A beautiful day!

It was a gray, overcast, rainy, cool Sunday... A few years ago, this kind of day would have inspired me to stay inside all day, reading a book or whatever. Maybe if I was feeling ambitious, I would have gone to work out for a little while in the gym. Well, fast forward a few years, and today I went out for a 3+ hour trail run in the rain. I actually didn't think much about it - just made sure to grab my rain jacket before leaving the house.


As I was running, I passed a guy and his dog going in the opposite direction on the trail. As he went by, he said "Beautiful day, huh?" with a big smile on his face. I agreed, also with a big smile on my face. It made me realize how much my attitude towards the weather has changed over the years. I even brought my camera with me on this run because I was expecting to see beautiful things on the trail. Of course, the camera doesn't capture it completely, but I was definitely a happier girl after my time on the trail today!

I do have to confess though that there's one thing that I still don't enjoy when it rains this much. Worms....


I can run through the mud, muck, and puddles with no thought or concern at all (and did lots of that today!) What I can't stand though is stepping on the slimy worms that come out when it rains a lot. Yuck. Now, I know that I wouldn't feel them through my trail shoes ... its not like I'm running in bare feet or anything. But just the thought of the slimy, squishy, not-so-cute, worms getting trampled on by me is something that I just don't like. I had to test my reflexes a few times because I was checking out the scenery and almost stepped on a worm. Don't worry though, I used my superstar ninja moves to avoid them!