against the wind
i started my day by standing at the foot of my driveway, with my left arm outstretched, waiting for my GPS watch to sync up with the satellites overhead. it felt like an eternity but it gave me a chance to figure out that the wind was fairly steady from the north. when my watch (finally) was ready to roll, i put my head down and into the wind i went. my route wound through a park then ran between a new subdivision and a fairly busy road. about two miles into the effort, i noticed two deer off to the right of the sidewalk. they saw me first and were headed in the other direction which was better than bolting across the road. regardless, i did a 180 after 2.5 miles and enjoyed not only a tailwind but a downhill route back home. all told, i mustered five miles and hit the shower.