Anyone likes jogging in the rain?

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:30:54 -0400

I just went for one heck of a jog in the rain. Soaking wet. But I loved it! What's your preference?

Response by LT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2014 10:34 PM

LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:34:31 -0400

Hurts when the rain is too hard and you're running into it :)

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Aug 8 at 2014 10:40 PM

MSG Wade Huffman — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:40:56 -0400

Don't like jogging, or rain, especially since retirement! LOL!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2014 10:42 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:42:59 -0400

I live in Oklahoma, but miss my Alabama rain.

Response by SSG Robert Burns made Aug 8 at 2014 10:54 PM

SSG Robert Burns — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:54:09 -0400

I'm more of a long walks on the beach and a movie night on the couch type of guy. But I'm always down for something CRAZY like moving at slow velocity through precipitation.....without a PT belt.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2014 10:58 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:58:49 -0400

I love running in the rain except for the fact my shoes get wet. LOL.

Response by 1LT Nick Kidwell made Aug 8 at 2014 11:01 PM

1LT Nick Kidwell — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:01:18 -0400

If it ain't rainin', you ain't trainin'

Response by SSG V. Michelle Woods made Aug 8 at 2014 11:19 PM

SSG V. Michelle Woods — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:19:10 -0400

I like doing LOTS of things in the rain to include running! But only if it's warm summer rain.

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Aug 8 at 2014 11:26 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:26:06 -0400

I don't like jogging in any weather....

Response by LCpl Steve Wininger made Aug 9 at 2014 12:32 AM

LCpl Steve Wininger — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:32:42 -0400

The only jogging I do in the rain is to get out of the rain. I spend enough time running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, Don't need to do any extra jogging. As for exercise... I get enough of it pushing my luck, don't need to do anymore of it either.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 3:11 AM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:11:50 -0400

I would if I could. My last tour of Afghanistan left me with little to no cartilage behind the knee cap to the femur. VA says I need a knee replacement, but I can't get one till I am 50 something. 2 knee replacements per lifetime per knee, there regulations on that.

Response by CMC Robert Young made Aug 9 at 2014 5:47 AM

CMC Robert Young — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 05:47:31 -0400

If it ain't raining, it ain't training!! Hot or cold, makes no difference; let's run!!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 6:58 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 06:58:47 -0400

Running in the rain makes me feel like I could run forever, plus you don't overheat which is great. You just need light shoes to begin with so the water drains and you are not running with weights on your shoes

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 8:14 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 08:14:36 -0400

I love running in the run. I'll actually rearrange my training schedule if it's raining on a non-run day.

Response by SSG Robert Burns made Aug 9 at 2014 8:26 AM

SSG Robert Burns — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 08:26:03 -0400

If you really wanna get crazy, try the stationary bike in the rain!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 8:42 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 08:42:03 -0400

For some reason if given the right enthusiasm soldiers are a lot more motivated in the rain during pt.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 10:26 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:26:47 -0400

I haven't been in the military long enough to hate the rain, so let it pour! Besides it shows discipline to voluntarily go do something in the worst weather conditions. Not like the Army closes when it's raining, snowing, drought conditions (all basic Wisconsin weather conditions in a single month). When it rains and I'm running, it's like God is helping me stay cool and hydrated. When it's windy He's forcing air into my lungs and pushing my back to keep me going further. Just a way to keep my butt moving with a purpose and not walk.

Response by GySgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 10:28 AM

GySgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:28:52 -0400

I fell in love with rain and water just because of the Corps and it's love of water but due to prolong exposure to dry places like Iraq and Southern Afghanistan. Anytime it would rain during the deployments, I would just stay outside and feel the rain.

