Not your Ordinary Rainy Day!

Well the weather went from a high of 80 on Tuesday to a high of 41 yesterday (projected to be 51 by other weather sources). The rain started the time I was ready to get out of the door, and would prove to keep steady throughout my run. Not my favorite running weather by far, but with a race around the corner I suited up. Don't get me wrong, I like to run in the rain, just not the cold.
My attire:

• Lightning Yellow (TNF) running shoes w/ a wire lacing system that prevents your shoes from coming loose.
• Fleece lined running pants and fleece lined running top, w/ moisture wicking Under Armour as my base layer, and glove liners which kept my hands warm, even though they were soaking wet.
• One light weight rain jacket, and an Asics running hat that was a prize from the last race I entered.
• My i-pod, with Lifechurch.tv pastor Craig Groeschel, speaking on marriage, and the vows we enter into. The punch line, "When you are dating opposites attract, and when you are married opposites attack!" I knew it was going to be good and funny, and it was both!

Needless to say, I didn't get my optimum long run in I desired, but I ran 4 miles, and faster than my last run of this length. At the end I was soaking wet, except for what my rain jacket managed to keep dry (my i-pod, and the long sleeve fleece shirt under it). Thankfully I could take all of these layers off in the garage and not make a mess inside.

Other news from the rainy day. I decided to see what it was like shopping on a shoe-string budget when getting essentials from the grocery store. So I took an undetermined amount of change to the coinstar machine inside of Wal-Mart, had it counted, and transferred it to cash. I got back $43.90, then went throughout the store selecting items. My goal was to spend as much money without going over the amount of cash I got back. I bought 16 items and managed to spend $42.80. For the other dollar, I rented a movie from Redbox!