Rain

I only had to work for 2 hours today, but once again my cycling friday was thwarted by persistent rain. So naturally the next step was to put on some running shoes and head out for a run. I've had this pair of Nike Trail S+ shoes sitting in my room for about a month or so now and I'd only gone out on one short run. Well today was the day to put them to a test. On they went, and out into the rain I ran. My goal was to get them wet and muddy to see how they performed.

I was dodging and weaving, but unlike a sane person, I was actually dodging and weaving around dry spots making sure I soaked the shoes thoroughly. I wanted to test how well they drained water. Initially, they didn't seem to drain very well, but then I realized that they ended up draining about as well as the Brooks Cascadia. The Trail S+ didn't drain as fast, but they did seem to drain out the water about the same.

Mud was a different story. You wouldn't believe how hard it is to find good mud in New York City. I hit up two parks but couldn't find the kind of mud I was looking for. I got the shoes a little muddy, but I was hoping to punish them a little more. Overall, I was happily surprised with the Trail S.

I only got in a little over 3 miles today, but with back-to-back long runs this weekend, I'm not too concerned with a low mileage friday.