Nice run enke and tet, {{{btb}}} I'm in Germantown MD for a few days with family. I ran 15 miles in the greenway along Seneca Creek. and walked 1. Saw one of these dudes out in broad daylight. He could have been heron snack.

WHAT IS THAT THING????

That thing JJJ posted is apparently a crayfish, according to Fortunate One over at Kickrunners. Also called Crawdads... I've never seen the like. Scary looking critter to come upon though. Reminds me of a Stephen King story... I did finally get my 8.5 miles in beautiful bright sunshine but a cold wind that gave me earaches. Why does the wind do that? I left my headband at home cuz it looked warm, and it was nice at about 21F or so, but the wind made my ears hurt on the way out and then after I got home. I meant to go easy, run by feel, so didn't check my Garmin. This route is 2 miles gentle downhill (well, some steep parts), 4+ miles more or less level, and then those first 2 miles back up the hill. Mile 2 ended up being 7:58...??? What's going on here? Why can't I run slower? Sure it was downhill, but plenty of the level miles ended up at 8:15 and 8:22 and such. Hmmm, was aiming for 8:50 something. Oh well, will try again tomorrow when I try 14-16.