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February 11, 2016
Tannenbaum 10k Race Report
Apologies for this VERY tardy race report. I’ve had a particularly busy holiday season and then busy January, but I’m looking forward to getting back on track with blogging and documenting. But, it’s almost like a Throwback Thursday to publish this now. First in the chute is my race report for the Tannenbaum 10k which was held on Sunday, December 6, 2015. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2015/12/06 Tannenbaum 10k 1:10:00 1:09:48 1:11:10 The Tannenbaum 10k is a local race organized by the Toronto Beaches Runners Club in the “Beach” neighbourhood of Toronto. The Tannenbaum 10k in 2010 was[…continue reading]
October 2, 2015
Oakville Half-Marathon Pace Report
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of pacing the Nutrience Oakville Half-Marathon. It was my 3rd time pacing this race, and my slowest pacing assignment yet! I previously I discussed how I “accidentally” registered for this assignment. Date Event Goal Time Chip Time Gun Time 2015/09/27 Oakville Half-Marathon 2:45:00 2:44:34.8 2:45:31.1 I felt kind of funny collecting my sunglasses and putting on sunscreen at 5am while it’s pitch black outside, but I would need them later. I wore a pacer shirt I received at a previous race, but had modified it to be sleeveless. I met up with[…continue reading]
February 27, 2015
Chilly Goals
On Sunday I will be running the Chilly Half-Marathon in Burlington as the 2:20 run-walk (r/w) pace bunny. This will be the 4th year in a row I’ve run this race, and my second time pacing it. I volunteered to be a pacer at this race for a few reasons. My true goal for the season is the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon. It’s the first serious full-marathon I’ve done in almost 3 years. Rather than risk going too hard and scuppering a month of training, I thought pacing at a challenging but comfortable range would be safer. I won’t[…continue reading]
