Tom and I met up with a fairly large SF crowd today. It was nice to see that everyone is dedicated runners even though we all listened to the howling wind all night long. Not bad when we went out though. It did do some rain/sleet pellets for awhile that I thought might leave a pock mark or two on the face.
I did my 10.25 with a variety of people. The last mile I was with a group of about 6 when we all pulled to one side to let a car go past. I was at the back of the pack when a medium sized black dog came up behind me and bit at my ankle. I did not hear him or see him until he was growling and biting at my foot. I let out a yelp that not only scared the dog away, but as Dan said, "cleared the cholestorol right out of his body!" I am grateful that the dog didn't get a hold of me! I've never had a dog do that quite like that before and I hope to never have it again! The moral of this story....don't be the antelope at the back of the pack! | 
