After The Skies Cleared

The other day after the skies cleared up I headed back to the park for more of a dry run than the time before.

Man, the park culture or atmosphere; whatever you want to call it completely changes with the weather. Obviously nobody wanted to be at the park in the rain the other day, so that day I had the entire park to myself save for a kids' soccer practice and a couple of other people doing something with the baseball fields. But then the last time I went it was a little warmer, and not a cloud in the sky....The park was packed...Every inch of it was filled with people...Volley ball games, basketball games, tennis, baseball, soccer, and there was quite a bit of traffic to dodge on the trail as well.

I've come to realize I might prefer it in the rain...On top of having less trail traffic to dodge, for some reason I completed my two miles easier in the rain. I'm guessing most likely it was because there was nobody to dodge, and after all it was a bit cooler in temperature. Though I did complete my two miles again in the warmth, it wasn't as easy as in the rain.

The plan this evening is to head back to the trail again tonight before dinner. I'm hoping to hit at least 2 1/2 miles in the next couple of workouts as race day is less than two months away now. Coming up fast!