This is my official report for Fastest Known Time The run happened on 09/05/2020 Shannon Mick, Women's Unsupported, Gerard Hiking Trail Results 32.92 miElapsed time 08:15:0215:03 min/miBest mi 11:22 min/miFastest pace 6:41 min/miElevation gain 5591 ftDescent 5486 ft Route description and significance The Gerard Hiking Trail is in Oil Creek State Park, home of the … Continue reading Fastest Known Time, Gerard Hiking Trail
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How to Check In with Someone You Feel Concerned About
10 questions to check in on someone's mental health If you are feeling concerned about someone and would like to ask them about how they are doing without seeming judgmental, try asking them one of these questions. 1. How are you feeling, really? (Mental and physical)2. What's taking up your headspace right now?3. What was … Continue reading How to Check In with Someone You Feel Concerned About
Oil Creek 100 mi Race Report (10/6-7/2018)
Location Titusville, PAOil Creek State Park. Weather 65° F - 76° F sunny and humid in the morning and early afternoon. Thunderstorms and downpours the rest of the race. Course 100.60 miles total. 87.10 miles trail. 1.50 mile bike path connecting the Titusville Middle School and Gerard Hiking Trail trailhead.Three, 26-ish mile loops on the … Continue reading Oil Creek 100 mi Race Report (10/6-7/2018)
Badwater Cape Fear at 18 Weeks Pregnant (03/16/19)
View from the dock of our beach house, Marsh Onward. Location Cape Fear, Bald Head Island, NC Marsh Onward Weather 60° F partly sunny. Light breeze with a 15+ mph head wind coming from the north end of the cape. This weather is typical for this race. Old Baldy The course 10 miles of paved … Continue reading Badwater Cape Fear at 18 Weeks Pregnant (03/16/19)
Bull Run Run 50 Miler Short Stories 4/8/2017
Photo credit: Stephen Mick. Bluebells looking good this spring. The area received a lot of rain and the "high water course" needed to be used. The Bull Run Run is a 50 mile ultramarathon held in April. Beautiful, lush green forest and locally famous Bluebells are newly emerged for spring time. The run on the … Continue reading Bull Run Run 50 Miler Short Stories 4/8/2017
Ainsley’s Angels of America: Rolling with the wind
Finish line feels! Annapolis Zooma Women's Half Marathon (2017). Not "rolling," the word "flying" is more appropriate when describing what happens during an Ainsley's Angels (AA) race event. Ainsley's Angels is a nonprofit organization, active in 60 cities, 30 states. Their mission "in addition to ensuring everyone can experience endurance events, Ainsley's Angels of America … Continue reading Ainsley’s Angels of America: Rolling with the wind
Lost Turkey Trail Race Marathon 7/29/2017
This race will challenge a seasoned trail runner, it was insanely tough! The effort felt more like a 50 miler. -why it is titled Pennsylvania's toughest marathon. I'm also convinced (other participants agreed) that this race was longer than a marathon distance. Starting area Race start It rained for the first few miles and then … Continue reading Lost Turkey Trail Race Marathon 7/29/2017
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About Shannon
Where Dreams Go To Die, Washington, D.C. Background Hello! I'm Shannon, but you may know me as be short run ultra. If you were to meet me out on a trail or at an event, it would be easy to recognize me because I'm petite. I became a runner in 2010, around the time I … Continue reading About Shannon