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Category: Race Report
October 2, 2015
Oakville Half-Marathon Pace Report
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of pacing the Nutrience Oakville Half-Marathon. It was my 3rd time pacing this race, and my slowest pacing assignment yet! I previously I discussed how I “accidentally” registered for this assignment. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2015/09/27 Oakville Half-Marathon 2:45:00 2:44:34.8 2:45:31.1 I felt kind of funny collecting my sunglasses and putting on sunscreen at 5am while it’s pitch black outside, but I would need them later. I wore a pacer shirt I received at a previous race, but had modified it to be sleeveless. I met up with[…continue reading]
July 24, 2015
Toronto Sprint Spartan Race Report
On Saturday, July 18 I ran SURVIVED my first OCR (obstacle course race), the Toronto Sprint Spartan Race. Like the Colour Run last summer, this was a very new experience which I’m glad to write about it in a “Race Report.” I tried getting as much of this down as possible right after the race to preserve the detail for this report, but I apologize if some details are out of order. So, put your feet up, maybe have a mud bath and enjoy this rather lengthy post. I used to swear I was never going to do a “mud” run. Then I won[…continue reading]
May 7, 2015
Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon Race Report
Marathon number 9 is in the books! This race was a long time in the making. It’s my first “serious” full-marathon since the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in the fall of 2012. I’ve run two Walt Disney World Marathons since then, but those are much, much slower and definitely less serious. I wrote about my goal, preparation and potential post-race rewards in earlier posts. There are some great photos in this post shared by Mark Young and Javaid. As usual, click on any image for a larger version. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2015/05/03 Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon[…continue reading]
