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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]
April 10, 2015
Around The Bay Relay Race Report
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]
