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Category: Reviews
June 1, 2012
Mississauga Half-Marathon 2012 Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2012/05/06 Mississsauga Half-Marathon Fun Run 2:08:13.8 2:12:53.7 This was quite a fun run! I ran the Mississauga Half-Marathon recently wearing costume as a fundraiser for the Trillium Health Centre Foundation. You’ve probably already seen the fun posts of me posing in my superhero outfit before the race. You haven’t? Go see: Fundraising for the Trillium Health Centre! Goal Surpassed for Fundraising for Trillium Health Centre One more funny picture: The fundraising and running for fun was a great combination. It meant I could run relaxed, not stress about getting a personal best and be silly[…continue reading]
May 17, 2012
Harry’s Spring Run Off 2012 Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2012/04/08 Harry’s Spring Run Off <47:24.0 46:56.0 48:01.2 This race report is super-late, but I insist on having it because there are a few interesting things about this race I would like to share. This was the second time I’ve run Harry’s Spring Run Off in High Park in Toronto. This is one of first races I’ve repeated. It’s interesting to have a new experience and and old experience at the same time. And of course, I wanted to beat last year’s time of 47:24. When I ran this race in April[…continue reading]
April 24, 2012
The London Incident: Virgin London Marathon 2012 Race Report
Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2012/04/22 Virgin London Marathon >4:34:44 6:15:52 This is a story of hope, fear, foolishness, failure, massive willpower, even more foolishness and consolation. Here’s how six months of training went down the toilet, literally. In spring 2011, when I entered the lottery to run the Virgin London Marathon, I hadn’t run my first marathon yet. A lousy time at my second marathon in October 2011 made me consider quitting marathons. My spirits were buoyed when I surprisingly won an entry to run the London Marathon, one of the World Marathon Majors! London was[…continue reading]
