Monday Bonus Blog: Ugh Wind!

Well got a bit behind at work and instead of my longer run I ended up picking between a flat fast 30 min. or a hilly, rough terrain 30 min. Deciding to beat myself for the mental lapse I choose the hills.

But I hadn't been outside all day and no one mentioned that the freaking wind is knocking down trees! I just checked the weather when I got back and its 80 degrees and 25-29 mph winds. I actually felt like it was going to be a cake run when the wind was at my back, then as I turned onto the lake trail (Tempe Town Lake, were the AZ Ironman is this weekend) I about got knocked on my ass. As the trail is really a utility road, the wind was pushing the dirt in waves of dust caps and it pelted me mercilessly.

This is payback for bike this morning. It got a bit better as the trail turns into a parking area. I really hope it dies down for the AZ IM, I would drown if I had to swim 2 miles in that chop, how could you make any headway against 25 mph winds?

Oh the tree, on the way out from the office I heard a large crash behind a fence, I knew it was a part of tree falling, but when I looked I didn't see a crew working on it (which is pretty normal out here). Then as I was in the last 100 yards, with the wind finally to my back, I heard another big crash and watched a huge tree topple across the street in a park.