The smashing sequel to Singing in the Rain.
Murphy’s Law:
If you are out running, and a rainstorm hits, it will hit when you are far away from home.
Sad to say, Murphy doesn’t like me much. I checked the weather forecast very carefully, and it clearly stated “scattered showers beginning at 10AM.”
Beginning at 10AM, my foot! It was perfectly clear when I left at 7, with only a 10% chance of precipitation listed for 8. But at around 7:45, all hell floods broke loose.
When I finally arrived back home, my mom was there to greet me.
But what did she have in her hands?
A. a soft, dry towel?
B. a warm cup of tea?
Nope, it was a camera, to capture my ridiculous, soaking-wet style. Thanks a lot, mom!
Her words: “I figured you’d want to post a photo for all your blog friends to see.”
How well she knows me! (And, as it turns out, she did have a towel for me too. What a nice mommy.)
Question of the Day:
Have you ever gotten caught in a rainstorm? Or, have you ever been a victim of Murphy’s Law?
For some reason, it seems to rain a lot when I go to the grocery store and have many bags to carry out to the car! As for running in the rain, I kinda had fun yesterday. It cooled me off. At first, the rain was getting in my eyes, which was uncomfortable. But I figured out how to turn my head so it wasn’t a problem anymore. I felt pretty hardcore… until my dad told me he used to play soccer in thunderstorms all the time.
And if you think I look silly when soaking wet, you should see these guys! 🙂
I’ve been caught in pretty much every weather condition imaginable–blazing heat, snow, and rain. I think snow is my favorite:)
Oh yes, we have got caught in plenty of rainstorms when we went out for a run. : ) At first it is annoying, but then it feels nice!
As long as the rain is warm, I LOVE getting caught in the rain.
Rainy season in the Philippines spans from late June/July until around September (give or take a few months) and I love frolicking in the (albeit acidic) warm rain showers, feeling the water really thundering down around me.
I lived in New England for a while and it rained a lot, yet not with the same powerful force. I found it funny how many of my friends would freak out about “storms” when the word that came to my mind would have been “drizzle” or “shower”. 😛
This post made me laugh–not AT you, but WITH you–haha 🙂 I carried an umbrella with me on my walk today because I was afraid it would rain buckets and it didn’t even sprinkle. Ya never know!
@Little Bookworm – I got it through Google Reader, so it’s coming through on some RSS feeds. x
Little Bookworm,
Thanks for letting me know! Hopefully my post today will show up :-?.
I love running in the rain! It’s so exhilarating…unless, of course, you’re a clutz like me, slip in a puddle, fall, and hurt yourself :/ Oh well, just a few battle scars, right?
Its always when I am as far away from home as I planned on being… right there… when I am only halfway through the run… BAM. Some moments, soggy soaked and fun. Other monents, just soaked. 🙂
Hi Katie, just saw your comment. No, it never showed up on your RSS feed.
I love that someone was there to take pictures haha I don’t mind the rain until my feet get wet!
Hey Katie, I took your no makeup challenge and put up a picture of myself on my blog.
lol, I love being in the rain, if it’s warm out otherwise. I think I’d abandon my running for some good old fashioned puddle-jumping, though 🙂
Awww, you still look great when you are sopping wet! I ran in the rain this morning too. It was so much fun once I warmed up from the initial chill. Double socks are a must. The best part of running in the rain is splashing in a few puddles before you get home. It looks like you had a nice one in your drieway. 🙂
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For your approval…
Me at my recent Half Marathon race on the Fourth of July.
SOAKED!
http://photos-ak.sparkpeople.com/nw/3/6/l361482029.jpg
I was all squishy faced because I was *BLIND*… glasses + torrential rain = can’t see. LOL.
PR’d the race, though! 2:07, which is fast for me for 13.1 miles. 🙂
Melissa,
Love it!! Plus, you’re truly inspiring. Maybe someday I’ll get up the motivation to follow in your footsteps and run a 1/2 marathon.
Oh, also, wet sleeves + no bodyglide = HOLY ABRASION BATMAN! That was excruciating painful for a full day. Ow. And then I scabbed over and it hurt less. 🙂 The lovely water blisters from the wet feet were also great.
I ran with a pace group and our leader would call out the puddles. My favorite quote?
“Puddle to the left … LARGE puddle to the left … SMALL LAKE to the left!!!” as we got closer to the thing and it’s full mammoth girth became more apparent. It was crazy. I think Nessie had taken up residence in that thing. 😉
I have definitely been caught out in the rain. Such a pain while wearing nice clothes, but I don’t usually mind it while running. In fact for the one awful year I lived in Houston (my apologies a I know you are a Texan – but I am a mountian girl at heart, so needless to say Houston and I were NOT friends) I would deliberately plan my runs for late afternoon when chance of thunderstorms was highest. It was just sooo hot in the summer that running in the rain helped to cool me off a bit!