Insanity reigns (rains) !

Yes, as I was pulling out of my driveway this morning, I laughed out loud and said out loud, "this is insane to get up at 4:00am to go run in the rain for 3+ hours"! Am I in a midlife crisis or what? Then as I turned onto the street going into Lakeshore Park and crept along the long line of cars, and then realized ALL these cars were turning into the park! Why, this traffic jam was made up of marathoners! Then I said we are all insane, but better than that, we are all COMMITTED. (not to Whitfield) It was an awesome sight to see all those headlights turning into the park...all for the same reason...to run in the rain. About running in the rain...I liked it! Far better than the sun beating down on us and sweat pouring off of us. Now, I don't think rain in Chicago is going to be the same...much colder I would guess. So, I'm praying for no rain there. Kristy and I finished the 15 miles...yea for us...but it was a huge struggle for Kristy because she was getting a migraine with all the symptoms that go with it, like nausea, visual disturbances, dizziness, etc. She pushed through it and finished. I am very proud of her. I feel good about having done the 15 miles...it wasn't too painful. But the one negative that I must mention to get it off my chest, is how in the heck am I going to add 11.2 miles to what I did today?! On the other hand, a couple of months ago it was hard to fathom how I would do 15 miles. So, I guess if I keep up the mid-week training, the ability to do it will somehow appear. I am trusting Mark Simpson!