Damn Uncooperative Weather

Yes, I did say I'd ride my bike every day but my rest days, but it rained today. It stopped by the time I took Booie to school, but it still looks threatening. It's also wet out there still, and I do not want to be riding on wet, muddy trails today. No, they will not dry out by this afternoon. The trails I ride usually stay wet for at least a day after a good rain. They will probably still be muddy tomorrow when I will go out no matter what.

I would even go out today if I weren't so banged up. My legs are feeling a bit tender today for obvious reasons that can be seen in that picture. I think they look much worse in person, so I have taken to wearing pants when I go out in public. I probably ought to wear some pants when we go to counseling tomorrow as well. I don't want to justify my activities. She doesn't strike me as an outdoorsy individual and probably wouldn't understand why I subject myself to such things. I look like I vacationed in Florida. Well, maybe it's not that bad.

I will still run today. My partner is back from her vacation that she kicked off by running a half marathon. What a trooper! Maybe we'll do the next Pittsburgh Marathon. I think that would be pretty cool. She might not be up for a run right after coming home from vacation on the shark-infested beaches of our eastern shore, especially since it's wet out. I'm going no matter what. I can't wimp out entirely because of mud.

I do plan on running trails today. I could run the track, but I think it will probably be as messy as running trails anyway. It's a converted horse track on a low field that gets quite wet after rain. Last time I ran it after a heavy rain in the morning, I had to jump over puddles in certain areas and go into the grass in another section. If I'm going to be doing that sort of thing, I may as well run trails and get in shape for that anyway rather than running a flat loop.