Hard Core?

The alarm went off at 4:45 this morning and I hit snooze. I hate snooze and rarely use it but I was just so darn tired this morning I just couldn’t get up yet. I finally got up, got dressed and noticed that we lacked water pressure while brushing my teeth. I got outside to discover it was cold and misty. Ugg, should I run or go back to bed. Run!! When I did become so hardcore? I went back inside and changed from shorts and my new shoes into my cool gear pants and older shoes. Back outside I started my run. Tempo run was on tap for today. The plan called for 1 mile warm up, 4 miles at MT, and 1 mile cool down. I told myself before I started that the faster I ran the sooner I could get out of this cool, wet weather. As I ran I noticed that some of the ditches were really full and flowing pretty fast. Hmm low water pressure and water flowing in the ditches…must be a busted water main nearby. I finished the 1 mile warm up in 9:37. I picked up the pace and thought about Phil’s comment about my pace being faster while the dog was chasing me Wednesday so I headed over to Amberwood. It was starting to be more of a sprinkle then a mist. None of the dogs were out so it was just up to me and my desire to get out of the rain to hold my pace. My 4 tempo miles were done in 8:34, 8:44, 8:44 and 8:23. Then the cool down 1.21 miles in 12:42. I went the extra .21 because that is how far I was from home and didn’t feel like walking in the rain.
I got home and got to enjoy a hot shower in a small trickle of water.
When I got to the school, I was told that they had no water and therefore school was closed. Great. I called work and told them I was coming by to see if there was anything I could do at home. By the time I got there my boss had rounded me up some stuff to take home.
The forecast for tomorrow is still looking good and I just hope these weathermen know what they are talking about. I have no desire to ride 102.4 miles in this weather.
Well, better get started on that work I brought home.