It was a dark and stormy morning . . . Sam & I took off from the Morris Meadow trailhead on the Bonneville Shoreline trail above the avenues at about 6:10. It was already raining, and a little windy, and a little cold. And still dark. We dodged puddles for a couple of miles, following the Steeplechase route, to the 6-Way Junction. We continued east on the easy part of the trail for another couple of miles. We noticed a little bit of snow on the ground, but didn't think much of it. When we turned around at 4 miles, the weather turned pretty ugly and we had some very wet rain/snow falling on us and the temperature dropped about 15 degrees. I was in shorts, of course, and soaked to the bone. So my easy trail run turned into a bit of a tempo workout trying to get back to the car. We took a shorter route back, finishing with 7. I remember running Top of Utah in the snow in 2000 (I think it was 2000). It was a freak storm. Well, I guess at least the runners tomorrow should know what to expect. Start with a long sleeve shirt you can toss, and maybe go out with a couple of pairs of cheap gloves if it's coming down hard. Hopefully it will be just cool and overcast and nothing more. Heather and I added another 2.5 before dinner tonight. | 