So remember that really horrible day that I ran my 60K for the virtual Calgary Ultra Marathon?

Turns out I could have picked a worse day to do it: the day of the actual marathon.

My day was windy as hell, but was otherwise not too bad.

Today, the day of the actual marathon, was also windy as hell but came with a bonus hour and a half of POURING RAIN.

I don’t mind running in rain. But when the downpour hit, it was around 8:30 in the morning. Based on when the ultra started this morning, I estimated that I’d be about halfway through the race by that time. Which would mean another 18-ish miles of either getting rained on or running in soaking wet clothes/shoes/socks.

So yeah.

I’m okay with my virtual decision now. I was really regretting it for a few weeks there, but at least now I am blister free and not lying on the ground at the finish line in pre-hypothermia mode like I’d be if I ran today.

FUN!