run after a break always is. You just got to keep on running. Bring some good angry music and some built up frustration, and you can go on forever. And god, how good it feels. The rain is soaking you and you just don't care. It feels refreshing running in the rain. You just feel your mind clearing up. I love it.

And afterwards, get a quick shower and just jump into bed with a movie on the computer. All refreshed and feeling a lot better.

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