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May 7, 2015

Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon Race Report

by pyrad
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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]



April 10, 2015

Around The Bay Relay Race Report

by pyrad
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This report is a little late, especially considering that Kenny, Emma, Nicole, Robin and Patty seemed to publish their race reports within minutes of the race! But better late than never! I wasn’t sure I was going to write a report on this race since it was “only” 15km, but running the Around The Bay relay was such a new and unique experience that I thought I had to share it. I’ve run Around The Bay four times before. It’s definitely an iconic and challenging race and it seems that the “who’s-who” of Ontario distance running comes out to this[…continue reading]



March 6, 2015

Chilly Half-Marathon (and Frosty 5k) Race Report

by pyrad
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I had a great run(s) last weekend! I successfully paced the Chilly Half-Marathon around 2:20, and then I ran the Frosty 5k. Marathon Photos got some great pictures of me during the run. I think I’m going to buy the whole package and post it eventually. How did I do both? I got lost and did the course again :p That’s not entirely untrue, but the full story is a bit longer: A friend that I run with really liked the Frosty 5k medal when she saw it on Facebook. She arranged with the race director Kelly Arnott to run the[…continue reading]