Whether You Like or Dislike, Weather is Here

Today was a good day. It rained. It rained while I ran, it rained while I lifted, it rained while my daughter rode her horse, and it is raining while I type this up. Rain is a cool thing to me. Rain is also an interesting element to me. Rain make things grow and at the same time too much of it can destroy what it was growing. We complain because it doesn’t rain and then we complain when it does. If you work outside for a living you probably have become an amateur meteorologist. Those droplets can cause you to lose money, reschedule your life, or even make you realize that you are coming home a little muddy at the conclusion of your work day. When you work indoors rain isn’t such a bad thing. Oh wait, you must carry your umbrella, for the ladies you must worry about your hair, the drivers splashing you with puddles, and what you are going to do when it’s time to leave for lunch. Let’s go back to the umbrella thing for a bit. Can we please admit that the only thing they are good for is protecting your hair and adding to your chances for getting struck by lightning? Really, I believe they are simply overrated. If you really want to protect yourself from rain put on a full rain suite, one of those elderly lady clear head wraps, and some rain boots. Okay, enough of my umbrella rants. There are times that rain is a nuisance, even with my odd view on things. I coach college tennis so from January through very early May I hate when it rains at 2pm through about 7pm. Even I am a fickle when it comes to enjoying rain. I race motorcycles. I cannot play tennis in the rain but I can go slop around for 2 hours through mud, muck, no vision, and soaking wet everything. Some will say that it is fun and there are times I may agree. For me, I’m racing but I am always amazed at the hundreds of people who stand out in the rain to watch us do our thing. Maybe they are amazed at what we are doing as well or maybe funny things happen when it rains. Speaking of playing sports in the rain; we can play or be a spectator of many sports. It’s pouring down rain and the game goes on. The fans stay and even get a little crazy. Concerts go on in the rain. For most things our lives do not stop when it rains. We just complain because it is an inconvenience. Rain is a non-negotiable part of our lives. We can complain because we don’t have enough or complain because we got too much. As we complain someone else is readying to harvest their field. We must have it and at times we must put up with the hassles it causes. If it didn’t rain we couldn’t ski or fish on our great lakes, eat the amazing food we are privileged to have, have green grass to mow (oh wait that part sucks), or have a reason to take your loved one and look up at the sky while holding each other tight and enjoying the moment. Lastly, this precipitation that enables and hinders at the same time must be relevant as it has been mentioned in 5,000 songs since the 1960’s. Think about that for a moment. Now, how many of those songs are dancing like little rain drops in your mind right now. It rained today and that made it a great day. Today’s workout: 3 – 1 mile repeats with 5:00 rest between each. All were done in under 9:00. Yes, it rained but that only made it more special After a 3 hour break the lifting portion commenced 21-15-9 of cleans and dips Cleans were done with 45 lbs. Very little weight but it was my first time and my form was good. Dips were done unassisted and assisted. Round 1: 6un, 4un, 11 assisted with 70lbs. Round2: 6un, 9 assisted with 70lbs. Round3: 2un, 7 assisted with 70lbs. Tomorrow is a rest day!