Did I really just run in Chilliwack?

Seems I am spending the weekend here in Chilliwack with my girlfriend and brought my gear to run with. The weather has been crazy, heavy rain and wind blowing at 50 to 60 kph gusting higher. I waiting for the weather to break today before I made my move. As I laced up it was about 11C with a wind at 30 kph but swirling. I figured on a 8k loop where I could really make some time, as my goal today was to bring home my last km as my fastest but intending to run fast the whole way round. I started out and had that light feeling again so I just went with it. I could feel the wind pushing me around, sometimes in my face, then from the side. Annoying really. I pressed on, pushing hard, staying well within myself. Out in the open around 4k, the wind calmed somewhat, presuming a tailwind. As I turned the corner leading down the last few km home, I ran straight into a monster headwind. F**k me. My pace easily dropped 20sec a km. I forced myself to concentrate on my form and just keep moving forward all the while I can feel the wind pushing me backwards. When I reached the 7km mark, I switched gears, as my goal was to bring the last km home faster than any others. I knew that I had posted a 4:39, so I really had to move. I made myself keep my rhythm as fast a possible and tried to keep everything else under control. The last 300 metres were hardest as I kept looking at how far I had to go. When the GPS beeped, I looked at it and saw that I had run a 4:29. I did what I set out to do and damn did it feel good. 37:53 ~ 8km, 4:43 km pace. I walked back to my girlfriends place, enjoying the elation that followed. Peace be yours my friends.