Wind

"Cypress, Wind and Seak", limited edition on canvas by Steve Memering.

"Just got back from the windy city. The windy city was mighty pretty, but it ain't got what we got here." From the movie, Calamity Jane

This song popped into my head as I hit the streets the other night. It has been obsurdly warm here in DC, reaching the mid-70s during the day. It makes it hard to get in the Christmas spirit, but quite-perfect weather for running. My legs have finally healed although I do still feel a twang in my knees, and it feels great to get out and run again.

However, the wind is not absent from the warm fall weather we have been having. It makes running twice as hard, but I guess you reap twice the rewards? A 3-mile run feels like 5 miles and your body has to work overtime. It is somewhat eery running on a dark windy night with only the light of the Capitol and Washington Monument to guide me, leaves swirly around...kind of like a scene out of the Wizard of Oz. It adds a sense of adventure to my runs...for the moment.