If It Weren't So Windy, It'd Be OK

"If it weren't so windy, it'd be ok," I heard a woman mutter as I entered the grocery store post-run. That was an understatement. The first two-and-a-half miles out in a stiff headwind could be the windiest and one of the toughest runs I've ever done. It felt like running in a wind tunnel. Rick looked like the Easter Bunny, fresh and teasing us by running backwards. He really is too strong. Then Travis left us in the dust for the last mile. Must have been sub-7 and that was mile 17. This was my first 5 miles since Chicago. Suffered enough to feel nauseated at the end. Good feeling! :-) Thanks, Rick and Travis for putting up with me! Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 742 ft Location: Blue Springs, MO Elev. Gain: +26 ft Date: 12/13/08 Up/Downhill: [+265/-239] Time: 10:45 AM Difficulty: 2.7 / 5.0 Weather: Fair and Breezy 50 F temp; 47% humidity 50 F heat index; winds S 23 G 37 Performance Distance: 5.00 miles Time: 0:42:04 Speed: 7.1 mph Pace: 8' 25 /mi Calories: 435 Map Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 32 +0' 07 7.0 -0.1 +19 ft 2 8' 43 +0' 18 6.9 -0.2 +3 ft 3 8' 37 +0' 12 7.0 -0.2 0 ft 4 8' 11 -0' 14 7.3 +0.2 -4 ft end 8' 01 -0' 24 7.5 +0.3 +7 ft Versus average of 8' 25 min/mile

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