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Weather happens…

October 1, 2010 by MCM Mama 17 Comments

The east coast got pounded Wednesday night and Thursday by tropical storm Nicole.  We had flood warnings and a tornado watch.  There were accidents everywhere and the major roads were basically a parking lot.  This was definitely one of those times when I was glad I have a treadmill.

Except I wasn’t.  I really had no desire to run six miles on the treadmill.  I procrastinated for as long as I could.  Finally (after the tornado watch was over), I decided to run outside.  If it were raining on race day, I’d run it.  I’ve run two half marathons in torrential rain and survived.  Why exactly did I think it was too awful out for a run?  As it turns out, the rain let up while I was running and it was a fairly pleasant run.  Even with not stopping Garmin at the ridiculous number of red lights I hit, I ran the six miles at slightly under a ten minute pace.

So, another 100 mile month.  Only three more to go and I’ll have hit 100 every month in  2010!

And Beer Geek asked, when I told him about running outside in the rain, “if a tornado picks you up and then drops you a couple of miles away, do those miles count in your running total?”  General consensus seems to be “Hell, Yes!”

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  1. Jamoosh says

    October 1, 2010 at 11:09 am

    Apparently the Running Gods have smiled favorably upon you!

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  2. Lisa says

    October 1, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Great job getting out there! I'm glad the weather cleared up a little for you. We didn't really get hit hard until over night (it kind of skimmed by NYC all day yesterday) but my hubs and I decided not to go to the gym this morning because it was REALLY coming down. I am definitely glad nicole is leaving the area! I hope there isn't too many damage in your town!

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  3. Anne says

    October 1, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    You are a hardcore Mama 🙂

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  4. TMB @ RACING WITH BABES says

    October 1, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Yes, you get to count the mileage. You are doing great with the miles! Keep it up!

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  5. Bethany says

    October 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Running in the rain can be pretty refreshing! Oh, and I totally agree with your answer to Beer Geek's question. They TOTALLY would count.

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  6. Michelle says

    October 1, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Great job with the miles!

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  7. Lisa says

    October 1, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    You're so brave. I live in the desert and afraid I might melt if I had to run in the rain. Hehehehehe

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  8. lizardruns says

    October 1, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    I definitely say yes! Good for you getting out there. I had stomach cramps and that combined with rain is just too much. One or the other, I can do it, but I totally punked out yesterday.

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  9. Emz says

    October 1, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    you bet they count.Awesome.Love this post!

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  10. Marlene says

    October 1, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Tornado miles should count for double!

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  11. teacherwoman says

    October 1, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Nice job getting the 100 miles! Woot woot!

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  12. Pam says

    October 1, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    Yup. Tornado miles totally count.

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  13. Amy says

    October 1, 2010 at 4:41 pm

    I never like starting a run in the rain, but it's always worth it!

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  14. Jamie says

    October 1, 2010 at 5:24 pm

    Tornado miles definitely count. Congrats on another 100 mile month!

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  15. ajh says

    October 2, 2010 at 12:13 am

    Love Beer Geek's comment! Funny!I am thinking about going to Windsor next weekend and going on a bike ride I have read about. If so I will go to the race and be an awesome cheerleader. I'll let you know.

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  16. Amanda says

    October 2, 2010 at 11:22 am

    I would much prefer tornado running to treadmill runnning. Nice job getting your 6 in.

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  17. Katie A. says

    October 2, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    I am in the same boat this week, do.not.want.to.run. Go figure! Love Beer Geek's thinking! And glad you were spared the tornado ;)Hope you're having a great weekend!

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