Wet

wet (wět)
adj. wet·ter, wet·test

1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water.
2. Not yet dry or firm: wet paint.
3. Stored or preserved in liquid.
4. Used or prepared with water or other liquids.
5. 
   a. Rainy, humid, or foggy: wet weather.
   b. Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation: a wet climate.
6. Informal Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet county.
7. Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents: wet chemistry.

In almost every sense, the word lived up to its name. With hindsight, perhaps I should’ve taken Jim up on his offer to run this morning, if only so I could’ve seen his face when he hit the water. Nevertheless, as it was pissing down when he called, I opted to wait as the conditions were supposed to improve (if you want a great laugh check out Jim’s entry, it had Ally & I in tears).

After two cups of coffee, I called Rumon who was more then happy to keep me company. The night before I had drafted up a route that takes in several of the city’s trail systems; Cedar Hill Golf Course, Mount Tolmie, UVic, Arbutus, Mystic Vale (see picture) and the Uplands Park. Unfortunately, I hadn’t taken into account the recent, and continued, rainfall but we persevered… with soaked shoes.

The run was relaxed and enjoyable, exactly what I was looking for in my effort to build up the mileage prior to training for Boston beginning. My hamstrings are tight now but that probably has more to do with my posture at the computer and a lack of stretching. I did notice yesterday that my 4th proximal phalange (the one beside your baby toe) on my right foot was sore, felt strained or broken… don’t know what that was about? It didn’t feel any better today but doesn’t a) hurt while running and b) seem to have gotten worse.

On I continue.

Training: a variety of wet muddy trails, road and hills, 1:49:17, AHR 137, MAX 155, 7:01 pace