Thorax Z. O'Tool
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Feb. 4, 2010 at 2:44pm
Saturday and Sunday: Run with TO'T!
Take 2
Just a reminder, a couple days early!
Saturday and Sunday, 3:30 pm sharp: Run with Tacoma's own athletic demi-god, Me! Get ready to run at a blistering 15 minuet mile pace as we tackle the Ruston Way gauntlet.
All are welcome, regardless of your level of fitness or your own goals as runner. Don't expect to run 5 minuet miles (unless you really want to). But also don't expect a leisurely jog either. We'll be running. Throw on your shoes of choice and I'll see you there. Rain or shine, we run.
Meet me at 3:30 at Northern Fish. On Saturday, we'll run a 1/2 mile warm-up, and then tackle Puget Gulch. It's a fairly short run (about 2 miles, round trip). The first half is all uphill, the second half is all downhill. This is a gravel/dirt trail, so there is possible mud (yay!). We'll turn around at the Proctor Street Bridge and head back (the Gulch isn't passable much farther than that). We'll then use the 1/2 mile back to Northern Fish as a cool down or run it hard... depending on how you feel. Total distance is about 5K.
On Sunday, we'll meet at Northern Fish again @ 3:30 pm. This time we'll run the entire length of Ruston Way until the sidewalk ends near the old Asarco site. The entire length is paved and there is plenty of scenery to enjoy. Round trip will be about 5K.
Puget Creek Gulch
Ruston Way
Saturday chance of showers, Sunday sunny.
 by Altered Chords on 2/4/2010 @ 3:36pm | Saturday chance of showers huh. Don't you people always shower after running? If not, you should. |
 by Thorax O'Tool on 2/4/2010 @ 3:41pm | Two showers: Nature's shower and then the hot water heater's shower. Actually, running in the rain is great, once you're warmed up. Some of the best runs I've been on have been in the rain and in the snow. You showing up on Saturday or Sunday, AC? |
by Thorax O'Tool on 2/5/2010 @ 1:18pm | REMINDER!
Show up tomorrow for good times wile running like a maniac through the woods! |
by Altered Chords on 2/5/2010 @ 2:10pm | Don't think so. Sat or sun will be leg day @gym. Need assistance walking leg day and the day after. Poor planning on my part. I need cardio. |
by Altered Chords on 2/5/2010 @ 2:11pm | PS - I can not run like a maniac. I run more like a slowpoke. Is that OK? |
by Thorax O'Tool on 2/5/2010 @ 2:48pm | Of course that's OK.
We're not out to set the land speed record. |
by Thorax O'Tool on 2/6/2010 @ 6:28am | N'oubliez pas! |
 by david on 2/6/2010 @ 6:58am | Good luck... you're gonna need it. |
by Thorax O'Tool on 2/6/2010 @ 3:07pm | Good luck getting people to show up? Is there something I don't know about going on? Or good luck because you're going to join in and run a few 5:00 miles? |
by david on 2/6/2010 @ 5:22pm | I wish I could go! I'll run Mon-Thurs at 6am if you don't mind getting up early and running with a slow-poke! |
 by Dave_L on 2/6/2010 @ 6:21pm | We somehow missed you at Northern Fish, but it was good running into you later. We still got in a few "short" runs, and thanks, because best of all, we got to see some little fingerlings in Puget Creek (www.pugetcreek.org/) and had some great chowder at Northern Fish at the end of the day. There's a chance I might be able to be there Sunday, but if not, I'll tag along (for as long as I can anyway) at some future run. |
by Altered Chords on 2/7/2010 @ 6:42am | Today is super bowl so I'll watch millionaires run w/ a football rather than do any running myself. I will not purchase any of the products advertised so I will be watching for free. |
by Thorax O'Tool on 2/7/2010 @ 4:43pm | It was nice running into you as well, Dave L.
I'm not a football fan, so I had forgotten that today was the superbowl. My Bad. @david: I work nights and get off @ 6am until Tues. What say we meet 6:30 am Tuesday @ Northern Fish? |
by Thorax O'Tool on 2/7/2010 @ 5:12pm | I work days next weekend, so if anyone is interested, we can always run at 7 pm. |
by david on 2/7/2010 @ 5:53pm | Work night and days or just days next week? 6:30am still good? And what is "Northern Fish"? |
by Thorax O'Tool on 2/8/2010 @ 5:26pm | Nights until Mon night. Then days F-Su. I'm off T-Th. But yeah, 6:30 AM is still a go. So we can meet Tuesday morning 6:30 @ Northern Fish. Northern Fish is a fish store at the Old Town Dock on Ruston Way. 2201 Ruston Wy. In case you aren't familiar, this is near Jack Hyde Park, near the Silver Cloud Inn, where Schuster Pkwy becomes Ruston Way, where McCarver meets Ruston Way. Map here. FYI, I drive a late 90s dark blue Saturn. See YOU there for a good run! |
by david on 2/9/2010 @ 12:20pm | Today was Tuesday huh? I forgot to check the forum for your response! SORRY! OK OK I really wanna run so please give me another chance! |
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