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Category: Race Report
July 15, 2014
Color Run “Race” Report
I ran The Colour Run in Mississauga on Sunday, July 13. It definitely wasn’t a typical race, but it was quite an experience. This post will feature my report and LOTS of photos. Click on any photo to see a larger version. A special thanks to Kris and Sharon for sharing the photos you took during the race. A Blank Slate I know a lot of ‘hardcore’ and ‘ultra’ style runners don’t speak highly of mud, color, foam and other fun races. I have mixed feelings about these kinds of races myself, so I’m glad I was able to experience one first-hand to[…continue reading]
May 5, 2014
Mississauga Marathon 5k and Half-Marathon Race Reports
I ran Mississauga Marathon Starbucks Hazel 5k and Recharge With Milk Half-Marathon last weekend. Yes, both. Why?? Because I can! Originally, I planned to only do the 5k because I would then get the whole Mississauga set. Then I decided I was going to fundraise for the Trillium Health Partners Foundation, and the half-marathon got added. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2014/05/03 Mississauga Marathon 5k <27:14.3 27:20.3 28:16.6 2014/05/04 Mississauga Half-Marathon <2:17:39 2:18:21.1 2:21:59.0 The best thing for me in these races is that I exceeded my goal and raised $645 for the Trillium Health[…continue reading]
March 31, 2014
Around The Bay 2014 Race Report
As I mentioned here, I was just planning on running Around The Bay this year for fun. And it was quite fun! I decided this could be a race full of selfies. LOTS OF SELFIES! Picking gear for this year’s race was rather unusual. When I ran on Wednesday, I realized it would be about 20 degrees warmer on race day! That’s kinda ridiculous but a welcome change after the ironically chilly weather at the Chilly Half-Marathon. There were conflicting forecasts between +9 and windchills of -9. I dressed with the -9 in mind. That was a mistake. Running Blogger Selfies[…continue reading]
