{"id":1293,"date":"2011-01-04T18:46:50","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T01:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.supereggplant.com\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2011-01-04T18:46:50","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T01:46:50","slug":"raindrops-keep-falling-on-my-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.supereggplant.com\/?p=1293","title":{"rendered":"Raindrops keep falling on my legs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Okay, so we’ve had several days of gloriously dry yet very chilly weather, but soon we will return to the downpours and nonstop wetness that is the Pacific Northwest. I grew up here in Portland, and I have never liked the rain. In fact, when we moved back up here from California, my one big splurge was to buy a treadmill, even though I had never set foot on one before. I like to run, but I knew that my weak will and general laziness did not stand a chance against the Portland winters.<\/p>\n

I am happy to have the treadmill, but I am even happier when I run outside. The treadmill is great for those days when I just cannot bear to go out into the wet and dark and would rather veg out to CSI reruns, but some days I have to get outdoors, even if it’s raining. I can’t avoid the wet, steamy glasses (I don’t wear contacts) or the sopping, muddy shoes (I guess there ARE goretex shoes … ), but maybe, just maybe I can do something about the wet legs!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I got a Uniqlo “warm easy skirt” in Japan to wear after cold winter runs with my friends and realized that it was the perfect prototype for a rain skirt. I got some breathable, waterproof fabric from my beloved Rose City Textiles<\/a> and copied the Uniqlo skirt. Super basic and easy. The back waistband has elastic in it, and the front has snap tape. If I weren’t so lazy and impatient, I would have put a pocket on it. I haven’t taken it for a test run yet, so I don’t know how it will perform, but I will find out this weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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