40F Showers first half. Sun breaks near end. Windy at times. Endurance run, club run, Leg Builder Hill at miles 14-16. I meant to run 22. What a loser. ;) J/K At first I had no one to run with at the club, but one of the fast guys said he was feeling kind of tired and would run with me. Then another guy, who is super fit (ultramarathons, ironman triathlons, etc.) said that he was saving his strength for an 8K later today so he "might as well" run with us too. And I only had to ask them to slow down once, at the beginning, when we were approaching my marathon pace. So I had two kind, interesting fellows to accompany me on the SVT and we ran down to Mt. Si Rd and back (about 6 miles) keeping pretty close to 10:30 pace. We made really fun conversation about trail running, ultras, stupid articles in RW, training methods, footwear, and Pose Method running. Thank goodness our weather settled down a bit today. Even last night, the wind was still howling and the rain was coming down in sheets. I couldn't have had such a great run without a little break in the weather. I am ready to enjoy an afternoon on the couch, knitting and eating with a friend who is coming over. | 