At about 8:30 a.m., five runners; Brian C., Brian G., Paul, Lanie V. and myself left the Golden Arches of Roche Harbor and headed the rainy, soaked ten miles back to Friday Harbor.  This annual tradition of Brian's goes back some ten years or so.  I think I have run five birthday runs with him, and today was the wettest and coldest. 

When we reached about the three mile part the rain came.  We had been having on and off rain through out the first seven miles but at mile three the rain came heavy, hard and cold.  With wind as well.  Brain old knee injury started to cause him pain and we combined some walking in to our last three miles.  Brian G. and Paul moved ahead of us about the two or three mile mark and Lanie took off power walking at the seven mile mark.

Happy Birthday!!!

Total Running Time:  2:00

Number of wet socks:  10