It was 330 PM in the afternoon with a nice break from the rain.  I quickly donned my running clothes and told my boys to get a move on it!  I really enjoy running on the crushed gravel path next to Alameda Creek.  It seems effortless.  We had a very strong head wind and that meant the 2 boys would be struggling with their bicycles.  It was a key indicator that I needed to slow down.  No problem for me.  My legs needed an easy cruise.

As we were running in between the quarry lakes, I saw a guy pull out an 18 inch trout!  I did a double take and turned around to see a rainbow trout.  I ran anothe 20 yards and noticed another guy with a fish about the same size.  Even though the lake is stocked, they were still big trout.

After oggling the fish, I let my boys sit down and eat the snack that mommy packed for them.  They quickly devoured a cheese bagel, a plum and a peach.

I noticed storms forming all around us.  The Bay Area is a great place for ever changing weather.  Mission Peak was turning a wicked dark grey.  To west we could see squalls.  Directly over head were clear skies.  The wind was coming from the north east which told me we were safe from getting drenched.

My boys were happy to have the wind to their backs.  My oldest son Josiah said that it was not fair to have the wind to his face for half the ride and not have it on his back for the trip home.  I told hit was a tail wind and that he just could not feel it.  It’s true.  A tail wind is usually not as noticeable.