14.5 miles for 58 pts for Team "X". Cool, at 8C when I took off. A coyote followed me for a couple of km, and I noticed him when I turned around at the 12 km point. He moved off the road as I ran buy, but stayed close to the road. Then, as I was running down a short hill I heard his footsteps behind me and there he was about 30 ft away, following like a loyal dog! He backed off to a hundred yards or so, but stayed there for another couple of km before losing interest in the strange blue colored bear that runs slow!<br><br>
Speaking of bears, there was only one today....a small blackie who took off into the bush as soon as he saw me.