Ah, see, I hate running in the wind, too. I seem to always get stuff in my eyes even with sunglasses on -- the helmet + sunglasses combination is more protective than just the glasses alone. Maybe I need a hat (but it would probably blow off).

I do all of my running and biking these days with a Chariot trailer/jogging stroller, and I think I prefer pulling it into the wind to pushing it into the wind. So I'm saving running for wet days and continuing to ride in the wind.

Yesterday the wind was so bad that I ran out of gears in my middle ring and wound up downshifting to the little ring, even though it's completely flat here. I felt like a dummy riding the last 8 miles in the granny gear, but it actually increased my speed by almost two miles an hour so it was the right thing to do.

Running, cycling, whichever: I think it's great that you aren't letting the weather keep you inside!