A small group from the Slug Club hatched an idea for a group trail run when I was talking to Chris Lemke about Green Mountain last week. He wanted to show me another route to the top, so five of us met at the Gold Creek Trailhead this morning. Thick, low clouds and pretty chilly, with a little rain in the air. Not a perfect day, but it's always nice to run in the woods with friends. We ran up the Plummer Trail to the junction with Beaver Pond, then took that trail in the opposite direction from what I usually do. Up to the Green Mountain horse camp, then backwards on Wildcat to the Vista loop (where the "vista" was a sheet of white and grey), and back down the Gold Creek trail. It's a good change of pace, and not too different from my usual route in terms of difficulty. It was a little shorter than what I planned, but when you're with a group you stick with the mileage. I bailed on yesterday's run anyway, so this week fell short of my goal even before today. Knowing the Plummer and Gold Creek trails will help me though, it'll be a nice addition to my usual Wildcat route. And Mike got signed up for Chuckanut this morning, so I've got a training partner for the longer trail runs coming these next two months. 1:38:00 brooks cascadia IV
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