Started the holiday off by driving north to Skagit Valley, and then heading up Chuckanut Drive to Clayton Beach. Timm and I wanted a longer trail run, and hit the Chuckanut 50k middle loop. Warmer than I've ever run this one before, which was nice. We made good progress and ran a pretty good pace, all things considered. I waited for Timm at the end of each stage, but he would have been on a sub-6 hour 50k pace, which is a good sign for Crow Pass Crossing. I felt good overall, though my hip flexor bothered me on the Lost Lake climb. Other than that the hills were a breeze. We skipped the chinscraper because we needed to get to a bbq, and when we got there I soaked my legs in Puget Sound for awhile. 3:10:00 brooks cascadia green | 