Have you ever been driving in the middle of a huge storm and looked over to the side of the road to see some crazy person out there running as if it were the middle of summer. This is what distance running is all about. Because normally us distance runners are those crazy people out there running in any kind of "bad weather". As most runners and coaches would agree, when it comes to weather, rain or shine you'd better be running. Every coach I have ever had could care less if there was a blizzard out, we definitely still have practice. If you told any real distance athlete you skipped a run because of the rain, they would embarrass you on the spot. Why do runners do it, simply because they are the craziest group of people you can meet. There is no other way to explain it, other then the fact that something different goes on in there head then in your average person. Your average person does not spend each and every week running more miles on their feet then some people put on there cars. And they certainly do not look out the window to see a storm and think, "what a perfect day for a run". This type of person is different from others, whether its good or bad, I can not tell you. But I can tell you that I personally love being that crazy guy on the side of the road running in the middle of a storm. It gives you a sense of confidence, especially if you do your run at a pretty decent pace. Makes you feel like nothing is going to stop you from what you want to do, especially a little bit of rain. This is the mind of a determined runner, and if your determined, I say you've got to be a little nuts.
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