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Aug 9 at 2014 11:09 AM

CPT Jacob Swartout — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:09:00 -0400

As long as there is no lightning, I'm good for jogging in the rain any day.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 11:21 AM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:21:31 -0400

I'm down for a good run, rain or shine. Just make sure there isn't a lot of lightning. I would have to become one of the fair-weather pilots.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 12:19 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 12:19:49 -0400

Best stress relief possible. Jog in a soft rain. I could do it daily if it rained in Texas more often.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 1:07 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:07:23 -0400

When I was not disabled, I loved running in the rain. It cleared my head

Response by SGT Alicia Brenneis made Aug 9 at 2014 1:32 PM

SGT Alicia Brenneis — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:32:48 -0400

Doing PT in the rain was some of the best PT. We would run, stop get in the mud, do some muscle failure , run again. By the time we were finished we would be wet, muddy and laughing our buts off . You get that hard workout feeling, not to mention that shower after was like heaven!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 1:58 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 13:58:50 -0400

I'm kind of forced to enjoy running in the rain being stationed at ft lewis it rains 80% of the time in the fall winter and spring. All you have to do is embrace the suck.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 2:37 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 14:37:42 -0400

I hate the rain. I don't mind a nice drizzle like at Lewis though, but i freaking hate running in Texas period. Did 5 miles this morning and by 0900 it felt like 100 degrees...grief. Does it rain in Texas?

Response by 1SG Michael Blount made Aug 9 at 2014 2:51 PM

1SG Michael Blount — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 14:51:03 -0400

As long as it's, like, a drizzling rain, I wouldn't mind.Those gully-washers, though, are out of the question

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 5:18 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 17:18:44 -0400

I love running in all sorts of warm or wet weather....ice and snow aside (that just sucks)

Response by SGT Chris Veldman made Aug 9 at 2014 6:33 PM

SGT Chris Veldman — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 18:33:58 -0400

I enjoyed it when it was a downpour, but always hated that drizzle that seems to never end at Fort Lewis

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 9 at 2014 7:33 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 19:33:52 -0400

I remember the old PT cottons that would weigh 25 pounds after some quality rain.......good times.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2014 7:41 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 19:41:11 -0400

My favorite running weather - raining or when it's really muggy like it's about to pour down.

Response by SPC Stephanie Oanes made Aug 10 at 2014 11:49 AM

SPC Stephanie Oanes — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:49:08 -0400

I wa stationed in Fort Lewis for 4 years, if anyone has been stationed there, they know it rains there almost every day. Plus it's a COLD rain at that!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2014 12:08 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:08:19 -0400

Yes, if it is during the summer. I hate the cold! But with that said, something about the rain takes my mind off of jogging/ running and makes the actual exercise seem easier and go by faster. My mind is just occupied I guess.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 10 at 2014 10:52 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:52:36 -0400

As long as it's not coming down too hard, running and biking are both enjoyable in the rain. Not sure I'd want to try it in a downpour, though.

Response by SSG Jacob Wiley made Sep 10 at 2014 11:43 AM

SSG Jacob Wiley — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:43:17 -0400

Absolutely not. I've surpassed the "everyone, look how hooah I am" stage.

Rain is something to be enjoyed from the porch...with a glass of iced tea.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Sep 10 at 2014 11:11 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:11:44 -0400

Yeah on a treadmill in the gym. nothing like it when its raining outside!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 10 at 2014 11:18 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:18:04 -0400

When I could run, very much...unless it was below 50*!!!!!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 15 at 2014 9:28 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:28:14 -0500

Mostly, the only exception is freezing cold rain (and then it's frozen siblings as well)

Response by SSG Tim Everett made Dec 29 at 2014 6:23 AM

SSG Tim Everett — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:23:52 -0500

I also like piña coladas.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jul 21 at 2016 11:33 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:33:47 -0400

90 Degrees in the Summer, 80 degrees in the Winter, 2 2 week Monsoons separating them in Diego Garcia. I'd do it but I prefer not to. 5 years in Bremerton. If it was raining we would run in the Main Gym or the Gym on the Pier or do some other Leg Exercise Machine.