Cougar Trail Run, Sat 3/7/2009

Laura is back in (carefully monitored) action!--and Tracy's minor knee tweak couldn't keep her down, so we all headed out for a 7.5-miler at Cougar. Weather folks prepped us for a cold and snowy Sunday so we got out early Saturday AM to beat the freeze.

Nice try.

Trails started clean but the more we ran (just over 2 hrs) the wetter and whiter it got. Saw Tim H and a pal in shorts!! and were glad not to be them, at least in that regard. Also encountered a big group looking ready to camp out for the weekend--hmmm.

Icy crystals on coat--crazy, man. Unusual winter this year.

The clay pit road got full-on whited out.

We had a great time; got back to the car, thawed fingers, watched ice melt in Tracy's hair and Laura got her toes up to the ceiling where the hot air rises. Home for lattes and bring on the weekend.

Tracy maybe Fishline 50K next weekend, me Chuckanut in 2 weeks. Yeeha!