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Category: Reviews
September 23, 2014
Army Run Race Report
Last weekend I ran the Army Run half-marathon in Ottawa. This didn’t go as I’d planned. I’ve listed a lot of excuses at the end of this post, but the hard truth is that I didn’t before as well as I would have liked. My heart wasn’t in it. I know a lot of people wished me good luck, so I feel like I let a lot of you down. I apologize. I feel quite a bit of shame in my failure. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2014/09/21 Ottawa Army Run 1:59:59 2:17:54.5 2:37:26.0 But, I want[…continue reading]
September 8, 2014
Disneyland Half-Marathon Race Report
Before anything else, I want to send out a HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers and race crew of the Disneyland Half-Marathon race weekend. There were so many of you, and you did your job really, really well! Thank you! On August 31, I ran the Disneyland Half-Marathon in Anaheim, California. By finishing this race, I also completed the second and final part of the Coast-to-coast Challenge. I completed the first part by running at Walt Disney World in January. It will be hard to describe this race experience without comparing it to the Walt Disney World Marathon[…continue reading]
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]
