What's the worst wind you've ever run in? (Read 893 times)

I've had a bunch of windy runs but the two that stick out the most were a recent run were a very large tree was toppled about 50 meters away and I had great difficulty holding on to my toboggan (that's a stocking cap for any non Viginians). It felt like aqua jogging.

You know it's funny that you say this. I also grew up (in Northern Louisiana) calling these hats "toboggans." I've said that later in life and people look at me like "what the hell are you talking about?" Maybe we have so little use for cold weather clothing here that people just don't have a need to call them anything very often. Here in SW Louisiana near the coast we barely need more than a fleece jacket in the "winter."

Depends on how much broccoli and beer was consumed the evening prior 45 mph gusts in a hail storm. Lesson = always check the weather in the Midwest during spring prior to doing a long out and back.

You know it's funny that you say this. I also grew up (in Northern Louisiana) calling these hats "toboggans." I've said that later in life and people look at me like "what the hell are you talking about?" Maybe we have so little use for cold weather clothing here that people just don't have a need to call them anything very often. Here in SW Louisiana near the coast we barely need more than a fleece jacket in the "winter."

What??? Toboggans are wooden sleds that 2-3 kids go on and fly down a steep hill. http://www.ntsled.com/ And, no, that isn't my mode of transportation to work every day!

Just yesterday I ran in 35mpg gust to 60mph wind on a 5-mile loop trail. Running downwind was a lot of fun -- I went up a 4% upgrade hill as fast as I would have on flat ground; running upwind actually wasn't so bad -- just lean forward lower my head and run at whatever speed I can; the real tricky thing is running crosswind -- I had to lean my body 15 degree sideways and use shorter strides so that I was not blown off course (I was on a dike so if I went off course I would fall 20ft into either a lake or a ditch ), and I strained my thigh muscle a little while running un-balanced like that.