Tom and I met up with the SF group at 5:00 but they decided to go the Leland route and we had already planned our 16 miler so we parted ways with them right at the beginning. They didn't want to start into the wind, we wanted to get the wind out of the way.
The weather was nice... not humid, not hot, not cold, pretty much just about right. The wind does get kind of strong here and there, but the wind is our friend here in SF!
The route we took gave us a few nice hills to battle, including Harry's Hill again. On one hill we noticed a dead scorpion about 2 1/2 inches long. That's the first time we've ever seen one of those down in that area. I had no idea they were that close to me! I'm not much of a scorpion fan!
I mentioned to Tom that I might be interested in running SGM without any kind of watch at all this year. I would really like to run this one without knee injuries. I think if I just run by feel I will have better luck with accomplishing that goal. It may mean a slower time than I would like but my goal this year has nothing to do with time or BQ or stress! | 
