Maybe it is a little too early, but I believe in being prepared. I just wish it would extend to my non-running life. I see the commercials on tv about emergency preparedness and I keep meaning to get prepared, but it hasn’t happened so far.
But I digress. I usually try to be prepared for races that I am in. So I spent this morning trying to figure out what I am going to wear for Around the Bay – a week from today! I have been watching the local weather and the weatherman is predicting by Friday it will be 15 degrees. And now, the confusion begins.
If it is going to be 15 degrees on Sunday, I should probably wear something like shorts. I tend to get overheated and then my ugly gait gets even worse. Not only do I stomp when I run, but I have the added bonus of really sweating.
But what if the weather is like it is right now. it is warm, but overcast. I think it might rain today. Or it might even snow if the temperature drops. Will I wear shorts or the capri’s?
What if as the weatherman says, winter isn’t quite done with us. My dad talks about the winter of ’77. When it snowed in April! I remember celebrating my birthday digging out the sidewalk from under a ton of snow.
How do I decide where to put the relay bib. If it is too hot and I dress wrongly I will have to stop, take off clothing and try to put the bib on again. But if it cold and I dress for summer, I will be using the bib to keep my legs from freezing.
I guess I’ll just have to wait until race day to decide. In the meantime, the house will have running clothes all over the place. I just hope I can keep the dog from dragging the special socks off before the race.
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