Hills for breakfast, hold the gnats

I agree. It's always nice to have an excuse for a slow easy run.

By the way, what do you mean when you say Beaufort 2-3?

That's the wind measurement scale invented by Sir Frances Beaufort in the early 19th century. Each point on the scale has a corresponding description, such as "leaves in constant motion," raises a flag," "white caps form on seas," etc. So a layperson like me can describe wind speed accurately without knowing the mph. You can google it to get the descriptions; it's pretty useful.

We're all about the wind here from October to March. My neighborhood is situated at the end of a sort of funnel, the Snoqualmie Pass. It cuts through the Cascade Mtns which separate the very different climates of Eastern and Western Washington. On the east side it's very dry and sunny with extreme cold and hot in the winter/summer; the west is wet and temperate by comparison. Between Oct. and March, every time we on the west side are finishing up a stretch of clear weather, the pressure differential and the shift to low pressure makes the wind come screaming through that pass. It's a tight squeeze, which makes the wind even stronger. The pass opens into the Snoqualmie Valley, and up here on the Ridge we get blasted. Anyway, I get tired of saying kinda windy, real windy, sorta windy... so I have my Beaufort scale handy.

Thanks for the explanation.

I had the local news on this morning and they said no wind, and then I walked out the door and got hit in the face with a gust of wind. Granted, I live quite a distance from the t.v. studio and the airport, where they take measurements. And I have to agree that wind was not a factor on my run.

I guess this time of year wind and rain are your big issues while cold and (eventually) snow are mine.

Ahhh...sleep!