Today’s village - beach loop walk added resistance training into the mix, courtesy of winds gusting up to 78 Kph at our place, probably more on the beach. I’ve also been liberally coated in sand. Still, when it wasn’t a head or side wind my speed was slightly higher.
Clifford Beshers I may be stupid, but I love a good howling wind. It's one of the things that drew me to the Eastern Sierra.
Miraz Jordan @jean Well, as a part of the world where such winds aren’t very exceptional flying debris is unlikely below maybe 100 Kph. On the beach the biggest flying debris risk is probably some bird being caught unawares. 😆
Miraz Jordan @cliffordbeshers I’m sort of OK with it — we have many such winds here — but the sandblasting is another matter.
Matt Routley do you have to spin around to get evenly sandblasted on all sides? 😀
Miraz Jordan @mroutley I probably should have tried that! 😀 I certainly turned my back on it a few times.
Jean MacDonald I grew up in hurricane country, so I picture trees and lawn furniture being tossed about. But 50 mph is “only” in the tropical storm range.
Miraz Jordan @jean Every year there are gales in Wellington and other places strong enough that someone loses a trampoline or their garden furniture. These gusts are really annoying, and noisy, but not really in the dangerous zone. Sustained: 44 Kph or 27 mph, gusts up to 78 Kph or 48 mph.