Tonight's run consisted of all of the above weather elements. I knew it was quite blustery from looking out the window before setting off. However, I bore the full force of those winds once out on the bridge crossing the Taff. It was at this point I was pelted with hailstones. My legs were numb and my bald head frozen. Some 15 minutes later as the hailstones subsided, a downpour of rain started.
As I returned to Mermaid Quay I could do nothing but grin in response to this wintery weather. As tourists bolted for shelter, I skirted the Oval Basin, drenched and sporting the widest lunatic grin I could muster. Whilst I might feel a little short changed, were I on holiday in Cardiff Bay today; as someone who lives here and enjoys a run after work to unwind, all I felt was glad to be alive.
Today's run at 17:16 | |||
Distance | 5.16 km | Time | 28:57 |
Pace | 5:37 min/km | Cadence | 81 spm |
Comments: Windy and rainy with hailstones. |
Glad you could grin Duncan; I on the other hand did not, as I wasted 3 ciggies during the day, as they practically smoked themselves in the wind, outside County Hall, where the 'smoker's lounge' has been moved away from under the tobacco police's window, to a shelter with a roof less than 3/4 of the size of the shelter!
ReplyDeletePerhaps that's God's way of telling you to give up? If he existed... ;-)
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