Sunrise 7:03: No golf today

The Dawn Joggers (and Cassie in her prime - and before she was banned) did the Saturday Big Dish, a route that goes along the Stanford golf course at beginning and end, together for years. The routine is more than just seasonal. There are also annual events that occur, are witnessed and shared. So it's always with a bit of pang when one of these events comes around and the female DJ is solo with no companion to note, "Oh, it's the Stanford invitational cross country meet." One Saturday every fall the golf course is closed for this athletic competition that attracts high school teams from throughout the west as well close to 50 collegiate teams. The weather today seemed perfect for distance running...