Met up with David and ran by Hansville from Twin Spits to Point-No-Point Lighthouse and back. Morning was ichi-ban: clear and blue, brassy morning light, high cirrus clouds, mountains right next door, Whidbey Island green and furry. First 3m hilly, second 3m flat, then back over the rollers to our cars. Was concerned about the leg and took it fairly easy on the way out, then got a twinge at about mile 7 and slowed to a jog. Did 9.5 mi in about 80-85 min. By the time I got home ITB was duly sore (mostly about mid-thigh) and the knee felt pretty grotty, but rolled a frozen water bottle over it for about 20 minutes and now it's more or less OK. So maybe this thang has been nipped in the bud. | 