Weather=70 degrees, 15% humidity, 32 mph wind gusting up to 45 mph, sunny.
I decided to run the Fort Worth Zoo Run 10k tomorrow. I decided that today would be a good day to do some mile repeats. I thought 4-5 would be about right. Then I walked outside and noticed that the wind was ridiculous... I walked back inside and checked the weather. It said wind was 32 mph. Gusting to 45 mph. FORTY-FIVE!! Are you kidding me? Maybe only 3 mile repeats.
Mile 1- 6:53 pace. This was a loop I was running and only the last 1/3 was against the wind. I was 6:46 average pace at mile .62... then I turned into the wind. I was slower but it felt MUCH more difficult.
Mile 2- 7:08 pace. I think the wind actually picked up in between miles 1 and 2... could be wrong... but I swear it seemed that way. So on the second mile repeat, I was 6:35 average pace at mile .62... then I turned into the wind. OMG! I cannot tell you! At one point I thought it was going to stop me... like actually make me come to a complete stop! Ha, ah! Quite funny I'm sure to watch me battle. It felt like I was pulling a car. Little pieces of sand were hitting my face and ...it hurt!
Mile 3 - DNF. Yup. I quit. That wind is too ridiculous.
When I got back in my car to drive home, I was feeling kinda quilty about quitting. But then I noticed the atmosphere was dirty brown. As windy as it has been, today was worst by far... it looks like a sand storm out there.
| 