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Location:

Waldorf,MD,United States

Member Since:

Jul 18, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Several half marathons:  PR 1:59:12

3 Full:  PR   4:38:10

Did a 50th b-day run/ride.  Ran 22 miles, then rode 28 miles.  Took me 7 hours but I conquered 50 miles in honor of that milestone birthday.

Short-Term Running Goals:

April 12, 2014  St. Charles 10 miler

May 4, 2014   Flying Pirate 5K & Half Marathon (doing both)  

September 12-13, 2014  Ragnar Run (200 mile relay)

October, 2014  Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

stay healthy...stay strong...stay happy!

Race at least 3 times a year  (1 full marathon / 2 half marathons) 

Personal:

Married for 30 years.  2 kids (28 & 20).  One beautiful grandson!

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Asics Keyano 19 Lifetime Miles: 66.62
Wed, Jul 13, 2011
Total Distance
4.00

Did a 4 mile easy run in the hood.  At about 1/2 mile a little heel nipping dog came after me.  I turned around, pointed at him and said, "DONT YOU CHASE ME!".  We faced off and he backed off as I reached for my mace.  I walked backwards away from him and he just stood there barking at me.  Once I got out of sight I started running again.  Got my adrenaline going for sure.   I'm glad I didn't have to use my mace and I'm glad I had it with me.  This is when it's nice to have a Garmin because I changed my running course so I would not be passing that little heel nipping fellow again.  

Asics Gel Nimbus 12 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From bye-wing on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 23:53:36 from 12.228.219.122

Dogs can be so pesky, sometimes they scare me so much that I go on a detour to avoid them. Have you ever had to use your mace on one?

From Terri on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 17:05:42 from 108.28.82.27

Haven't had to mace one yet. I did kick one in it's snout one day when I didn't have my mace. He backed off after that luckily.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 17:19:40 from 75.244.37.253

Glad you didn't have to mace or kick a field goal with that little bugger. Nice profile pic. I got myself a pair of those horns a couple days ago. Fun race!

From Jim Kern on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 18:14:22 from 192.107.247.6

I had to use pepper spray on a BIG aggressive dog while cycling. Stopped him in his tracks and be quickly retreated. I was feeling pretty smug, then my eye was watering, I reached up and wiped it, realized the spray got all over my hand. Didn't feel quite so smug.

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