Why Would I Need Rain Pants?

Well, OK, so I haven’t been posting.  But I have been exercising, so I suspect you’ll forgive me.

In fact, I’ve been running.  A lot.  I actually made it up to 5 miles.  In a single work out!  That’s incredible for me - I haven’t run that far since high school.  Has it really been 20 years?  Wow.  Should old people really run that much at once?  Sigh.

In the process of “becoming” a runner again, I’ve ended up on the email lists of a few sports retailers.  This morning I received a promotion that looked pretty good, and I began looking for another pair of running pants.  (In our harsh Arizona winters it’s about 35 degrees in the morning when I run, I won’t be able to wear shorts again until at least February….).

And then I found these “breathable rain pants”.

Get this: the product description states ”You’ll slice through rain in this breathable, water resistant, windproof pant designed for free movement.”

What kind of crazy person runs in the rain? On purpose?! 

Someone who really freaking loves to run, I guess.   I mean, rainy days are why treadmills were made, right?  Of course, I hate running on treadmills…but that can’t be as bad as running in the freezing rain, could it?!

True, I can envision a summertime run with a welcoming - yet unexpected - cloudburst that cools you off.  Facing that, I would definitely keep running.  But I still don’t think you’d see me leave the house to start a run while it was raining. 

Just who are these loonies running in the rain?  There must be a number of them - enough to drive the product development that resulted in these “rain pants”. 

I guess my biggest question is WHY?  Set me straight. If you are one of these crazy, rain-running, rain-pant purchasing people, please enlighten me and post a comment.  Perhaps your rain-running wisdom will help me defeat my Inner Slug on those cold, drizzly mornings.

Tags: rain pant, rain pants, running