Rain. Some people just won't run in it. Others revel in it. And if you still believe, it'll make them sick.

Where do you stand on this wet issue? We'll talk about all of that and more in Mojo for Running podcast. I'm the coach, Debbie Boyles, and this is the podcast for Middle of the Packers,

regular people not afraid to work up a sweat, who embrace the outdoors and that wonderful

feeling of endorphins surging through their veins. My goal is to provide the information

you need to achieve your goals. Today's topic is running in the rain, and I have the perfect quote to start with.

Childhood is that state which ends the moment a puddle is first viewed as an obstacle instead of an opportunity.

That's from Kathy Williams.

I love it.

It's perfect.

Where I love, it rains off and on for a couple of hours almost every afternoon in July and August. This is not a terrible thing unless you refuse to run in the rain. And even then, it's not usually a huge issue because you've got 22 hours, the rest of the day of pretty great weather, hot and humid,

but that's the worst weather we have all year here. We can run year round, especially if we don't mind getting wet, and I don't. We are, as I record this, in the middle of a typically wet day,

a rest day for me, so I just went out for an

easy bike ride, during which time the heavens opened and I got drenched. 30 minutes later,

the sun was out and the sky was a spectacular bright blue, but happily the temperature had

dropped a few degrees. I actually love to run in the rain, as long as it's not

lightning. Of course, there is plenty of lightning here in Florida, since we have the notorious

distinction of being the lightning capital of the world, but it's not at all unusual for us to have

rain with no lightning either. So it's very possible all unusual for us to have rain with no lightning either.

So it's very possible to go for a good long run safely, even on a rainy day.

If you've been a runner for very long, you probably still remember some of your runs from years ago.

For whatever reason, some runs are just classic, magnificent,

and memorable. I have one of those last week. Rain was predicted all day, but I needed to run 10 to 12

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