Skagit Flats Half

Today, during the Skagit Flats Half, I saw:

Cows

Horses

Barns

Corn fields

Berry fields

Pumpkin fields

Burlington-Edison High School

Skagit Cross-country teams volunteering at aid stations

Friends volunteering

A church

A big dog at the end of a driveway (barking)
Birds

North Cascades mountains

San Juan Island mountains

Local police and search and rescue

Thirteen mile markers

This is one of the Skagit Runners Club's key races. I think the first time I did the half was in 2001. My friend Stanley first did it in 1979.  It's a simple out and back, with an option of a full or a half. There were about 400 runners, I'm guessing, and plenty of space on quiet country roads on the return side of things. I was slow, but I was happy. Afterwards, the first week of the NFL season. A good way to kick off the fall.