Dec 26 and other holiday runs: Squirrel Hill

Hard to believe that we have just a few more runs left in 2010! Here is the schedule:

Fri, 24 Dec: The usual 5:45 AM run (Tom will be there)

Sat, 25 Dec: 7:30 AM at Starbucks, Forbes and Shady (it is the only place open)

Sun, 26 Dec: 7:00 AM at Common Place Coffee

Routes will be improvised based on the group will (except of course for Friday) but may involve Homewood Cemetery, Frick Park or Shady Side.

Although it was cold there was no snow or ice curtailing the run this morning. We were able to see the panthers with their hats as well as Dippy the dinosaur keeping warm with a red scarf. A red-tailed hawk surveyed nonchalantly us from its perch over the Panther Hollow Bridge without the red jacket that Tom said he was meant to be wearing. We got a little taste of Schenley Park in the winter before heading back to Squirrel Hill where we had to imagine a very elaborate inflatable display (it was Tom's run - you knew there were be at least one inflatable) on Marlboro Ave - unfortunately the owners had not anticipated early morning gawkers.

Several runners on the injured list joined us for coffee and Pam provided ginger bread making it even more festive than usual.