Saturday was a fun day of watching high school kids run at the Mega Meet. For as many times as we've attended this meet, we have had most every kind of weather. This year, the weather was probably the most variable I've seen and the first time I've ever seen a course evacuated and then resumed. The heavy rain we experienced while sitting in Stephanie's car made the course a wetter, muddier experience than we'd expected. We made the best of it enjoying some snacks and chatting. Stephanie had crawled into the 3rd row of her SUV and commented that "It's really hot back here." Her husband wondered aloud, "Do you think it's hotter back there than anywhere else?" He then turned on the AC; I'll admit, it was also pretty warm in the second row, and I would have opened my window if it wasn't raining so hard. Dad thought maybe we could try the sun roof, which we did not! It was fun to watch all the runners and cheer for my niece and nephew. My niece even consented to a selfie together. Teenagers generally find the other adults in the lives cooler than their parents...sorry Stephanie. By the time she ran, the rain had picked up again. Our feet had been wet so long, I was wondering if my feet would be wrinkled like prunes forever. There were thoughts that perhaps my wet feet would rot into a bad case of trench foot! I did bring extra socks, but figured there was no point in putting dry socks back into wet shoes. My shoes were so soaked that they were still wet on Sunday. I have been carrying around some dollar store ponchos for several years, especially to races, knowing that someday they'd come in handy. We sat on one and I wore another. Stephanie's were nicer ponchos, but mine worked for what I needed and I'll be putting them on my list to get a few more before the Maine (Half) Marathon in only two weeks. Notice that we also had our sunglasses handy! The umbrella was a freebie at a food show. If it would have gotten lost or damaged, no bid deal :-) When I got home, this is what my step counter read: so I took Charlie around the block to be sure to get past 30,000 steps on the day! Before going to the meet, I got up early to get a two hour run in the books. It was already 72 degrees and 95% humidity at 5:00. The run was pretty slow and sluggish, but we got it done. I am really liking these long runs by time instead of distance especially when the weather doesn't always cooperate. It was a fun day and now I'm looking forward to a race of my own less than two weeks away. I've been checking the weather already and early forecasts call for a high of 61, low of 43 with variable cloudiness. That sounds absolutely perfect. Everybody keep your feet dry, no one needs trench foot. Happy running--Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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