Heavy rain
I was running today. It was hot, there was sun and though I know my performance is bad on those days, I started too fast and pushed myself too much. Well, I should have known it better. After six kilometers my pulse was too high and my head felt like it would burst. I had to decrease my pace, I got slower and slower and even had to walk for a few minutes.
Then I continued my run and struggled through the next five kilometers. In the meantime dark clouds were gathering. I hoped for a little cooling. I ran up a little hill and when I arrived on the top, the clouds had came closer. It was still bright behind me and together with the gloomy sky in front of me it gave a strange light. Absolutely impressive. If an UFO had landed, I would not have been surprised.
On the horizont I could see a gray wall of rain. High wind came up. There was a tension in the air and it was only a question of time when it would start raining. I switched off my iPod; I wanted to be one with the nature, the rain and the wind. Then I felt the first drops and I raised my arms. It was a relief. Soon the rain whipped across the field and hit me like pinholes. Within a few minutes I got soaked to the skin. Puddles didn’t bother me, because I had puddles in my shoes. I could even have wet myself and nobody would have ever remarked it.
Suddenly it was over, the birds flew again and nothing but the wet ground and of course my wet clothes reminded of the short but heavy shower. Later it started raining again, but who cares.. you can not get wetter than wet.
