Blown away - literally!

This morning the wind was howling and the rain hammering down against the bedroom window.  Did I want to get out my nice warm bed? No, I was on holiday. There are severe weather warnings on the news so the easy decision was to stay in bed.  But that's not how you prepare for a 53 mile run.
Time to get up for a yoga practice followed by a trail run with a fellow athlete who is in training for his 1st ironman.  For the first time the wind penetrated the trees at Chatelherault and the conditions were wet under foot.  At one stage I took a fall straight down. Nothing more than a grazed knee but it could have been worse.
My head cold meant I really shouldn't have been running but I felt up for it. However it became clear I wasn't 100% and the scheduled 2 laps was cut to 1 so a good 5 mile of trail running. It was done in a decent time but pushing it for another lap wasn't advisable and I listened to my body. Home to chocolate milk and home made soup after a shower and clean up. I feel really good now so conclude that I was right to run and right to cut it short. There will be many more training sessions in poor conditions but as I have a major event in the early season, I have no choice so it makes the decision easier to make. Stay safe out there folks.