Oops!

I almost titled this post "Blame it on the Rain," but then remembered that my wife HATES Milli Vanilli, not just because of their fakery, but because they robbed the Indigo Girls of their chance for the Best New Artist Grammy.

And, I certainly wouldn't want to add insult to injury. I owe her a big apology this morning because I started my run much later than usual and did not leave a note. So, by the time I got back, she was very concerned and even called me on the cell while I was walking up to our mailbox while finishing my warm-down walk.

Sorry, honey. My bad. What I learned is that when the routine gets changed, there's a chain reaction of consequences that I have to adjust for. Next time will be better.

So, yeah, I started late this morning because I could hear rain on the skylight in the kitchen. I hate running in the rain because I wear glasses and the water drops obscure my vision and make it harder to run. I also worry about ruining the cell phone, but that's easily fixed by putting it in a Ziplock bag in its case.

I left a half-hour later, and it was a different experience. More joggers and walkers are out. More traffic on the roads. Ok, here's today's roundup.

3.8 miles in 49:20

The run out went very well, and it seemed like the return trip was going well, but turned out to be slower. The turnaround was much higher on the hill on Overlook Drive. I just about made it to Ridgehaven Drive, about a block past last week's best mark.

I continue to increase the distance in each run. From now on, each outward bound run will be 1 minute longer than the previous day's until I get to one hour of total running time.

I got slowed up a bit on the return because I had to wait for traffic here and there. I keep the timer running on these breaks because they give me an artificial rebound, so it all works out. It's all part of the run. Just simpler to let it keep going.

BMI is 34.9.